![]() The airport is 35km (a 30 minute drive) from AlUla city centre.įor all Safar imagery and further information (backgrounders, quotes, biographies), please see the media kit here. International arrivals from Dubai International Airport, Kuwait International Airport and Cairo International Airport (from October 5 th) domestic arrivals from Riyadh, Jeddah and Damman. We look forward to sharing it with all who come to AlUla."įly to AlUla International Airport with Saudia Airlines, FlyDubai and FlyNas. The arts are a vital contributor to the region's character and identity, the quality of life for its local community and the region's economic future. Not least because of its airport setting, the Safar art collection reconnects AlUla with local, regional and international visitors in its next chapter as a centre of artistic exploration, expression, and production. Safar represents the depth and breadth of Arts AlUla's relationship with the arts: a major new collection that follows recent world-class events such as Desert X AlUla 2022, the Cortona on the Move artist residency, What Lies Within and the launch of Wadi AlFann. #Alula review archiveThis includes works inspired by AlUla's rich heritage of textile and crafts, alongside photography from The Royal Commission for AlUla's archive that depict the surrounding landscapes.Ĭommenting on the project, Nora Aldabal, Executive Director, Arts and Creative Industries for the Royal Commission for AlUla said, "We are delighted to unveil the Safar art collection: a continuation of our ongoing cultural programming, setting the standard for engaging contemporary artists within the Kingdom. Meanwhile, Farah Behbehani's embroidered textiles serve as an ode to the community of AlUla through a local craft, and Ranim Halaky's 'Conversations through time' is a striking typographic raw steel installation that has been created in collaboration with the community, presenting their voice in sculptural form.Īlongside this, the work of emerging artists such as Stephanie Neville, Sandrah Boutros and Nidanin Woodwork is presented as a contemporary cabinet of curiosities in the Executive Terminal Library. ![]() Two sculptures by Shaikha Al Mazrou reference local rock engravings in a deep brick orange resin, while two framed diptychs by Dana Awartani continue the heritage narrative through intricate traditional patterns inspired by aerial views of AlUla's famous heritage sites. Safar's artworks are in dialogue with AlUla's unique physical and cultural landscape. Their paintings all mirror the same underlying square grid pattern (the basis of textile techniques such as Al Sadu weaving: a new addition to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage) but feature different patterns that originate from the varied traditional crafts that span the region. In a piece entitled 'Our Living Tradition', artisans from Madrasat Addeera investigate the Order of Nature as a design tool and how language is intrinsic to traditional arts and cultures. Speaking to Arts AlUla's vision for a new - and local - creative community, works by the 10 Saudi artists and 6 regional artists sit alongside those by artisans from Madrasat Addeera, the first Art and Design Center in AlUla which offers craft programmes for local artisans. The collection was conceived by The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and facilitated by Capsule Arts, presenting work by significant Saudi and international artists such as Dana Awartani, Sh aikha Al Mazrou and Zahrah Al Ghamdi(all of whom have a longstanding relationship with Arts AlUla) as well as emerging artists such as Stephanie Neville, Sandrah Boutros and Nidanin Woodwork. ![]()
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