Jeddah Art Week

Until only recently, the concept of an ‘art week’ had yet to be seen in Saudi Arabia. Things are changing in the Kingdom.

For one, the lack of support and timid attention the local art scene has typically received from the Government – as noted by Robert Klijver in his Introduction to the Gulf Art World – no longer exist to the same degree they once did.

As well, little by little, local artists around the Kingdom have been receiving a significant amount of support from galleries. The Jeddah Art Week, held between February 25 – 28, 2013 – perhaps the best example of this recent shift – was the first of its kind in the city and the history of the Kingdom, and a significant development in Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning art scene.

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Jeddah Art Week