Riyadh, Saudi Arabia— Riyadh Art project will organize “Tuwaiq Sculpture 2030” from Jan 8 to Feb 10, 2023 under the theme “Energy of Harmony” to bring together elite Saudi artists and their peers from around the world.
Tuwaiq Sculpture, which has received requests from more than 650 artists to participate from 62 countries, including Saudi Arabia, is one of the programs of the Riyadh Art Project.
Riyadh Art is one of Riyadh’s mega projects launched by the Saudi government in 2019 under the leadership of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman.
During the previous editions, more than 60 local and international sculptors participated in the event, which contributes to achieving the vision of the project in transforming Riyadh into an open art gallery, with more than 1,000 artworks displayed all over the capital.
Tuwaiq Sculpture 2023 includes an independent committee of experts and specialists in arts and sculpture, tasked with reviewing the applications of artists and sculptors and subjecting them to artistic evaluation before selecting the final list of participants.
The artists participating in the forum will form their sculptures in front of the public in Durrat Al Riyadh, starting from Jan 8, 2023, and after finishing the works, all sculptures will be displayed in an accompanying exhibition that will last from Feb 5 to 10, 2023.
Riyadh Art Program Executive Director, Khaled Al-Hazani, said that Tuwaiq Sculpture represents a creative platform that aims to encourage artists from all over the world to create distinguished works of art that contribute to the development of the city of Riyadh.