Alexandra Chaves_ The National, Arts & Culture / January 8, 2020
Saudi Ministry of Culture launches first artist residency in Jeddah
The Al Balad residency will provide participants with open format studios and living spaces within the district. They will also have access to a library, wood workshops and innovation labs at universities and partner institutions.
Athr Gallery, one of the kingdom’s leading contemporary galleries, will operate the programme for this cycle. It has run an art residency of its own, sending Saudi artists to partners in New York, Paris, Barcelon and Beirut last year.