Saudi Art Association

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Saudi Art Association
الجمعية السعودية للفنون التشكيلية
Formation2007
PurposeFine Arts
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Official language
Arabic
Websitehttp://www.gsft.org.sa/index.php

Saudi Art Association (SAA) is a non-profit cultural society concerned with fine arts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in 2007 AD - 1428 AH. The headquarter is located in Riyadh and it has other branches in Makkah, Taif, Jeddah, Asir, Yanbu, Najran, Dammam, Al-Jouf and Madinah.

Saudi Art Association is devoted to support Saudi artists by holding and participating in exhibitions, seminars, workshops and lectures related to arts in all regions of the Kingdom to promote their works.[1]

Objectives[edit]

  • To support the art movement in Saudi Arabia.
  • To develop the perception of art and creativity in the local community.
  • To improve and strengthen the social relations inside the fine arts society.
  • To create strong relations between the Saudi Art Association and other organizations inside and outside the Kingdom.
  • To protect the rights of artists and their works.
  • To support researchers of fine arts.
  • To cooperate with government and private agencies/departments in order to help the art movement.[2][1]

Works[edit]

  • Hold training courses for talented individuals in the field of fine art.
  • The first meeting of the SAA was held in the headquarter under the name "Our History is an Art that Embraces the Present".
  • Execute exhibitions inside and outside Saudi Arabia in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education.
  • Execute an exhibition in cooperation with King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue in a project to decorate the new building of the Center.
  • Hold an annual exhibition in the Institute of Public Administration.[3]
  • Participate in Colors of Saudi Arabia Forum.
  • Implement a cultural intellectual initiative (GSFT)[4] that includes art activities for artists and other people interested in fine arts, in the aim of spreading awareness about fine arts in the local community.

The SAA branches[edit]

Location[5] chief
Headquarter Manal Alrwaished
Jeddah Nahar Marzoug
Riyadh Abdullah Abdulrahman Alrashoud
Yanbu Sami Abdullah Albar
Dammam Ibrahim Omar
Nejran Hadi bin Mohammad Aal Gurishah
Asir Ali Abdullah Marzoug
Madinah Mansoor Mohammad  Alshareef
Al-Jouf Moa’jab Alhawwas
Taif Abdullah Saleh Alshalan
Dawadmi Ahmad Mohammad Alduhaim
Makkah Sadeeg Mohammad Wasel

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "الجمعية السعودية للفنون التشكيلية". gsft.org.sa. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "الجمعية السعودية للفنون التشكيلية (جسفت)". المرسال (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "ثقافي / افتتاح معرض "تواصل 3 التشكيلي" بالرياض وكالة الأنباء السعودية". spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "ثقافي/ الجمعية السعودية للفنون التشكيلية تدشن مبادرة "رواق جسفت" وكالة الأنباء السعودية". spa.gov.sa. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "الجمعية السعودية للفنون التشكيلية". gsft.org.sa. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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