The 39th Bahrain Annual Exhibition for Fine Art
- Category
- Exhibition
- Country
- Kingdom of Bahrain
- Date
- 10th January 2013
- Venue
- Bahrain National Museum
- Tickets
- Free Admission
Under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain, the 39th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition continues to question traditional boundaries
In continuation of the trajectory of the arts scene in Bahrain, the annual fine arts exhibition is set to take place on 16th January in the Bahrain National Museum, under the patronage of the Prime Minister, HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. First established in 1972, this 39th episode takes place within the environs of the programme of Manama, the Capital of Arab Tourism 2013.
Free of any particular title or artistic direction, artists’ contributions this year have been encouraged to be as spontaneous and uninhibited as possible in order to allow for a wide-ranging artistic and cultural debate, unconfined by any formal restrictions or boundaries. Full artistic expression will be showcased unhindered for local audiences.
This year, the fine arts exhibition will act as an innovative form for debate in which the different artistic monologues will have an exclusive opportunity to communicate according to the forms chosen, from calligraphy to surrealism and abstract and modernist representations to more traditional cultural expressions. Representing an opportunity to highlight different schools of thought, artists’ perceptions and ideological backgrounds will be evoked freely in order to instigate a dialogue about pluralism and artistic visions, experiences and expressions.
Tasked with assessing the most notable entries in relation to artistic talent and creativity, a specialised jury will select the finest works both in terms of maturity and originality. Chaired by renowned Bahraini artist, Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the jury boasts members: Palestinian-born, British artist Omar Al-Qattan - a film producer and director and cultural development expert; Dr. Nazan Olcer the Director of the acclaimed Sabanci Museum in Istanbul; and Dr. Galina Andreeva, artist and heritage expert. This combination of artistic and intellectual collateral allows the expression of myriad representations and artistic evocations to intersect in the adjudication process and critical appraisals of the varying entries.
