27 February 2022
Exhibition Opening "Women between Reality & Fantasy” by Ibrahim Khalifa at the Art Center
The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities inaugurated on 27 February 2022, the exhibition “Women between Reality & Fantasy” by artist Ibrahim Khalifa. H.E Shaikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director General of Culture and Arts in the Authority, attended the exhibition opening event, which was first fine arts activities scheduled by the 16th edition of the Spring of Culture Festival.
Indeed, the exhibition will run until 13 March 2022 at the Art Center. In this solo exhibition, “Women between Reality & Fantasy”, Bahraini artist Ebrahim Khalifa, engages all the senses in his illustrations of women through his paintings that use soft and hard materials. Bahraini artist Ibrahim Khalifa paints women and how his soul is attracted to them to paint their details, and through his brushes and colors, he creates works of art from soft and hard materials, reflecting his view of the woman who possesses these two qualities and his vision of her as a source of life.
Worth to mention that the Spring of Culture Festival is organized by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Shaikh Ibrahim Center for Culture and Research and Al Dana Amphitheatre, in cooperation with Al Riwaq Art Space and Al Bareh Art Gallery for Fine Arts. It presents the public with a program that includes a wide range of artistic and musical activities, lectures, exhibitions and international performances that suit different tastes and ages and build bridges of cultural and human communication between the Kingdom and the world.
The 16th edition of Spring of Culture Festival is strategically sponsored by the Economic Development Board, and Silver sponsored by Alba, Bahrain Airport Company, Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Mumtalakat and the National Bank of Bahrain. A number of embassies in Bahrain are taking part in the festival's program, namely Italy, Pakistan, Germany, Egypt and the Spanish embassy in Kuwait. Also participating in the festival's activities are the Enki Performing Arts Center, Entertainment Live, the Aga Khan Music Program and the Shaikha Hessa Girls’ School.
