The art of writing and artistic research has been awarded a beautiful art program by the artist and writer Nadia Christide, after a competition with writers and artists from across the Middle East and the world, who submitted their work to a panel of judges including Selected experts.
Christie, who is of Syrian, Palestinian and Greek origins, will receive a three-month artistic residency at the Jameel Center for the Arts in Dubai. She will write a book on the water crisis, current plans and future scenarios of the crisis through culture and design.
"Fine Art is pleased to inaugurate the first writing award, and we are delighted that Nadia has won the new artistic residency and commissioning of his very important theme of the future of the water crisis and its reflection on our cultural and everyday life," said Antonia Carver, executive director of JFK.
"Although writing is an effort, the technical publications in particular may have difficulties in publishing them, hence the importance of the award," she said.
In the wake of the opening of the Fine Art Program for Artistic Orders, which last year achieved remarkable success in its focus on art forms. The prize was awarded to the Kuwaiti artists Alia Farid and Assil Al Yaqoub. Fine Art announced that the second edition of the program is about writing and research. All writers, researchers, critics, historians, artistic directors and artists born or residing in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey have been invited to receive works from around the world, reflecting the diversity of backgrounds, nationalities and interests.
In response to Jameel Center's interest in art collections, museums and technical issues of interest to the Gulf region, Nadia has chosen to be the new theme for initiatives addressing urgent water crises and to use a variety of media and resources. Novel, art, science fiction and future design, as well as government policies.
The Jamil Jameel Artwork Program is an annual program and one of the pillars of Jameel Art Center's programs in Dubai. It reflects the Foundation's objectives of becoming a multidisciplinary exploratory space and embodies a beautiful art message in support of the development of research and innovative projects. The third edition of the program in 2020 attests to the emphasis on graphic arts. The program is open to national artists or residents of the Middle East and North Africa, as well as artists from the rest of the world who are interested in the region, its heritage, its arts and its diversity.
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During her three-month residency at the Jameel Art Studio and Library, Nadia will have the opportunity to connect with a network of academic, artistic and cultural institutions in the UAE and across the region, access to original research materials, collections and reference archives.
• The third edition of the program in 2020 is focusing on graphic arts.