How a self-taught artist in the Middle East became an award-winning composer
Layal Watfeh is a multiple award-winning Syrian singer, composer, and songwriter. She started her career as a voiceover…
A Figurative Artist's Views on Omani Women and Creative Careers
Mays Al Moosawi creates art to find her voice that was buried by culture and traditions. Based in…
How a Qatari Photographer is Preserving Identity through 100 Doors
Qatar-based Buthaina Al Zaman uses her camera lens to explore the remnants of the ever changing architectural landscape…
Outwest: Unlocking analog creativity with modern convenience
We recently caught up with Yousef Al Refaei, one of the founders of Outwest, a trendy Kuwait-based online…
Q&A with Editor-in-Chief of National Geographic AlArabiya, Hussain Al Moosawi
It was my first time visiting the Museum of the Future in Dubai and it so happened that…
Public Art in Sudan & Women in the Revolution: An Art History Major Investigates
This VCUArts Qatar Art History undergrad was deeply inspired by the women of Sudan during the Revolution in…
How a Kuwaiti Architect Left the Corporate World to Launch an Adventure Travel Company
Ahmed Al-Monsouri is embarking on an adventure of a lifetime, now working full-time at Prism, an inclusive adventure…
Black Badge Ghost Combines Opulence with Attitude
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has always attracted subversive clients – rebellious women and men who built their success by…
How COVID-19 and Education Gave This Qatari Artist Permission to Explore His Inner World
A recent graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), Hasan Alshehi .…
Of Peru, Pima, and the Arabian Gulf: How time in Doha opened a fashion student's eye to her heritage
For this VCUarts Qatar alumna, it was a four-year sojourn in Doha that opened her eyes to her…
How Students are Bridging the Digital Language Divide
In November 2021, UNESCO unveiled the World Atlas of Languages with the aim to raise awareness on the…
Reflections of Art Therapy Professionals in the Middle East
“I knew there was a difference between art and art therapy, but I wasn’t prepared for it,” says…