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Saudi Culture Ministry Gears Up for DAF Center

The Saudi Culture Ministry is gearing up to open the Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) Center
The Saudi Culture Ministry is gearing up to open the Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) Center
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Saudi Culture Ministry Gears Up for DAF Center

The Saudi Culture Ministry is gearing up to open the Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) Center
The Saudi Culture Ministry is gearing up to open the Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) Center

In collaboration with the Diriyah Company, the Saudi Culture Ministry is gearing up to open the Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) Center, the first center specializing in new media arts in the Arab region.

DAF offers an educational guided program targeting emerging artists from around the world and provides advanced tools that allow them to create their digital artworks under specialized supervision.

The Center will lead the new horizons of creative practices based on the intersection of art and sciences and technology, through education, empowerment and creating vast spaces for innovative artists from around the world.

The Center promises varied programs including a long educational initiative curated for emerging artists specialized in the new media arts. The one-year program is designed in collaboration with Le Fresnoy — Studio National des Arts Contemporains in France, and provides applicants with state-of-the-art professional equipment, a dedicated production budget, and a diverse array of multidisciplinary learning experiences including of theoretical, conceptual and technical education opportunities, as well as individual guidance by international digital artists.

The program attracts emerging innovators from around the world with a focus on candidates from the Middle East and North Africa, offering them an exceptional opportunity to work alongside the world’s most prominent artists in the field of new media and digital arts, and providing them with full support for one year to produce their artwork.

Applicants are required to be 35 years or younger, at the graduate or postgraduate completion stage, with a background in developing and creating digital and new media arts.

Located in the heart of Diriyah, the DAF Center reflects the Ministry of Culture’s commitment to preserving Saudi heritage and providing opportunities for artistic expression that contributes to enriching the prospering artistic landscape in the Kingdom, and enhancing the city’s position as an international cultural destination and a hub for new medias.

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The torch, medals, and victory bouquet of the third edition of the Saudi Games will embody the visual identity of The Year of the Camel initiative. SPA
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Saudi Games 2024 Celebrates 'Year of the Camel'

The torch, medals, and victory bouquet of the third edition of the Saudi Games will embody the visual identity of The Year of the Camel initiative. SPA
The torch, medals, and victory bouquet of the third edition of the Saudi Games will embody the visual identity of The Year of the Camel initiative. SPA

The organizing committee of the Saudi Games 2024 has announced a collaboration with the Ministry of Culture's "The Year of the Camel" initiative, aiming to promote its goals and message.

The torch, medals, and victory bouquet of the third edition of the Saudi Games will embody the visual identity of The Year of the Camel initiative. The initiative seeks to introduce the camel as a significant cultural, historical, and civilizational symbol in the Kingdom and to strengthen the deep-rooted relationship between generations of society.

The collaboration is part of joint efforts between various sectors to enhance the cultural presence in events hosted by the Kingdom and to solidify the deep-rooted relationship between Saudi society and the camel from generation to generation.

This year is marked as "The Year of the Camel" to celebrate the unique cultural value represented by the camel.

The initiative aims to achieve several goals, including preserving the national identity, introducing future generations and the world to the camel, highlighting its economic importance and role in achieving food security, as well as introducing the civilizational value of the camel and the customs associated with it, its rich cultural and historical heritage, and showcasing its unique capabilities that have earned it a distinguished place in Saudi culture.