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Ain Alalam – Rashad Iskandrni<\/p>\n
Under the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and Riyadh Art<\/strong>, Tuwaiq Sculpture has announced the selection of 30 sculptors for the 6th edition of the program, themed \u201cFrom Then to Now: Joy in the Struggle of Making.\u201d<\/em> The live sculpting symposium<\/strong>, running from January 15 to February 8, 2025<\/strong>, will bring together local and international artists to create public artworks that integrate into Riyadh\u2019s urban landscape. The symposium will be followed by an exhibition<\/strong>, featuring the completed artworks, running from February 12 to February 24, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Launched in 2019, Tuwaiq Sculpture is a foundational pillar of the Riyadh Art program, the world\u2019s largest public art program. Riyadh Art seeks to turn the city into a \u201cgallery without walls\u201d by reimagining urban spaces across the capital.<\/p>\n \n Selected from more than 750 applications from over 80 countries, this year’s 30 artists hail from 23 nations across the globe. Each application was carefully evaluated by the Tuwaiq Sculpture jury panel for the final selection.<\/p>\n Representing a diverse range of talent from local, regional, and international backgrounds, artist proposals reflect this year\u2019s theme, \u201cFrom Then to Now: Joy in the Struggle of Making.\u201d<\/em> This year\u2019s theme examines the notion that a work of art is never truly complete, with artists embracing the process over the final outcome. This ongoing pursuit reveals profound beauty and offers a sense of freedom and fulfillment.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s curatorial team is led by Sebastian Betancur-Montoya, an accomplished artist, architect, and activist with nearly two decades of experience creating impactful works across Latin America, the Caribbean, and the SWANA region. As the lead curator, Betancur-Montoya brings his expertise at the intersection of art, architecture, and social-environmental activism to this year\u2019s symposium.<\/p>\n Reflecting on the curatorial theme, Betancur-Montoya stated: \u201cThis year, we embrace the endless struggle of the artist as a source of poetry and fulfillment. Through these acts, we can create legacies that bind the past, present, and future in ways that are deeply human and profoundly meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n Joining him as associate curator is Dr. Manal Al-Harbi, a trailblazing Saudi sculptor and academic with a distinguished career spanning three decades. Her dual role as an artist and educator strengthens the symposium\u2019s efforts to foster cultural dialogue and promote artistic excellence globally.<\/p>\n Established in 2019, the Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium recognizes artistic practices as essential to the cultural fabric of cities and as vital instruments for collective wellbeing. In a time of rapid transformation, as exemplified by Riyadh\u2019s dynamic development, the legacy of Tuwaiq Sculpture takes on special significance\u2014serving as placemaking anchors for the present and enduring witnesses for the future.<\/p>\n The symposium contributes to the city\u2019s transformation through the creation of public artworks that foster cultural exchange and ignite creative expression. This year\u2019s symposium will feature an apprenticeship program, interactive workshops, and panel discussions, inviting public engagement with the artistic process and stimulating conversations around art and urban development.<\/p>\n \n Tuwaiq Sculpture is part of Riyadh Art, an initiative that reimagines urban spaces, fosters creativity, and enriches lives through cultural infrastructure. Launched in 2019 as one of the four initial Mega Projects under Vision 2030 and led by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), Riyadh Art has showcased over 500 artworks by local and international artists, attracting millions of visitors. 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\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n Artist<\/strong><\/td>\n Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Bodour AlAqidi<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Ali AlHamoud<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Obai Allaa ElDin AlHattoom<\/td>\n Syria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Ali AlMalky<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Noha AlSharif<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/td>\n Rawan AlShehri<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/td>\n Ali AlTokhais<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/td>\n Hiroyuki Asakawa<\/td>\n Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/td>\n Susana Botana<\/td>\n Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/td>\n Juan Caicedo<\/td>\n Colombia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11<\/td>\n Jacob Lucius Cartwright<\/td>\n Australia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12<\/td>\n Birgit Cauer<\/td>\n Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13<\/td>\n Furkan Depeli<\/td>\n T\u00fcrkiye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 14<\/td>\n Khalid Farhan<\/td>\n Bahrain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15<\/td>\n Majid Haghighi<\/td>\n Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 16<\/td>\n Seungwoo Hwang<\/td>\n South Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 17<\/td>\n Dangyong Liu<\/td>\n China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 18<\/td>\n Juan Pablo Marturano<\/td>\n Argentina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 19<\/td>\n Arianna Palmieri<\/td>\n Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 20<\/td>\n Masa Paunovic<\/td>\n Serbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 21<\/td>\n Petre Borissov Petrov<\/td>\n Bulgaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 22<\/td>\n Anna Teresa Rasinska<\/td>\n Poland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 23<\/td>\n Ebtesam Saleh<\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 24<\/td>\n Vankhade Sangam<\/td>\n India<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 25<\/td>\n Mikhail Sobolev<\/td>\n Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 26<\/td>\n Anna Sosenskaia<\/td>\n Russia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 27<\/td>\n Reto Steiner<\/td>\n Switzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 28<\/td>\n Genti Tavanxhiu<\/td>\n Albania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 29<\/td>\n Chuan-Hsien Yeh<\/td>\n Taiwan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 30<\/td>\n Khaled Zaki<\/td>\n Egypt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n