Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition continues to receive public at Bahrain National Theatre

TDT | Manama

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The Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition continues to open its doors to the public, presenting a panoramic image that reveals the beauty, diversity and creativity of the fine arts movement in the Kingdom of Bahrain. More than a month after its opening, the 47th edition of the event has so far seen more than 3,000 visitors.

This year, 27 female artists and 20 pioneering and young artists, citizens and residents of the Kingdom will participate in the exhibition, presenting dozens of works that employ different materials, styles and schools of art.

The exhibition opened its doors in mid-July under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

It is organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) at the Bahrain National Theatre. The exhibition is open daily, except on Tuesdays, from 10am until 7pm.

The exhibition includes works from different schools and artistic trends, ranging from paintings using various materials, video and installation works, photography, sculpture and others.

At its opening, the exhibition announced the winners of awards. This year, Maryam Al Nuaimi won the first Al Dana award, while Ahmed Annan won the second prize, and Jumana Al Qassab the third prize.

As part of the exhibition’s activity, BACA launched the Audience Award, which is the fourth prize for the exhibition. It will be won by the artist who receives the largest number of visitors’ votes, which the Authority announces at the end of the exhibition.

Voting for the preferred artwork can be done through the special platform located in the exhibition hall at the Bahrain National Theatre. On the sidelines of the event, BACA inaugurated an exhibition entitled “Khalifa bin Salman – A Renewed Presence of Love for the Years: 1972-2020” dedicated to His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

The late HRH the Prime Minister has sponsored continuously until last year the Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition since its inception in 1972.

The exhibition includes pictures of its opening since its inception, in addition to a film showing the display of plastic art, and some words written by His Highness about the exhibition.

The Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition is the largest and most important annual art gathering in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Over the years, it has attracted the most prominent faces of the plastic movement in the Kingdom, in addition to young artistic talents