Art to adorn more public spaces across Qatar under QM initiatives

Doha: Qatar is home to more than a hundred public art installations and captivating artworks are set to continue to prop up at locations across Qatar...

Doha: Qatar is home to more than a hundred public art installations and captivating artworks are set to continue to prop up at locations across Qatar in coming years, thanks to initiatives by Qatar Museums (QM).

QM is engaging budding artists from across the region to add to the growing list of public art pieces which dot Qatar from Al Wakrah in the south to Al Ruwais and Al Zubara in the north, and Dukhan in the west of Qatar.

QM has invited mid-career artists from across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries through its Annual Intervention initiative, under which artists will install public artwork that is site-specific or community-specific.

The annual intervention’s goal is to directly serve the community by creating environments that enhance the quality of life for people within a community and foster a sense of belonging and identity. “It involves transforming ordinary and underdeveloped public spaces into vibrant, welcoming places that encourage social interaction, cultural expression, and community engagement,” QM said on its website.

All art pieces will be fabricated locally or regionally under the annual intervention initiative, applications for which closed yesterday. Past commissions under the annual intervention include ‘Shelters’ by Marco Bruno and Michael Perrone, which is located in Lusail and celebrates Doha’s cricket-playing youth; and ‘Dar Al Tayor’ by Bachir Mohamad.