Eng. Mohammed Arqoub Al Khaldi, (second left) Chairman of the Supervising Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places at Ashghal, and other officials during the conference on Doha Beautification at National Museum of Qatar, yesterday. Pic: Ab
The artists in Qatar, both citizens and residents, have been offered a rare opportunity to become part of Doha’s beautification by presenting their creative art ideas for different public places.
The Technical Committee for Artworks yesterday organised “Artworks for Beautification of Doha” conference to present its artistic beautification plan.
The committee is established under the Supervising Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places in Qatar, and it includes members from the main committee at Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’, Qatar Museums Authority, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME).
At the conference, the Technical Committee for Artworks invited all young artists, Qatari and residents to participate in several locations of this project, provided that they are over 21 years old. For more information and registration, this link can be used: https://artwork.ashghal.gov.qa
Different locations have also been identified for artists’ works including Grand Hamad Street, Al Qubaib Mosque Plaza, Al Meena Street Intersection among others.
At the Grand Hamad Street, the committee wants a proposal of a large-scale sculpture encapsulating the battle of Al Wajbah through an abstract/simplistic output, according to a booklet of the project.
The conference was held at National Museum of Qatar in the presence of Eng. Mohammed Arqoub Al Khaldi, Chairman of the Supervising Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places at Ashghal; Ahmed Musa Al Namlah, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Museums; Salman Ibrahim Al Malik, Director of the Visual Art Center at the Ministry of Culture and Sports; Eng. Abdulrahman Al Ishaq, Head of Public Arts Section at Qatar Museums and Eng. Mubarak Al Nuaimi, Engineering Advisor at MME; in addition to a number of veteran artists in Qatar.
The Central Doha Development Project is the first endeavour of cooperation of four government entities through the Technical Committee for Artworks. The project covers large areas of Doha city including the Doha Corniche.
Its main purpose is to create a distinctive spirit for the area with a special architectural outlook matching its nature and history, linking its roads and streets with pedestrian and cycle paths, and to make the area more lively with ease of access.
Eng. Mohammed Arqoub Al Khaldi, Chairman of the Supervising Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places stated that the committee aims to strengthen the cultural, artistic and technical cooperation in the field of art and 3D Models between the concerned entities of the country.
“This could be achieved through utilising artistic creativity and innovative production of talents of people in Qatar, to enrich cities and roads with distinctive aesthetic outlook, highlighting the Qatari identity in the field of art and sculpture, and enhancing the artistic culture of the people in the State of Qatar.”
Ahmed Al Namlah, Acting CEO of Qatar Museums said, “The general art of Qatar Museums is exhibited in the public places of Qatar including the Hamad International Airport, Salwa Road Tunnels, other main roads and public places. We are committed to harnessing our potential, to put our artistic and operational expertise to serve this project in cooperation with our partners. This cooperation will result in the transformation of the Doha Central area and Doha city in general into a stunning and eye-catching painting. ”
