The series included fashion shows, exhibitions and panel talks, with leading cultural figures and artists from Qatar and around the world taking part. This session, titled The Art of Engagement, sought to examine how artists engage with the public, how best to define the relationship between artist and audience, and what role audience perception has in an artwork’s lifespan.
To celebrate the inauguration of the National Museum of Qatar in 2019, Qatar Museums launched Qatar Creates, a weeklong series of community events and programmes celebrating art, fashion, design, culture and architecture.
The panel was moderated by curator Tom Eccles, a public art advisor at Qatar Museums and the executive director for the center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. Revered artists Olafur Eliasson, Jeff Koons, Doug Aitken, Philippe Parreno and our very own local ‘ARToonist’ Ghada Al Khater also took part, alongside renowned art collector and patron, Maja Hoffmann.
Qatar Creates 2022 Events
Curated tour of M7
Led by Head of Programme Fahad Al-Obaidly, this behind-the-scenes tour offers a look at M7's creative spaces.
Curated tour of Qatar Preparatory School
Led by Dr Thomas Modeen, this behind-the-scenes tour offers a look at Qatar Preparatory School (QPS) Vocational School for Creative Industries, a new creative hub currently being developed.
Curated Tour of Fire Station: Artist in Residence
Led by Director Khalifa Al Obaidly, this tour offers an exclusive look behind the scenes of Fire Station: Artist in Residence.
Curated Tour of Culture Pass Club
Join us for an exclusive look into how Culture Pass Club's spaces were designed by world-class interior designers.
Curated tour of Liwan Design Studios and Labs
Led by Director Aisha Al Sowaidi, this behind-the-scenes offers a look at Liwan’s shared studios and labs.
Storytelling through Regenerative Design: Exploring Our Relationship with Materiality
M7 invites you to an exclusive 2-day program exploring how the field of regenerative design could be a tool used for storytelling, bringing attention to pressing challenges around the world, including environmental, social and political challenges.