Qatar Creates, the year-round national cultural movement that curates, promotes, and celebrates the diversity of cultural activities in Qatar, on Monday announced its upcoming spring and summer public programme for showcasing art, culture, and creativity that will kick off between March 10 and 18 March.
On the occasion of the announcement, Chairperson of Qatar Museums and Doha Film Institute HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani said, "Each year at the spring gathering of Qatar Creates, we present a wide-ranging cultural program that celebrates the diversity and talent of the nation and illuminates major topics of local, regional, and international interest."
"The exciting programme planned for this March exemplifies all that Qatar Creates offers: showcasing Qatari cinema through Doha Film Institute events, highlighting the perspectives of outstanding local and regional photographers at Tasweer, raising fascinating and urgent issues through Olafur Eliassons remarkable installations and projects, and much more. We look forward to welcoming everyone to explore and enjoy, in the spirit of discovery and dialogue of Qatar Creates,” Sheikha Al Mayassa added.
Opening at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art on 17 March is Beirut and the Golden Sixties, a multidisciplinary exhibition that revisits a turbulent chapter in the development of modernism in Beirut, spanning the 1958 Lebanon Crisis to 1975 Lebanese Civil War.
Doha Film Institute (DFI) will join with Qatar Creates to create a more dynamic and engaging program. Highlights of the week include the start of the ninth edition of DFIs annual industry incubator event, Qumra 2023, crucial to the success of first and second-time filmmakers from the Arab world and beyond.
As part of Marchitecture, Qatars annual March celebration of architecture and urban design, Qatar Creates will give residents and visitors alike the chance to explore the country's iconic architecture through a series of tours and workshops. This unique offering provides an opportunity to learn how Qatar's rich history and culture have influenced the country's urban landscape.
Qatar Creates has partnered with Clown Skateboard x Paris Saint-Germain on the release of an exclusive capsule collection that combines skateboarding, apparel, and digital art. Inspired by the distinctive cultures of Paris, Los Angeles, New York, and Doha, an abstract design has been created for each city in the range. The Doha capsule range is inspired by the art of calligraffiti artist Fatima Al-Sharshani and uses a unique pattern which reflects the Qatars creative culture. The launch event will take place on 15 March at Doha Fire Station and will feature live entertainment and a pop-up store showcasing the final collections from each city.