Visual Arts Authority News Today

RIYADH: The Visual Arts Authority is celebrating the launch of the catalog for the Saudi Pavilion from the 2022 Venice Biennale Arte, which included Muhannad Shono’s installation “The Teaching Tree.” The event will take place in Jeddah’s Beit Zainal on Jan. 24, coinciding with the inauguration of the Biennale of Islamic Arts. The celebration will include a panel featuring

MAKKAH: Local photographer Imad Al-Husseini felt an “indescribable happiness” when he was informed that his photographs had been chosen for the new redesigned Saudi passport. Speaking to Arab News, Al-Husseini said he received a certificate of gratitude from the public revenue agency at the Ministry of Finance for his images of the holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah.