Qasr Al Watan opens doors to local artists for creating masterpieces 2 hours ago Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer Qasr Al Watan, one of the only working palaces of its kind in the world, welcomed a host of UAE-based artists and art students from La PAROLE Art Gallery and New York University Abu Dhabi. The painting session, which took place in March-end, saw the participation of 16 emerging artists. In a bid to preserve and promote culture, art and local talent, artists were — for the first time ever — invited to the Palace of the Nation with their canvas, paint and tools. They created their very own Qasr Al Watan masterpieces, which will later be displayed at the Palace of the Nation. They found their spots inside the Palace’s walls and channeled inspirations from traditional Arabian art and Islamic geometrical patterns, before going on to depict their personal artistic interpretations of the Palace of the Nation, on canvas.