New Saudi art gallery AlMashtal offers space for kingdom's up-and-coming artists
SHARE AlMashtal, a new Saudi art gallery, opened its doors to the public on Thursday in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter. The space has an in-built sound-proof music studio, library and open area that can be used by creatives in the city. AlMashtal is the brainchild of two Saudi women who aim to support homegrown artists by providing a space they can use to design, explore and “market-test their products.” Noura Al Saud and Alaa Ghanimah come from diverse backgrounds. Al Saud studied art and design in London and went on to do MA in contemporary design, while Ghanimah specialised as a commu...