A living space for art, experiment and conversation.
The school
An initiative of Threads of Culture for Arts: a creative space given to hosting the arts and cultural practice, and to opening the way for artists, practitioners and anyone interested to experiment, to talk, and to produce knowledge and imagery.
The building was a school for children, then stood unused for years. Today it works as a live platform where an idea meets its practice, through exhibitions, talks, workshops and experiments that present culture as something lived, considered and shared day to day.
What we offer
- Specialist workshops, training courses, support for makers and artists, and seasonal residencies
- An open setting for cultural projects and initiatives
- Art and museum exhibitions, evenings, performances, talks, and tasting sessions
What the school is for
- Bringing culture and the arts to young people and to anyone drawn to them
- Building communities that rest on the creative economy
- Backing community programs and the cultural fields around them
Previously at the school
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More than 300 visitors, 10 days
Ahlam Aflam
A visual exhibition on cinema and design, read through its posters and a remade film scene.
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More than 100 visitors, 3 days
World Art Day
An experience drawn from the flowers of the Kingdom, turned into a complete visual work.
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More than 100 visitors, one day
Atlal Al Maani
A book signing with the writer and calligrapher Zaki Al Hashimi, alongside a calligraphy show.
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More than 200 visitors, 3 days
Musical Chairs
An interactive exhibition with Art Site, turning the chair into a place for stories and talk.
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More than 200 visitors, one day
What Goes Unsaid Is Seen
A work bringing literature together with the visual and the sensory, around what is hard to say.
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More than 40 visitors, one day
International Museum Day
A route through stations that recast the museum as a place for learning and conversation.
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More than 150 visitors, two days
World Heritage Day
Moments given to inherited culture, from craft to the table, made with the visitors.
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More than 300 visitors, 45 sessions and shows
The Literary Partner
Sessions on writing for children, the Saudi novel, literature and trade, and translation.
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More than 35 visitors, one day
Food and cultural identity
A conversation with the Culinary Arts Commission on the kitchen as a way of keeping heritage.
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More than 90 visitors, one day
What Questions Reveal
A session with the writer Dana Madwah on the question as a tool for reflection.
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More than 100 visitors, 5 activations
Wareth
A series of talks on Saudi cultural heritage with researchers, specialists and practitioners.
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More than 300 visitors, 20 literary sessions
The Writing Community
Workshops and evenings on writing, from reporting to storytelling.
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More than 300 visitors, 35 musical evenings
Istirahat Muharib
A run of musical evenings with the Saudi Song Lab, between the old form and the new.
We have worked with
Our partners
The creative spaces
For making, experimenting, learning and showing.
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The programme, in your inbox
An occasional note about the exhibitions, workshops and evenings coming up.