Muscat: Winter brings in a festive array of colours, lights and gifts in the form of yet another edition of Affordable Art Fair ’22 – an affordable art collection from local and international artists in Oman.
These artists are here to exhibit their affordable artworks for two days at the Jungle Al Bahja Hall next to Rose Garden, Qurum. Oman’s Affordable Art Fair ‘22 began on Thursday and will end on Friday.
This art fair is one of a kind, exhibiting state-of-art pieces, displaying an amazing collection of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and everything under the roof. The unique part of this Fair is that you can literally own art pieces from a celebrated artist at an affordable price. Visitors can expect a colourful, vibrant display of creative minds from all ages and cultures. A place where you can immerse yourself in the intellectual, cultural, and enriching world of art.
Radhika Hamlai, the brainchild behind this Fair, has successfully curated this Fair for the last six years. Being a renowned artist herself, she saw the need to present her art community to the Sultanate of Oman in the most innovative manner, Oman’s Affordable Art Fair.
This started as a dream to create awareness and now has turned into a place where families can come and immerse themselves in the world of creativity. A socially inclusive event where the visitors can interact with the artists face-to-face and be able to understand the meaning and purpose of their art pieces.
Commenting on her role in curating the fair year after year, Radhika Hamlai, the curator of the Fair, said it was her way of paying back to the local art community.
On display will be the artworks of 45 prominent artists, local and international. All of them have been handpicked and elected by the Art Fair committee. The aim is to provide a platform for various art forms and cultures to bring the best.
The artists that will be exhibiting are ABA International School, Alia Abdullah al Shueili, Anjali Babu, Cure 8 Art, Debjani Bhardwaj, Elizabeth Davis, Fatma Jaffer al Lawati, Haneen Almoosawi, Harini Kumar, Ibti Al Said, Iman Almaskari, Julia Jean Davies, Kawthar al Harthy, Khadija al Mamari, Kostis Grivakis, Lupie Lup, Mawada al Sawafi, Mohammed Mehdi, Nuha Abdulrahim al Khusaibi, Pragya Bhatnagar, Pritisha Bhatnagar, Radhika Hamlai, Rashmi Dauria, Raya Saleh al Maskari, Hamed Sulaiman al Jabri, Al Zahraqa Hussain al Ajmi, Dr Shalini Gupta Kumar, Rayan Balkhair, Rebeca Nigrinis, Safiya al Bahlani, Shahrazad al Saie, Shaima al Alawi, Soni Budhia, Tahira Fida, Tarini Agarwal, Makan Studios, Teodora Zrancheva, Mhearts and Scientific College of Design.
In addition, there will be six workshops on both days related to art, and literature for all age groups to attend. Typically, the workshops are 1.5 hours each. Attendees can get inspired and also watch an art movie on both days from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
“So, if you are looking to artistically spend your National Day holidays, come to the Jungle Al Bahja Hall to unleash your cerebral side and replenish your hunger pangs hop over to Jungle restaurant for a sumptuous meal thereafter. Remember to visit the Oman’s Affordable Art Fair ‘22 on December 1 and 2 @ Jungle Al Bahja Hall from 10:00 to 20:00,” Radhika added.
