The festival of light and art returns to the Saudi capital from 30 November. The initiative, part of Riyadh Art, will host more than 120 works of art by 100 artists from around the world in the fields of performance art, architecture, engineering, graphic design and medicine.
The event programme is divided into two parts. The festival component will run at various venues across the city until 16 December under the theme "The luminous face of the desert moon", while an exhibition entitled "Refracted identities, shared futures" will run until 2 March.
The city-wide festival will feature works by Saudi and international artists including Angelika Markul, Claudia Comte, Houda Alnasir, Marinella Senatore, Nevin Aladag, Sarah Abu Abdallah, Shilpa Gupta, Shoplifter, Sophie Laly and Vivian Caccuri.
Noor Riyadh will be held in five main venues. The central location will be in the King Abdallah financial district, with the others in the Jax, Wadi Namar, Salam Park and Wadi Hanifa districts.
Photo: "Ghosts of Today and Tomorrow" by Ahaad Alamoudi, exhibited at the Noor Riyadh 2022 festival.