{"id":7786,"date":"2019-06-24T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T08:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/quick-reads\/major-new-cultural-development-middle-east-work-begins-jeddah-arts-center\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:43:14","slug":"major-new-cultural-development-middle-east-work-begins-jeddah-arts-center","status":"publish","type":"quickreads","link":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/en\/quick-reads\/major-new-cultural-development-middle-east-work-begins-jeddah-arts-center\/","title":{"rendered":"A major new cultural development for the Middle East: Work begins on Jeddah arts center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Construction work has begun on the first major center for the creative arts in Saudi Arabia, which is being developed and funded by Art Jameel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 17,000m2 development in the north of Jeddah will include art galleries, a theatre, rehearsal and events spaces, cafes and a restaurant, and a central outdoor courtyard for performances and screenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction started in July 2017 after Art Jameel was granted approval from Jeddah Municipality.&nbsp; Once complete, the center will act as an incubator for artists, photographers, musicians, filmmakers, and creative engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/en\/our-people\/fady-jameel\/\">Fady Mohammed Jameel<\/a>, President of Art Jameel, said: \u201cIn March we said that Art Jameel is embarking on a new phase of development \u2013 strengthening our programs in Saudi Arabia and across the world.&nbsp; This new incubator in Jeddah \u2013 our home \u2013 is part of that journey and will be followed, in the future, with other incubators in different cities of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank Jeddah Municipality, the General Entertainment Authority, and all the government authorities for their help in making this happen and their enthusiasm for this landmark project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The center will also feature world-class exhibitions from both Saudi and international artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Project_Location.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1458\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/en\/our-people\/fady-jameel\/\">Fady Mohammed Jameel<\/a>, President of Art Jameel, said: \u201cIn March we said that Art Jameel is embarking on a new phase of development \u2013 strengthening our programs in Saudi Arabia and across the world.&nbsp; This new incubator in Jeddah \u2013 our home \u2013 is part of that journey and will be followed, in the future, with other incubators in different cities of the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank Jeddah Municipality, the General Entertainment Authority, and all the government authorities for their help in making this happen and their enthusiasm for this landmark project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The center will also feature world-class exhibitions from both Saudi and international artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7788,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7786","quickreads","type-quickreads","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A major new cultural development for the Middle East: Work begins on Jeddah arts center - Abdul Latif Jameel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A major new cultural development for the Middle East: Work begins on Jeddah arts center - Abdul Latif Jameel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Construction work has begun on the first major center for the creative arts in Saudi Arabia, which is being developed and funded by Art Jameel. 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