TheKuwaiti modern art movement emerged in the 1930s,Kuwait has the oldestmodern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] Kuwait is home to more than 20 art galleries.[2] In recent years, Kuwait's contemporary art scene has boomed.[3][4][5] Kuwait has the second most lively gallery scene in the GCC (after Dubai).[6][7][8]
TheAmiri Diwan recently inaugurated the newKuwait National Cultural District (KNCD), which comprisesSheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre,Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre,Al Shaheed Park, andAl Salam Palace.[9][10] With a capital cost of more than US$1 billion, the project is one of the largest cultural investments in the world.[10] In November 2016, the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre opened.[11][12] It is the largest cultural centre in the Middle East.[13][14] The Kuwait National Cultural District is a member of theGlobal Cultural Districts Network.[15]
Kuwait has the oldestmodern arts movement in the Arabian Peninsula.[1] Beginning in 1936, Kuwait was the first Gulf country to grant scholarships in the arts. Ghazi and Najat Sultan launched Kuwait’s first art gallery in 1969 .
The Sultan Gallery was the first professional Arab art gallery in the Persian Gulf region.[16][17]Khalifa Al-Qattan was the first Kuwaiti artist to hold a solo artist exhibition in Kuwait. He founded a new art theory in the early 1960s known as "circulism".[18][19] Other notable Kuwaiti artists includeSami Mohammad,Thuraya Al-Baqsami andSuzan Bushnaq.
List of art galleries in Kuwait:
