Abu Dhabi..and support culture and creativity
Last Monday, the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (May 23-29) was opened in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, in which a large number of companies, institutions, publishing and distribution houses, various literary, cultural and creative bodies, Arab and foreign, and many contributors to the literature, culture and media industry participated in this year. And the press, as well as the largest pavilion for plastic artists in all their various art schools, including drawing, calligraphy, decoration, plastic art, portraiture, caricature, visual, digital, optical and traditional photography, as well as handicrafts related to painting and modern and classic artistic creativity.
I have visited most of the Gulf and Arab book fairs, and I have visited each of them more than once, but for the first time I have seen a large pavilion dedicated to plastic art alone, with this size and this amount of diversity in the number of arts and the number of participants from Gulf, Arab and foreign countries. This in itself is a very important achievement as it celebrates plastic art of its various types and schools, in order for plastic and visual art to merge with the book, and form one soul in two different bodies on the surface only, as a book is not without a drawing on its cover, and there is rarely a novel or research Or a cultural publication, unless the drawing contributes to completing its idea and consolidating its message within a single cultural, literary, intellectual and artistic content.
Well, the management of organizing the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and its organizers in its distinguished session for this year have made a presence, participation and diversity. This cultural, literary and artistic event was held in a decent, distinguished and highly organized manner. It was enriched by the celebration honoring the winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award at the Louvre International Theater in Abu Dhabi, a celebration that amazed the honored, invited and visitors to this occasion, as everyone was impressed by this masterpiece and amazing edifice. The eye-catching, which was built from palm leaves and designed with exquisite craftsmanship, delights onlookers. It is another story that is added to the luminous lights of civilization and creativity in the UAE capital, which is witnessing rapid and inspiring development in all economic, urban, scientific, industrial and social fields. And art, and thus became the focus of attention of intellectuals, writers and creators, where they find support and honor in the Zayed Al-Khair House, which has become a beacon of radiation and a source of inspiration in the fields of thought, culture, knowledge, publishing and distribution… to enhance the quality of cultural, literary and artistic work on a continuous, permanent and comprehensive basis.
The generosity of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, on this occasion, comes to purchase books from the exhibition, with a value of up to six million dirhams, as further evidence of Abu Dhabi’s support for culture, literature and creativity, and its keenness to build bridges between nations and peoples at this sensitive stage for the book. The paper, which began to suffer from the reluctance of the reader due to the modern digital technological revolution!
* Saudi writer
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