Market 338 > November 29th - December 15h > Don't Miss out on Two Weeks of Art and Design @oasismag @alriwaq #market338

More than 40 top designers and artists from the gulf region are teaming up in Adliya’s Block 338 to showcase their work in a two-week art and design fair launching November 29th through December 15th, 2012. 

Market 338, organized by Al Riwaq Art Space, will feature music performances, lectures, workshops, pop-up cafes, and specially commissioned public art installations.
Market 338 is made possible with the generous support of Bahrain’s Economic Development Board, and the British Council. Regional media partners include Khaleejsque (Kuwait), Design Magazine (Jeddah), WTD Magazine (Dubai), Oasis (Saudi Arabia), and FACT Magazine (Bahrain).

Now in its second year, Market338 will also include a specially commissioned design project focused on the theme Explore, Create and Play. Marrakech designers Zid Zid Kids will be working with local children and youth to build two outdoor playgrounds using natural and recycled materials, encouraging interaction with our lived environment.
 

Presenting a modern day inspired Souq designed by Bahraini architect Sara Kanoo, this year’s market includes known regional vendors, brands, and artists such as Fatma Al Mulla, Haraka, Maysam Al Naser, Paraphernalia, Sara Sami, Ma' Rockin, Day N Age, La Boutique 92, Hana Tawfiqi Photography, Pretty Little Things, Dandelion , Shafafy, Mairi Designs, Bowtique, Arabbella, Koosheya, Posh Bahrain, The tshirt shop, Pip Studio, Modern Art with a Touch, Aziz Tawfeeqi, Chillazian', Dirty Tease, Anna Emy, The Cookie Jar, New Style, G.R.Group, AT Cupcakes, Spree, Acrila, Fashlink and Predrag Milakovic as well as AIESEC and the Bahrain Cancer Society.

Bayan Al Barak Kanoo, Director of Al Riwaq Art Space commented, “This is a first of its kind design market in Bahrain. An event like this is central to Al Riwaq’s vision of nurturing local and regional talents while providing a platform to promote their work to a wider audience. It truly reflects the important ways in which Al Riwaq Art Space contributes to the current renaissance in product design and art throughout the GCC.”

Complementing this exciting fair will be scheduled music performances by local artists Al Harith, Ryan & Zahid, Khalil Rasool, Alderon (Ali Malik), Sonia, and May Al Qasim. The market also features a lecture series focused on contemporary design topics in the GCC. Guest speakers include Kholoud Attar, editor of Jedda-based Design Magazine and Lujain Abulfaraj, editor of Dubai’s WTD Magazine.

Reflecting its commitment to developing local skills in new and innovative ways, Al Riwaq Art Space began generating market buzz with a series of 6 design-based training workshops in the months leading up to the market. Spanish designers Juan Manuel Vegas and Ananda Pascual, Dubai-based artist Lara Assouad Khoury, and Bahraini instructor Amna Al Rumaihi, led workshops in the areas of product design, fashion design, typography, and branding. The British Council sponsored UK-based Martin Postler and his product development workshop, ‘Made in Bahrain.’

Dates: November 29 - December 15
Timings: Sunday to Wednesday 5pm-9pm, Thursday and Friday 5pm-11pm, Saturday 11am-5pm
Location: Block338, Adliya
Admission: Free

Music Performance Schedule
THURS 29/11 > 8pm - Al Harith
 

FRI 30/11
7pm - Ryan & Zahid
8pm - Khalil Rasool
 

THURS 6/12
7pm - Alderon (Ali Malik)
 

FRI 7/12
7pm - Sonia
8pm - May Al Qasim
 

THURS 13/12
8pm - Al Harith + Alderon
 

FRI 14/12
7pm - Khalil Rasool

http://www.alriwaqartspace.com