Art and Cultural Production in the GCC

CIRS Summary Report, 2017

28 Pages Posted: 26 Oct 2017

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Suzi Mirgani

Center for International and Regional Studies

Elizabeth Derderian

Northwestern University

Nancy Demerdash

Wells College - Department of Visual Arts

Karen Exell

UCL Qatar

Lesley Gray

UCL Qatar

Nadia Mounajjed

Abu Dhabi University

Sarina Wakefield

Zayed University

Date Written: August 10, 2017

Abstract

In an effort to explore the evolution of the art and cultural scene in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, and to understand the complexities of these fields, the Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) at Georgetown University in Qatar undertook a two-year research initiative titled “Art and Cultural Production in the GCC.” Artists, cultural administrators, curators, critics, and academics were invited to Doha to attend two separate meetings in which they debated topics of relevance to the GCC’s cultural field. The research culminated in the publication of original studies in a special issue of the Journal of Arabian Studies (August 2017). This project builds on the available literature by contributing towards furthering knowledge on the prevailing issues around art and cultural production in the Gulf.

Suggested Citation

Mirgani, Suzi and Derderian, Elizabeth and Demerdash, Nancy and Exell, Karen and Gray, Lesley and Mounajjed, Nadia and Wakefield, Sarina, Art and Cultural Production in the GCC (August 10, 2017). CIRS Summary Report, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3059498

Suzi Mirgani (Contact Author)

Center for International and Regional Studies ( email )

Education City
Al Huqoul St
Doha, 23689
Qatar

HOME PAGE: http://cirs.georgetown.edu/

Elizabeth Derderian

Northwestern University ( email )

2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
United States

Nancy Demerdash

Wells College - Department of Visual Arts ( email )

170 Main St
Aurora, NY 13026
United States

Karen Exell

UCL Qatar ( email )

Doha
Qatar

Lesley Gray

UCL Qatar ( email )

Doha
Qatar

Nadia Mounajjed

Abu Dhabi University ( email )

Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Sarina Wakefield

Zayed University ( email )

P.O. Box 4783
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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