The Al Ain Book Festival 2022 is taking place at Al Ain Square, at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, from today through November 20. It will feature several artistic and cultural events, including sculpture, painting, and ceramics. The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi’s Arabic Language Centre (ALC) is in charge of organizing the festival (DCT Abu Dhabi).
Participants in the exhibition use art to express their unique talents and worldviews. To make the paintings as meaningful as possible and to highlight the layers of the artwork, a range of multimedia resources have been added. The festival features six noteworthy and inspirational performers from the area and beyond.
The festival’s artists use a variety of mediums and sculptural styles, as well as a vast range of materials. A masterpiece created by Egyptian ceramicist Dr. Issa is on display at the festival. She highlights the local heritage and forges a connection between Emirati history and women’s roles in society by carving a face with traditional features on a base modeled after the design of the Al Jahili Fort in the city of Al Ain.
The Al Ain Book Festival is an important venue for showcasing the works of Emirati authors, thinkers, and innovators. Through this annual event, the ALC seeks to promote a reading culture ingrained in Emirati heritage and values. Young Emiratis can be encouraged to develop a strong sense of community and to be inspired by the UAE’s core cultural and artistic values thanks to the festival’s revitalized programme. The festival seeks to provide something for everyone while showcasing Abu Dhabi’s leadership role in organizing significant cultural events to the highest local and global standards.
The 13th iteration of the event, with the theme “All Eyes on Al Ain,” will shed fresh light on the city’s extensive cultural history. Al Ain, the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in the United Arab Emirates, is not only the birthplace of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the country’s founding father but also of notable poets who contributed to the survival of Nabati poetry, an ancient but gaining popular form of Arabic poetry. Through interactive installations, the Festival honors their contributions while also bringing back to life a new generation of legendary figures from Arabic folktales.