Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) has inaugurated its Mazra’ah Media Arts Residency Open Studio at its headquarters in Diriyah, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The evening represented a valuable opportunity to display the behind-the-scenes work of the research and artistic projects developed by the Spring 2025 cohort of artists and scholars.
The first cohort consisted of the following participants:
- UK-based artist Dr. Stanza
- Indian artist Harshit Agrawal
- Saudi artists Arwa Yahya Alneami, Reem Alnasser, and Reem Alfagih
- Japanese curator and scholar Mizuho Yamazaki
- German scholar Anett Holszheid
The event included various artist talks, studio walkthroughs, as well as interactive sessions in DAF’s XR and fabrication labs.
Meanwhile, attendees had the opportunity to visit the audio studio, extended reality, and production lab. There, they engaged with creative experiments and explored the research and technical processes behind them.
Mazra’ah Media Arts Residency offers selected participants access to labs and studios, a budget for production costs, as well as a dedicated production team.
Themed “High-Resolution Dreams of Sand”, the inaugural residency highlighted the effect of technology on natural and constructed landscapes.
Diriyah Art Futures represents a strong partnership between the Saudi Museums Commission and Diriyah Company. The new hub seeks to leave a strong impact on the new media and digital art landscape through the integration of regional voices into the global art and technology.
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