Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall Exhibition: Summer 2026

Since its establishment in 1985, Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall has played a vital role in nurturing the creative community, hosting exhibitions and cultural programs that have contributed to the development and visibility of generations of artists locally and internationally. 

Building on this legacy, Misk Art Institute invites emerging, mid-career, and established artists to participate in the 4th iteration of Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall Exhibition: Summer 2026. 

Theme: Ways of Knowing: Art as Interdisciplinary Research 

Artists are invited to submit works grounded in research and inquiry. This may include projects that investigate social, cultural, material, or conceptual questions, demonstrating how artistic processes can generate new ways of understanding. 

The exhibition positions art-making as a research practice. Works that engage experimentation, collaboration, or reflection are encouraged, particularly those that explore how creative processes produce knowledge and insight. Artists may work across disciplines and media, producing works that intersect visual art, performance, sound, text, video, material practices, and digital or culinary forms, exploring how such approaches open new perspectives. 

The exhibition asks: How can art, through experimentation with media and dialogue with other disciplines, generate new forms of knowledge? How does meaning emerge when images meet movement, when materials intersect with sound or language, or when artistic inquiry unfolds collectively rather than individually? 

Submissions may engage with, but are not limited to, the following approaches and themes: 

1. Individual or collaborative works that cross boundaries between disciplines or fields, whether formally or intuitively. 
2. Interdisciplinary projects that bring together visual, spatial, performative, textual, material, digital, culinary, or sound-based practices to offer new ways of looking at a subject. 
3. Multimedia or time-based works that combine different approaches or ways of working. 
4. Documentation or presentation of research processes that show how knowledge develops and changes through artistic practice. 

Who’s it for? 

Saudi nationals and Saudi residents who are over 21 years old. All levels are welcome, no previous exhibition experience is required.  

Submitted artworks must meet the following criteria: 

1. Artwork/s must be original and not copied or adapted from other works (artists should own the rights to the work) 
2. All artistic mediums are eligible for submission, including painting, sculpture, photography, installations, performance documentation, video, sound works, digital art, and multimedia works. 
3. Artwork must not have been displayed at Misk Art Institute in the last 2 years 
4. An artist can submit up to three artworks 
5. Applications that are incomplete will be disqualified  
6. Artworks must not exceed measurements of 2.5 meters in height  
7. Artwork/s must be durable enough for shipping, framing, and installation  
8. Digital artworks and installations must include a detailed specification of the required equipment.  

Selection Criteria 

The Misk Art Institute curatorial team will review all applications considering: 

1. Overall visual impact (composition and design) 
2. Strength of concept 
3. Skill and technique 
4. Innovation  
5. Relevance and suitability  

What you will gain 

1.  Exhibiting your work in a professional institutional environment 
2.  Networking and exhibiting alongside artists of varying experiences 
3.  Presenting work within a group exhibition featuring diverse artistic approaches 
4.  Opportunity to participate in talks or conduct workshops at Misk Art Institute 

What Misk Art Institute covers 

1. Costs and management of shipping 
2. Installation 

Note: All artworks remain the property of the artists and will be returned following the exhibition. 

For submission and inquiries email: [email protected]