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VCUarts Qatar alumni, student bring 22M-wide public artwork to life
14 Dec 2020 - 10:37
The 22-metre-wide artwork created as part of a public art project called “Jedariart.”
The Peninsula
Doha: Those driving through the Doha Festival City Interchange are in for a visual treat – a giant mural designed by Michael Perrone, Assistant Professor, Painting + Printmaking (PAPR), Virginia Commonwealth School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, and executed by alumni and a student from the campus.
The 22-metre-wide artwork was created as part of a public art project called “Jedariart”, a collaboration between Qatar Museums, The Supreme Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places, QRail, Woqod, and the Fire Station: Artist in Residence. The initiative invited artists from diverse backgrounds and talents to create murals and street art across designated public spaces in Qatar, with the aim to make art more accessible to