DUBAI: Ten years ago, about 20 artists and curators in the UAE’s Ras Al-Khaimah conceived the Ras Al-Khaimah Fine Arts Festival, relying solely on contributions and volunteer support to showcase the fledgling arts and culture scene in the emirate. A decade later, the festival, nestled in and around the preserved coral stone and mud houses, marketplace and fort of the historic
Ras Al Khaimah, 5th February, 2022 (WAM) H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, on Friday night attended the opening of Ras Al Khaimah
Fine Arts Festival’s landmark 10th edition with an array of local, regional and international VIP guests invited to mark the occasion.
The annual arts festival, which is now established as one of the region’s leading cultural events, held its opening night at the historic 17th century pearling village of Al Jazirah.