OBJECTIVE & THEME
Athr Gallery is proud to announce its 4th edition of YSA -- a biannual call-out for talented young Saudi-based artists. The call-out is open to both Saudi nationals and residents living in Saudi that are between the age of 15 and 30. Athr is searching for up-and-coming local artists who work across a range of styles and mediums. The Athr team and a group of influential judges will carefully select the winning artworks. The selected works will be presented in a highly-sought out group exhibition in April, 2015.
This year’s exhibition is centered on:
60%
How do we critically examine the “culture of the youth” in Saudi?
According to statistics, we, the youth, make up more than 60% of Saudi’s total population. To many, the youth culture is perceived as a public issue: an image that is constantly perpetuated on society. There have been numerous studies that address our state: a preoccupation that has even included examining how satisfied we are with our lives. The “issue” is an exhausted topic, but why?
We are at a defining tipping point between the old generation and the new. Our perception and outlook of society, and the direction it’s heading towards, differs from theirs in more ways than one. Technology and modern-day communication are prominent factors that have molded us into who we are today; it’s made us both disconnected and connected to our society and the world at large. We are subjects of an indefinite limbo status.
60% will be a re-introduction to the youth; a time capsule that will capture our pulse.
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