Date: 15 March  2019

Time: 3:00 – 5:00pm

Location: Souq Al Wakra

You are invited to visit the soft opening of one of our Creative Spaces; a new addition under Fire Station management, Al Wakra House, which is located in the impressive Souq Al Wakra. The space contains 5 artist studios that will be available for rent to all, within a unique setting by the sea, in the heart of the Souq.

Artists and creatives are welcome to see the facility and get to know how to apply for spaces.

Join one of our residents, Nourbano Hijazi, in a fun twist on the old classic Exquisite Corpse game!

Each participant will take turns drawing monsters on folded sections of a long paper scroll, leaving little information for the next person to see. Once everyone adds their contribution on the scroll, passing it on until it is full, we will unfold it to see the awesome creature on it!

Everyone will get to choose different elements of the long monster, and make their own beast sculpture out of air-dry clay and other materials.

Al Markhiya gallery at Fire Station is proud to present the solo exhibition, Shade of Convolution by the eminent Iraqi artist, Ala Bashir. We invite you to join us and the artist for a special preview of his exhibition.

An innovative American artist, Jesse Payne currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Art Foundations Department at Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar. Dedicated to employing a rigorous craft when amplifying his creative interests and working with a variety of mediums, Payne’s work is a reflection of self-investigation and influenced by the environment, people, and experiences he encounters in his day-to-day life

Jesse is currently a resident artist at Fire station and will have a final group exhibition in June part of the annual Artist in Residence exhibition.