Issue 17
I rarely write editor’s letters for General Issues. I mostly write 2-3 paragraphs describing the artwork featured in the issue. But there is so much happening around the world to leave it at 2-3 paragraphs.
When I first founded Ward, my intention was to spotlight the artwork of Tabuk-based artists and writers. There were no museums or art galleries around me in Tabuk. Perhaps the only outlet was a branch of the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, which was never open nor doing monumental work in the community. So I started looking for other outlets, and they were mainly located in Jeddah and Riyadh. They were, however, mostly unwelcoming, with their only English signs, White, Western feminism and Orientalism, and elitist smell. Do you ever go to a place and swear you could smell elitism? Yes, that’s how those spaces felt like…continue reading the editor’s letter
Cover art: Belonging by Hala Khalid
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