Ithra’s 'Horizon in Their Hands' Celebrates Arab Women Artists

At the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), a new exhibition opens a window into the pioneering visions of Arab women artists from the 1960s through the 1980s. 'Horizon in Their Hands' brings together the work of 50 trailblazing creators whose artistry spans painting, sculpture, glass, brass, tapestry, ceramics and mixed media- each piece a dialogue between memory, identity and place.

The exhibition illuminates the groundbreaking contributions of figures such as Saudi Arabia’s Safeya Binzagr, the first woman in the kingdom to hold a solo exhibition; Egypt’s revolutionary painter Inji Efflatoun, whose canvases pulse with defiance and liberation; Moroccan icon Chaibia Talal, whose vivid, myth-inspired works radiate rural life; and Susan Hefuna, whose multimedia explorations weave together Egyptian and German cultural narratives.

“'Horizon in Their Hands' reveals artists who challenged the boundaries of art and craft, transforming materials into vessels of cultural and political expression," Curator Rémi Homs tells SceneNowSaudi. "Each piece carries a story, a memory, a horizon imagined and realised by women who refused to remain unseen.”

“This exhibition amplifies voices that have long been overlooked, creating a conversation that spans generations and geographies- linking the past, present, and future through the lens of artistic courage,” Farah Abushullaih, Head of the Ithra Museum, adds.
Spanning identity, tradition, memory, and renewal, 'Horizon in Their Hands' invites visitors into a luminous panorama where material, meaning, and imagination converge. These are amongst the exhibition’s standout works...