If, by any chance, you have become disillusioned with the art scene in this country, don’t despair. In truth, our artists, across a multitudinous spread of disciplines and styles, generally come up with the compelling goods. But art, like any cultural creative pursuit, must constantly break new ground.
As many an old guard have discovered to their chagrin, some new kids on the block with new ideas are going to challenge the established order and shake things up, whether the powers that have hitherto been like it or not. I got a taste of the future earlier this week when I popped over to the Canada House community center , where third-year students were feverishly preparing for their final exhibition. Judging by the items being tested, positioned, and assembled as the youngsters – all about to graduate from Musrara, The Naggar School of Art and Society – were getting ready for the grand opening, we are in good, eager, and talented hands.
The curtain rose on the exhibition this Wednesday (through July 27) with an eclectic array of works that run the technological, conceptual, and stylistic gamut from photography to futuristic AI-assisted arrangements, with plenty between. Since its founding in 1987, the Musrara school has plied a steady course through the choppy waters of creativity, guiding its students toward envelope-pushing endeavors across numerous fields of art. It is not on its lonesome in that regard.
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