Ithra Launches 'Horizon in Their Hands' Exhibition Showcasing Arab Women Artists

   Dhahran, September 19, 2025, SPA -- The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) inaugurated on Thursday the art exhibition “Horizon in Their Hands: Women Artists from the Arab World” at the Ithra Museum, highlighting pioneering contemporary works by 50 leading women artists from across the Arab world.
   The exhibition, which runs until February 14, 2026, presents a diverse selection of creative works by pioneering artists who helped shape the Arab modern art movement during the 1960s to the 1980s, leaving a profound impact on the cultural and visual landscape of the region.
   Head of the Ithra Museum Farah Abushullaih said the exhibition reflects Ithra’s message of building a cultural ecosystem that preserves heritage, amplifies diverse voices, and inspires dialogue between the past, present, and future. She noted that the collaboration with the Barjeel Art Foundation marks an important milestone in Ithra’s mission to nurture creativity and shed light on underrepresented narratives in Arab art history.
   Among the featured works are those of Saudi pioneer Safeya Binzagr (1940–2024), one of the first Saudi women to open a solo art exhibition in the Kingdom, and Saudi artist Mounirah Mosly (1954–2019), known for using diverse materials such as copper, palm fibers, paper, and papyrus. The exhibition also highlights the painting Ezba by Egyptian artist Inji Efflatoun (1924–1989), whose works explored themes of freedom, alongside Moroccan artist Chaibia Talal (1929–2004) and Palestinian-born Vera Tamari (b. 1945), both of whom depicted themes of memory, homeland, and expressive color compositions. Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna (b. 1962) is also featured with multi-media works exploring identity, urban life, and cultural hybridity.
   The exhibition further includes works by early modernist figures such as Egyptian painter Zeinab Abd El Hamid (1919–2002) and Tunisian tapestry artist Safia Farhat (1924–2004), alongside contemporary voices including Bahraini artist Mariam Al Fakhro (b. 1952) and Kuwaiti artist Suad Al-Essa (b. 1943).
   By hosting this exhibition, Ithra reaffirms its role as a platform that embraces diverse artistic expressions from different eras, both local and global, through interactive exhibitions, galleries, and temporary showcases that bring together multiple cultures under one roof to enrich the visitor experience.
   -- SPA