Amin Sammakieh, founder of Plan A, is taking visuals to the next level in the Middle East with his trailblazing 3D projection mapping.   Although his father was a distributor for several top regional and international television broadcasting companies, including Columbia, Fox and Orion, it never occurred to Amin Sammakieh that he would find...

Christiane Ashkar is working to give Egypt’s artists the platform they so richly deserve in Beirut. Lebanon continues to enjoy its long-established reputation as a regional hub for the arts, despite facing competition from other more newly established cities in recent years. Returning to Beirut from Dubai, Christiane Ashkar, founder of...

Sew Far, Sew Good Mixed-media artist Johanne Allard tells ArtScoops about her chance discovery of embroidery and why she’s happy nowadays to be described as sensitive. Choosing a medium can be an arduous task for an artist, often involving years, if not decades of doubt, experimentation and perhaps even reversal. However, in the case...

On Establishing Eco-Systems and Buying What You Love Diane Abela, Consultant, Business Development, Middle East, at the fine art valuation and advisory business Gurr Johns, shares her journey from enthusiast to expert with ArtScoops What prompted you to enter the world of art consultancy? My background is actually in finance; I gained...

On Unbreakable Bonds Formed in Battle Luc Ferier, chairman of the Forgotten Heroes 14-19 Foundation, talks to ArtScoops about the mission he and the other team members undertook to put faces to the unknown soldiers from minority groups who fought in WW1, and the limited edition prints for sale that tell their stories When Belgian-born...

Fine Art and Family Roots Hala Schoukair is a New York-based Lebanese artist known for her intricate, detailed artwork. She is also the president of a foundation that manages and maintains the work and vision of her mother, the late renowned artist Saloua Raouda Choucair. On a recent visit to Beirut, she took time to tell ArtScoops about her...

Safety First and Foremost Zeina Kassem, founder of Roads for Life – The Talal Kassem Fund for Post Accident Care, talks to us ahead of the charity’s auction, titled When Art Saves Lives and which ArtScoops is hosting, about the valuable contribution that sales of the brilliantly designed Harley-Davidson helmets will make in supporting its...

Movement and Memories In his recent exhibition, titled Nostalgia, held at Wadi Finan Art Gallery in Jordan, the emerging local artist, Fadi Daoud, used his linear style to evoke memories of happier times that he believes will resonate with a worldwide audience   Mid-thirties seems a somewhat young age to create a show on the theme of...

Crunching the Numbers Anders Petterson, founder of art market analysis firm ArtTactic, talks to ArtScoops about the key role earmarked for new technology in shaping the industry’s future, the characteristics of contemporary MENA art and why transparency remains a topical issue    What prompted you to set up ArtTactic?  Back in...