Haddad Studio

Midad · Haddad Studio × Lam Al-Qamariya

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14

Residents

past residents of Midad Residency

3

Residencies

Midad Residencies held to date

500+

Production hours

hours of studio production

3

External exhibitions

external exhibition participations

Haddad Studio × Lam Al-Qamariya

Does your work look like you?

The work begins within

An artistic developmental residency in the JAX area, Diriyah

Are the artworks we feel most deeply the honest ones?

What does an honest work mean, then?

Which artistic materials serve your feeling?

Where are you now?

Pick the line closest to you, and we take you to the stage that fits it.

The journey

  1. Chapter One

    Internal Practice

    This stage is for you if
    you are looking for yourself in your work.
    The question
    Where do your artistic choices come from?
    Why here
    We start inside, because everything after builds on knowing yourself: your beliefs, patterns and values.

    Workshops in this stage

    Chapter page and prices

  2. Chapter Two

    Building the Visual Language

    This stage is for you if
    you know what you want to say and are looking for the form that says it.
    The question
    How does your vision become a visual language of your own?
    Why here
    Once you know yourself, you need tools to say it: colour, drawing and imagination.

    Workshops in this stage

    Chapter page and prices

  3. Chapter Three

    From Dialogue to Impact

    This stage is for you if
    you work alone and want to see your work through other eyes.
    The question
    What happens to your work when it enters a conversation?
    Why here
    Your visual language is completed when tested in front of others, so we meet artists and audiences and turn conversation into impact.

    Workshops in this stage

    Chapter page and prices

  5. Chapter Five

    Professional Art Practice

    This stage is for you if
    you have work and want to show it and reach people with it.
    The question
    How do you move from practice to professional presence?
    Why here
    Finally we gather what you built into a portfolio and research, and understand the market and scene, ready for the final exhibition.

    Workshops in this stage

    Chapter page and prices
The full programme with its mentors

An artistic developmental residency that aims to help you

  • Make work that resembles you
  • Make work that is honest and reflects what is inside you
  • Find an artistic language and the materials to express it withLearn more →
  • Surround yourself with mentors, experts and directed guidanceLearn more →
  • Work among practitioners who share the space and the cycle with youLearn more →
  • Meet new materials to work with inside a living creative space

By the end you have a body of work, a language you know how to use, and a practice that continues after the cycle closes.

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The Track

One complete track that brings together the workspace, the development programme and personal mentorship.

Development Track

For those who need a community and a production space, plus a developmental programme combining inner and outer training.

For practitioners seeking more than a workspace: those who want to understand their creative voice, develop a project, and build an artistic language more closely connected to their inner source.

  • A structured 14-week development program.
  • 16 hours per month in the shared workspace.
  • A progressive series of group workshops.
  • Individual follow-up throughout the journey.
  • Inner and outer Midad development.
  • Field trips and site-based experiences.
  • Portfolio and professional-practice development.
  • One individual Guide Hour with a member of the advisory team, matched to the participant's project and interests.
  • Priority to take part in the final group exhibition.

7,500SAR for the full 14 weeks

Reserve your seat

Once your details are in you go straight to payment to reserve your seat, with instalments available through Tamara.

Fixed days and activities

Days and activities attended by everyone in the cycle.

Saturday breakfast

Every Saturday from 11 to 3: we cook together, talk, and arrange the week's studio hours. Tell us if you are bringing guests.

Writing clinic

We write, and put our portfolios and artistic texts in order.

Publishing day

The day we publish our monthly content.

Open studio day

We show our work and welcome guests from the art scene.

Midad Residency practitioners on one of the shared days at the studio
Read the shared days and activities in full

Ahmad Haddad in arts education

Programmes
120+ programmes in 16 Saudi cities
Trainees
4,000+ trainees
Partnerships
Ministry of Culture, Misk Arts, Art Jameel, Riyadh Art, Cultural Development Fund
About the studio and its founder

What will nourish your next work?

If you are ready to discover the source of your expression, develop it, and give it form in the world, the Development Track is for you.

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