Keeping up with QAIC

Have you been keeping up with all of QAIC’s artistic and cultural features? Test your knowledge with our crossword puzzle and find out how much you’ve been keeping with QAIC.

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1. Inspired by the modern Arab woman, Ghada Al Subaiey’s 1309 label is a ready-towear brand of this type of garment.

4. This cultural village in Qatar serves as a hub for the artistic community, housing public art exhibitions, and is home to a diverse array of cultural organizations, art galleries, and international cuisine.

8. This US women’s soccer team visited Qatar in 2020.

10. Dr. Julia Gonnella is the Director of this museum, designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei.

11. A Qatari creative and filmmaker, Khalifa Al Thani discusses The Next Generation of Film Making in our January webinar of this QAIC art and culture series.

12. This is the title of QAIC’s inaugural art exhibition of works by artist Sabah Arbilli exploring universal values through Islamic Calligraphy.

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2. This new QAIC initiative launched in partnership with The Doha Film Institute in February 2021 aims to highlight films and filmmakers from or about Arabs and the Middle East.

3. This means art of beautiful handwriting. Derives from the Greek words for "beauty" and "to write".

5. Qatari songwriter and symphonic artist, and QAIC’s ‘The Art of Athletics’ panel moderator, Dana Al Fardan released her first album in 2013 titled this.

6. This is the title of a publication opportunity developed by QAIC, where writers and storytellers can submit their perspectives on culture, art, and community.

7. This institute serves as an all-encompassing film hub in Doha, as well as a resource for the region and the rest of the world.

9. In its 10th annual edition, this initiative, run by Qatar Museums, celebrates the cultures of Qatar and the US to an international audience through a year-long cultural exchange agreement.