For its very first edition, scheduled for December 19 to 28, 2024 in Casablanca, the Sculpture and Ceramics Forum has chosen to pay tribute to a leading figure in both artistic fields: the late Hassan Saloui (1964-2024). Organized by Athar Art Workshop in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication – Culture Sector, the Urban Commune of Casablanca, and in coordination with the Higher School of Fine Arts of Casablanca, this exceptional forum displays the large format and offers a rich and varied program. This is a collective exhibition which will bring together more than 38 Moroccan and foreign artists, a specialized conference on the theme “Sculpture and ceramics in Arab plastic art: Experiences and journeys”, in addition to several workshops, tributes …
Good news for art lovers, culture enthusiasts and anyone eager for exceptional artistic sensations! From December 19 to 28, 2024, the city will bubble with life, creative energy and intense emotions on the occasion of the first edition of the Sculpture and Ceramics Forum at Athar Art Workshop. It will be a resplendent tribute to art in all its splendor, with a focus on a new era of collaborations and artistic inspirations around sculpture and ceramics. And for good measure, the event chose to pay a vibrant posthumous tribute to Hassan Saloui, an artist among the pioneers of the visual arts scene in Morocco who died in 2024. Objective: to perpetuate his timeless legacy and immortalize his genius undeniable artistic.
A showcase of all trends in sculpture and ceramics at the national, regional and international levels, this first edition aims to be a celebration of creativity and artistic diversity. It will bring together the most talented sculptors and ceramists from Morocco and elsewhere to share their know-how and their passion. “On this occasion, several local and international guests of honor from the world of sculpture and ceramics will be celebrated. In addition, creative names who have contributed to the aesthetic and educational journey of the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Casablanca will be honored,” indicate the organizers in a press release about this first edition of the Forum of Sculpture and Ceramics.
One of the highlights of this event: a collective exhibition of more than 38 Moroccan and foreign artists. Focused on the fields of sculpture and ceramics, this exhibition will echo the diversity of Moroccan creativity at the intersection of those from various horizons. This Forum also plans to organize a specialized conference on the theme “Sculpture and ceramics in Arab plastic art: Experiences and journeys” which will shed light on this exhibition. It involves examining “the journey and specificity of sculptural and ceramic creation at the Arab level through the bringing together of the experiences of Arab artists who contributed to the emergence of sculpture and ceramics from their traditional form to the contemporary form, with the participation of researchers and critics from Morocco and Tunisia,” the press release continues.
In addition, an artistic workshop will be organized on sculpture and ceramics for the benefit of students from the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts of Casablanca. In this sense, “numerous efforts (individual and institutional) have combined so that the activities of this forum meet the expectations of those who follow and engage in artistic fields, their developments and their novelties”, we conclude in the same document.
Ayoub Akil
