“Artist Footprints” exhibition: An immersive journey into the world of prints

The Rabat Arts Villa welcomes until December 31, the exhibition “The print museum workshop – Artist’s imprints» organized by the Fondation Al Mada and the Fondation Chraibi Abderrazikin partnership with the Galerie Marsam.

This exposition presents a collection of unique works created by a group of artists during the project which took place at the Villas des arts in Casablanca from February 15 to May 11, 2024 and in Rabat from May 21 to July 30, 2024. This project offered a space of freedom and artistic exploration allowing artists to deepen their mastery of printmaking techniques. For several weeks, the artists experimented with various approaches, merging traditional techniques and contemporary innovations. Each print on display reflects an intimate dialogue between the artist and the medium, giving rise to works that are both personal and universal.

The print museum workshop is an educational, artistic and cultural project which also aimed to initiate a group ofstudents of theHigher School of Fine Arts of Casablanca thanks to Master Class prints and an initiation to linocut. Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to discover works where the precision of gesture blends with the spontaneity of creation. Each print, whether made in lithography, contemporary engraving or in screen printingtells a different story, but all are united by the immersive process of the “L’atelier musée de l’estampe” project, conducive to reflection and artistic exchange.

Among the master printers who marked this artistic adventure ist Mustapha Belkouch, Brahim Hanine, Asmaa El Hairech, Noureddine Fathy, Chafik Zougari and Frédérique Possot. These artisans enriched the creative process with their skills and passion, making the workshop a space conducive to the transmission of know-how and artistic sharing.

Participating artists: Nabil Bahya, Noureddine Belhaj, Mustapha Belkouch, Driss Benwahoud, Omar Berrada, Mounat Charrat, Ines Chekroune, Meryem Chraibi, Nabil Dadsi, Hassan Echair, Noureddine Fathy, Abdelkader Laaraj, Najia Mehadji, Abdelhay Mellakh, Youssef Ouahboune, Fatima Ouardighi, Abdelkarim Ouazzani, Mohamed Rachdi, Zakaria Ramhani, Aziz Sayed, Abdellah El Hariri.