Qurain Cultural Festival

The Qurain Cultural Festival is Kuwait's leading arts festival, founded in 1994. It is sponsored by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, Kuwait and its purpose is to enhance the artistic and cultural movement in Kuwait. It includes theatre performances, literary events, the exhibitions of the visual arts and other cultural events.[1][2][3]

Prizes

edit

The festival is also the venue for the awarding of several arts prizes. These include the literature prizes, education prizes and in the painting category - the State's Encouragement Prize.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ Fattahova, Nawara (2007) Qurain Cultural Festival opens, Kuwait Times, November 27, 2007
  2. ^ Qurain Cultural Festival attracts Arab talents. Asia Africa Intelligence Wire, January 05, 2002 from Kuwait Times
  3. ^ United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development, 07 Jan. 2010 Al Owais leads the UAE delegation in the Al Qurrain Kuwait Cultural Festival Was opened by the Operetta "bridge of love"
  4. ^ http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?Language=en&id=1692970 (2006) Info Minister inaugurates 13th Annual Al-Qurain Cultural Festival in Kuwait, Arts & Culture, Kuwait News Agency