The talk will be in Arabic.

Join us in the next meetup of “Hiwar Art Club” for an online talk, hosting artist and lecturer of aesthetics, Ahmed Jaride, who will speak to us about a selection of artworks by pioneering Moroccan artists, from the Permanent Collection of the Jordan National Gallery while also opening the discussion with our attendees.

Ahmed Jaride lives and works between Casablanca and Benslimane. Morocco

After his university studies in Rabat in 1979, he was appointed professor of educational psychology and then philosophy. Then he was assigned to teach aesthetics at the Higher School of Fine Arts in Casablanca. He devoted his activity to the development of art and culture in Morocco, so he founded in 1997 the Association of Artists Professionals Village, then a year later, he was appointed as an advisor at the Ministry of Culture and Director of the Minister of Culture’s office. Then he founded the magazine “Zunar” for contemporary art and visual heritage in 2006. Member of the International Society for Plastic Arts and Secretary of the Union of Arab Plastic Artists . Assistant President of the Moroccan Association for Plastic Arts and a member of the Union of Moroccan Writers and House of Poetry, Morocco. Technical Director of the International Symposium in Asilah – Berish. MAC-A Morocco.

He has a continuous presence in national and international intellectual and artistic events in several biennales, forums, festivals and trade fairs, as well as individual and group exhibitions locally and abroad. Jared is involved in a number of social campaigns to support causes of marginalization, poverty and human rights. He has produced books and artistic portfolios with a number of poets, including Adonis, Charbel Dagher, Soraya Iqbal, Fatiha Murshid, Rachid Al-Maimouni and the writer Molim Laaroussi.