{"id":598970,"date":"2026-02-17T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=598970"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:44:41","slug":"designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Designs and Installations at the AlUla Arts Festival 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since Saudi Arabia\u2019s comprehensive Vision 2030 development project launched in 2017, the quaint yet historically significant desert town of AlUla has emerged as an important cultural hub for the rapidly \u201copening-up\u201d kingdom. Nestled amid soaring wind-formed limestone cliffs, the verdant date-palm oasis was once a stop-over for muslim pilgrims heading south toward the holy cities and before that, incense traders from southern Arabia traveling north to the Fertile Crescent. The well-preserved adobe-style settlement here dates back 900 years. The iconic Hegra tombs nearby\u2014erected by the same civilizations as Petra\u2014are at least 2100 years old.<\/p>\n<p>While it might not be as glittering as other Vision 2030 projects\u2014The Line, for one\u2014the multifaceted AlUla project is significant in its own achievement, but perhaps also as a model for other similar civic initiatives in the kingdom, region, and beyond. The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU)\u2014branded as <strong>Arts AlUla<\/strong> for several incorporated projects\u2014focuses its efforts in three areas: cultural preservation, ecological restoration, and new artistic endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>The latter, in particular, centers on bringing international actors into the fold. \u201cIt\u2019s very much about transferring knowledge but also showcasing what we have here and the unique ways we\u2019re accomplishing our goals,\u201d says Hamad Alhomiedan, RCU\u2019s arts and creative industries director, \u201cEverything we do should be accessible, not just across the kingdom or the region, but globally. We&#8217;re here to regenerate the area and that requires a lot of work. It\u2019s essential to have help from a diverse group of cultural platforms and independent talents, even scientists. We\u2019re developing a new playbook so to speak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/alula-arts-festival-01-hero\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598974\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-598974\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-01-Hero-810x613.jpg\" alt=\"Rock formations and sand dunes with vehicle tire tracks under a bright sky create a stunning AlUla desert landscape.\" width=\"810\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-01-Hero-810x613.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-01-Hero-800x605.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-01-Hero-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-01-Hero.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And while the recent establishment of \u201cartisanal\u201d workshops\/boutiques in the old city might seem slightly contrived, other projects like the AlUla Artist Residency program are impressive in both their international scope and experimental foundation; deeply rooted in the cultural and ecological heritage of place but universal in the proposed application of outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 edition focused on design and brought five up-and-coming to mid-career practices to AlUla for a three month intensive. Hailing from Saudi Arabia, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Tunisia, Belgium, and the Netherlands, these contemporary studios\u2014all speculative and craft-led in ethos\u2014conducted thorough ethnographic and material research. The resulting designs distill from investigations of local daily life, emergent industrial developments, and the clever harnessing of natural resources abundant here.<\/p>\n<p>Curator Dominique Petite-Fr\u00e8re\u2014founder of multivalent exhibition platform and creative incubator Limbo Accra\u2014ensured that these concepts did not remain nebulous. Each proposal comprises actual furnishings, some that could easily be introduced into the immediate context with a bit more tooling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/alula-arts-festival-02aseel-alamoudi-alula-design-residency-2026\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598975\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-598975\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-02Aseel-Alamoudi-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-810x1076.jpg\" alt=\"A large, abstract red sculpture with layered, curved lines sits on a speckled concrete floor under warm lighting, evoking the contemporary art scene of AlUla.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-02Aseel-Alamoudi-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-810x1076.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-02Aseel-Alamoudi-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-800x1063.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-02Aseel-Alamoudi-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-02Aseel-Alamoudi-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-02Aseel-Alamoudi-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Analysing the idiosyncratic intricacies of the limestone rock faces found here but also how local children interact with public infrastructure, Riyadh-based designer Aseel Alamoudi created 3D-printed, extruded sand benches. These non-prescriptive public structures are meant to be climbed on; hinting at Alamoudi\u2019s larger ambition of constructing a massive playscape on the desert floor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/alula-arts-festival-07-paul-ledron-lamp-alula-design-residency-2026\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-598980\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-07-Paul-Ledron-Lamp-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-810x1083.jpg\" alt=\"A tall black floor lamp with geometric patterns and amber glass panels stands in a modern, well-lit gallery inspired by AlUla, featuring design displays and patterned windows.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-07-Paul-Ledron-Lamp-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-810x1083.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-07-Paul-Ledron-Lamp-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-800x1069.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-07-Paul-Ledron-Lamp-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-07-Paul-Ledron-Lamp-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-07-Paul-Ledron-Lamp-AlUla-Design-Residency-2026.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brussels-based Ori Orisun Merhav redirected the local, age-old tradition of harvest palm leaves and, combined with hardening properties of shellac, developed a new formal vocabulary of naturalistic lamps, carpets, and stools. Palm as a material was also central to Abidjan-based talent Paul Moustapha Ledron\u2019s collection of an almost ancient architectonic daybed, incense altar, and palm tree-like floor Tamaro Jar lamp. The designs take on ceremonial, even spiritual qualities; objects that facilitate a \u201cslowing down\u201d of sorts, allowing oneself to be fully immersed in the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Unveiled as part of the Alula Arts Festival, which ran until February 14, the five collections join new design concepts presented at the French Ministry of Culture\u2019s Villa Hegra complimentary residency program. The downtown AlUla institute is managed by AFALULA (French agency for development in AlUla).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/alula-arts-festival-06-paul-emilieu-marchesseau-studio-lamp-villa-hegra\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598979\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-598979\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-06-Paul-Emilieu-Marchesseau-Studio-Lamp-Villa-Hegra-810x1081.jpg\" alt=\"A tall, modern floor lamp with a chrome base and circular frame evokes AlUla-inspired elegance, standing on a marble floor amidst neutral-colored curtains and pleated gray drapes.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-06-Paul-Emilieu-Marchesseau-Studio-Lamp-Villa-Hegra-810x1081.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-06-Paul-Emilieu-Marchesseau-Studio-Lamp-Villa-Hegra-800x1068.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-06-Paul-Emilieu-Marchesseau-Studio-Lamp-Villa-Hegra-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-06-Paul-Emilieu-Marchesseau-Studio-Lamp-Villa-Hegra-1150x1536.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-06-Paul-Emilieu-Marchesseau-Studio-Lamp-Villa-Hegra.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the repurposed estate\u2019s five allocated studio spaces, French designer Paul Emilieu Marchesseau imagined a series of modular furniture pieces with materials sourced neraby\u2014both natural and industrial. As evidenced in the curtain-enclosed lamp, these propositions are equal parts function and poetry; carrying the trace of local traditional ornamentation as a grounding element. The collection is site-responsive on both an aesthetic and practical level; the latter also becoming more universal in potential application.<\/p>\n<p>Also on view, is the fourth biennial instalment of Desert X AlUla, the offshoot event of the California outdoor installation art exhibit. Like the two other showcases, the significantly larger works presented also respond to context.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;AlUla&#8217;s landscape is a living archive of stories, traditions and encounters that span centuries,\u201d said Desert X co-curator Wejdan Reda. \u201cFor this edition, artists have engaged with its valleys and historic routes to create works that honor its landscape while opening new spaces for imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/alula-arts-festival-04-mohammed-alsaleem-al-shurfa-al-shuruf-desert-x-alula\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598977\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-598977\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-04-Mohammed-AlSaleem-Al-Shurfa-Al-Shuruf-Desert-X-AlUla-810x1080.jpg\" alt=\"A tall, geometric metal sculpture with a pointed top stands on a sandy base in front of AlUla's rocky desert cliffs under a blue sky.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-04-Mohammed-AlSaleem-Al-Shurfa-Al-Shuruf-Desert-X-AlUla-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-04-Mohammed-AlSaleem-Al-Shurfa-Al-Shuruf-Desert-X-AlUla-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-04-Mohammed-AlSaleem-Al-Shurfa-Al-Shuruf-Desert-X-AlUla-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-04-Mohammed-AlSaleem-Al-Shurfa-Al-Shuruf-Desert-X-AlUla-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-04-Mohammed-AlSaleem-Al-Shurfa-Al-Shuruf-Desert-X-AlUla.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of note was Mohammed AlSaleem\u2019s series of metal totems, extracting the formal symbols\u2014the geometry of the crescent shape\u2014found in sacred spaces\u2014mosques\u2014across Saudi Arabia. Placed in the natural context of Desert X AlUla\u2019s chosen Wadi valley, the works are de-contextualized from their primarily urban settings but suggestive of what lies beyond the horizon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/designs-and-installations-at-the-alula-arts-festival-2026\/alula-arts-festival-03-maria-magdalena-campos-pons-imole-red-desert-x-alula\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598976\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-598976\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-03-Maria-Magdalena-Campos-Pons-Imole-Red-Desert-X-AlUla-810x1090.jpg\" alt=\"Large metallic sculptures resembling flower buds and stems rise from the desert landscape of AlUla, framed by rocky cliffs under a clear blue sky.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-03-Maria-Magdalena-Campos-Pons-Imole-Red-Desert-X-AlUla-810x1090.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-03-Maria-Magdalena-Campos-Pons-Imole-Red-Desert-X-AlUla-800x1077.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-03-Maria-Magdalena-Campos-Pons-Imole-Red-Desert-X-AlUla-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-03-Maria-Magdalena-Campos-Pons-Imole-Red-Desert-X-AlUla-1141x1536.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/AlUla-Arts-Festival-03-Maria-Magdalena-Campos-Pons-Imole-Red-Desert-X-AlUla.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comprising larger-than-life, cast foam Desert Hyacinths and their secondary leaves, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pon\u2019s Imole Red installation comes together as a forum; another type of sacred space, and like Paul Ledron\u2019s furnishings, inspiring visitors to take stock of its surroundings and engage their mystical qualities.<\/p>\n<p>Many as international interlocutors, of sorts, the talents exhibiting across these showcases were able to introduce elements of their own cultural backgrounds as corresponding cues to those they uncovered here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The multivalent AlUla Arts Festival enlists international artists and designers to cleverly engage with cultural and ecological heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":598973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1],"tags":[],"internal_flag":[],"class_list":["post-598970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-main"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Designs and Installations at the AlUla Arts Festival 2026<\/title>\n<meta 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