Organized by the Foundation of the Forum of Assilah in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, namely department of culture, and the municipality of Assilah, the Cultural Moussem is scheduled to be held from June 30 to July 24.
Minister of Culture Mehdi Bensaid, accompanied by the Secretary General of the Foundation of the Forum of Assilah, Mohamed Benaissa, visited several exhibitions held as part of the Moussem’s summer session, in attendance of several local officials, intellectuals, artists, cultural actors and associations.
In a statement to the press, Bensaid expressed his joy to inaugurate several exhibitions by artists from the city of Assilah and elsewhere.
“These exhibitions by renowned artists from Morocco and abroad are a source of pride and joy for us and for residents and visitors of Assilah, a city that breathes art and culture,” said Bensaid.
The program of the summer session includes a mural painting workshop, organized since 1978.
The aformentioned workshop is conducted by 12 artists in the various alleys of the medina of Assilah.
An exhibition showcasing works of the “children of the Moussem” are part of the program. Another painting workshop located in the gardens of the Palace of Culture, set to portray two exhibitions by Moroccan artists namely Youssef El Kahfai and Mustapha Meftah.
The majority of the activities of the summer session will take place at the Palace of Culture, more commonly known as Ksar Raïssouni.
The second session of this edition, set to take place from October 16 to November 5, will feature several conferences, as part of the 36th session of the Summer University Al-Mouatamid Ibn Abbad, as well as workshops on sculpture and painting.
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