Noor Riyadh, the world’s largest light art festival and a flagship program of Riyadh Art, concluded its successful fourth edition, welcoming over 3 million spectators and bringing together over 60 artworks by more than 60 artists from 18 countries.
Part of the Riyadh Art initiative and launched in 2021, Noor Riyadh is an annual citywide festival celebrating light and art. This 4th edition featured a world-class exhibition that earned to more Guinness World Records to bring the total to 16 and included educational workshops, talks, and performances.
This year’s Noor Riyadh was dubbed ‘Light Years Apart’ and was staged at the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, Wadi Hanifah, and JAX District. It also included a city-scale light installation at Al Faisaliah Tower. 18 Saudi and 43 international artists participated with site-specific and newly commissioned artworks.
Noor Riyadh ran from November 28 to December 14 this year.
Since 2019, Riyadh Art has presented over 500 artworks by more than 500 artists, attracting millions of visitors. Noor Riyadh underscores Riyadh Art’s mission to transform the city into a vibrant cultural hub for public art. As the world’s largest public art initiative, Riyadh Art recently unveiled monumental public artwork to coincide with the opening of Riyadh Metro. Installations such as Alexander Calder’s Janey Waney and Robert Indiana’s LOVE (Red Outside Blue Inside) further embody this commitment, turning Riyadh’s daily commute into a journey of art, architecture, and creativity.
At the closing of 2024 Noor Riyadh Khalid Al-Hazani, the executive director of Riyadh Art, said, “Noor Riyadh 2024 celebrated humanity’s connection to the stars, sparking inspiration and dialogue through the universal language of art. We look forward to continuing Riyadh’s journey of cultural transformation”.
