Al Khatt festival is an event curated by Khawla Art and Culture, aiming to revive and harness the long lost art of Arabic Calligraphy and motivate the community of artists and art lovers around it.

In it’s first event, Al Khatt festival will be taking place in Beirut, and specifically on the St. Nicholas stairs, Gemmayzeh; a stairs that is also called “L’escalier de l’Art” featuring four established calligraphy artists Fadi Alawayid , Everite Barbee, Rola Dlaykan and Ghaleb Hawila. from the 9th till the 11 th of July 2021. 

Each Artist will present six of his masterpieces with inspiring messages and quotes.

We chose Beirut for this Art initiative as it represents a melting pot of art and culture from around the Arab and Middle Eastern area.

The joined efforts of the Khawla Art and Culture foundation, along with the chosen Caligraphy artists, partnering with Modern Arabesque magazine create an emerging experience on the long artistic history of the Gemmayzeh stairs in the center of Beirut,

Lebanon.

Dates: 10 -11 July 2021
Time: 5:00 PM till 11:00 PM