Villa des Arts

The Al Mada Foundation celebrates the art of printmaking by unveiling an original project in partnership with the Chraibi Abderrazik Foundation, entitled: Atelier Musée de l'Estampe. This is an opportunity to discover prints produced over the past 50 years by the Marsam Graphic Art Workshop, as well as a set of engravings in tribute to the great Moroccan artist and master engraver Aziz Abou Ali. The exhibition is structured in 3 sections, featuring interactive workshops for lithography, art serigraphy and engraving

The Al Mada Foundation is devoting an exceptional exhibition to urban art, highlighting this artistic movement which is taking over more and more of Morocco's city streets. Organized under the broad and dual banner of “Street Art & Heritage”, the Foundation is presenting the works of 10 contemporary artists at the Villas des Arts from May 09 to July 15, 2023. These are works with a creative artistic approach that enhances our heritage, and a purely Moroccan touch that highlights the cultural diversity and rich heritage in which Morocco abounds.

Recognized by UNESCO as a “Living Human Treasure” and winner of the Best International Storyteller Award in Sharjah in 2023, the great Samba Saw captivates us with his tales for young and old. Born in Saint-Louis, Senegal, he is a communications trainer at the Université de St-Louis, a musician and the author of several works of fiction, poetry, essays and literary criticism. President of Compagnons-Conteurs du Nord/Sénégal (COCONS) and a member of the Association des Conteurs du Sénégal, he is also a former U.S. Embassy scholar on “Child Labor and Violence”. Pape Samba Saw has already taken part in numerous festivals in Morocco, notably in Béni-Mellal, Zagora, Marrakech and Rabat.

From October 20, 2022 to January 20, 2023 at the Villa des Arts in Casablanca, the AL MADA Foundation, in partnership with the Institut National des Beaux-Arts de Tétouan (INBA), organized an exceptional exhibition entitled “Emergences,” featuring works by young artists graduating from the INBA. The exhibition showcased the INBA's expertise and national influence through a selection of newly graduated artists with strong convictions and varied practices.

Born in 1954 in Casablanca, Ahmed Jaride worked as a teacher of psychopedagogy, then philosophy, before joining the Casablanca School of Fine Arts to teach philosophy of art. In 1988, he was appointed artistic advisor to the Minister of Culture and Communication, before becoming Director of the Minister of Culture's Cabinet. He dedicated himself to promoting art and culture in Morocco, founding the Village des Ateliers d'Artiste in 1997, followed by the major national plastic arts exhibition in 2004. He has also organized several workshops during major cultural events, as well as conferences and seminars, and contributed to various art books.

The Al Mada Foundation is unveiling a unique exhibition on urban art to highlight this artistic movement, which is taking over more and more of Morocco's city streets. Under the broad and dual banner of “Street Art & Heritage”, the Foundation is showcasing the works of 10 contemporary artists at the Villas des Arts from May 09 to July 15, 2023. These are works with a creative artistic approach that enhances our heritage, and a purely Moroccan touch that highlights the cultural diversity and rich heritage in which Morocco abounds.