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7 Public artworks from Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are the Dia al-Azzawi Prize 2024 shortlist finalists.

Tamayouz Excellence Award is delighted to announce the shortlist of finalists for the 2nd Dia al-Azzawi Prize for Public Art. The shortlisted finalists are Alaa Maan, Mais Al Azab, Dalal Mitwally and Miramar Al Nayyar, Shouq Al-Mana, Manal AlDowayan, Najla El Zein, and Dana Awartani. This prize recognises transformative permanent and temporary artworks displayed in public spaces, ensuring their accessibility to wider communities.

The seven shortlist finalists from Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia were selected from 57 artworks received from across the Arab world. One winner will be selected from the shortlist for the Dia al-Azzawi Prize for Public Art. The Public Art Prize, established in 2021, is the latest addition to the Tamayouz Excellence Award program, celebrating outstanding achievements in architecture worldwide. Named after the internationally acclaimed Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi, a pioneer of modern Arab art, the prize is awarded biennially. This 2nd cycle of the prize honours artworks within the urban context that have had a transformative impact on their communities in the Arab World between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2022.