Prince Saud bin Khalid bin Faisal, Deputy Emir of the Medina Region, sponsored the closing ceremony of “Camp Worth”, organized by the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Worth) as part of the 2024 Medina Date Season activities.
During his visit to the crafts camp, which lasted for 28 days, His Excellency the Deputy Amir of Madinah Region reviewed a group of practical, artistic and personalized products of more than 50 participants from different areas of the kingdom under the supervision of the institute. Experts and trainers.
During the ceremony, Dr. Suzanne Al-Yahya, CEO of the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts, gave a speech in which she emphasized that Camp Worth, in its first edition, was able to bring together participants from across the Kingdom in an extraordinary experience. Made. Which combines learning, entertainment, passion, exploration and innovation in investing in the resources of our rich environment, and he noted the passionate energies that it brings to the efforts made in preserving and worthy of its cultural heritage and its precious traditional artistic heritage. Tries to support. So that Saudi traditional arts become a symbol of authenticity, a source of inspiration and a core of creativity through qualitative educational and training programs on which craft pioneers and experts are based.
After that, the audience watched a documentary film that summarized 28 days about the Worth Camp, which is the first of its kind at the level of craft programs and offers trainees a different experience related to the traditional arts of the region. The film reviews the success of the trainees in the construction of the mosque's facade from natural upholstery extracted from palm trees, as well as various handmade products made from the traditional art of wicker, including the handmade artwork “White Athar”, carved in Jeddah. Inspired by the historic houses, which will be transported to the Medina's Haramain Express train station, as well as the handmade artwork “Rawas Shamekhat” made of natural wicker, components of the Medina's environment, which will be transferred to the Al-Safiya Museum and Orchard.
At the end of the ceremony, His Excellency the Deputy Emir of the Medina Region honored the students and craftsmen participating in the Worth Camp and a commemorative photo was taken on the occasion.