The exhibition is organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in partnership with ALJ Community Initiatives (ALJCI). It features works by the artists and designers shortlisted for the Jameel Prize 2011.

The exhibition was opened at the Casa Árabe in Madrid and exhibits more than 20 artworks created by artists who competed to win the prize. The exhibition, which was warmly welcomed by the public interested in contemporary creations, shows artworks inspired on Islamic culture and international art.

During the opening ceremony, Fady Jameel, president of ALJ Community Initiatives International, stated that the tour of the exhibition comes in line with ALJCI’s interest to raise awareness of the finalists’ artworks inspired on Islamic culture and art. Jameel added that the exhibition was part of the community’s activities to support artists and designers from all over the world and to introduce the Jameel Prize to the world.

Salwa Toqan, the curator, stated that the Spanish people, specifically students from schools and art institutions, are highly interested in visiting the exhibition. According to Toqan, a huge number of visitors had been attracted to the exhibition since the first day of opening.

In 2011, the organizing committee of the Jameel Prize announced that the Algerian-born Rachid Koraïchi had won the Jameel Prize for the year 2011.

The winning artwork is a selection of embroidered cloth banners in black and white, from a series entitled “Les Maitres Invisibles” (The Invisible Masters). Rachid Koraïchi received the prize in a ceremony especially organized at Jameel Gallery, at the V&A in London.

Afruz Amighi, an Iranian-born artist, won the first version of the Jameel Prize for her work “1001 Pages” in 2008. Her work is displayed beside works of the other eight finalists.

Artworks of the finalists reflect the rich Islamic culture from which they inspired their creations, and embody the extent of vitality, uniqueness and elegance of Islamic arts.

The tour started early this year in France and then moved to Spain, from which it will travel to the United States.

Awarded every two years, The Jameel Prize is an initiative of ALJCI and was conceived as part of the collaboration between ALJCI and V&A after the redesign of the V&A's Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art, which opened in July 2006.