SAIF 2026, the summer program at SAMoCA in JAX District in Diriyah, runs until Aug. 29 with workshops, screenings and family sessions.
‘Memory Tapes: A Collective Portrait’
Younger visitors co-create a large canvas archive from phone photos, screenshots, magazine clippings and scraps of poetry, gluing everyday memories into a shared mural.
‘Atelier’
An artisan-led weekend introduces young participants and their families to the fundamentals of tailoring, embroidery and stitching.
‘Style Compass: Mapping Your Artistic Identity’
Aimed at 15 to 18-year-olds, this session moves across sketching, acrylics and mixed media, drawing on international masters and Saudi artists to help each participant find a signature style.
‘The Story Studio’
Part writing room, part recording booth, this media lab has young creators plot original story arcs, illustrate their characters and record their own narration.
‘Following Light and Shadow’
A hands-on photography workshop covers composition, framing, light and shadow, then leads teens on a guided photo walk through the museum.
‘It Must Be Heaven’
On Thursday evenings, the museum screens a short program including Palestinian director Elia Suleiman’s “It Must Be Heaven.”
