Ahmed Mater (ar)

Ahmed Mater Foundation

Founded in 2025, the Ahmed Mater Foundation will provide support to emerging Saudi artists while bringing international leaders in arts and culture to Asir.

Ahmed Mater Studio

Founded 2021 in the heart of Diriyah, Riyadh, Ahmed Mater Studio is a multidisciplinary space for artistic creation, cultural research, and community engagement.

Misk Art Institute

In 2017, Ahmed was the Founder-Director of Misk Art Institute, during his 18-month tenure he oversaw the future planning of the organisation, building its young team of artists and creatives who developed a range of programmes and initiatives.

Pharan Studio

Founded 2014 in Jeddah by Ahmed Mater – a community arts organisation aiming to awaken Saudi civil society to contemporary ways of thinking, innovation and sustainable cultural development.

Edge of Arabia

A chance encounter that gave rise to a bold and far-reaching organisation that redefined Saudi Arabia's place in the contemporary art world through international exhibitions, educational programmes, publications and artist mentorships.

Al Muftaha Arts Village

Ahmed Mater joined Al Meftaha as a resident artist in 2001 and in 2002 established the influential Shatta Group. Founded in 1989 in Abha by HRH Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, then Governor of Asir, Al-Muftaha Art Village stands as a pioneering cultural initiative in Saudi Arabia.

Shatta

Founded 2002 in Abha by Ahmed Mater, Ashraf Fayadh, Abdulnasser Gharem, Abdulkarim Qassem and Muhammad Khidr – was a radical artists collective established to challenge existing modes of art practice in Saudi Arabia