RIYADH: Nominations for the second edition of the Saudi National Cultural Awards will be accepted from December.
The Ministry of Culture initiative will hand out achievement awards in 14 categories to individuals and organizations from throughout Kingdom.
Honors will include personality of the year, youth, and institutions culture gongs, and there will also be award classes for film, fashion, music, national heritage, literature, theater and performing arts, visual arts, architecture and design, culinary arts, publishing, and translation.
The ministry launched the awards scheme within the Quality of Life Program – one of the Saudi Vision 2030 reform initiatives – to honor and celebrate the achievements and contributions of pioneers, groups, and institutions in various cultural sectors.
The winners of the first edition were presented with their awards during a ceremony held at the Culture Palace in Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter.
