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𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐝𝐡
𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆.
From 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟓-𝟐𝟕, the 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 participated in the 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 in Riyadh, organized by 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 (𝐖𝐫𝐭𝐡) at the King Fahad Cultural Center.

Invited to contribute to the dialogue around "𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑊𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑦," the Foundation shared how Creative Knowledge can transform intangible cultural heritage into a driver of sustainable development — generating economic value, social justice, and continuity across generations.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬:

🧵 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 through digital tools
👥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 — letting Knowledge Keepers own their cultural identity
⚖️ 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 within artisanal value chains
🔄 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 of tacit knowledge

Giuseppe Biagini, representing the CK Foundation, contributed concrete examples — from bread traditions to creative textile exchanges — showing how living heritage connects territories, communities, and future generations.

The Forum also introduced a new initiative: "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚", focusing on Arabian heritage weaving as a foundation for global cultural dialogue.

One clear message: 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞.

The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts
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