Tasweer Partners
Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar is made possible by the enthusiasm and effort of many departments and individuals within Qatar Museums and partner organisations. Our thanks to everyone.
DAAM
The Social & Sport Contribution Fund (Daam) is pleased to support Tasweer as part of the strategic vision of Daam that aims to effectively contribute to activities and initiatives that achieve sustainable social development, in alignment with the Qatar National Vision 2030. Daam is motivated by a sincere national responsibility and a complete understanding of its strategic role in supporting a life of a better quality for Qataris.
M7
M7 is Qatar’s dynamic hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in fashion, design and technology, and a catalyst for creativity in people of all ages and backgrounds. We are pleased to be hosting the inaugural Tasweer photography festival at M7 and partnering on its programme of exhibitions, workshops, and discussions. We look forward to cultivating image-making talents with the Tasweer team.
Qatar Foundation
For over two decades, Qatar Foundation has been driving regional innovation and entrepreneurship, fostering social development and a culture of lifelong learning, and preparing our brightest minds to tackle tomorrow’s biggest challenges. The knowledge that our future lies in unlocking the most precious resource of all – human potential is at the heart of our partnership with Qatar Museums and Tasweer.
Saoud bin Mohammed Al-Thani Foundation
The Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Award was first announced in 2001 as an initiative of Sheikh Saoud in cooperation with the Qatar Photographic Society as a platform to support photographers. The award has now relaunched by Tasweer with the Saoud bin Mohammed Al-Thani Foundation as annual open calls to photographers in Western Asia and North Africa (WANA) – and continues its journey of celebrating and nurturing photographic talent.
Hamad Medical Corporation
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the main provider of secondary and tertiary healthcare in Qatar and a leading hospital provider in the Middle East. We are dedicated to safe, effective and compassionate care for all our patients and are pleased to work with Tasweer and the Sheikh Saoud Al Thani Awards to bring the beauty and joy of photography to our patients through spaces inside HMC.
Fire Station
Fire Station is a contemporary art space committed to supporting artists through its artist in residence program as well as engaging local communities in Qatar through opportunities, mentorship, curatorial support, events, and exhibitions. Fire Station is pleased to provide the Al Wakra House artist studios – one of our Creative Spaces – for community programming as part of Tasweer's Contemporary Heritage project.