Frequently Asked Questions

AIAF is organized by a Team of experienced, professionally qualified management people headed by Safaa El Sharief, an internationally renowned entrepreneur and President of Ammon International Arts.

Yes, the festival was organized earlier in 2018, March 2019, and November 2019. This year, 2024, will be the fourth edition of the Ammon International Art Festival.

The festival will be organized in the second week of June 2024
Arrival of Outstation Participants – Day 1
Departure of Outstation Participants – Day 8
Hotel Night provided by the Organizers – 6 nights, 7 Days.
Final Dates of the festival will be announced in the month of March 2024

AIAF 2024 will be organized at Al Hussein Cultural Center and Ras Al Ain Hangar in downtown Amman- Jordan.

The festival catalogue can be downloaded on our website. The PDF link will be announced once the Catalogue is published.

Detail program will be published in the month of April 2024. However, the list of the following activities is confirmed.

• Painting and Sculptures Exhibition during the festival days
• Live Painting Symposium during the festival days (new themes and excitement that you can create yourself)
• Red Carpet / special preview for the opening ceremony.
• Amman Cultural City tours //Petra tour- wadi Rum Safari
• Artistic Fashion Show
• Master Classes on art and recent trends
• Art talk shows and Panel discussions
• Art Conference
• Art Workshops
• Award and Felicitation Ceremony
• Net Working Dinner
• AIAF Cultural Evening

Yes, you can register as a group. However, each participant needs to fill in the registration form. If you are in a group of 10+ artists, please contact the organizers at safaa@ammonart.me for additional privileges and support.

To participate as an Art Gallery, you need to register using the link at https://ammonart.me/registration/

Yes. We encourage you to travel with your family and enjoy the exotic tourist locations of Jordan. Let this trip be your fun-filled family trip.

The Extra cost for Guests is detailed in the cost for participation question below. Children under the age of 6 are free if they share a bed with their parents.

The participants' family travelling together will be entitled to all services like the participants except for exhibition space and awards. Each member of the family needs to fill out separate AIAF Forms.

Yes. Please apply to participate using the link https://ammonart.me/registration/ and select this option “Participate in exhibition only – No personal Presence”.

The artwork can be

1. participation can be by Digital Medium
2. participation can be by sending paintings via courier (The paintings must reach Jordan latest by 25th May 2024)

Your application will be screened and reviewed, and you will be provided with the Bank account details for payment of the participation fee along with the email of confirmation. After you have paid your participation fee, your registration is confirmed.

The Last date for registration and payment is on 3rd of May 2024.

Limited Entries are subject to first Register on a first-serve basis.

We encourage the participants to make the payment as soon as possible after their application has been approved via confirmation email. The last date for completion of payment is 3rd of May 2024.

All participation fees must be paid to our Jordanian bank account. The bank account details and email confirmation will be sent to everyone via email.

For any inconvenience regarding the transfer of money to the bank account, please write an email to us for an alternative mode of payment with the reason.

We do not encourage installment or on-arrival payments. However, we do not want to deprive the genuine or deserving participants from participating in the festival due to financial constraints.
Hence, if you think you deserve or really need to make the installment payments, please send your request to the organizers at safaa@ammonart.me. We will review it. However, the decision is solely at the organizers' discretion and will be reviewed on a merit-by-merit basis.

The cancellation policy for the participation fee received is as follows.

The fee will be refunded within 4 weeks of the cancellation.

Cancellations made before 15th April 2024 – 100% refund less bank charges.

Cancellations made before 20th April 2024 – 75% refund less bank charges.

Cancellations made before 22th April 2024 – 50% refund less bank charges.

Cancellations made after 25th April 2024 – No refunds.

Yes. Your participation is confirmed after payment of the registration fee.

• If the participant is not able to travel due to valid medical Covid-19 related reasons or due to any national Travel related restrictions for COVID-19, we have a 100% refund policy of the participation money received less bank charges.

Participation cost for participants excludes:

• Flight tickets to Jordan for outstation artist.
• Airport Transfers in Amman from to the Hotel.
• Insurance, Visa or medical expense except medical emergency.
• All kinds of painting materials, brushes, or any other tools / equipment for live painting.
• Courier, Cargo, customs, or any postal charges.
• Excludes Bank Charges for receiving the participation fees
• Any disasters or Force Majeure, beyond our control.

The artwork to be displayed needs to be pre-approved by the organizers. It should not be inspired nor depict any political, religious, or obscene picture. It should not hinder the cultural ethics of Jordan and the region.

Also, the Amman Municipality logo and/or any collaterals with 3rd party copyright will not be permitted to be exhibited.

The organizers reserve the right to remove and/or request the participant to replace any artwork unsuited for the exhibition at any time before, during or after.

Yes. Please email the organizers at safaa@ammonart.me to receive further instructions and the complete mailing address.

It is the responsibility of the artist to exhibit their artworks /paintings at the exhibition properly.

The organizers can recommend a list of framing shops in Amman for stretching and framing, but it is the artist's responsibility to get paintings framed/stretched.

For artworks received in advance before 20th May, the organizers can arrange to get the same framed at a cost chargeable to the participant.

Master classes for 25 minutes each will be organized during the festival days. The master artist will be from the participants only.

The decision to select the master class will be solely made by the AIAF Art Curators based on the theme, uniqueness, experience, technical know-how, and knowledge enhancement of the participants. The participants willing to give master classes are requested to apply by sending an email to safaa@ammonart.me

The Participant giving the master classes will be felicitated during the award ceremony and be presented by an additional certificate. All registered participants are entitled to participate as an audience for the master classes.

The Last Date to apply for conducting master classes is 28 April 2024. New dates may be announced on the AIAF website from time to time.

The Artistic Fashion Show is the fashion-related event of the AIAF Festival. Only participants registered for the AIAF Festival can apply to participate in the Artistic Fashion Show.

The decision to accept this application will be made by the AIAF Art Curators based on the Theme, (CULTURAL HERITAGE MATIREAL& DESIGN) uniqueness, Experience, creativity, and appearance to the participants. Thank you for your understanding.

Yes, you can be a fashion designer, a product designer, or have any creative idea to showcase your talent in the Artistic Fashion Show. Here, the participants can showcase their creativity and artwork on various other products like Apparel, curtains, tables, or other daily-life products.

The participant is responsible for arranging the model for the fashion Show to showcase their product. However, we highly encourage the participants to walk to the ramp and showcase their products. The participants can request the other fellow participants also to walk the ramp on their behalf.

The participants of AIAF 2024 can apply to participate in the Artistic fashion show using the link https://ammonart.me/registration/

The last date to apply for participation in the fashion show shall be announced on the AIAF website.

There is no additional cost for the AIAF 2024 registered participants to participate in the Artistic Fashion Show. If the participants want to only participant in the Artistic fashion show, they need to register using the link https://ammonart.me/registration/

The Last date to apply for the Artistic Fashion show is 25th April 2024. New dates may be announced on the AIAF website from time to time.

Covid-19 pandemic is fast recovering all over the world. The Covid-19 situation is Jordan has recovered much better as compared to the world average.

The Travel restriction in Jordan has eased to a great extent. Please review the latest Ministry of Public Health travel guidelines using the following link: TravelHealthPro website.

For the participants traveling to Jordan to participate in the AIAF 2024 festival and staying with us at the Hotel, can fill in the form using the following link https://ammonart.me/registration/

Organizers will NOT be providing Airport pickups and Airport Drop. However other local transports from Hotel to Event Venue will be provided by the organizers.

We are in discussion with some regional and international airlines to provide us with discount code for the participants travelling for the festival. We will communicate the details once we have the confirmation from them.

The participants may arrange to sell their artwork to the prospective buyer. This will be a direct deal between the artist and the buyer. The sale proceeds need to be directly collected by the artist. Organizers may help you with their advice if requested.

All art created by the participants during live painting at the festival will be displayed for public viewing and then handed over to the organizers. The organizers will, at their sole discretion, decide the best use of the art. However, the organizers intend to use the art for some social cause and give back to society as a contribution to some Nobel cause.

The Hotel will be in the center of Amman City. We will arrange all transportation from the hotel to the festival site and back.

The check in and check out time for the Hotel is 14:00pm and 12:00 noon respectively. However subject to availability and policy of the Hotel, they may consider any special request for early check in or late check out.

Please co-ordinate directly with the Hotel Representative if you need early check in or late check out and they will try our best to accommodate the same.

The Detailed Program with the daily time schedule will be emailed to all the participants 15 days before the festival dates.

The information will also be uploaded on the festival website.

The name, Artist profile and 1 artwork picture of all the confirmed participant is published in quarter page the official magazine.

Request for publication of additional pages can be sent to safaa@ammonart.me

Official Email:

safaa@ammonart.me

Website:

www.ammonart.me

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AmmonArt

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/ammonart

Contact Person

Safaa El Sharif, Head of Festival – AIAF

President – Ammon International Arts

Email: safaa@ammonart.me

Please save the above emails and links. We will not communicate from any other links than as mentioned above.