"In 2007, Al Jaidah opened Qatar's first ever commercial gallery, Waqif Art Centre, which later reopened as the non-profit Katara Art Centre. He also funded the Doha launch of the Dubai gallery The Third Line, which ran between 2008 and 2011, before closing amid the global recession. Most recently, he has set up Wusum, a commercial gallery established in 2023, which shows emerging Qatari artists and aims to develop a new base of young local collectors."
""We have some of the world's leading collections and plenty of money, but there has to be something happening lower down the ladder," Al Jaidah says. But building a market does not happen overnight, nor does it come without hurdles. "We are not yet where we need to be with local collecting. What I'd really like to see is the emergence of more museums outside the purview of the Qatar museum authorities, more foundations established and more corporate collecting.""
Tariq Al Jaidah is a patron, dealer and collector focused on developing Qatar's grassroots art market and supporting emerging local artists. He launched the country's first commercial gallery in 2007, later converted it to a non-profit, funded other gallery projects, and opened Wusum in 2023 to showcase young Qatari artists and attract local collectors. He seeks more independent museums, foundations and corporate collecting to strengthen the market and believes events like Art Basel Qatar can professionalize commercial practices. His personal collection spans around 500 works amassed over four decades, from Dia al-Azzawi to recent regional purchases.
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