{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Relay","title":"Artist-Run Spaces and Creative Community with Habeeb Abu-Futtaim, Gubgub Studios, Qatar","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2832,"description":"In this episode of Relay, host Raja Aderdor speaks with Habeeb Abu-Futtaim from Gubgub Studios in a conversation that explores artist-run spaces, independent creative practice, and the role of community in building a more sustainable arts ecosystem in Qatar.\nGubgub Studios is the first artist-run, affordable shared studio space for artists of all disciplines in Qatar. Beyond providing workspaces, it operates as an active community hub, offering events, mentorships, talks, exhibitions, screenings, workshops, and other forms of programming that support creative and professional development. Through peer exchange and connections with local, regional, and international practitioners, the space aims to help grow a vibrant grassroots arts scene.\nTogether, Raja and Habeeb reflect on the importance of stable and accessible spaces where artists can maintain a continuous practice, collaborate, exchange ideas, and develop a culture of dialogue, critique, and mentorship. The discussion considers how shared resources, including studio spaces, workshops, photography and printing facilities, a library, and a flexible multipurpose space, can support artists across different disciplines and stages of their careers. The conversation also situates Gubgub Studios within Doha’s Industrial Area, where changing patterns of development and more affordable spaces create new possibilities for artist-led activity. It explores how artists can build connections with local fabricators, materials, and the surrounding industrial environment, while contributing to a more independent, visible, and sustainable creative community in Qatar.\nRelay, a podcast from Clavis Aurea Podcasts, explores the people and processes behind publishing, art, and cultural production. Through conversations with people working across the cultural sector, the podcast looks at how ideas move from concept to physical form through books, exhibitions, and printed production. At its core, Relay focuses on the creative chain...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c6flXzcjmQVw4FQGWBabvWZOe3kYVi2-VZlModXjb-w/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xMGE3/YzM2YTc4NmI4NTk0/YWNkMDU2ZTIyZDQ3/ZWJlMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}