Liwan's membership programme aims to build a network and community central to the country's creative economy. It addresses the need to create a pool of resources and provide flexible access to them, alongside a curated space, just for local designers.
A Liwan membership gives you the chance to join Qatar’s burgeoning creative community. A Liwan membership offers a full programme of benefits, including unlimited access to Liwan’s shared spaces, private studios, state-of-the-art prototyping and digital photography labs. Our membership programme also includes access to exclusive talks, artisanal workshops, membership-only mixers and showcases.
A Liwan membership gives you 24h access to all of our spaces and facilities, including member-only events. The programme opens up Liwan as a creative space to the burgeoning design community in Qatar in the form of an easy-to-reach, easy-to-use, collaborative hub in the heart of the city.
The following benefits cover both specific design tools and community resources, ensuring that at Liwan, members are encouraged to create their work in an environment where they can experiment, collaborate, network, and test the boundaries of design.
We offer two types of membership:
The expected users of the membership include emerging Product Designers, Visual Designers, Fashion Designers and more. It is geared toward the emerging and established creative design community in Qatar. So, if you are an emerging or established designer or even a design enthusiast, this membership may be for you!
Membership is open on a rolling basis. Applications are open to all residents of Qatar over the age of 18 and require proof of residency, a letter of intent, and a CV OR portfolio.
The Liwan Membership Programme gives 12 months of access to its members. During this time, memberships will have 24h access to the site and all the listed benefits. The membership is non-renewable, and spaces in the programme are limited, granted on the approval of an application.
A Liwan membership is for emerging and established local designers, giving them a space to experiment, collaborate, network and test the boundaries of design. It is open for application to all residents and citizens of Qatar over the age of 18.
Applicants need to attach
Individual membership = 2000 QAR | Group membership = 1850 QAR
Memberships are valid for 12 months from the start date.
All applicants will be contacted via email to be informed of the status of their application soon after the intake period closes. Approved applicants will be given two weeks' notice before their membership is activated and the fees deducted. Members will be provided with a membership card and a locker on their first day at Liwan.
Applicants may also be waitlisted and promptly informed of any change in their status.
Believe us when we say, once you enter Liwan, you will not want to leave! So sadly, no, you cannot withdraw your membership.