This is the album of the winning entries of the Muscat International Award for Innovation and Creativity in Crafts which was conducted during the Muscat International Festival for Arts, Heritage and Creativity organized jointly by Muscat Municipality and IRCICA in January- February 2011. 212 artisans participated in the competition from various countries including the host country, the Sultanate of Oman: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Iran, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Palestine, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan. During the evaluation process the Jury took into account the characteristics and the technical features of each product with special attention to the following assessment criteria: excellence, creative concept design, and invention in traditional technique. The album gives comprehensive information on each award-winner artisan and his/her works.
