Editing Beirut (section)

===Art and fashion===
[[File:Beirut Souks.jpg|thumb|[[Beirut Souks]] shopping mall]]
There are hundreds of art galleries in Beirut and its suburbs. Every year, hundreds of fine art students graduate from universities and institutions. Artist workshops exist all over Lebanon. The inauguration of the [[Beirut Art Center]], a non-profit association, space and platform dedicated to contemporary art in Lebanon,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beirutartcenter.org/presentation.php |title=Beirut Art Center |access-date=19 February 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130304031647/http://beirutartcenter.org/presentation.php }}</ref> in the Mkalles suburb of Beirut added to the number of exhibition spaces available in the city, with a screening and performance room, mediatheque, book store, café and terrace. Adjacent to the latter is the [[Ashkal Alwan]] Home Workspace, a venue hosting cultural events and educational programs.

A number of international fashion designers{{Who|date=March 2012}} have displayed their work in big fashion shows.<ref name="ReutersFashion">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-fashion-idUSTRE69C3JP20101013 |title=Lebanese fashion designers reign supreme despite crisis |work=Reuters |date=13 October 2010 |access-date=1 January 2014 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194027/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/10/13/us-lebanon-fashion-idUSTRE69C3JP20101013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Most major fashion labels have shops in Beirut's shopping districts, and the city is home to a number of local fashion designers, some of whom like [[Elie Saab]], Yara Farhat, [[Reem Acra]], [[Zuhair Murad]], [[Georges Chakra]], Georges Hobeika, Jean Faris, Nicolas Jebran, [[Rabih Kayrouz]] and [[Abed Mahfouz]] have achieved international fame.<ref name="ReutersFashion"/>

Beirut is also the home for a dynamic [[street art]] scene that has developed after the [[Lebanese Civil War]], one of the most notable street artists is [[Yazan Halwani]] who is known to produce the largest murals on the walls of Beirut in areas such as [[Gemmayzeh]], [[Hamra Street|Hamra]], Verdun and [[Achrafieh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/qa-calligraphy-meets-street-art-beirut-150616064634855.html |title=Jazeera English |access-date=8 July 2015 |archive-date=9 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709104408/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/qa-calligraphy-meets-street-art-beirut-150616064634855.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beirut is also international artists' concert tour stop city. Artists like [[Shakira]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Enrique Iglesias]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]], [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], and many more have included Beirut on their concert tours.