Dubai Culture and Arts Authority becomes Official Cultural Supporter of Dubai Expo 2020

Design a public seating area for the forthcoming renovated area of Al Quoz. The area is being transformed into a creative zone. Dubai Culture and Art Dubai Group are asking for proposals to activate public areas of the district.

In a move of unparalleled solidarity, all four artists on the 2019 Turner Prize shortlist have been awarded the prize after requesting to be considered as a group.

Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde announces the representation of Iraqi photographer Latif Al Ani and welcome him to the gallery’s programme in advance of his upcoming solo exhibition.

Learn the essentials of jazz improvisation with Tarek Yamani during a three-day workshop followed by a performance at Sharjah Art Foundation.

The curators for the 2020 UAE National Pavilion will curate an exhibition around the theme of sea salt. Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto will present an exhibition exploring sea salt as a traditional, locally-sourced building material, and its potential uses for developing sustainable habitation in desert environments like the UAE.

A Dubai gallery launches a new initiative to make buying art easier for first time buyers or indeed, young collectors. Art For All Collective offers installment plans for anyone looking to purchase an artwork from a selection of some of the most promising emerging talents in the region

A sketch battle competition open to automobile and product designers, graphic designers and artists based in the UAE will launch with a cash prize.

A travelling exhibition exploring the notion of home will travel around the Gulf and the UK as part of a new initiative by the British Council.

Applications are now open for the third edition of the Ithra Art Prize. The $100,000 prize is a collaboration between The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) and Art Dubai.

This year’s autumn show looks at imaginary landscapes from four of the UAE’s most vibrant emerging artists.

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji is one of several artists awarded at the Cairo Biennale, making a comeback after 8 years.

The Sharjah Art Foundation announced today that Omar Kholeif has been named director of collections and senior curator. He will be charged with overseeing the foundation’s acquisition strategy, developing exhibitions and other programming, and securing international partnerships.

In a kind of gallery takeover lasting the duration of the summer, the trio of artists Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh and Hesam Rahmanian are using the gallery as a working studio working towards a final exhibition to be unveiled in September.

The annual open call photography exhibition in Sharjah is open to international residents for the first time this year. Applications are being accepted until June 1, 2019

Two art venues and three UAE venues in total are on this year’s list for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

One of the greatest artists from the Middle East, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has passed away at the age of 96. As tributes begin to flow in, here is mine.

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