The one-month Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival is back for a bigger and better edition this year. Alongside several top-class art presentations, there are also 161 workshops will be held in subjects such as calligraphy, Islamic ornamentation and sand-writing as well as lectures and artist tours.
Read MoreHuda Lutfi’s third solo show at The Third Line in Dubai was a quiet moment in her sometimes outspoken practice, but sometimes, the loudest messages come through in silence.
Read MoreThe Dubai Future Foundation is the home of visionary foresight and thanks to several innovative initiatives, the foundation is driving the UAE forward towards its goals of being 10 times ahead of the rest of the world.
Read MoreSharjah Art Foundation’s new film festival will take place in January and is just one of the cultural highlights for 2019.
Read MoreHere is a round up of events happening in Dubai in December
Read MoreMattar Bin Lahej is one of the UAE’s leading artists, specialising in public art sculptures and large-scale works that depict movement and power. I interviewed him for Shawati magazine’s Winter 2018 edition.
Read MoreDubai-based artist Matthew Ryder will release a limited edition print for only 48 hours.
Read MoreThis exhibition of book design takes viewers on a journey through art, architecture, cosmology and philosophy, as well as words.
Read MoreHoor Al Qasimi has been appointed curator of the second Lahore Biennale opening in early 2020 and on view across the city of Lahore, Pakistan.
Read MoreAs part of the one-year celebrations at Louvre Abu Dhabi, Salem Al Mansoori created an interactive and digital artwork that utilised visitor date and cast it into a starry constellation.
Read MoreApply now for this three month art writing residency at the Jameel Arts Centre. A great opportunity for anyone looking to extend their scholarly research and practice.
Read MoreAs part of an investigation into the use of Arabic script in art, I peered into the practice of Hassan Hajjaj to find out more about his fusion of Pop and Arabic culture and his overriding positivity.
Read MoreLetters is an exhibition that takes its cue from Omar Saif Ghobash’s novel Letters To A Young Muslim. It cleverly captures through a range of artists from UAE and Saudi, the predicament of today’s young Muslim.
Read MoreColumbian artist Fernando Botero is well known for his art using exaggerated volume and rounded forms. He is currently holding his first retrospective in the Middle East and it focuses solely on his still life works.
Read MoreSam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath are among those on hand to guide and mentor emerging artists at this year’s Abu Dhabi Art.
Read MoreArt Dubai, set to take place in March 2019, has announced a list of the 93 participating galleries. Here it is for your perusal
Read MoreThe Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, in collaboration with the United Nations is showing an exhibition highlighting the plight of forced international migration over the past 70 years.
Read MoreApplications are now open for the Alserkal Avenue Residency taking place next year.
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