The 2019 Global Art Forum hosted at Art Dubai will be about the urgent challenges and opportunities facing education today.

Nima Nabavi is interested in the possibilities of infinite geometry.

All Emiratis with archival photos and documents are being asked by Sharjah Art Foundation to submit them for an art project taking place in Umm Al Qawain for the Sharjah Biennial 14 taking place in March.

The region’s only film festival dedicated to Palestinian film will return to Dubai this month. Screenings are at Cinema Akil, Alserkal Avenue

It was a game changer when it opened in November, here are some of my thoughts about the Jameel Arts Centre and if you haven’t been yet, I encourage you all to go.

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.

Huda 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.

The 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.

Sharjah Art Foundation’s new film festival will take place in January and is just one of the cultural highlights for 2019.

Here is a round up of events happening in Dubai in December

Mattar 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.

Dubai-based artist Matthew Ryder will release a limited edition print for only 48 hours.

This exhibition of book design takes viewers on a journey through art, architecture, cosmology and philosophy, as well as words.

Hoor Al Qasimi has been appointed curator of the second Lahore Biennale opening in early 2020 and on view across the city of Lahore, Pakistan.

As 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.

Apply 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.

As 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.

Letters 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.