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DUCTAC’s alternative art platform, ‘MinD’ (Made in Dubai) will return for the third year from 14 March to 14 April, 2012, under the direction of acclaimed Emirati artist and curator Mohammed Kazem. The group art exhibition is titled ‘MinD – Dubai Contemporary’ and will see experimental artworks in a range ...

The New York Film Academy in Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Film Commission has launched a new screenwriting competition for short films, open to all GCC residents. Film enthusiasts are invited to submit scripts of between 5 – 10 minutes related to either ‘revenge’, ‘crime’ or ‘experimental’.

The winning script ...

On 19 March, 2012, the galleries at Alserkal Avenue will once again open their doors for some late night art viewing from 7 – 10pm. Art lovers will have the opportunity to do some serious gallery hopping, meeting artists and gallerists along the way, as well as check out the ...

The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), has now announced the selection committee for the forthcoming edition of SIKKA. The artist-led fair of commissioned work from UAE talent will take place from 15 -25 March, 2012, at the historic Al Bastakiya.

The selection committee is chaired by Dubai Culture, ...

March in Dubai is always a key period in the arts calendar, with the annual Art Dubai and Art Week, which showcases the broad programme of cultural events taking place across the UAE in March. Now the calendar is set to expand to include Design Days Dubai, a major new ...

The ArtBus will run during the UAE’s most prestigious art events this March as part of Art Week, and coinciding with Art Dubai.

Running three routes daily from 22 - 24 March 2012 to art districts Al Quoz, Jumeirah & Bastakiya, and DIFC & Downtown, you'll be part of a ...

The British Council UAE, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair and Dubai-based creative organisation The Domino, has issued a challenge to artists in the UAE to capture the essence of their cities through the works of legendary British writer, Charles Dickens.

As part of the global celebrations ...

The Abraaj Capital Art Prize (ACAP), which is currently gearing up to reveal the five winning art works for ACAP 2012 in March, is now open for submissions for the fifth edition. For curators who wish to act as guest curator for ACAP 2013, the application deadline is 29 February, ...

This spring collectors of art will be treated to Christie’s ‘Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art’ in Dubai on 17 – 18 April, 2012. The sale will include works by Louay Kayyali, Paul Guiragossian and Nasrollah Afjehei, and will be held at the Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai ...

One of the key highlights of the UAE’s cultural calendar, the Abu Dhabi Festival, is back to celebrate its ninth edition in 2012, presenting a stellar line up of international talent from 11 March to 6 April. Organised by Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), the festival will continue ...

AMOR (A Magazine of Random) has recently launched a call for artists and designers to submit artwork in a competition which will see the five winning pieces featured in the magazine’s 8th edition. AMOR was launched in 2010 by Dubai-based design studio FN Designs and describes itself as a 'sporadic ...

Tashkeel has launched a call to all contemporary artists living in the UAE to participate in their forthcoming exhibition 'Mawtini', meaning my home in Arabic. The exhibition will take place from 6 March - 30 April, 2012, and will explore the concept of home.

Tashkeel explains the exhibition concept, stating: ...

From 3 - 8 February, 2012, art lovers from around the world will be able to view work from over 2,000 artists with the online art fair, VIP Art Fair. Back for its second edition, VIP 2.0 will provide a platform on the web for 115 carefully selected galleries, including ...

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has called for submissions from the UAE’s artists and artist collectives for participation in the second SIKKA. There will be the opportunity to create new site-specific work for presentation at SIKKA, the contemporary art fair that showcases Emirati and local talent.

SIKKA 2012 ...

2012 sees the sixth edition of Art Dubai, which over the years has developed an increasingly innovative curated programme, consolidating its position as the key point at which the international art world meets the art scenes of the Middle East and South Asia. Last year over over 20,000 visitors visited ...

This February the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival (SDIJF) will celebrate its tenth edition in a new home in Dubai Festival City. The festival will see an outstanding line-up of musicians perform on a specially designed, acoustically enhanced venue from 16 - 24 February, 2012. Audiences will also be able ...

Sharjah Art Foundation has announced that their 2012 Production Programme is now open for submissions from artists working in a range of media, including sculpture, installation, time-based media, artist’s books and performance. The Production Programme offers up to a total of $200,000 in grants for the 2012 application cycle, with ...

The fifth edition of the Gulf Film Festival (GFF), which since 2008 has provided a platform for bold experimental and contemporary cinema from the Arabian peninsula, will be held in Dubai from 10 – 16 April, 2012. GFF 2012 will continue with its key competitions which include The Gulf Competition ...

XVA invites artists to submit their work for the exhibition 'To the Moon', which will take place from the 18 -30 January 2011 at XVA Art Hotel.

Traditionally the moon has been a symbol of love, beauty, death and re-birth, forming a counterpart to the sun. The moon has value ...

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) has announced that applications to present at ‘March Meeting 2012: Working with Artists and Audiences on Commissions and Residencies’ are now available. The March Meeting annually brings together artists, art professionals and institutions concerned with the production and dissemination of art in the region and internationally.