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Yesterday 11:29 p.m.
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 ...
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Tuesday, February 21 09:19 p.m.
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 ...
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Tuesday, February 21 02:14 a.m.
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 ...
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Thursday, February 16 08:33 p.m.
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, ...
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Wednesday, February 15 08:57 p.m.
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 ...
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Tuesday, February 14 12:56 p.m.
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 ...
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Monday, February 13 10:51 a.m.
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 ...
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Monday, January 30 09:41 p.m.
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, ...
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Friday, January 27 06:43 p.m.
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 ...
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Thursday, January 26 10:56 p.m.
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 ...
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Thursday, January 26 09:07 p.m.
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 ...
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Wednesday, January 25 08:30 p.m.
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: ...
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Tuesday, January 24 12:59 p.m.
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 ...
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Tuesday, January 17 08:37 p.m.
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 ...
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Monday, January 09 09:32 p.m.
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 ...
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Wednesday, January 04 09:40 p.m.
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 ...
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Wednesday, January 04 08:07 p.m.
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 ...
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Wednesday, January 04 06:50 p.m.
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 ...
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Tuesday, January 03 09:56 p.m.
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 ...
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Thursday, December 08 2011 10:14 p.m.
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.
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Thank you very much Amy Read more
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