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The 'Me, My Film' mobile film competition, launched by The Sandlash Project, encourages creative minds to pick up their mobile phones and tell their story in a 3 minute movie, in a first of its kind competition in the United Arab Emirates.

This competition targets amateur filmmakers from all backgrounds ...

In 2008 Hisham Samawi partnered with his cousin Khaled Samawi to establish Ayyam Gallery in the Gulf. With the opening of its Dubai location that same year, he expanded the commercial art space’s presence in the Middle Eastern art scene. As managing partner of Ayyam Gallery, he has been ...

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ArtintheCity is looking for an art-loving intern to help assist in arts and culture research in MENA and SA regions.

The intern will mainly be doing some market research, ...

As part of its International Museum Day celebrations Sharjah Museums Department (SMD) is organizing a series of scientific and entertaining events at the Sharjah Aquarium and Sharjah Maritime Museum external area under the theme ‘Museums in a Changing World − New Challenges, New Inspirations’.

Running from Friday 18 May to ...

Iranian artist Ramtin Zad brings his new exhibition of works to Etemad Gallery in Dubai this month, and ArtintheCity had a quick chat with him about his new series of paintings and sculptures. Having previously exhibited his work internationally, he now brings his colourful dream-like landscapes back to Dubai.

‘Resurrection’ ...

The second ‘Outdoor Art Project’ launched at a community event that was held at Bay Avenue that brought together residents, families, and the creative community.

The art works of 12 Emirati and UAE-based artists are now on display at Bay Avenue, a new retail destination at Executive Towers in Business Bay, ...

Egyptian born and based artist Mohamed Abla first gained fame in the 1980’s for his unique style of blending European influences into traditional Egyptian ways of painting. His work has been exhibited internationally, and they are very much influenced by the past, Egypt’s wealth of traditions and symbolic references. His artworks ...

The Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award 2012 have announced that they will be open for applications from 1 May - 1 November, 2012.

First launched in 2006, The Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award is an annual fine arts competition which aims to encourage, recognize and promote emerging artists from the UAE and ...

PIPER, the Middle East’s only social relaxation drink, has launched #soleofthecity - an iPhotography | Instagram activation, in collaboration with thejamjar gallery, iPhonographer Hassan Kiyani and SOLE DXB – the Middle East’s Sneaker Summit.

Use your mobile phone to capture the soul of the city ...

After 9 seasons of concerts, with over 50 individual performances in every discipline from music to dance to multi-media, The Fridge have announced a very special initiative for their upcoming 10th Fridge Concert Series.

This time around they are putting the onus on you, loyal supporter of the local music scene, and they want ...

Christie’s April sales of Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art totaled $6,402,825 / AED23,515,190 against a pre-sale high estimate of $6.1 million. 92% of the works on sale were sold, and Michael Jeha, Managing Director of Christie’s Middle East and Head of Sale, said:

"The combined total for ...

Vol 2 of print journal and sociohistorical forum THE STATE is still open for submissions, and this time is premised on cultural imagination and futures of place. THE STATE invite you to speculate and translate the future’s visualisations of form and format; "By using situational spectation, tactile sensations, personal anticipation and ...

Slidefest is a quarterly event organized by Gulf Photo Plus (GPP) and held in the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium, where locally-based photographers from all walks of life present personal projects and share inspiring work. Slidefest presentations are fast paced, lasting roughly 5 minutes each followed by a brief Q&A ...

Art lovers and collectors across the UAE are anticipating the latest Christie's Dubai two part sale, featuring ‘Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art’, and held at the Emirates Towers Hotel on 17 – 18 April, 2012. The sale features a work by international contemporary Iraqi artist, Ahmed Alsoudani, and two ...

Art Dubai 2012 saw the launch of a new book produced by independent art initiative Edge of Arabia, entitled 'Edge of Arabia: Contemporary Art from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia', and featuring the work of 12 Saudi contemporary artists including Shadi & Raja Alem, Hala Ali, Ayman Yossri Daydban, Manal Al Dowayan, Abdulnasser ...

The fifth edition of the Gulf Film Festival gets under way on Tuesday 10 April with a diverse line up of 155 short and full length feature films selected from Gulf and international submissions. Those shortlisted come from 40 countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Brazil, Romania, and France, and the Festival chairman Abdulhamid Juma says that; 

Aside from the concentration of galleries in the warehouses of Al Quoz, DIFC has also established itself as a key hub for high end contemporary art. There are now eight galleries based in the glassy facades of DIFC’s Gate Village and we take a look at three of the best ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the launch of the Dubai Modern Art Museum and Opera House District, a new cultural destination to be located in Emaar's flagship development, Downtown Dubai, and designed to become the ...

Art Dubai 2012 has provided the setting for the inaugural John Jones Art on Paper Award, conceived by master framers John Jones Ltd. and Art Dubai to recognize the potential for excellence and innovation for works made on paper. On 21 March the winners were announced as the ...

Last year Art Dubai launched Marker, a curated section of ‘concept stands’ which at once step outside of and interact with the commercial fair setting.  This year Marker presents five leading Indonesian galleries, Ark Galerie (A20), Biasa Artspace (A26), Galeri Canna (A27), D Gallerie (A2) and Jogja Contemporary (A35), curated ...