Calendar
Upcoming: 2024’s music festivals
A calendar of events in and around the cultural life of magpie Click on the event name and its website will open in a new tab. You can look for specific events from the search bar at the top, or [ … ]
Month: January 2024
Art
Third Richard Mille Art Prize won by Nabla Yahya
Nabla Yahya as been named as the third winner of the $60,000 Richard Mille Art Prize. The Abu Dhabi born artist’s installation, SoftBank (2023), was one of the eight pieces selected for the Art Here 2023 exhibition currently running at [ … ]
Arts Centre
The arts centre and the scent of love
What’s an arts centre for? Arguably there are three key functions: to deliver artistic work that its audience might not otherwise experience, to test the boundaries of the art form by fostering new thinking, and to promote excellence – maybe [ … ]
Art
Festival time in RAK
Ras Al Khaimah Art, the new incarnation of the Ras Al Khaimah Fine Art Festival, opens to the public at 9pm on Friday 2 February. As ever, it’s at the Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village, which has increasingly been [ … ]
Light
Shedding light on the matter: the arrival of the UAE light festival
Regular readers will know that magpie has always been a fan of the Sharjah Light Festival, the 13th edition of which runs 7 to 18 February. Key locations in the emirate are being lit up – sustainably, of course – [ … ]
Calendar
Upcoming: 2024’s international arts fairs and biennials
A calendar of events in and around the cultural life of magpie Click on the event name and its website will open in a new tab. You can look for specific events from the search bar at the top, or [ … ]
Calendar
Upcoming: 2024’s international arts festivals
A calendar of events in and around the cultural life of magpie Click on the event name and its website will open in a new tab. You can look for specific events from the search bar at the top, or [ … ]
Art Fair
Art Dubai 2024: more extras, wider regionality
Art Dubai is promising a significantly expanded public programme for its 2024 edition (1-3 March) including what’s described as “the most extensive education, talks and thought-leadership programme of any international art fair”. The organisers said much the same last year, [ … ]