The inaugural Bluewaters Art Festival runs 4pm to midnight from 12 to 20 April, featuring a theme ("Re:Connect") and "designed to transform the island into a vibrant open-air gallery". Expect murals, installations, large-scale inflatable art, outdoor sculptures, and indoor exhibits [ ... ]
World Art Dubai is back for its eleventh edition, with more than 10,000 artworks from 400+ galleries and individual artists who come from more than 65 different countries. WAD has grown out of its early days as a simple lo-fi [ ... ]
The inaugural edition of April Acts, a weekend initiative expanding on the curatorial framework of Sharjah Biennial 16 and held across various SB16 venues, has the title to carry new formations – an extesion of SB16's theme, to carry. The [ ... ]
Art Dubai’s core gallery programme will feature over 120 participants across four sections as befire: Contemporary, Modern, Bawwaba (featuring exclusively new work) and Art Dubai Digital. Works on sale are included in the excellent online catalogue for browsing. Away from [ ... ]
The Saudi artist has long been developing a highly characteristic visual language rooted in the Arabian urban landscapes, architecture, and linguistic history. In his work, In his monumental installations and sculptures Al Othman reflects on the layers of history embedded [ ... ]
H2 productions and the Dubai Panto team return to Jumeirah Beach Hotel with their unique adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's well-loved tale of the mermaid who yearns for a life above the waves – only to be ensnared by the [ ... ]
Aldo Dotti plays a 65 minute programme of piano favourites, outdoors at the Jumeriah Al Qasr's Céleste poolside restuarant. The programme: Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 [ ... ]
Fann À Porter's second solo exhibition for Syrian artist Mayar Obeido features his signature reconfigured table, presented as an independent element for the first time in his practice, with an accompanying series of black ink and coloured paper studies. While [ ... ]
A Bluewaters Art Festival discussion organised by Firetti Contemporary and featuring the gallery's curator (and founder) Mara Firetti alongside artist and architect Sawsan Al Bahar; Lina Mikati, art collector and founding member of The Art Circle; Rassil Ghazzaoui, a clinical [ ... ]
Sharhah Arcitecure Triennial's Living Continuity: Urban Workshop Series brings together artists, researchers, and writers whose practices are deeply rooted in lived experiences to explore "our role as urban actors within the layered histories and evolving ecologies of a neighborhood". This [ ... ]
Belgian filmmaker Guillaume Senez has always been fascinated with personal responsibility and family dynamics. His latest film, which premiered at last autumn's Toronto Film Festival, fits the mould; it tells the story of a father’s struggle to reconnect with his [ ... ]
Dubomedy gigs are usually pretty good, especially when the price is free (with a minimum spend of one drink or one food item) and a "fantastic" (their judgement) bill of stand-ups – "you never know who will drop by!" It's [ ... ]
April's Laughter Factory tour features Montreal's Just For Laughs festival favourite Eman El Husseini, about-to-be-big US standup Maher Matta, and top local talent Valentina Danubio, 2023 winner of Survival of the Funniest. Here are the other upcoming gigs: 24 Apr [ ... ]
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