• Doors of (Al Sha’biya)

    Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Through the doors of Al Sha'biya, the traditional neighbourhoods that emerged in the 1970s, this exhibition tells the stories of generations of Emirati families, revealing the quiet ways people leave their mark on the places they call home. Organised by [... more]

    Free
  • On Photography: The Shortest Shadow

    Sharjah Art Foundation, Flying Saucer Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    A three-day discussion-based practical seminar (evenings, 6-9pm) investigating photography’s seeming constraint – its 'short shadow', edging in on what already exists – and how that makes it a radical driver of modern art and thought. The seminar leader is Rohit [... more]

    Free, but pre-register
  • Vantage Point Editions

    SAF Photography Gallery Al Manakh, Sharjah

    The name riffs off Vantage Point, Sharjah Art Foundation’s biennial open-call photography exhibition; aiming to support the work of local photographers, Vantage Point Editions offers an opportunity to see and buy work from from 20 UAE-based photographers who exhibit a [... more]

    Free
  • CLOSING TODAY Nothing Worth Mentioning

    Kutubna Cultural Center Madina Avenues 17, Nadd Al Hamar, Dubai

    An exhibition featuring more than 40 works by 16 photographers (of different nationalities, but all based in the UAE) that seek to find beauty and meaning in the small moments of everyday life, personal rituals, routines, brief encounters, simple gestures [... more]

    Free
  • CLOSING TODAY Vantage Point 13

    Sharjah Art Foundation Photography Gallery Al Manakh, Sharjah

    The latest edition of Sharjah Art Foundation's open-call photography exhibition examines the evolving possibilities of documentary photography through newly commissioned works by six artists – Luisa Dörr, Latifa AlBokhari, Sathish Kumar, Adam Rouhana, Guanyu Xu and Maheder Haileselassie. The principle [... more]

    Free