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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261106
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261207
DTSTAMP:20261105T134112Z
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SUMMARY:Children's Biennial
DESCRIPTION:What a good idea this is: the Abu Dhabi Festival is running the first outdoor children’s art biennale in the Middle East Under the theme How the World Feels\, the Biennale will explore how children experience the world through touch\, sound\, movement and light. \nFeaturing works and workshops by UAE-based artists and an international collaboration with National Gallery Singapore\, the Biennale – curated by Dana Almazrouei – will offer family sessions\, workshops and an interactive guide Nine participating artists are Alia AlShamsi\, Aya Afaneh\, Hana El-Sagini\, Moza Almatrooshi\, Moza Almazrouei\, Meera Almazrooei\, Nada Almosa and Sarah Afaneh\, plus Indonesian artist Eko Nugroho; says the blurb\, “they will transform Umm Al Emarat Park into a space where audiences of all ages can encounter art through touch\, sound\, movement and light … Through open-ended experiences\, children are invited to experiment\, question\, collaborate\, imagine and create their own meanings”. \nSays Dana Almazrouei: “We wanted to ask the kind of questions adults often stop asking: what stories lie beneath the soil? How does sound travel through a park? Working with each artist\, we thought first about how a child would experience the piece\, and what they might carry with them afterwards … Play is how children come to understand the world. As historian Johan Huizinga observed\, play creates temporary worlds shaped by shared rules and imagination\, and that’s what we hope this park becomes. It isn’t just a way to make art accessible; it’s how children think\, discover and build their own stories\, together.”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/childrens-biennial/
LOCATION:Umm Al Emarat Park\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Family/kids
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260828T161706Z
CREATED:20260828T161706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T161706Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Rana Begum: Taking Form
DESCRIPTION:Rana Begum brings her textile works to The Third Line for the first time. Her fifth solo exhibition at the gallery features a new body of large-scale wool tapestries presented alongside works on linen\, paper and MDF\, all reflecting the artist’s longstanding engagement with abstraction and minimalism and continuing her exploration of light through new materials and forms. Her characteristic engagement with geometry runs throughout\, with forms suggesting patterns that extend beyond their physical boundaries. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-rana-begum-taking-form/
LOCATION:The Third Line\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260922T074149Z
CREATED:20260922T074149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T074149Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Azza Al Qubaisi: Between Land and Sea
DESCRIPTION:A mid-career exhibition dedicated to the work of the Emirati multidisciplinary artist\, curated by Aysha Al Hemeiri. Ranging from intimate jewellery pieces to large-scale public works\, Al Qubaisi’s practice invites audiences to encounter the UAE’s natural resources through space\, structure\, and material presence.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-azza-al-qubaisi-between-land-and-sea/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260922T074835Z
CREATED:20260922T074835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T074835Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Manish Nai: In Search of Material Within Material
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition by the Mumbai-based artist; much of his work comes from what he has seen and handled there. Nai works with jute\, newspaper\, cardboard\, used clothing\, mosquito mesh and corrugated metal; he cuts\, folds\, compresses and layers these materials\, often through slow and repetitive processes. “Rather than hiding what they were originally used for\, he makes that history part of the work”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-manish-nai-in-search-of-material-within-material/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTSTAMP:20260922T075512Z
CREATED:20260922T075512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T075512Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Karima Al Shomely: Between a Fold and a Memory
DESCRIPTION:Karima Al Shomely’s work draws from the clothing\, textiles and adornments of Emirati women. The burqa is a recurring subject\, appearing in works that look at how it was made\, worn and passed down through generations; Al Shomely also works with traditional Emirati fabrics\, including Bou Tira\, Bu Glaym and Bu Teelah\, enlarging their patterns and remaking them in metal. Through photography\, sculpture\, textile and video\, she brings these materials and their histories into the present.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-karima-al-shomely-between-a-fold-and-a-memory/
LOCATION:Leila Heller Gallery\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T193000
DTSTAMP:20261029T113840Z
CREATED:20261029T094849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T113840Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talks: Wafa Al Falahi – Texture of a Dream
DESCRIPTION:A conversation moderated by Sarah Almehairi that explores Wafa Al Falahi’s practice across painting\, sculpture\, and drawing\, “where instinctive encounters with material give form to the subconscious”. The discussion traces how memory and dream take shape through the creatures and landscapes that populate her work that are at once familiar and uncanny. \nAl Falahi is an Emirati multidisciplinary artist whose practice deploys painting\, sculpture and drawing to give form to the subconscious. Her first solo show opened recently in Alserkal Avenue. \nArtist Talks is an artist-to-artist conversation series founded by Sarah Almehairi in 2020\, bringing together creatives based in or affiliated with the UAE to discuss their practices.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artist-talks-wafa-al-falahi-texture-of-a-dream/
LOCATION:NYUAD Art Gallery Reading Room\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261110T220000
DTSTAMP:20261027T171951Z
CREATED:20261027T171951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T171951Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-easy-tiger-40/
LOCATION:Al Ain Palace Hotel\, Corniche Road\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260813T173413Z
CREATED:20260813T173413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T173413Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:A solo exhibition by the Syrian artist that includes large-scale portraits\, a tile installation\, sculptures\, artist books\, and works on paper. At the centre of Tallaa’s practice is the face\, not as portrait or likeness\, but as witness; this exhibition\, curated by Celine Azem\, considers the traces that experience leaves behind on the face\, the body\, and “the materials we touch and are touched by”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-ahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260701T082606Z
CREATED:20260630T141559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T082606Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAYAhmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE\, chalk powder\, pigments\, and acrylic\, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa’s large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it\, “Faces do not sit on the canvas so much as emerge from within it\, as though the act of painting were one of excavation rather than construction. Cracks\, scars\, and accumulated marks become evidence of time’s passage …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chnaceahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260913T153043Z
CREATED:20260913T153043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T153043Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Ahmad Tallaa: The Living Archive
DESCRIPTION:Built from layers of sand collected in the UAE\, chalk powder\, pigments\, and acrylic\, the surfaces of Ahmad Tallaa’s large-scale portraits at the centre of this show are dense and almost sculptural – as the gallery puts it\, “Faces do not sit on the canvas so much as emerge from within it\, as though the act of painting were one of excavation rather than construction. Cracks\, scars\, and accumulated marks become evidence of time’s passage …”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-ahmad-tallaa-the-living-archive/
LOCATION:Firetti Contemporary\, Unit 29\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260916T102454Z
CREATED:20260916T102454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T102454Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Katia Kameli: The Canticle of the Birds
DESCRIPTION:A solo presentation by the French-Algerian artist and filmmaker that reinterprets The Conference of the Birds\,a 12th-century epic poem by Farid ud-Din Attar\, in which a flock of birds search for a mighty ruler and ultimately find their strength within themselves. \nIn Kameli’s video Le Cantique des oiseaux (2022) actresses process while playing bird-shaped ceramic instruments\, an eerie procession that stands in sharp contrast to the urban environment of Paris. A follow-up film\, Le Cantique des oiseaux\, variation (2022)\, was staged in a seaside garden on the French Riviera; here\, the physical challenge of dancing while playing fragile ceramic instruments creates a visible tension between the performers’ bodies and the delicate artwork. The earthenware instruments are bird-shaped ocarinas\, created by Kameli with ceramicist Marie Picard; to bring these sculptural birds to life\, Kameli worked with composer Aurélie Sfez and choreographer Youness Anzane.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-katia-kameli-the-canticle-of-the-birds/
LOCATION:Taymour Grahne Projects\, Warehouse 31A\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTSTAMP:20260916T103416Z
CREATED:20260916T103341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T103416Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Dalal Al-Obaidi: Frogs\, Jazz & Blisters
DESCRIPTION:A new body of 15 paintings by the Kuwaiti artist that takes us into a life split between two worlds\, London and Kuwait– considering what it means to live in two places\, or “to be two Dalals” as the artist put it\, without being entirely settled in either identity.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-dalal-al-obaidi-frogs-jazz-blisters/
LOCATION:Taymour Grahne Projects\, Warehouse 31A\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.1431157;55.2246127
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
DTSTAMP:20261105T110905Z
CREATED:20261105T110825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261105T110905Z
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SUMMARY:Mahmoud Moussa: Sculpture\, Form & Memory
DESCRIPTION:The UAE’s first solo exhibition dedicated to the Egyptian sculptor. Mahmoud Moussa (1913–2003) is described by Maha Al Mansoori Art Gallery – which is responsible for this short-run Frieze-adjacent show – as one of the most important figures in Arab modernism. \nCurated by Al Mansoori\, the exhibition is presented in collaboration with Motion Gallery in Cairo. It considers how material can hold memory\, how reduction can intensify expression\, and how subjects drawn from lived experience can achieve a presence that exceeds their immediate reference; as the gallery has it\, “rather than imposing a single interpretation\, it invites sustained attention to the relationship between each work’s physical construction and its emotional register … Moussa’s sculptures offer a compelling proposition: that the significance of sculpture need not depend on scale or spectacle. It may instead reside in the precision of a contour\, the balance of a volume\, or the quiet transformation of stone into a form that remains at once familiar and enigmatic”. \nMaha Al Mansoori Art Gallery will move into a permanent space in the UAE capital early in 2027. \nImage: Mahmoud Moussa\, Untitled (1968)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mahmoud-moussa-sculpture-form-memory/
LOCATION:Region Concept Space\, MiZA\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Sculpture
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261111T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261111T210000
DTSTAMP:20261103T095537Z
CREATED:20261103T095537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T095537Z
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SUMMARY:Writing Gym
DESCRIPTION:A nice idea from Emirates Literature Foundation – a casual two-hour hands-on session of writing sprints\, creative challenges\, and independent writing. Useful whether you’re blocked\, halfway through a novel\, starting with a blank page\, or experimenting with poetry or monologues. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/writing-gym/
LOCATION:Emirates Literature Foundation\, Dar Al Adaab\, Al Shindagha\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Words,Workshop
GEO:25.259842;55.2906366
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261111T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261111T233000
DTSTAMP:20261027T174254Z
CREATED:20261027T174254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T174254Z
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SUMMARY:M.O.R.O.N.S.
DESCRIPTION:“A comedy whirlwind featuring a revolving lineup of Dubai’s best comedians and fresh faces! You never know what will happen!” Standup with the Mad Cat folk. The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/m-o-r-o-n-s/
LOCATION:First Collection\, Al' Amal Street\, Business Bay\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
GEO:25.189418;55.2675372
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTSTAMP:20261003T111947Z
CREATED:20261003T111947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261003T111947Z
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SUMMARY:Afrah Shafiq: Nobody Knows For Certain
DESCRIPTION:Afrah Shafiq’s Nobody Knows for Certain is a multimedia game that draws on the illustrated children’s books that were distributed widely in India by the USSR\, highlighting a little-known chapter of Cold War-era cultural exchange. These richly illustrated Soviet fairytales and folk stories shaped many childhood memories and are now the subject of a thriving subculture of collectors across South Asia. \nNobody Knows For Certain is an anthology of stories developed through a field research fellowship with the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art\, Moscow\, alongside an archive Shafiq has built of Soviet children’s books across Indian languages and oral testimonies gathered during her research. Sitting between interactive fiction\, documentary and point-and-click adventure games\, the work invites players to collect books virtually\, find portals from one tale to the next and move through archival findings and historical backdrops that trace how two seemingly disparate lands were closely tied to one another. \nTo 25 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/afrah-shafiq-nobody-knows-for-certain/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTSTAMP:20261029T101722Z
CREATED:20261029T101722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T101722Z
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SUMMARY:Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award 2025: Safekeeping Stories
DESCRIPTION:Safekeeping Stories\, by UAE-based Indian artist and graphic designer Hannan Arshad\, was the winner of the 2025 Award. A poignant response to cultural loss\, and a compelling example of how historical narratives can be reimagined through contemporary public art\, the installation exemplifies the power of art to bridge memory\, place\, and material tradition. It will be on view at John Sexton Square (Central Plaza) at NYU Abu Dhabi to 4 January.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/christo-and-jeanne-claude-award-2025-safekeeping-stories/
LOCATION:NYUAD Central Plaza\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Public art
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTSTAMP:20261029T111651Z
CREATED:20261029T111651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T111651Z
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SUMMARY:Majdi Al Kuzbari and Randa Hijazi: Talid
DESCRIPTION:A joint exhibition by two Syrian artists who explore their homeland’s living heritage through abstract painting (Hijazi) and mosaic jewellery (Al Kuzbari) – “a dialogue between memory\, tradition\, and the present … heritage as a living presence in contemporary art and design” as the gallery has it. To 3 December.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/majdi-al-kuzbari-and-randa-hijazi-talid/
LOCATION:K Gallery\, Al Barari\, Seventh Heaven\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
GEO:25.0990347;55.3168404
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTSTAMP:20261102T141037Z
CREATED:20261102T141037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261102T141037Z
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SUMMARY:Wadeei Khaled: Nearness
DESCRIPTION:A solo show for the Palestinian artist Wadeei Khaled that considers the family as the foundation through which we understand ourselves\, our histories and our connection to place. “His paintings transform everyday gestures of love and care into a visual language of belonging\, where the home becomes a small homeland\, and the homeland an extended family …” To 31 December 2026. \nImage: Wadeei Khaled\, When an Embrace Becomes Home (2026) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/wadeei-khaled-nearness/
LOCATION:Artbooth Gallery\, Centro Capital Center\, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTSTAMP:20261106T102750Z
CREATED:20261106T102018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261106T102750Z
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SUMMARY:Shaikha Al Mazrou: Two Horizons
DESCRIPTION:Significant works and new commissions by the Emirati artist and sculptor known for her material experimentation across steel\, marble\, glass\, resin and copper. Curated by Reem Fadda\, alongside Noor AlMehairbi\, Paz Monge and Afra Saif Almazrouei\, the exhibition unfolds across Cultural Foundation’s atrium and inner galleries in four areas\, with the horizon as its recurring point of reference; highlights include Beyond All Measures (2023)\, a cast-brass diptych at the centre of the atrium\, the new commission Fragmented Horizon (2026)\, and the debut of a series of works in marble. \nTo 15 July. \nImage: Shaikha Al Mazrou\, Beyond All Measures (2023)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/shaikha-al-mazrou-two-horizons/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Qasr al Hosn\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:3D,Art,Exhibition
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
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SUMMARY:DIFC Art Nights
DESCRIPTION:Under the theme Future Forms\, DIFC Art Nights claims to feature more than 600 artworks in exhibitions\, “interactive art installations”\, creative workshops\, live artistic performances and musical entertainment. This edition also has a dedicated Emirati heritage art corner with works by Alia Bent Sultan and Kira Melnikova\, live Arabic calligraphy by Mohammad AlTamimi\, and a hands-on workshops delivered by thejamjar; and there’s an Art Connects Women showcase of works by 120 women artists.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/difc-art-nights/
LOCATION:DIFC Gate Village\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art/design fair
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261112T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261112T200000
DTSTAMP:20261106T125650Z
CREATED:20261106T125650Z
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SUMMARY:A Writing Practice: Visual Poetry
DESCRIPTION:421’s writing seminar\, led by  Sarah Afaneh and designed for writers at any stage of their practice\, approaches the page as a spatial site for poetry – considering how typography\, fragmentation\, erasure\, and arrangement can shape meaning. Participants will play with with the visual possibilities of language and experiment with poetry that converses with embodiment\, emotion\, and artistic intuition.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-writing-practice-visual-poetry/
LOCATION:421 Arts Campus\, Mina Zayed\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Words,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261112T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261112T220000
DTSTAMP:20261027T171639Z
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SUMMARY:The Comedy Lab
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular Thursday stop in Silicon Oasis promises “insane laughs every week”.  The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-comedy-lab-24/
LOCATION:Radisson Red\, Dubai Digital Park\, Dubai Silicon Oasis\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261112T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261112T233000
DTSTAMP:20261027T173327Z
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SUMMARY:Cocktails and Comedy
DESCRIPTION:“Dubai’s hottest comedy night” (aka the Mad Cat team) come to the moodily-lit speakeasy style bar in DIFC for a regular Thursday gig. The door price includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cocktails-and-comedy-3/
LOCATION:Bondz\, Unit 156 Level POD\, Emirates Financial Tower\, DIFC\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTSTAMP:20261006T105637Z
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SUMMARY:Sebastian Mayer: Hannibaby and Zarafa
DESCRIPTION:A public artwork\, performance and community project\, Sebastian Mayer’s Hannibaby draws from an absurd family adventure. Structuring a life-size baby elephant puppet around his toddler’s carrier\, the duo covered a 70km-distance from France into Italy through the Cottian Alps in 2026; Mayer’s trajectory creates a parallel between Hannibal’s storied challenges navigating unchartered landscape and his own encounter with the demands of parenthood. In Sharjah\, Hannibaby manifests as a walkabout performance by the life-sized baby elephant puppet\, alongside a workshop series instructing families in the art of creating and decorating their own 3D elephant masks. It also includes family-friendly movement games and other playful puppetry activities. \nAnother performance\, Zarafa\, retraces the extraordinary journey of the eponymous giraffe – the first to set foot in France in 1827\, a diplomatic gift from Muhammed Ali Pasha of Egypt to Charles X of France. In 2023\, Mayer created a life-size giraffe puppet and walked Zarafa’s original 1000km route from Marseille to Paris. Along the route\, local communities were invited to paint and draw directly onto the giraffe. For Perform Sharjah\, Mayer will use the giraffe puppet to conduct walkabouts for audiences and play host to a community canvas at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi. \nThere are performances at 4.30–6.30pm and again at 6.30–8.30pm. It’s repeated on 15 November. \nThis is part of the fifth edition of Perform Sharjah\, Sharjah Art Foundation’s season of curated performances that serve as an engaging space for exploring\, remembering and imagining – “treating the body as a site of artistic inquiry\, the programme shifts fluidly between intimate reflection and collective experience”.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sebastian-mayer-hannibaby-and-zarafa/
LOCATION:Sharjah Art Foundation\, Bait Obaid Al Shamsi\, Arts Square\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Dance,Performance
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTSTAMP:20260913T154520Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Maggie Otieno: Sojourner – The Difference Is the Same
DESCRIPTION:New works by the Kenyan artist Maggie Otieno\, her first solo show here since the gallery began representing her in 2024 . Otieno’s practice centres on the transformation of reclaimed and distressed materials.; working across wood\, metal\, and mixed media\, her semi -abstract forms explore layered narratives of history\, memory\, human interaction\, and environmental survival. Her works function as vessels of remembrance and renewal\, grounding social and historical reflection in physical form. \nFeatured in the exhibition are new works based around railway sleepers\, symbols of East Africa’s colonial past. More than 150 years old\, these timbers travelled from India to Kenya for railway lines\, carrying with them the stories of travellers\, labourers\, and communities. Also included are works created during a residency at El Anatsui Studio in Ghana last summer. Sculptures made from fragments of wooden canoes bear traces of memory and passage; some are hinged to resemble books\, evoking the turning of a page and the opening of a new chapter.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-maggie-otieno-sojourner-the-difference-is-the-same/
LOCATION:Efiɛ Gallery\, 2 Al Khayat Art Avenue\, First Al Khail Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTSTAMP:20260915T174838Z
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SUMMARY:Artist's Room: Bani Abidi
DESCRIPTION:Bani Abidi’s Artist’s Room displays a single body of work\, Trembling hands (2024) – a series of portraits of artists\, journalists\, politicians\, lawyers\, doctors and civil society leaders who publicly spoke out against the genocide of Palestinians\, often using public platforms that exposed them to backlash\, censorship or repression. Drawn in 2024\, the portraits primarily refer to speeches made in late 2023 and early 2024 during the most brutal and deadly period of the Israeli onslaught on Gaza\, also characterised by widespread international inaction. Some of the speakers depicted by Abidi are Palestinian; others spoke in solidarity. \nTo 25 April.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/artists-room-bani-abidi/
LOCATION:Jameel Arts Centre\, Al Jaddaf\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
DTSTAMP:20261003T131304Z
CREATED:20261003T131304Z
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SUMMARY:CLOSING TODAY Carte Blanche
DESCRIPTION:A group exhibition organised with Feminin Pluriel\, featuring the work of a selection of contemporary female artists. Participating artists were given carte blanche to explore their own creative perspectives; the result is seen in photography\, painting\, sculpture\, 3D and mixed media. \nArtists: \nAgnes Sheikh\nAlexandra Raynaud\nAlison Ladegaillerie\nBenedicte Joland-Chazelle\nBianca Dolman\nValerie Manouvrier \nThere are also two Guests of Honour: Patricia Millns and Khalil Abdulwahid Hassan.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/closing-today-carte-blanche/
LOCATION:La Galerie\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261113T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261113T223000
DTSTAMP:20261022T114904Z
CREATED:20261022T114717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261022T114904Z
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SUMMARY:Karak After Dark Vol 4
DESCRIPTION:Fourth edition of this previously-sold-out comedy success from Tall Tales Productions and The Junctiony. As before\, it’s a show created on the fly from audience suggestions\, this time on the theme of Group Chats: “come watch a few hyperactive comedians trying to survive 90 minutes without a script\, a safety net\, or a delivery app …” Performers include comedy/improv stalwarts Asad Raza Khan\, Salman Qureshi\, Tarek El Saad and Rushdi Rafeek\, plus the social media personality Mariyam Kisat and music/improv mainstay Paul Jones.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/karak-after-dark-vol-4/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Improv
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261113T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261113T220000
DTSTAMP:20261027T172409Z
CREATED:20261027T172312Z
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SUMMARY:Politically Incorrect Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Mad Cat Comedy’s regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel\, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/politically-incorrect-comedy-6/
LOCATION:Xandros\, Singature 1 Hotel\, Barsha Heights\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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