Arts festival – magpie

18 April 2026

Alserkal Art Week kickstarts the Dubai art season

15 February 2023

Alserkal Art Week returns from 26 February to 5 March with what looks to us like its best programme yet as a taster for Art Dubai and the Sikka Festival. Most of the happenings are concentrated at the start of [ … ]

RAK’s arts festival is getting into its stride

25 January 2023

The Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival is growing into its role. About to get under way is the eleventh edition, running from 3 to 26 February; it’s developed from early days as a somewhat ad hoc celebration of tradition [ … ]

Tuwaiq Sculpture: 30 more public art installations for Riyadh’s ambitions

11 January 2023

The fourth edition of Tuwaiq Sculpture began at the start of this week, featuring 30 artists from around the world producing large-scale sculptures that will become permanent public art installations in Riyadh’s urban landscape. Themed ‘Energy of Harmony’, this edition [ … ]