AEA Consulting’s Cultural Infrastructure Index is always an interesting read. Established back in 2016, it aims to provide an overview of investment in big cultural sector projects, specifically those a budget of $10 million or more that were publicly announced [ … ]
Alongside its more prosaic role as a landlord for the 70 or so warehouse-style units in Al Quoz that are so well suited to contemporary art galleries and associated businesses, Alserkal Avenue sees itself as having something of a mission [ … ]
If you’re a magpie reader, there’s a reasonable chance that you’d like a job in or around the arts. For some of us, it’s all a matter of chance. For others there might more agency involved, particularly if you’re at [ … ]
Culture in Times of COVID-19: Resilience, Recovery, Revival is an interesting exercise, basically because international crises demand international responses – coordinated, multilateral, policy-based, and sufficiently funded, with deliverables at both the regional and global levels. Good luck with that. This [ … ]
As part of its 10-year AED 30 billion Culture and Creative Industries Strategy, Abu Dhabi has plans to develop a regional comic book industry that could “ultimately” compete on the world stage; and step one is the launch of Sandstorm [ … ]
It looks as though Qatar is keen to rival Abu Dhabi as the region’s de facto leader in high-end arts and culture, at least in terms of infrastructure – it has announced plans for three more museums in Doha. All [ … ]
Dubai’s Al Fahidi district is to get a major makeover. Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has approved a ‘Rehabilitation and Revitalisation of Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood Strategy’ which he described as “part [ … ]
At the end of November 2021 the UAE adopted the largest legislative changes in its history, with more than 40 new or significantly amended laws. The changes apply across many sectors, from trade and industry to the production, sale and [ … ]
One of the important developments of the Al Quoz Creative Zone was the recent announcement of a two-year rent holiday for tenants who are rebuilding or renovating qualifying properties within the Zone. Now Dubai Culture in partnership with wasl Asset [ … ]
The newly publicised National Strategy for Cultural and Creative Industries comes with a rash of words about laying down “a strong foundation to enhance the contribution of the cultural and creative sector to achieve sustainable development” with the goal of [ … ]
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