Another day, another luxury brand sponsoring an art prize: this time it’s Louvre Abu Dhabi, partnering with Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille for The Richard Mille Art Prize – four to six shortlisted artists selected from an open call get an […]
If you’re in the creative or cultural arena, and if your income has been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, you may qualify for government support – but don’t hang about: applications have to be made before close of play […]
Art Jameel has moved with impressive speed to put together a rapid-response programme offering micro-grants to local working artists. Artists, writers, curators and researchers based in the Middle East and North Africa can apply for the Art Jameel Research and […]
From its inception in 2009, the biennial Jameel Prize – organised by the V&A and Art Jameel to recognise the influence of Islamic tradition and visual culture – has been an award for art in mixed media; just about anything […]
Dubai Design District has announced its Design for Good programme, seeking to “support and promote social change in the UAE through the design community”. Two projects will be rolled out in 2018. One has already been commissioned, a collaboration between […]
Art Jameel is ramping up its presence in Dubai ahead of the much-anticipated 11 November opening of the Jameel Arts Centre on Dubai Creek. One example is the appointment of a communications team in the form of Ciara Phillips as […]
Meraas, the Dubai-based property company responsible for many of the sexier developments along the city’s coastal strip, has opened the fourth edition of its Urban Pixels photography competition. The competition runs from 19 April to 10 May, is open to […]
Throughout Sikka 2018 Tashkeel is hosting Out of the Dark, “an exhibition of photography that demonstrates the creative potential in all things analogue, from processing to alternative forms of printing and development”. Undergraduates and recent graduates who are UAE residents […]
As part of the programming for UAE Innovation Month, d3 has launched a Top Innovation Room Competition – submit images of one or more rooms that embody the idea of ‘innovation’, whether this be through the design or through the […]
If you haven’t been to the Louvre Abu Dhabi yet, you seem to be alone. The car parks and snaking queues spilleth over and are a testament to the fact that residents of the capital are keen for an art […]
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