Art

Taking a Rizq?

22 November 2023
It’s always a pleasure to report the arrival of a new gallery, particularly one that looks sufficiently well funded and well organised to suggest a professional and long-lived addition to the UAE’s art scene. This one – Rizq Art Initiative, [ … ]
Festival

LitFest promises more

15 November 2023
The 16th edition of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature – which is now billing itself “the region’s largest celebration of stories and ideas”, presumably in a bid to escape the confines of the printed page – will be returning [ … ]
Public art

Lighting up Abu Dhabi

7 November 2023
From 15 November to 30 January 2024 Abu Dhabi is getting three dozen site-specific light sculptures and installations. Under the name Manar Abu Dhabi (‘manar’ being a lighthouse or a guiding light), this is one of the key programmes in [ … ]
Calendar

Upcoming: November 2023

1 November 2023
A collection of international events, festivals, fairs and other happenings in and around the cultural life of magpie The calendar is currently ordered by start date. You can search for specific events, or sort by any of the column headings [ … ]
Words

Thrilling tales

25 October 2023
Life for Hobbes was “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. We can identify with some or all of those some or all of the time. At the very least life can be regimented, grey and boring. That’s why the literary [ … ]
Creative economy

Getting down to (creative) business

25 October 2023
It’s a pleasure to see the creative industries treated as an identifiable business path for entrepreneurs with its own special issues, culture and needs. That’s what we’re promised with the , a two-day event in Alserkal Avenue on 2-3 November. [ … ]