27 September 2025

FIELDWORK: Cultural Histories, Rural Futures

Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

A two-day symposium reflecting on agrarian knowledge, cultural memory, and the role of rural communities in shaping their own futures. Through talks, lectures, screenings and site visits, the programme engages with urgent questions around how land is used, who works [ ... ]

Free, but pre-register

LAST CHANCE Mohammad Alfaraj: Seas are sweet, fish tears are salty

Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

The first institutional solo exhibition of Mohammad Alfaraj brings together installations, photography, video works and site-specific commissions that respond to the gardens and outdoor spaces of the Jameel. Central to Alfaraj’s practice is his use of storytelling, both in written [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Bady Dalloul: Self-portrait with a Cat I Don’t Have

Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

An extended solo exhibition for the Syrian-French artist, curated by Art Jameel’s Lucas Morin. Self-portrait with a cat I don’t have is Bady Dalloul’s first institutional solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. Blending autobiographical anecdotes with stories of individuals [ ... ]

Free