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The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture – Open Calls as of March 2015
AFAC is now accepting applications in the categories of Visual Arts and Performing Arts as part of its 2015 general grants program. Deadline : May 1st, 2015 Please consult the Grant Guidelines, Evaluation Process, and […]
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Ammar Al Attar Prayer Rooms in Al Riwaq Art Space, Manama
Al Riwaq Art Space in Manama announces a new solo exhibition by Emirati photographer Ammar Al Attar – Prayer Rooms,opening 29th September. For this ongoing project Ammar Mohammed Al Attar photograps prayer rooms across the […]
Location: Manama Posted on: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 -
Launched: Jameel Photography Award by the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, Jeddah
The Arts and Culture section of the Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives organization launched an award for photography. It is the same organization that sponsors Edge of Arabia, Arabian Wings and several other art initiatives […]
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Report of the visit by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture to Saudi Arabia
In May 2013 the Director of AFAC, Oussama Rifahi, led a small delegation on a tour of the Saudi art scene, with the purpose of increasing AFAC’s penetration among Saudi artists and getting […]
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New entry on Gulf Art Guide: Arabian Wings
Over the past few years Arabian Wings, an organization offering everything from an artist in residency program for international artists to three different kind of awards, has developed as one of the major players in […]
Location: Jeddah Posted on: Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 -
Arabianbusiness.com article on Dubai arts patron Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal of the Alserkal Avenue
Under the title “ringing art to the masses” the Arabianbusiness.com website carries a four page article on Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal, a Dubai entrepreneur and award-winning patron of the arts, whose family was recently awarded […]
Location: Dubai Posted on: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 -
Arabianbusiness.com: Kuwait sees quiet revival in arts scene
Recently the Arabianbusiness.com has a feature on the re-emerging Kuwait arts scene: ‘ After two lacklustre decades, Kuwait is experiencing a quiet revival of an arts scene once known as the most avant garde […]
Location: Kuwait Posted on: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 -
twofour54 newsletter, incl. music deal with Sony, TROPFEST Arabia workshops, Abu Dhabi Film Festival announcing recipients of SANAD fund and twofour54 support for Ali Mostafa’s film ‘A to B’
In twofour54‘s recent newsletter: news on a a music rights deal with Sony, 1200 filmmakers attending TROPFEST Arabia workshops, Abu Dhabi Film Festival announcing first recipients of the US$500,000 SANAD fund and twofour54 supporting […]
Location: Abu Dhabi Posted on: Thursday, July 25th, 2013 -
Book publication & call for papers: MuseumsEtc
With a title very much in the vein of the fashionable ‘re-‘s’ (reclaiming, reinventing, reimagining, redefining, etc., words that do not always mean that much; for instance what is reimagining a museum? And […]
Location: Posted on: Thursday, July 18th, 2013 -
Photography Competition Sharjah
Photographers residing in the UAE can submit their work about the Emirate of Sharjah for an exhibition named ‘Vantage Point Sharjah’, organized by the Sharjah Art Foundation in one of the new art spaces in […]
Location: Sharjah Posted on: Monday, July 15th, 2013