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HISTORY & TRADITIONS - ARTS
 Sir Bani Yas Island inspires local artists
Posted on 25/02/2010
Desert Islands have taken a step ahead - beyond its mission for wildlife and nature conservation - to embrace and foster budding Emirati artists. The nature-rich archipelago's developer, Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC), has joined forces with Emirati artist Jalal Luqman to sponsor his incredible initiative Jalal's Art Trip, which supports the next generation of Emirati artists to grow from amateur to proficient artists.
In line with the Abu Dhabi's mandate of becoming an
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 Abu Dhabi all set for sculpture event
Posted on 22/02/2010
Renowned international and regional sculptors will participate in the Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium (Adiss) starting here on Thursday.
The six-week event till April 7 will also see a renowned artist from the UAE taking part in the event at the Armed Forces Officers Club.
Seventeen international and regional artists will participate in the event, to be held under the patronage of General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander
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 Guggenheim museum buys UAE artist's work
Posted on 18/02/2010
A work by artist-photographer Tarek Al Ghoussein, Associate Professor of Design at the American University of Sharjah, has been bought by New York's Guggenheim museum for its permanent collection.
The piece, Untitled 5, is part of the D Series of 2008. Al Ghoussein studied art in New York in the early 1980s and his work has since been exhibited around the world.
"Obviously it's a great honour and very exciting for me to be included in the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York," said Al
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 Zayed University unveils students' art
Posted on 10/01/2010
Zayed University in Dubai has recently revealed the creativity of its students through organising an art event named ‘Shifting Sands of Creativity'.
The ceremony was inaugurated by Abdul Rahman Al Owais, Minister of Culture. The event was an artistic gathering of professional Emirati artists such as Mattar Bin Lahej and Dr Hamad Al Falasi and introduced over 50 senior students' artworks.
The work combined video, photography, painting, installation and sculpture.
Maitha Bin Lahej Al
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 Dubai a key platform for Middle East art
Posted on 07/01/2010
The city is perceived as a key platform for the art market in the Middle East, according to a recent survey.
A total of 75 per cent of galleries surveyed agreed with the statement, and consider the Middle Eastern market as playing a significant role for the contemporary art industry.
The survey was conducted for arts fair Art Dubai 2010. More than 60 galleries will be exhibiting this year, with more than half from outside the region.
John Martin, director and co-founder of Art Dubai,
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 Sultan Bin Tahnoun opens Saadiyat Art Cars Expo
Posted on 26/10/2009
Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC), inaugurated yesterday the Art Cars exhibition held in the grounds of Manarat Al Saadiyat, the new 15,400 square metre dedicated artistic venue on Saadiyat Island - the cultural and tourism destination lying 500 metres offshore the UAE capital.
Running until 30th November, Art Cars is open daily from 10am until 8pm and features an intriguing mix of
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 Funerals of Mona Lisa, a series of monumental printings to be presented by Abu Dhabi Art
Posted on 23/10/2009
In partnership with the Louvre museum, Abu Dhabi Art will present The Funerals of Mona Lisa, a series of monumental paintings by renowned Chinese artist Yan Pei-Ming. This installation will be one part of the rich platform of cultural events created specifically for the inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi Art, an innovative platform for modern and contemporary art taking place at Emirates Palace from 19 to 22 November, 2009.
Conveying the artist's singular perspective on the most famous painting in
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 New talented photographers awarded at UAE IMAGE 2009
Posted on 22/10/2009
Three talented photographers were awarded at the annual Photography competition UAE IMAGES 2009 organized under the patronage of Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH).
UAE national Ahlam Mohammed Al Ahmed received the first prize (10,000 UAD) while the Philippine national Justine Armil So came in the second place and received a SIGMA SD 14 KIT sponsored by M K Trading. The third prize winner from Oman Ahmed Al-Shukaili received an entry to photography workshop run by Gulf Photo
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 Abu Dhabi to host exhibition of masterpieces from Guggenheim Museum's permanent collection
Posted on 30/09/2009
More than fifty masterful paintings from the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, representing the work of over forty of the most important artists of the twentieth century, will be on view in Abu Dhabi from 17 November 2009 through 4 February 2010 in the exhibition The Guggenheim: The Making of a Museum.
The exhibition is presented under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of
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 Arabic calligraphy exhibition in Dubai
Posted on 24/09/2009
An exhibition of calligraphy and arts by young artists from the UAE and the Middle East is currently on at the Grand Atrium in Dubai Mall till October 3rd. The exhibition titled Letters has been sponsored by Montblanc is being held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.
Speaking on behalf of the sponsors Montblanc, Regional Brand Director, Joe Nahhas said: "The very foundations of civilization and culture
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 Abu Dhabi reveals plans for the inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi Art
Posted on 08/09/2009
Tourism Development '&' Investment Company (TDIC) and Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture '&' Heritage (ADACH), revealed details of Abu Dhabi Art, an innovative new platform for modern and contemporary art. Bringing together an exclusive selection of high-level art galleries from the four corners of the world within an ancient and modern crossroads of culture and trade, Abu Dhabi Art will be a new-model curated art fair, which will reflect the dramatically changing geography of today's art world.
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 Sultan opens Islamic art festival
Posted on 04/09/2009
H. H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, opened last night the 12th Islamic Art Festival at Sharjah Art Museum.
The cultural event, which is being organised by Sharjah Department of Culture and Information under the theme 'Space of Mosaic', will last until September 30.
Sheikh Sultan toured exhibitions staged by Moroccan painters who presented him with an old manuscript in recognition of his remarkable contributions to culture and art.
He
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 Mussaffah industrial zone to get 'Art Hub'
Posted on 23/08/2009
A creative arts centre in the Mussaffah industrial zone is expected to ease the capital's shortage of cheap studio space for emerging artists. Groundwork has already begun on the 650-square-metre warehouse dubbed the Art Hub, which is due to open next year and is the brainchild of Tini Meyer.
An artist of German and Spanish descent who paints and experiments with conceptual art, Ms Meyer, 26, said the site would accommodate dozens of musicians, calligraphers, sculptors, jewellers, painters,
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 TDIC offers art workshops
Posted on 22/07/2009
The Cultural Department of TDIC is inviting the public to join in the creative excitement of art-making this August by participating in its new educational workshops and studio art course. The small-group sessions will be held in the education room of ‘Gallery One' in Emirates Palace and will be taught by expert instructors in both Arabic and English.
For adults over the age of 16, Emirati Expressions artist Mohamed Al Astad will teach a six-session course in the basic elements of drawing and
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 Islamic artwork to feature in exhibition
Posted on 19/07/2009
About 150 Islamic works of art are to arrive in Abu Dhabi from Turkey to be displayed in a special exhibition titled Islam: Faith and Worship starting on Wednesday.
The exhibition, organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH), in collaboration with the Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture will run until October at Emirates Palace.
Some of the chosen artwork will be on display for the first time, compiled from seven museums and national libraries in Turkey,
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