Art Dubai announces three upcoming events in its 10th edition

This year is the tenth edition of Art Dubai, March 16-19 2016 at Madinat

ART DUBAI AND DELFINA FOUNDATION REVEAL DETAILS OF ‘THE WEDDING PROJECT’

The new site-specific, immersive project and café space features performances and an eleven-course menu created entirely by artists, taking place during the tenth edition of Art Dubai, March 16-19 2016

Art Dubai and Delfina Foundation revealed details today of The Wedding Project, a new performative project that will playfully transform two rooms at Madinat Jumeirah into an artist-created wedding hall for the tenth edition of Art Dubai, March 16-19 2016. The experience is open to all, throughout the fair, and also features a series of eleven-course gala dinners. The project is supported by Absolut Elyx and ROI.

Curated by Delfina Foundation Director Aaron Cezar as the latest iteration of the popular ‘Politics of Food’ series, The Wedding Project combines novel drinks and food dishes, commissions and interventions by artists including Sunoj D, Larissa Sansour, Candice Lin, Manal Al Dowayan, Taus Makhacheva, Nile Sunset Annex, Hind Mezaina and the Centre for Genomic Gastronomy. 

ART DUBAI AND THE CULTURAL OFFICE ANNOUNCE THE 2016 SHEIKHA MANAL LITTLE ARTISTS PROGRAM

• This unique children’s arts program is a partnership between Art Dubai and The Culture Office, and held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

• The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program is part of the largest not-for-profit public programing of any art fair worldwide. The artist-led program for UAE-based children and teenagers returns to Art Dubai for the fourth year

• This year’s lead artist is UK-based Polly Brannan, who brings The Mobile Variety Club to the fair’s tenth edition, March 16-19 2016; the workshops involve children and their families producing and performing their own theatre shows at the fair

• The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program also includes Discovery Tours for ages 5 to 17 throughout the fair, led by UAE-based artists, while an expanded schools program across Dubai accompanies the initiatives at the fair

• The 2016 Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program features a specially commissioned children’s art book by UAE artist Khaled Mezaina

Art Dubai and The Culture Office announced today the fourth iteration of the Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program – the fair’s educational program that encourages UAE-based children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 to excel in and become involved with the arts.

RCA SECRET DUBAI RETURNS FOR ART WEEK 2016

Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase original artwork by local and internationally-acclaimed artists at Alserkal Avenue and Art Dubai

Back by popular demand, RCA Secret Dubai – Dubai’s edition of the Royal College of Art’s anonymous art exhibition and sale – returns to Art Dubai this year and is held in partnership with Alserkal Avenue. For the first time, the sale will take place across two key locations during Art Week.

The 2016 RCA Secret Dubai will feature 1,000 original post-card size artworks displayed for sale at Alserkal Avenue (March 14-19) and Art Dubai (March 17-19). The anonymous collection is created and donated by regionally and internationally acclaimed artists and designers, plus alumni from the Royal College of Art in London. All proceeds support the university’s scholarship fund to support art students at a formative time in their careers.