Upcoming
06 Feb 2025
The Sharjah Biennial 16 is a significant contemporary art exhibition that showcases diverse works by international artists. The biennial often explores themes related to culture, identity, and global issues, with a special focus on the Middle East and North Africa....
Upcoming
The Sharjah Arab Poetry Festival was established in 1997 and is held at the beginning of each year with local and Arab organizations by the Sharjah Department of Culture. The festival hosts poets from the Emirates and various Arab countries,...
Upcoming
15 Dec 2024
The Rubu’ Qarn Centre for Theatre and Performing Arts is set to launch its theatre season this winter, showcasing the creative talents of young members aged 6 to 31. The season will take place across Sharjah from December 15 to...
Expired
Experience the powerful UAE premiere of Keffiyeh/Made in China, a striking play by acclaimed Palestinian playwright Dalia Taha. This deeply moving work explores the impact of occupation on everyday lives, weaving together personal stories that highlight resilience, identity and the...
Expired
Produced nationally and internationally, Little Women has been praised by critics for its ambition in adapting such a well-known story for the stage. This timeless, captivating story is brought to life in this glorious musical filled with personal discovery, heartache,...
Expired
Antonio Dias (1944–2018), an artist who relentlessly transgressed material and conceptual boundaries, tackling complex sociopolitical issues across diverse mediums. The exhibition title derives from artist-critic Hélio Oiticica’s 1969 analysis of the open-ended nature of Dias’ iconography. The first solo exhibition...
Current
Perform Sharjah returns for its third season with a new series of performances, running from late October 2024 until early January 2025. The programme seeks to create spaces of encounter between the local public and contemporary artists from the region...
Current
The “Al-Rumi: 750 Years of Absence… Eight Centuries of Presence” event, being held in the House of Wisdom, celebrates the 750th anniversary of Jalaluddin Al-Rumi, a 13th-century poet, mystic, and philosopher. The event showcases Al-Rumi’s profound influence on spirituality, literature,...
Current
The Eternal Letters exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the timeless art of Arabic calligraphy in the writing of the Holy Qur’an, with the aim of continuing the efforts made to promote Islamic art on a global scale under the...
Expired
Vantage Point Sharjah’s 12th edition, If I Were Another, features emerging photographers whose works reflect personal experiences, history, and collective memory. The exhibition, titled after Mahmoud Darwish’s poem, showcases fragmented memories that resonate with universal human experiences.
