The first session of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth was launched in 2013, and it is the first film festival for children and youth in the country and the region. It is one of the projects...
- 11 Dec 2024
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....
- 10 Dec 2024
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...
- 20 Nov 2024
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...
- 20 Nov 2024
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.
- 07 Nov 2024
Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) will host the twelfth edition of its annual photography exhibition, “Sharjah, A Point of View.” The exhibition will take place at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi from September 28 to December 8, 2024. The exhibition showcases a...
- 23 Sep 2024
Sharjah Art Foundation hosts two exhibitions, “Between Circles and Constellations” by Bouchra Khalili and “Ka Awatea: A New Dawn” by Emily Karaka, showcasing artists’ unique political and cultural engagements. Location: In the artistic buildings in Al Mareija Square.
- 05 Sep 2024
In the exhilaration following Moroccan independence in 1956, staff and students at the Casablanca Art School (CAS) fomented an artistic revolution. They integrated abstract art with African and Amazigh traditions, taking inspiration from the region’s rugs, jewellery, calligraphy and painted...
- 20 Feb 2024
Drawing from astrology, religion and spirituality, the Ethiopian art form of telsem interweaves symbols, drawings and texts imbued with spiritual and philosophical significance.
- 01 Feb 2024
The sixth edition of Sharjah Film Platform (SFP6), taking place from 8 to 17 December 2023, features a range of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking. The annual film festival foregrounds the transformative role of cinema in our culture and community....
- 07 Dec 2023
