There are just a few days left to see Abu Dhabi Festival's The Art of Nature exhibition at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi. The show runs until April 23 and features 40 artworks by leading UAE-based and Emirati visual artists.
Included in the exhibition is Roberto Lopardo's Mapping Bu Tinah, which is a photographic documentary series of Bu Tinah, an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi that Lopardo completed in 24-hours. There is also the work of Anjali Srinivasan, a glass artist whose work Crusta: Frozen Mud combines salt with glass and flour, creating multiple layers and textures reminiscent of the UAE landscape and sculptor Michael Rice whose pieces is a large-scale ceramic piece called Wave - inspired by the rhythms and patterns in the natural world.
Throughout the exhibition has been a strong education programme held under the patronage of Sheikha Shamsa Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan that featured sessions and workshops in a dedicated activities area.
The entire exhibition, part of the Abu Dhabi Festival, is hosted with the support of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region and Chair of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD).
* The Art of Nature runs until April 23, Umm Al Emarat Park.
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