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The third Sharjah Film Platform was held between November 14 and 21. Sharjah Art Foundation
Scriptwriting to distribution: Sharjah Art Foundation's new film production programme

The SFP Industry Hub will be part of the annual film festival Sharjah Film Platform

FilmOctober 19, 2020
Visitors at Abu Dhabi Art 2019 at the fair's New Horizons: China Today section, which brought together artists from China across two generations. Reem Mohammed / The National
How Abu Dhabi Art 2020 has adapted: what to expect as event goes online

The art fair will bring in more curated sections, as well as artist videos and virtual tours, in an effort to enrich visitors' experience

ArtOctober 15, 2020
Mariko Mori's 'Pure Land', (1996-98), a colour photograph laminated between two glass plates. Courtesy Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Waiting for the Future: Guggenheim Abu Dhabi launches digital talks programme

Continuing its online initiatives, the museum will host a series of sessions by notable artists

ArtOctober 14, 2020
SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 23 SEPTEMBER 2020. The newly launched Sharjah Art Foundation space called the Flying Saucer building. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: Alexandra Chaves. Section: Arts & Life.
First look: Sharjah's Flying Saucer reopens to public as art space

Constructed in the late 1970s, the building has become a landmark for the emirate and will now become an arts and community space

ArtOctober 13, 2020
'City Life' bears Muluneh's distinctive vibrant style that draws from her African roots
Aida Muluneh’s striking photos are a bold, contemporary expression of African identities

From identity to the climate crisis, the artist's photographs encompass a diverse range of issues

ArtOctober 13, 2020
Mohammad Omran, '35 Instances of Disturbed Memory'. Courtesy the artist and Atassi Art Foundation
Online auction brings together more than 50 works by Syrian artists

Organised by the Atassi Foundation for Art and Culture, the sale aims to help artists amid the economic fallout of the pandemic

ArtOctober 09, 2020
Google's Arts & Culture app allows users to transform themselves into well-known artworks and historic artefacts. Google
Google’s newest filter turns you into a famous work of art

The tech company's new augmented reality filter transforms self-portraits into artworks by Van Gogh, Kahlo and Vermeer

ArtOctober 08, 2020
Mouza Al Mansoori's 'Somewhere In Bahrain', which sells for Dh650. Courtesy World Art Dubai
Art under Dh1,000: five affordable works on sale at World Art Dubai

The accessible art fair will feature more than 3,000 pieces on display this year

ArtOctober 08, 2020
'The Sky Oscillates Between Eternity and Its Immediate Consequences' by Nadim Choufi. Courtesy the artist
Nadim Choufi's stirring imaginings of space colonies gets nod from Art Jameel

His winning project is a sci-fi film set in futuristic space colonies and will be shown in early 2021

ArtOctober 07, 2020
'A Thousand Ways' by 600 Highwaymen will have its premiere on October 7. May Baranova / Courtesy NYUAD Arts Centre
Become part of NYUAD's interactive theatre experience by calling a stranger

Participants become performers as they call in and follow directives from a pre-recorded voice

ArtOctober 06, 2020
Louvre Abu Dhabi welcomed more than two million visitors in its first two years. Victor Besa / The National
Can museums address the pandemic and issues of race? Louvre Abu Dhabi seeks answers

The symposium titled Reframing Museums is held in partnership with NYU Abu Dhabi and will be in November

ArtOctober 05, 2020
Palestinian artist Mohammad Joulani, who died on Friday. Courtesy @riwaq_palestine / Instagram
Palestinian artist Mohammad Joulani dies at 37

An artist and educator, Joulani was known for local community initiatives that brought art to the public

ArtOctober 04, 2020
Farhad Moshiri, 'Once Upon a Time', 2011, estimated at $285,000 to $360,000 for the Christie's Middle Eastern Modern and Contemporary sale. Courtesy Christie's
Farhad Moshiri’s intricate beadwork piece expected to fetch more than Dh1m at auction

The work is part of Christie's new season of online auctions, to take place from October to November

ArtOctober 04, 2020
After more than 40 years in business, Dubai’s first fine art gallery, The Majlis Gallery, is closing down. The Majlis Gallery
Dubai’s oldest fine art gallery is closing its doors permanently

The gallery in Bur Dubai’s Al Fahidi district was founded in 1979 by Alison Collins

ArtOctober 03, 2020
Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka was among five artists sentenced to two months in prison in Khartoum. Getty Images
Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka released from prison

The director and four other artists were released after lawyers appealed their sentence in court

October 03, 2020
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