Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry

Sharjah Biennial 16: to carry

6 February–15 June 2025

Exhibitions Sharjah Biennial

The Sharjah Biennial 16 title, to carry, is a multivocal and open-ended proposition. The ever-expanding list of what to carry, and how to carry it, is an invitation to encounter the different formations and positions of the five curators as well as the constellation of resonances they have gathered.

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Basic Drawing Skills

Paid Learning

Basic Drawing Skills

14 April–8 May 2024

Enhance your drawing skills using graphite and charcoal pencils.

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Reading Room Session: Feminism, Desire, and Identity

Free Learning

Reading Room Session: Feminism, Desire, and Identity

26 April 2025

Inspired by the works of Womanifesto, Claudia Martinez, and Olivia Plender, this reading room session will discuss Feminism, Desire, and Identity.

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Free Learning

Weave a Vase

4 May 2025

After viewing the weaving of SB16 artist Yvonne Koolmatrie, create woven vases from thick threads, wire and glue.

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Learn Rug Tufting

Paid Learning

Learn Rug Tufting

10 and 11 May 2025

In this two-session workshop, master the art of rug tufting, a technique in which you pull loops of yarn through a base material to create a pattern

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Combine Fashion Design with Sharjah History

Free Learning

Combine Fashion Design with Sharjah History

31 May and 1 June 2025

In this two-day course, incorporate Sharjah’s trading history into fashion.

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Open Calls and Announcements

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April 2025: Open calls and opportunities for artists and art practitioners

Open Call: Archival Cassette Tape Correspondence

Open Call for the Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund

Apply now for the 500,000 AED Sharjah Film Platform Feature Fund

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