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The Iconic Building Reopens to the Public on 26 September 2020 with
A Site-Responsive Installation by Lindsay Seers and Keith Sargent, Workshops and Film Screenings

Running from 19 September 2020 to 10 April 2021, the large-scale exhibition centres around experimental and innovative musical forms

Tarek Atoui: Cycles in 11
Saturday, 19 September 2020–Saturday, 10 April 2021
Bait Al Serkal, Arts Square, Sharjah

Renovation Restores Landmark Building’s Original Silhouette and Adds New Spaces for Installations, Public Programmes and Community Gatherings

Building Reopens to the Public on 26 September 2020 with
New, Site-Responsive Installation by Lindsay Seers and Keith Sargent

The exhibition features the work of over 30 artists from around the world selected through the annual open call

Second edition of the grant will provide one or more research projects with up to USD 30,000 in support

The virtual screening will be the first time the award-winning film Scales [Sayidat Al Bahr] (2019) will be screened in the GCC ahead of its theatrical release later this year

Curated by Omar Kholeif, Art in the Age of Anxiety Features 30+ Artists and Collectives Including Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Cao Fei, Guan Xiao, Trevor Paglen and YOUNG HAE-CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES

Accompanied by a Major Publication with Original Essays, Reflections and Artistic Interventions by Cory Arcangel, Douglas Coupland, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Aruba Khalid, Norman M Klein, WJT Mitchell
and Many More

The award-winning films will be screened online from 29 May through 26 June 2020

Al Araba Al Madfuna I (2012) and Al Araba Al Madfuna II (2013)
Friday, 15 May 2020
9:30 pm

Neo Muyanga’s Sharjah Biennial 14 commissioned performance house of MAKEdbA is now on vinyl

Sharjah Art Foundation has extended its deadline for emerging and established filmmakers to submit their films for the third edition of the annual Sharjah Film Platform (SFP). Selected films will be screened as part of the festival’s film programme from 14 to 21 November 2020 and considered for a juried award.

The Foundation brings a number of award-winning independent and classic films to the comfort of your home through the digital initiative ‘SAF Online: Film’

Submissions accepted until 26 April 2020 for the annual festival scheduled
for 14–21 November