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Sharjah Art Foundation’s (SAF) extensive spring and summer programmes for 2017 include touring exhibitions and several international co-commissioned and supported projects alongside Act I of Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj (SB13), on view at SAF through 12 June.

do it بالعربي [in Arabic] was activated at Riwaq in Ramallah between 9–16 May 2017, punctuating a period of activations that began in April at the Nuwar Nissan children’s festival and will continue at area community centres throughout autumn 2017.

Following on from its inaugural presentation at the Palace of Arts, Cairo in September 2016, When Art Becomes Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938–1965) opened at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), Deoksugung, Seoul on Friday, 28 April 2017.

Taking place in various locations across Istanbul, BAHAR [Spring] is the second of four Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj (SB13) off-site projects centred around the keywords ‘water’, ‘crops’, ‘earth’ and ‘culinary’.

During Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj Act I opening, Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) announced the recipients of the Sharjah Biennial Prize.

Taking place from January 2016 to January 2018, Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj (SB13) encompasses exhibitions, projects and education programmes in five locations, expanding the structure of the previous Sharjah biennials across space and time.

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) inaugurated Al Hamriyah Studios on 19 February 2017. HH Sheikh Dr Sultan Al Qasimi, member of the Federal Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, officially opened the new artist workspaces and exhibition areas.

Unfolding in five parts between October 2016 and January 2018, Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj extends beyond previous Sharjah Biennial formats in both space and time to encompass exhibitions, projects and education programmes in five locations.

The year-long SB13 School is an important component in curator Christine Tohme’s expanded format for Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj.

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce the opening week programme and full list of participating artists for Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj.

Taking place at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal, Vive l’Indépendance de l’Eau [Long Live the Independence of Water] is the first of the four Sharjah Biennial 13 off-site projects.

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) opened the March Project 2016 exhibition on Saturday, 12 November 2016. Mentored by Mohamed Al Mazroui, Lara Khalidi and Patricia Millns, five artists, from the UAE, Egypt and Palestine participated in the third edition of SAF’s annual education residency programme.

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce the list of over 60 artists participating in Act I of the forthcoming Sharjah Biennial 13, Tamawuj (SB13).

The Khartoum School: The Making of the Modern Art Movement in Sudan (1945–Present), Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq: Women in Crystal Cubes and Amir Nour: A Retrospective (1965–Present): Brevity is the Soul of Wit opened at Sharjah Art Foundation on Saturday, 12 November 2016, in the presence of HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, member of the UAE Federal Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

Sharjah Biennial 13, Tamawuj, will unfold in five parts from October 2016 through October 2017, encompassing exhibitions and a public programme in two acts in Sharjah and Beirut; a year-long educational programme in Sharjah; projects in Dakar, Ramallah, Istanbul and Beirut; and an online publishing platform.