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Sharjah Art Foundation announces the late Okwui Enwezor as curator of Sharjah Biennial 15 with the support of SAF Director Hoor Al Qasimi as co-curator alongside Working Group members Tarek Abou El Fetouh, Ute Meta Bauer, Salah M. Hassan and Chika Okeke-Agulu, with the Support of an Advisory Committee including Sir David Adjaye, John Akomfrah and Christine Tohme.
Sharjah Art Foundation in partnership with the 21st Contemporary Art Biennial SESC_Videobrasil, Sao Paulo, awarded artist Nelson Makengo the prize of a two month residency at Sharjah Art Foundation during the Biennial’s Gala Prize Ceremony on 12 October 2019.
Residency was part of artist’s ongoing project, Topologies of Air
Artist Shona Illingworth completed a two-week research and production residency hosted by Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) in April 2019 as part of her ongoing installation project, Topologies of Air, commissioned by London’s The Wapping Project.
Congratulations to Sharjah Biennial 14 artist Marwa Arsanios, who won the Georges De Beauregard International Award for her two-part Who is afraid of ideology? at the 30th FIDMarseille.
Sharjah Art Foundation today announced the recipients of the Short Film Production Grant, part of the foundation’s Sharjah Film Platform (SFP).
Artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah creates new three-screen installation for the inaugural Ghana Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Sharjah Art Foundation’s Al Mureijah Art Spaces have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Sharjah Art Foundation, in partnership with the U.S. Consulate General Dubai, the Smithsonian Institution and the Sharjah Museums Authority, and with the support of the UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, held a professional development programme about audience engagement on 22 and 23 April 2019.
Artists Otobong Nkanga and Emeka Ogboh are the recipients of the Sharjah Biennial 14 Prize
Sharjah Film Platform concludes with announcement of awardees of best narrative, documentary and experimental films
In celebration of the ongoing major solo exhibition Frank Bowling: Mappa Mundi [Map of the World], a limited edition print of the artist’s work is now available for purchase at Sharjah Art Foundation’s shops.
On September 29, Sharjah Art Foundation launches its Autumn 2018 programme of exhibitions featuring solo and group exhibitions that highlight influential artists from the region and around the world.
Sharjah Art Foundation announces the launch of the Children's Summer Art School Exhibition on Saturday, 8 September 2018.
Culinary Explorations: Creating Unique Ice Cream Flavours workshop encouraged its participants to beat the summer heat and create unique ice cream concoctions inspired by flavors found in #SAFneighbourhood and its spice, vegetable and fruit souqs.
Sharjah’s newly rebuilt Africa Hall will open on September 25, 2018, and will serve as a venue for conferences, symposia, lectures, film screenings and stage plays related to activities of the Africa Institute and as a meeting place for the larger community of Sharjah and the UAE.
In collaboration with Sharjah Art Foundation, The Irish Museum of Modern Art is presenting Sunset, Sunrise, a major retrospective of the work of renowned artist Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian on 10 August 2018.