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March Meeting 2021: ‘Unravelling the Present’ runs from 12 to 21 March featuring online talks, panels and presentations, as well as on-site performances at the Foundation’s venues.

View the full programme here.

To receive most up-to-date information about MM 2021 and to attend, register here.

An exploration of the cultural significance of shaabi musical genre, ‘Live in Sharjah’ preserves PRAED Orchestra!’s major 2018 performance of the same title

Organised in collaboration with Sharjah Media Government Bureau, the workshops take place throughout February 2021

Register to attend March Meeting 2021: ‘Unravelling the Present’, returning from 12 to 21 March in an expanded 10-day online and on-site format and featuring an extensive lineup of former Sharjah Biennial curators, artistic directors and artists as well as art historians and art critics. To join in-person or online, register here.

Part of the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection, the permanent installation 'Aging Ruins Dreaming Only to Recall the Hard Chisel from the Past' is open to visitors at heritage house Bait Al Aboudi

Book your visit here.

Recent releases include important artist monographs, highly anticipated Sharjah Biennial publications and critical new texts on compelling topics in contemporary art

More than 60 short and feature-length films from around the world were screened in Sharjah cinemas and online during this year’s festival

The filmmaker’s winning script, 'Camel Tears', was selected by the Pitching Forum panel during a live event

Edited by Hoor Al Qasimi, Director of Sharjah Art Foundation, the 300+ page publication presents the Foundation’s research into the pioneering artist’s multidisciplinary practice

Enjoy over 60 short and feature-length films in the narrative, documentary and experimental genres at Sharjah Film Platform 3, running from 14 to 21 November 2020. The film screening programme includes critically acclaimed and award-winning films from around the world that will be presented across select Sharjah cinemas and online.

The SFP Industry Hub supports film production and distribution in the region with four main initiatives that encourage the work of local, regional and international filmmakers

The recently restored building hosts site-responsive installation Nowhere Less Now3 [flying saucer], film screenings and workshops

The iconic structure, which has been a part of Sharjah’s collective cultural memory since the mid-1970s, reopens on 26 September 2020