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Sharjah Art Foundation
Alyazeyah Al Marri
T: +971-6-544-4113, ext. 25
E: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
13 November 2017
This month, Sharjah Art Foundation launches its Music Programme, which will bring events such as concerts, workshops, open mics and discussion sessions to local and regional communities.
6 November 2017
Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) announced today the three curators for the next Sharjah Biennial, opening in March 2019: Zoe Butt, Omar Kholeif, and Claire Tancons.
5 November 2017
HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, member of the Federal Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, attended the opening of the landmark retrospective Hassan Sharif: I Am The Single Work Artist at Sharjah Art Foundation.
26 October 2017
This autumn, Sharjah Art Foundation presents a landmark retrospective of the work of pioneering conceptual artist Hassan Sharif, marking the largest and most comprehensive survey of the Emirati artist's work to date.
27 September 2017
Sharjah Biennial director and Sharjah Art Foundation president and director Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been announced as the new president of the International Biennial Association (IBA) in an appointment that will transfer IBA headquarters to Sharjah.
25 September 2017
The fourth edition of the March Project residency exhibition will open on Saturday 30 September 2017 at 6 pm. The opening tour and reception will be followed by a screening of the film Only Men Go to the Grave by Emirati director Abdulla Al Kaabi at 8 pm.
July 10 2017
The launch of ten artist publications and a symposium will take place from 10 to 14 August 2017 at the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah and Khashabi Theatre, Haifa.
10 May 2017
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.
2 May 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.
24 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’.
14 March 2017
During Sharjah Biennial 13: Tamawuj Act I opening, Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) announced the recipients of the Sharjah Biennial Prize.
February 20 2017
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.
December 12 2016
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.
December 6 2016
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).
23 November 2016
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.
28 September 2016
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.