Sharjah Art Foundation Press

Welcome to the Sharjah Art Foundation online Press Office. Here you will find copies of current and past press releases. For further information and access to high resolution images please contact press@sharjahart.org

Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual independent film festival returns for its seventh edition

Published on 23 October 2024

Featuring UAE premieres of nearly 30 international films, Sharjah Film Platform 7 runs from 15 to 24 November 2024 across cinemas in Sharjah

Sharjah Art Foundation’s third season of performances brings some of the latest international productions to Sharjah

Published on 21 October 2024

Perform Sharjah is taking place from October 2024 to January 2025

Sharjah Art Foundation announces details of Sharjah Biennial 16

Published on 30 September 2024

More than 140 participants and 80 new commissions will be featured

Antonio Dias’ first solo exhibition in the region opens at Sharjah Art Foundation

Published on 23 September 2024

The Search for an Open Enigma presents dynamic works that follow the Brazilian artist’s trajectory from the 1960s until the late 1990s

Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual photography exhibition Vantage Point Sharjah returns for its 12th edition

Published on 18 September 2024

Work by four emerging photographers presented with production support from the Foundation

Sharjah Art Foundation Presents William Kentridge’s First Major Solo Exhibition in the region

Published on 12 September 2024

A Shadow of a Shadow features a survey of 17 performances by the artist, spanning from the late 1980s to the present

Sharjah Art Foundation presents a major solo exhibition of works by Bouchra Khalili

Published on 3 September 2024

Between Circles and Constellations attests to Khalili's committed enquiry into the hidden histories of solidarities among transnational and stateless communities

Sharjah Art Foundation premieres the first major survey exhibition of Senior Māori artist Emily Karaka

Published on 3 September 2024

Emily Karaka: Ka Awatea, A New Dawn brings together selected works from public and private collections alongside new commissions

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt presents the first major exhibition on the Casablanca Art School, co-organised by Sharjah Art Foundation and Tate St Ives

Published on 28 August 2024

Following its presentation at Tate St Ives from May 2023 to January 2024 and Sharjah Art Foundation from February to June 2024, The Casablanca Art School: Platforms and Patterns for a Postcolonial Avant-Garde (1962–1987) is on view at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt until 13 October 2024.

Sharjah Art Foundation announces autumn 2024 programme

Published on 8 July 2024

Following a successful spring 2024 programme, including the annual March Meeting, major presentations in Sharjah and tours of international exhibitions, Sharjah Art Foundation announces a dynamic and diverse programme for autumn 2024, featuring works by acclaimed artists and the return of annual highlights.

Whitechapel Gallery and Sharjah Art Foundation with The Africa Institute present the first retrospective of South African Artist and Activist Gavin Jantjes

Published on 19 June 2024

The exhibition brings together more than 100 artworks, including ‘The Sharjah Series’ (2022) conjuring ethereal realms that provoke self-reflection

Sharjah Art Foundation and Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation announce grant for Emirati filmmakers

Published on 3 June 2024

Sharjah Art Foundation, in partnership with Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF), invites Emirati filmmakers to apply for an open call to receive funding of 25,000 AED. Designed to support independent Emirati cinema, this special grant will be offered to one Emirati awardee, jointly selected by the Foundation and ADMAF.

Hoor Al Qasimi appointed as Artistic Director of the 25th Biennale of Sydney (2026)

Published on 16 May 2024

The President and Director of Sharjah Art Foundation will explore the multifaceted culture of Sydney and bring new voices to the Biennale

Sharjah Art Foundation and Istanbul Modern present The Tale of Two

Published on 14 May 2024

Presenting a selection of films directed by women, the film programme explores contradictory dualities

Sharjah Art Foundation presents the exhibition Drawing Time: Duets

Published on 25 April 2024

New and rarely seen art from the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection explores the expanded practice of drawing, delving into the concept of the double

Sharjah Art Foundation announces Sharjah Biennial 16 initial artist list and curatorial framework

Published on 4 April 2024

SB16 runs from 6 February to 15 June 2025

Sharjah Art Foundation signs Memorandum of Understanding with M+ in Hong Kong

Published on 28 March 2024

The MOU underscores a long-term partnership between the two organisations, strengthening a global network among cultural institutions

Sharjah Art Foundation presents the landmark exhibition The Casablanca Art School: Platforms and Patterns for a Postcolonial Avant-Garde 1962–1987, co-organised with Tate St Ives

Published on 7 March 2024

The exhibition features works that transformed Morocco’s visual culture in the 1960s and 1970s

First major international survey of artist and activist Lala Rukh premieres at Sharjah Art Foundation

Published on 20 February 2024

Lala Rukh: In the Round reflects on three decades of the artist’s work produced against a backdrop of political and feminist movements in Pakistan