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Overview
As part of its Programme for Youth and Adults, Sharjah Art Foundation offers a number of talks and symposia on a wide range of topics and contemporary issues. Talks and panels related to art theory and practice–frequently inspired by Sharjah Art Foundation’s rolling exhibition programme–are held throughout the year, giving audiences the opportunity to hear from leading artists, curators, academics and other visionaries from the art world. Included as well are specialised symposia; professional development programmes; public events in partnership with local, regional and international partners; and the Foundation’s annual flagship events and conferences such as the talks programme at Sharjah Film Platform. The talks and symposia on offer are aimed at diverse audiences, ranging from the general public, academics and students to art practitioners and industry professionals from the local, regional and international art scene.
To view the full autumn programme, click here. Register for talks and symposia by clicking on the individual event pages below. To view and register for workshops, click here.
Saturday 20.05.2023
![Against Erasure and Forgetting: A Conversation with Ruanne Abou-Rahme and Basel Abbas Against Erasure and Forgetting: A Conversation with Ruanne Abou-Rahme and Basel Abbas](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/Against_Erasure_and_Forgetting-Ruanne_and_Basel.jpeg)
Against Erasure and Forgetting: A Conversation with Ruanne Abou-Rahme and Basel Abbas
Adult Learning Programme
Online
Saturday 29.04.2023
![Countering Invisibility: Migration, Borders and Zones of Exclusion–A Conversation with Bouchra Khalili Countering Invisibility: Migration, Borders and Zones of Exclusion–A Conversation with Bouchra Khalili](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/Bouchra_Khalili_work.jpg)
Countering Invisibility: Migration, Borders and Zones of Exclusion–A Conversation with Bouchra Khalili
Adult Learning Programme
Online
Sunday 12.02.2023
![Open Conversation between Gnawa and Capoeira Open Conversation between Gnawa and Capoeira](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/Maalam_Marouane_resized_and_cropped_thumbnail.jpg)
Open Conversation between Gnawa and Capoeira
Adult Learning Programme
Gallery 1 & 2 courtyard
Al Mureijah Square
Wednesday 8.02.2023
Āina Aloha: The Story of a Travelling Mural
Adult Learning Programme
Khorfakkan Art Centre
Saturday 22.10.2022
![SFP5 Talks Programme SFP5 Talks Programme](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/LANDING_TALK_2_smaller.jpg)
SFP5 Talks Programme
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Gallery 4
Al Mureijah Art Spaces
Friday 2.09.2022
![Pop South Asia Talks Pop South Asia Talks](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/Hangama-Amiri_Bazaar.jpg)
Pop South Asia Talks
Gallery 4
Al Mureijah Art Spaces
Sunday 6.02.2022
Talk: Envisioning a Post-cinematic Pan-Africanist Aesthetics
Adult Learning Programme
Africa Hall
Al Manakh, Sharjah
Friday 19.11.2021
![SFP4 Talks and Workshops SFP4 Talks and Workshops](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/SFP4_936_EVENTIVE.jpg)
SFP4 Talks and Workshops
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Sharjah Art Foundation Spaces & online
Saturday 13.11.2021
![The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis Talks Programme The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis Talks Programme](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/In_the_Year_of_the_Quiet_Sun_%28film_still%29%2C_2013%2C_by_The_Otolith_Group._C....jpg)
The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis Talks Programme
Adult Learning Programme
Mirage City Cinema
Al Mureijah Square
Saturday 30.10.2021
![The Other Side of Silence: A Conversation with Hrair Sarkissian on Memory, History and Photography The Other Side of Silence: A Conversation with Hrair Sarkissian on Memory, History and Photography](http://sharjahart.org/images/uploads/site-images/_thumbnail-image-retina/Hrair_Sarkissian_Talk_Execution_Squares_2008.jpg)
The Other Side of Silence: A Conversation with Hrair Sarkissian on Memory, History and Photography
Adult Learning Programme
Gallery 1 & 2 courtyard
Al Mureijah Square