Six UAE exhibitions you can't miss this June
From Zayed National Museum to Alserkal Avenue, the unmissable shows defining the Emirates' cultural summer.
Latest News
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Latest Interviews
Why the Gulf's diaspora artists are coming home
After decades abroad, a wave of artists is returning to build, teach and stay. We spoke to six of them about what brought them back.
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Weekly art news, interviews and guides — curated for the Middle East.
Guides
The ultimate guide to the Gulf's best art fairs
Where to go, what to see and how to plan a season across the region.
Where to buy art materials in the UAE
From Al Quoz suppliers to specialist studios — a sourcing map.
A first-timer's guide to collecting Gulf art
Budgets, galleries and the questions worth asking before you buy.
Exhibition Spotlight
Aïda Muluneh at Efie Gallery: This Bloom I Borrow
New works blending photography, painting and performance — a vivid exploration of identity, womanhood and heritage through colour and symbolism.
Body Quotidian opens at Sharjah Art Foundation
The body as archive, ritual and everyday material.
Artist of the Week: Maisoon Al Saleh
On skulls, symbolism and building a visual language that travels between worlds. The multidisciplinary UAE artist on her practice.
Read the interviewThe Community space is on its way
A home for open calls, studio collectives and members' nights across the Gulf. We're building it now.
Fairs, biennials & openings across the Gulf
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Draw, dine and connect — our signature evenings around one long table. Sketchbooks open, conversation flowing.