2021-2023
Talk – Book Club – Sheikh Zayed: An Eternal Legacy
With Sybel Vasquez, Head of Cultural Programming, The Arts Club, Dubai
Organised by The Arts Club, Dubai
Dubai, May 2021
Talk – Sheikh Zayed: An Eternal Legacy
With Anas Bukhash, Host of AB Talks
Organised by THAT concept store
Dubai, June 2021
Talk – White Cubes in the Desert: 4 Gallerists’ Tales on Setting Up their Dubai Spaces
With The Third Line’s Sunny Rahbar, Kourosh Nouri from Carbon12, Green Art Gallery’s Yasmin Atassi and Umer Butt from Grey Noise
Organised by The Arts Club
Dubai, September 2021
Talk – Here, Now: The Relationship Between Identity and Creativity
With Saudi artists Sami Ali Al Hossein and Ayman Yossri Daydban
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, October 2021
Talk – Authentic Poor Rich Sell-Out
With Maximillian Busser, Founder of MB&F, Nelida Nassar, designer, critic and founder of Nassar Design, and watch designer, Alain Silberstein
Organised by Seddiqi for Dubai Watch Week’s Horology Forum
Dubai, November 2021
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Talk – Openness and the Path to Prosperity
With HE Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture & Youth and HE Dr Zaki Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to HH the UAE President and Chancellor of UAE University
Organised by Alserkal as part of Cultures in Conversation for Dubai Expo 2020
Dubai, November 2021
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Talk – The Importance of Art Publications in the Arab Art World
With Mona Khazindar, curator, historian and Saudi Shoura Council Member
Organised by Misk Art Institute for the Ad-Diriyah Biennale
Riyadh, December 2021
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Talk – Host Cities: The Ripple Effect
With Laila Bin Brek, Coordinating Director, National Pavilion of the UAE at the Venice Biennale and Anouar Kassim, Founding Director, Milton Keynes Islamic Art and Culture
Organised by the Al Burda Festival put together by the UAE Ministry of Culture & Youth
Dubai, December 2021
Talk – LIFE WTR: Art Beyond Borders
With Emirati artist Ebtisam Abdulaziz
Organised by LIFE WTR | Pepsico for the Al Burda Festival put together by the UAE Ministry of Culture & Youth
Dubai, December 2021
2022
Talk – You’ve Been Framed – Art That Endures
With Jessica Cersasi, Assistant Curator for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and author, broadcaster and lecturer, Lucinda Dickens-Hawksley, moderated by Jonathan Siklos
Organised by the Emirates Literature Festival
Dubai, February 2022
Talk – Launch of ADMAF’s Art of the Emirates and Portrait of a Nation
With artist and critic Ali Al Abdan, curator Maya El Khalil and writer Melissa Gronlund
Organised by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation
Abu Dhabi, March 2022
Workshop – Word About Art: An Intro to Art Writing
This workshop focuses on the skills required to write about visual art and explores writing structures, tones and vocabulary used to effectively describe and critique art exhibitions. Aspiring writers will be exposed to different editorial materials – exhibition reviews, artist biographies and profiles, wall texts and more – and will be encouraged to critically think about how to analyse visual art.
Organised by Diriyah Biennale Foundation and Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, March 2022
Talk – With Amina Agueznay (Morocco)
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, May 2022
Workshop – Artist Portfolio Development
Portfolio Development Course is a 4-week, skill-based course that aims to develop artists’ and creatives’ professional and personal skills by focusing on their portfolios. This course will focus on both self-evaluation and mentor feedback to improve all elements of their portfolio,content and aesthetics.
Organised by Misk Art Institute and Madina Arts Centre
Madina, May 2022
Talk – What is Good Art?
With Sunny Rahbar, Co-Founder of The Third Line and Antonia Carver, Director of Art Jameel, moderated by Sybel Vasquez, Head of Cultural Programming – Dubai, The Arts Club
Organised by The Arts Club, Dubai
Dubai, June 2022
Talk – Under the Magnifying Glass
With Saudi artists Ahaad Al Amoudi, Dania Al Saleh and Ayman Zedani
Organised by Noor Riyadh
Riyadh, November 2022
Talk – Diversity in the Cultural Landscape
With Vilma Jurkute, Director, Alserkal, Benedetta Ghione, Executive Director, Art Dubai and Afra Al Dhaheri, Emirati visual artist
Organised by Prada Mode Dubai
Dubai, November 2022
2023
Talk – Writing Legacy: History and Creativity
With HE Zaki Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to the President of the UAE and Chancellor of UAE University
Organised by Alserkal Avenue
Dubai, January 2023
Lecture – Modern Arab Art
Organised by Alserkal Avenue
Dubai, April 2023
Talk – Loewe Craft Prize
With Iranian artist Afsaneh Modiramani and Irish artist Sara Flynn
Organised by Loewe & Faux Consultancy
Dubai, April 2023
Talk – Towards Responsible Tourism – Best Practices from the UAE
With Tatiana Antonelli, Founder, Goumbook, Kelly Timmins, Director, Conservation, Education and CSR at Atlantis Dubai, Vignesh Balasubramanian, Area Director, Engineering UAE at Marriott and Cameron Cairns, Managing Partner, Terrax
Organised by Goumbook
Dubai, May 2023
Lecture – Why Collect Art?
Organised by YPO Riyadh Chapter
Riyadh, May 2023
Talk – Cairo Eternal
With Mai Eldib, author of Cairo Eternal, and Senior Vice President, Head of Sales and Advisory, Middle East, Sotheby’s
Organised by The Arts Club, Dubai
Dubai, June 2023
Workshop – The Art of Art Writing
This workshop focuses on the skills required to write about visual art and explores writing structures, tones and vocabulary used to effectively describe and critique art exhibitions. Aspiring writers will be exposed to different editorial materials – exhibition reviews, artist biographies and profiles, wall texts and more – and will be encouraged to critically think about how to analyse visual art.
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, November 2023
Expression | Between Ritual and Tradition
With Dr Jasser Al Harbash, Chief Executive Officer of the Heritage Commission at the Ministry of Culture, Saudi Arabia
Organised by Misk Art Institute as part of Misk Art Week
Riyadh, December 2023
Sharing Traditions
With Saudi artists Mohammad Alfaraj and Abdullah Alothman
Organised by Misk Art Institute as part of Misk Art Week
Riyadh, December 2023
Tradition Reframed | Misk Art Grant Sessions
With Basma Alshathry, Curator, Misk Art Institute, Maya El Khalil, Curator and Nawaf Alharbi, Head of Strategy and Development, Misk Art Institute
Organised by Misk Art Institute as part of Misk Art Week
Riyadh, December 2023