2024-

 

2024

 

The Making of an Assouline Book
With Saad Samadi, Head of Marketing Operations – Financial Services and Real Estate, Group Marketing, Gargash Group, moderated by Nadia Swan
Organised by Mercedez Benz Brand Center, Dubai
Dubai, February 2024

 

Talk and book launch of Alcove: Intimate Essays on Arab Modernist Artists
With art historian and professor, Dr Nada Shabout, Shireen Atassi, Director, Atassi Foundation and Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Founder, Barjeel Art Foundation
Self-organised
Dubai, March 2024

 

The Importance of Art Publications in the Arab World and their Impact on Artists
With Mona Khazindar, Senior Advisor, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Saudi artist Lulwah Alhomoud and Basma Alshathry, Chief Curator at Misk Art Institute
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Dubai, March 2024

 

Fostering Creativity through Entrepreneurship and Cross-Cultural Collaboration
With Saudi artist Mohammed Alfaraj, Dr Fahdah Althonayan, Director, Education Department at Misk Art Institute and Frederik Hardvendel, Director, Danish Art Workshops
Organised by Misk Art Institute as part of the Al Ula Culture Summit
Al Ula, March 2024

 

Artist Talk with Dima Srouji (Palestine) 
Organised by Lawrie Shabibi Gallery
Dubai, May 2024

 

On/Off Record
With curator Munira Al Sayegh, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Founder, Barjeel Art Foundation, and multidisciplinary artist and educator Sarah Al Agroobi
Organised by 1833 Members Club
Dubai, March 2024

 

Workshop - The Art of Art Writing
This week-long 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 are exposed to different editorial materials – exhibition reviews, artist biographies and profiles, wall texts and more – and are encouraged to critically think about how to analyse visual art.
Organised by Misk Art Institute 
Riyadh, November 2024

 

Something Bold, Something New 
With gallerists Lilia Ben Salah, George Al'Ama and Ahmed Eldabaa
Organised by Abu Dhabi Art 
November 2024

 

Creative Forum | public talk and private roundtable discussion 
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, December 2024

 

2025

 

Honouring Tradition, Celebrating Modernity  
With visual artists Zara Mahmood and Moza Almatrooshi, and designer Omar Al Gurg 
Organised by Prada Mode Abu Dhabi 
Abu Dhabi, February 2025

 

We Built This City  
With visual artists Theaster Gates and Vikram Divecha, and botanical curator Zain Masud
Organised by Prada Mode Abu Dhabi 
Abu Dhabi, February 2025