A day in the corridors of Art Dubai

Art Dubai 2018 includes among its galleries this year 105 exhibitions from 48 countries to make this edition the largest, most diverse and international with a variety of workshops, dialogues and events that suit all family members, and if you only have one day to visit Art Dubai, these are our tips for you to make the best use of your time.

Decide which day suits your interests

The exhibition is filled with many wonderful events throughout the week and Art Dubai opens its doors to valued visitors on March 21 from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm (for the Global Art Forum), on March 22 from 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm and on March 23 From 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm and on March 24 from 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
Book your ticket now
Skip the ticket queues and book your ticket in advance by visiting the website www.artdubai.ae. The cost of the daily ticket for the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of March is 60 dirhams when purchased from the website and 90 dirhams when purchased from the exhibition gate, while the cost of the ticket for three days March 22-24: 100 dirhams when purchased from the website and 150 dirhams when purchased from the exhibition portal.

Plan your trip
Get ahead of the traffic and park your car at the nearby Police Academy parking lot where buses are available to take passengers to and from the Police Academy parking lot all day long. The nearest metro station to the exhibition is Mall of the Emirates, which is less than a minute away from Madinat Jumeirah by taxi.
We recommend that you use taxis to reach the showroom during peak hours as valet parking will not be available during these times and during the evening events.

Start your day with inspiring discussion sessions within the activities of the World Art Forum

The sessions of the World Art Forum 2018 focus on the topics of automation and artificial intelligence with all the attendant opportunities and fears under the title “I am not a robot.” The 2018 edition of the forum is organized by the Managing Director, Shamoun Bassar, with the participation in the management of the Chief Operating Officer and the visionary of the Dubai Future Foundation, Mr. Noah Rafford and Curator of Design and Digital Culture Group at the Mac Foundation, Vienna Ms. Marlis Wirth.

Discussions range from themes of intelligence, cognition, and cross-cultural personal perception to concerns about the automation of human functions and the vivid imagination of the not-too-distant future. Discussions begin on Wednesday, March 21 at 2:00 pm.
On March 22nd, dialogue sessions will be held in the presence of experts from the fields of art and technology to discuss the textual discourse of robots and how artists deal with automation technology in a playful dialogue between life experiences, audio and text, electronic music and digital sound processing. Forum activities will start on March 22nd at 10:00 am.
On March 23, philosopher and writer Aaron Schuster discusses at 2:00 pm why robots are always identified as killers and criminals in popular culture, followed by screenings of science fiction films presented by Cinema Akil at 4:30 pm.

The choice is yours among the best exhibitions in the halls of Art Dubai

The Art Dubai Contemporary Art halls host among its galleries 78 participating exhibitions from 42 countries in a distinguished diversity, including the most influential exhibitions in the world, to young and promising art spaces, while the list of artists’ names includes some of the shining stars in the sky of contemporary art and some of the emerging names that are still Chasing her way to stardom, participating works include various artistic mediums such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, videos, photos and live performances.
Art Dubai Modern for Modern Art presents museum works by the giants of modern art from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia who left their artistic mark on the twentieth century. This year, Art Dubai Modern is participating in 16 exhibitions from 14 countries with solo, bilateral and group exhibitions. Misk Art Institute is the exclusive partner of the Art Dubai Modern programme.

The 2018 edition of Art Dubai will also see the addition of a new gallery called Residents, which is dedicated to a unique residency program that includes inviting international artists for a 4-8 week residency program in the UAE. Residents Gallery presents a selection of 11 solo exhibitions by artists from around the world and from various artistic mediums in a distinguished exhibition between the two halls of Art Dubai Contemporary. Madinat Jumeirah on March 24 at 4:00 pm.

Learn about the life and work of the art giants of the twentieth century

The Art Dubai Modern Symposium for Modern Art is a series of talks and presentations focusing on the life, work and influence of the giants of modern art in the twentieth century from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, with the participation of a group of researchers, curators and sponsors. Art History of the Twentieth Century. The Art Dubai Modern Symposium for Modern Art will take place at Majlis Misk on March 19, 21 and 22 at 4:00 pm.

Explore artworks from five Arab cities across five decades
The exhibition highlights five modern art groups and schools across five decades and in five Arab cities: Contemporary Art Group of Cairo (1951s and XNUMXs), Baghdad Group of Modern Art (XNUMXs), Casablanca School (XNUMXs and XNUMXs), and Khartoum School (the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century) and the Saudi Arts House in Riyadh (the eighties of the twentieth century). The exhibition borrows its title from the founding statement of the Baghdad Group for Modern Art in XNUMX to reflect the passion of these artists and their rich artistic participation in the modern art movement, each in its political and societal contexts. The exhibition is supervised by Dr. Sam Bardawley and Dr. Till Willrath.

Participate in the immersion experience of the room program

This year's edition of the Chamber comes in the form of a live TV show called Good Morning J. bad. C as one of the daytime talk shows shown by the various Arab channels within its various programs that cover fashion, health, cooking and others. www.artdubai.ae/the-room-2018.
Please attend the March 20 session which will be open to the public.
Also, visitors to the exhibition, starting at 5:00 pm on March 22, can enjoy the life segment, where Sarah Abu Abdullah sheds light on the past and the future and shares with us her optimistic expectations about our present time, followed by an educational presentation in the environment segment with Dr. Sarah Al-Ateeqi, Operations Director at Al-Shaheed Park Museums.
At 6:30 pm on March 23, Mohammed Al-Dashti will review the beauty and make-up arts and their transformative ability in the beauty segment, followed by YouTube star Mohamed Diego, who will show, through the fashion and fashion segment, how to transform people into stars using fashion and fashion.
On March 24, its programs will start at 3:00 pm with the Ministry of Happiness within the well-being segment, followed by the body and soul segment at 3:30 with Anfal Al-Qaisi, who will conduct a special orthodontic treatment for one of the participating patients.

Let your little ones share your passion for the arts with the Sheikha Manal Young Artists Program
This year, the program presents an interactive artwork entitled The Garden of Recovery, under the supervision of the Japanese-Australian artist Hiromi Tango. The children participating in the program will work between March 21 and 24, under the artist’s supervision, to explore and develop a natural environment based on local flowers and plants in a garden centered by the Emirati palm tree. Al-Aseelah is an interactive work that explores ways for people to communicate with the local nature around them and how it contributes to their well-being and well-being.

Find out who shares your passion for the arts at J Concerts. bad. C After Dark Evening
J station continues. bad. bad. The television broadcasts its events every evening between Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 on the island of Al Hosn to be the center of the evening celebration after the exhibition activities, with the participation of prominent names in the field of parties and DJs under the title J. bad. bad. After your dark To register, please visit www.artdubai.ae/gcc-after-dark/.