TALKS
A series of stimulating cultural talks featuring curators and artists from the art fair and leaders from the UAE’s art institutions alongside other renowned art professionals on a diverse range of cultural topics.
Fair Talks
Daily talks programme during the art fair week in November.
Collectors Forum
Dedicated talks programme held throughout the year for Abu Dhabi Art patrons and collectors.
2023 Talks
Commissioned artists and curators presenting their work at the fair as well as guest speakers and panelists discussing global art histories and joining the wider conversation on sustainability in the lead up to COP28. Partners including Manar Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation also host an array of local and international speakers.
2020 Talks
The programme featured established speakers from the UAE art community including Antonia Carver, Laila Binbrek, Reem Fadda, Nawal al Qassimi, Smita Prabakhar and Zain Massud together with international participants including Chris Dercon, Fawz Kabra and Aimee Dawson, alongside participating curators and artists in the 2020 edition of the fair. The talks programme discussed the development of the art scene in the UAE over the last decade, contemporary art practices in the country and art perspectives and insights from around the world.
2021 Collectors Forum
2021 TOPICS:
Organised by Roxane Zand
• New Art for a New Generation | 14 July 2021
• How are NFTS taking over the art world? | 21 April 2021
Organised by Abu Dhabi Art
• Insights: UAE Contemporary Art Today | 3 June 2021 | Cromwell Place
Organised by New York University Abu Dhabi
• The Future of Collecting in the Gulf | 17 November 2021
2020 Collectors Forum
The 2020 Collectors Forum was part of Abu Dhabi Art’s 2020 Summer Programme. The Summer Programme was an online platform to connect to the art community. The programme included an online Summer Catalogue by Abu Dhabi Art’s participating galleries and a Collectors Forum with a series of talks.
2020 TOPICS:
Organised by Roxane Zand
• Collecting Post-Covid
• The Future of Art and Artists
• Globalism and Art Collecting: The Case of the Middle East and South Asia
Organised by Al Multaqa Literary Salon
• Dialogues Between the Artist and Nature