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.
BEYOND EMERGING ARTISTS & CURATOR
Moderator: Morad Montazami, Director of Zamân Books & Curating and Beyond Emerging Artists Curator
Speakers: Latifa Saeed, Artist, Almaha Jaralla, Artist and Samo Shalaby, Artist
Language: English
GATEWAY ARTIST & CURATOR
Moderator: Dr. Venetia Porter, Curator
Speaker: Hashel Al Lamki, Artist
Language: English
ARTISTS BEYOND BORDERS: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
Moderator: Dexter Wimberly, Curator
Speaker: Anoushka Mirchandani, Artist
Language: English
EXPLORING ART IN LATIN AMERICA
Moderator: Maneli Keykavoussi, Latin America Gallery Representative
Speakers: Flávio Cohn, Director at Dan Galeria, Morad Montazami, Director of Zamân Books & Curating, Danielle Goebel, Gallerist, Alejandra Castro, Collector
Language: English
HYBRID COLLABORATIONS: PUSHING & BLURRING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ART AND TECH HOSTED BY ADMAF
Moderator: Nadine Khalil, Curator and Critic
Speakers: DooEun Choi, Hyundai Motor Art Director, Sooyon Lee, MMCA Curator, Soojin Park, MMCA Senior Curator, Prof. Gus Xia, MBZUAI Assistant Professor of Machine Learning
Language: English
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN CULTURE
Moderator: Mashael Al-Ali, House of Artisans Section Head at Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
Speakers: H.E. Salama Al Ameemi, Director General of Ma'an, H.E. Dr Fatima Al Kaabi, Vice Chair of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Nadine Maalouf, Community Project Producer and Founder of 81 Designs
Language: English
PERFORMANCE BODIES & POROUS BORDERS: DYNAMICS OF TRUTH & FICTION, REALITY & UNREALITY, HUMAN & NON-HUMAN HOSTED BY ADMAF
Moderator: Maya El Khalil, Independent Curator
Speakers: Je Yun Moon, Art Sonje Center Project Director, Sunjung Kim, Art Sonje Center Artistic Director, Nujoom Alghanem, Emirati Poet, Filmmaker & Artist
Language: English
ABDULLAH AL SAADI AND TAREK ABOU EL FETOUH HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL PAVILION UAE – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
