ARTIST COMMISSIONS IN CULTURAL SITES

An annual initiative that launched in 2017. Each year, Abu Dhabi Art invites established and well-known artists to create site-specific works in historic sites in Al Ain and the wider Abu Dhabi emirate, to activate these sites and draw new audiences to them. The works created by the commissioned artists are revealed during Abu Dhabi Art and remain on show to the public for several months afterward.

2024 Artist Commissions in Cultural Sites

Artists & Locations:

Al Jahili Fort | Ahmad Saeed Al Areef Al Dhaheri | Dina Mattar | Manal Mahamid

Al Ain Oasis | Manal Mahamid

Dates:
Wednesday 20 November 2024 to Friday 24 January 2025

Times: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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2023 Artist Commissions in Cultural Sites

Artists & Locations:
Nujoom Alghanem in Al Jahili Fort | Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim in Al Ain Oasis

Dates:
Wednesday 22 November 2023 to Sunday 21 January 2024

Times: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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2022 Artist Commissions in Cultural Sites

Artists:
Abdullah Al Saadi | Conrad Shawcross | Marinella Senatore | Shilpa Gupta

Dates:
Wednesday 16 November 2022 - Sunday 22 January 2023

Locations:
Manarat Al Saadiyat | Al Jahili Fort | Al Ain Oasis

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2021 Artist Commissions in Cultural Sites

Artists & Locations:
Aya Haidar (ATHR) | Al Jahili Fort
Hazem Harb (Tabari Artspace) | Manarat Al Saadiyat and Jebel Hafit Desert Park
Najat Makki (Hunar Gallery) | Al Ain Oasis
Rasheed Araeen (Grosvenor Gallery) | Cultural Foundation
Richard Atugonza (Afriart Gallery) | Manarat Al Saadiyat and Jebel Hafit Desert Park

Dates:
Wednesday 17 November 2021 - Saturday 22 January 2022

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