Artists from the UAE are invited to apply for a new educational programme that will help develop their public art practice.
Dubai Culture and Arts Authority has collaborated with Art Dubai to announce an open call for Emirati and other creatives from the UAE to apply for a seven-month public art programme with industry leaders.
“Public art is a distinctive hallmark of Dubai, showcasing its unique creative identity and the richness of its artistic landscape,” said Hala Badri, director general of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.
“It underscores Dubai’s vibrant environment that nurtures talent and develops capabilities in the arts sector, which forms an essential pillar of cultural and creative industries.”
Badri added that the programme is part of Dubai's public art strategy, to make the city a global hub for the creative economy.
She also said that the new programme "will foster a culture of entrepreneurship", encouraging innovation among artists, and inspire them to express their experiences, ideas and visions through compelling art pieces. "It will also give them the opportunity to contribute to the landscape and enable them to leave a lasting legacy through artworks that have a public presence in the city, thereby enhancing cultural tourism within the emirate,” she added.
Under the theme Shaping the Future of Public Art in the UAE, the programme will be a comprehensive curriculum, which will include interactive seminars, workshops and hands-on sessions led by art-world professionals and industry leaders. Mentorship will be a key component of the programme, as part of which artists will be guided by established public art practitioners on how to navigate the art field.
The selected artists will learn about all facets of the process of creating public art proposals, while gaining practical skills in project management, fundraising and legal considerations for public art projects.
Alongside the core programme is the community education programme, which will include monthly programming featuring industry leaders and specialists, that will help artists with the creative process, commissioning and curating public art, as well as fostering community engagement.
Several public art installations have been created under the Dubai Public Art initiative.
The first large-scale installation, Union of Artists, was built at the Al Hudaiba Public Park earlier this year. The sculpture was developed by Emirati artists Afra Al Dhaheri, Shaikha Al Mazrou, Asma Belhamar, Khalid Al Banna and Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Subsequent installations have included the mural I am still learning at Al Safa Art and Design Library by Lebanese artist Chafa Ghaddar and the large-scale interactive sculptural playground, I Dreamt of a City Everyone Calls Home, at Jameel Arts Centre by Theories of Imagination made up of artist-architect Noor Alwan and artist-designer Abdulla Buhijji.
All artists, designers and architects are invited to apply through Dubai Culture’s website with applications closing on February 10. Once artists are selected, the programme will commence on February 22.
A new relationship with the old country
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
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