Young Emiratis and long-term residents of the UAE are being encouraged to apply for a month-long internship to be part of the National Pavilion United Arab Emirates at la Biennale di Venezia during the 56th International Art Exhibition from May 9 - November 22 next year.
The internship programme, which began in 2009, when the UAE had its first pavilion in Venice, has grown from strength to strength each year.
Participants will live and work in Venice for a period of one month serving as custodians and docents of the National Pavilion UAE with a view to creating a legacy of highly skilled art practitioners in the UAE equipped to take the national contemporary art and cultural scene boldly into the future.
They will also be teamed up with students from the Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, for both language and cultural exchange.
“The Venice Internship provides an excellent platform for young people of the Emirates to hone their talents for a future career in arts and culture. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with arts and culture at an international level, and to establish local and international networks through exposure to top figures in the artistic community”, noted Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, Founder of the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation. “We are delighted and indeed honored to be supporting it,” Her Highness added.
* Deadline for applications is November 15 and can be submitted through the website- nationalpavilion.org
