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DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

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The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature is the Intercontinental 1st - 12th Middle East’s largest celebration of the written EMIRATES AIRLINE Event Centre March 2016 LITERATURE FESTIVAL and spoken word, bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together with authors from Dubai Festival across the world to promote education, debate City and above all else, love of reading and writing.

Al Fahidi 13th - 24th Art pieces by various established Historical SIKKA ART FAIR March 2016 Emirati and UAE-based artists. Neighbourhood

A fair dedicated to collectible and limited Downtown 14th - 18th DESIGN DAYS DUBAI edition furniture and design objects Dubai March 2016

The leading international art fair Madinat 16th - 19th ART DUBAI in the MENASA region Jumeirah March 2016

A consumer event for fans of cult MIDDLE EAST FILM & Dubai World 7th - 9th entertainment & popular culture in the COMIC CON Trade Center April 2016 Middle East.

th th A unique fusion of art, education and Dubai World 6 - 9 WORLD ART DUBAI entertainment Trade Center April 2016

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Art on Boulevard is an art initiative from Dubai Holding to provide a platform for regional and international artists to display their work during 1st March - ART ON BOULEVARD art season. Emirates 30th You can take an image of Emirates Boulevard Boulevard which is the underground floor in Emirates hotel. April 2016

A festival of 3D art from artists around the 1st - 14th JBR DUBAI CANVAS world will be on display the The Beach, JBR March 2016

Everything is in a state of vibration including our bodies. Each organ and system vibrates to a certain note and frequency, furthermore this radiates in specific light and color. As we are Dubai Mall - 3rd - 14th HEALING MUSIC CONCERT made of more than 70% of water – sound can The Village March 2016 be most beneficial. Just by surrendering to the sound flow, our bodies pick up naturally what is needed to reach the perfect state of balance and inner peace

A journey through the artistic lives and works of two of histories most important cultural icons. 7th March Visitors will discover the evolution of styles, PICASSO & MIRO Burj Khalifa -17th May techniques, and the influences that drove the EXHIBITION Annexe 2016 changes including the confluence of the two artists over their five decade friendship. INFORMATION PROPOSED LOCATION DATE

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Creative involves the use of abstract materials and that include recycling what’s left from the food we eat. A fun and easy DUBAI h th PEANUT PARTY 8 -11 workshop mainly for kids to explore their FOOD March 2016 creativity with food. Kids will be shown FESTIVAL examples to explore and mold peanut shells into creative characters

With precise timing and a little creativity, DUBAI th th PANCAKE PEOPLE pancake batter is a creative way to create 8 - 11 FOOD March 2016 different types of characters, artistically. FESTIVAL

The Beijing-based artist is sometimes 14th March called “The Invisible Man” because in DIFC 2016 nearly all his art, Bolin is front and center INVISIBLE MAN — and completely unseen. He aims to draw Al Fahidi 16th March attention to social and political issues by Historical 2016 dissolving into the background Neighbourhood

An open invite filled with art, music and th DIFC ART NIGHT DIFC 14 March live entertainment. 2016

A night filled with art, music and live AlSerkal ALSERKAL AVENUE 14th March entertainment. An open invite to all the Avenue Arts GALLERY NIGHT 2016 community. District

JOIN CHRISTIE’S DUBAI IN CELEBRATING Jumeirah ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY DURING ITS SALES 15th - 17th WEEK: IMPORTANT WATCHES (15 March at Emirates CHRISTIE’S March 7:00pm); NOW AND TEN followed by MODERN Towers Hotel, & CONTEMPORARY ART (16 March at 7:00pm); Godolphin 2016 ELEMENTS OF STYLE (17 March at 7:00pm). Ballroom

HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED An international photographic award, 16th - 19th BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM founded in 2011 under the patronage of Dubai Design March INTERNATIONAL crown prince of Dubai sheikh Hamdan District 2016 PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS bin Rashid bin Mohammed al Maktoum

BC1 International Bboys battle 18th March 16th - 19th REDBULL BC1 & REBBULL (break dance competition) JBR CURATES Rimal sector March 2016

Festival Calendar of the 2nd edition of DIKF is joyful & eclectic. Assuring new Kite Beach 17th - 19th KITE FESTIVAL height in Family fun event, which will be March 2016 defined by several spectacles that will leave visitors agape in excitement! INFORMATION PROPOSED LOCATION DATE

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81 wirelessly controlled LED balloons create a floating pixel forest, an outdoor canopy of balloons. The installation is voice activated live by Leah Siegel ofLeisure–her beautiful Mohammed 22h March- PIXEL FOREST / PIXEL voice echoing like a choir of angels.Dressed in Bin Rashid 7th April BALLOONS white, she walks through the forest painting the Boulevard 2016 balloons with her voice. Wind patterns reveal as the balloons shift simultaneously like a school of fish, a flock of birds, or cattails blowing in the wind.

The Treachery of Sanctuary, as conceptualized by Chris Milk, is three monolithic white frames towering above a 24th - 30th BIRD WINGS DUBAI MALL still reflecting pool. Entering the space in March 2016 front of the pool, you notice your shadow appears within the first frame, as if you’ve stepped in front of a bright light. A flock of birds swarms at the top of the panel.

31st March MEFFC @JBR MEFFC bring an activation along with Dubai JBR - 2nd April Calendar 2016

A one of a kind creative activation. Visitors are invited to make their own sea shell wind chimes with sea shells from the beach. 14th - 16th SEASHELL WISHING TREE KITE BEACH They are then encourage to hand the wind April 2016 chimes on a man made tree installation to create the ultimate chime tree.

Visitors on the beach are given colored and white paper and art tools to design their own kites . th th ART MILL They can either keep their designs or design a KITE BEACH 14 - 16 windmill as part of an already existing installation. April 2016

Visitors are provided with art materials to be WINDOW OF creative and create art on a window. The concept is to encourage visitors to create th th OPPORTUNITIES ZABEEL PARK 25 - 27 their own opportunities through the art they April 2016 express.

ING is a community dedicated to unlocking 28th- 30th ING CONFERENCE 2016 your creative potential through Talks, D3 April 2016 Workshops and Portfolio Reviews.

Decorate the infrastructures of historical and iconic beauty with art made by the community April 2016 themselves. A simple origami art workshop JBR ORIGAMI FESTIVAL invites the community to fold their way to a THE WALK bigger picture. A picture much larger than life.

Hari & Deepti moved to Denver from India and carried with them a Pandora box full of stories and imagination that they bring to life through their intricate paper cut light boxes and paper DIY PAPER CUT LIGHT BOX clay sculptures. They have always been drawn MOE April 2016 towards the imaginative aspect of story telling. Stories have so many shades and depth in them, and paper as a medium has the exact qualities to reflect and interpret them DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

EMIRATES AIRLINE LITERATURE FESTIVAL SIKKA ART FAIR

Date: 1st - 12th March 2016 Date: 13th - 24th March 2016 Location: INTERCONTINENTAL EVENT Location: Al Fahidi Historical CENTRE DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY Neighbourhood

DESIGN DAYS DUBAI EXHIBITION ART DUBAI

Date: 14th -18 thMarch 2016 Date: 16th - 19th March 2016 Location: Downtown Dubai Location: Madinat Jumeirah

MIDDLE EAST FILM & COMIC CON WORLD ART DUBAI

Date: 7th - 9th April 2016 Date: 6th - 9th April 2016 Location: Dubai World Trade Center Location: Dubai World Trade Center DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

ART ON THE BOULEVARD DUBAI CANVAS

Date: 1st March- 30th April 2016 Date: 1st - 14th March 2016 Location: Emirates Boulevard Location: JBR

HEALING MUSIC CONCERT PICASSO & MIRO EXHIBITION

Date: 3rd - 14th March 2016 Date: 7th March - 17th May 2016 Location: The Dubai Mall- The Village Location: BURJ KHALIFA ANNEXE

PEANUT PARTY PANCAKE PEOPLE

Date: 8th - 11th March 2016 Date: 8th - 11th March 2016 Location: DUBAI FOOD FESTIVAL Location: DUBAI FOOD FESTIVAL DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

INVISIBLE MAN DIFC ART NIGHT Date: 14th March 2016 16th March 2016 Date: 14th March 2016 Location: DIFC Al Fahidi Location: DIFC Historical Neighbourhood

ALSERKAL AVENUE GALLERY NIGHT CHRISTIE’S

Date: 14th March 2016 Date: 15th -17th March 2016 Location: ALSERKAL AVENUE ARTS Location: Jumeirah Emirates Towers DISTRICT Hotel, Godolphin Ballroom

HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PIXEL FOREST LED BALLONS AWARD INSTALLATION Date: 16th - 19th March 2016 Date: 22th March- 7th April 2016 Location: Dubai Design District Location: Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

RedBull BC1 & RebBull Curates KITE FESTIVAL Date: 16th - 19th March 2016 Date: 17th - 19th March 2016 Location: JBR Location: KITE BEACH

BIRD WINGS MEFFC @JBR Date: 24th - 30th March 2016 Date: 31st March - 2nd April 2016 Location: DUBAI MALL Location: JBR

SEASHELL WISHING TREE ART MILL

Date: 14th - 16th April 2016 Date: 14th - 16th April 2016 Location: KITE BEACH Location: KITE BEACH DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITIES ING CONFERENCE 2016 Date: 25th - 27th April 2016 Date: 28th- 30th April 2016 Location: ZABEEL PARK Location: D3

ORIGAMI FESTIVAL DIY PAPER CUT LIGHT BOX Date: April 2016 Date: April 2016 Location: JBR THE WALK Location: MOE DUBAI ART SEASON 2016

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