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SIKKA Art Fair 2014 kicks off with compelling showcase of artworks

SIKKA Art Fair, the contemporary artist-led fair of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated Authority for culture, arts, and heritage, has opened on March 16, 2014 with a multicultural and compelling showcase of artworks and the largest line-up of activities to date.

Sabrina Amrani Gallery at Art14 London

Sabrina Amrani Gallery attends for the first time an art fair in London, participating in the section London First of Art14 London, presenting art from South Asian artists along with works by Arab Mediterranean artists. From the minimal handmade drawings by Waqas Khan (Pakistan) to the high end special effects videos by Larissa Sansour (Palestine), through the elegant painting on glass by Nicène Kossentini (Tunisia) and the ongoing series of memorial plaques with absurd open ended statements by UBIK (India).

4th PechaKucha Night in Sharjah

Maraya Art Centre, the innovative contemporary visual arts hub and initiative by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) – hosted the fourth edition of the popular and innovative PechaKucha Night Sharjah.

‘21, 39’ Jeddah Arts

The inaugural event of ‘21, 39’ Jeddah Arts will present a comprised programme of exhibitions, educational workshops, artist studio visits, gallery openings and talks, highlighting the narrative of art in Saudi Arabia. The ‘21, 39’ programme introduces a number of Saudi artists in two key group exhibitions celebrating the modern and contemporary schools of art practice in the Kingdom, curated by Hamza Serafi.

VIEW FROM INSIDE - Contemporary Arab Video, Photography and Mixed Media Art

FotoFest announces the selection of 48 leading contemporary Arab artists for its principal exhibitions in the 2014 Biennial, VIEW FROM INSIDE. The 15th edition of the international Biennial in Houston, Texas (March 15 - April 27, 2014), presenting contemporary photo and media-related art from the Middle East and North Africa will be the largest program of its kind in the United States in more than a decade.

The Art Spaces Selected for Marker 2014

Art Dubai 2014’s Marker section is curated by artists Slavs and Tatars and includes an extended education programme and a dynamic artists’ book publishing venture

Lawrie Shabibi at Abu Dhabi Art 2013

Lawrie Shabibi is participating in Abu Dhabi Art as a ‘Bidaya’ gallery – a special designation given to gallery participants under three years old. The gallery is showcasing artists: Nabil Nahas, Farghali Abdel Hafiz, Driss Ouadahi, Larissa Sansour and for the first time Korean artist Meekyoung Shin.