ART EVENT Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition - Part I

The Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, featured over 70 workshops for various age-groups led by the best Arabic calligraphy experts with the aim of showcasing to visitors the history of the artform and its various forms of expression, styles and historical and social context.

The Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition featured several sections including Classic Calligraphy, by renowned and expert calligraphy artists and exceptional pieces from the collection of the Ministry of Culture as well as those owned by leading collectors in the UAE. There was a section on Modern Calligraphy and light calligraphy.

The exhibition at Wafi Mall in Dubai presented works by many calligraphy masters like Ahmed Fares, Fatma Al Baqali, Hakim Ghannam, Ali Mahmouh, Mahmoud Rahbaran, Mathny Elabidy, Mehmed Ozcay, Mohammed Yaman, Muhammed Safar Bati, Nada Al Maazmi, Naser Al Maymoon, Nuria Garcia, Obaida Al Banki, Sabah Arbili and many more.

Part I

Installation view / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Ahmed Fares / "Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful", 51x51 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Ahmed Fares / "So whatever does an atom's weight of good will see it", 58x67 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Installation view / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Ali Mahmouh Abdel Halim / The Collection of Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Fatma Al-Baqali / "For indeed, with hardship (will be) ease. Indeed, with hardship (will be) ease", 64x44 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Fatma Al-Baqali / "Whatever Allah wishes takes place, and whatever He does not desire does not occur", 77x59 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Installation view / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Hakim Ghannam / "Wealth converts a strange land into homeland", 67x67 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Mahmoud Rahbaran / The collection of Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Mathny Elabidy / The Collection of Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Installation view / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Mehmed Ozcay / Private Collection / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Mehmed Ozcay / "What Allah willed (has occurred); there is no power except in Allah", 37x78 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Installation view / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Mohammed Yaman / "My Lord, increase me in knowledge", 78x37 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Muhammed Safar Bati / Private Collection / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Nada Al-Maazmi / "So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny", 54x75 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Naser Al Maymoon / "And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah", 71x66 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Nuria Garcia / "(Such niches are) in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings", 87x16,5 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Nuria Garcia / Surah Al Roum, 65x56 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Obaida Al-Banki / Poem Ibn Wardi, 53x73 cm / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

Sabah Arbili / The Collection of Ministry of Culture, Youth & Community Development / Photo by Ramy Enab, © Islamic Arts Magazine

The Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition promoted intercultural exchange of artists coming from all over the Arab world.