There are several international art fairs in Dubai. Art Dubai and Bastakiya Art Fair are notable.[1]
Art Dubai takes place every March at the Madinat Arena. As the first contemporary art fair in Dubai, the Fair has become a cornerstone for the rapidly growing art community of the Middle East. The 2009 fair will host nearly seventy galleries from the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, North Africa and Australia.
Art Dubai has become a cornerstone of the Middle East's booming contemporary art community. The 2009 fair will host nearly seventy leading international galleries in addition to a strong programme of artist's projects including the launch of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize and the critically acclaimed Global Art Forum:3.
Fair Opening Hours: Thursday 19th March - 16:00 - 21:00 Friday 20th March – 14:00 – 21:00 Saturday 21st March – 10:00 – 18:00
To view a complete programme of events [1]
There has been an emerging activity of culture and art in Dubai. As Dubai, United Arab Emirates becomes more popular for its main attractions, new galleries, art fairs, artists, art patrons and collectors have grown in number. The Gulf Art Fair, curated by Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, is an example of Dubai's artistic activity.[2]
Media about Art in Dubai The art in Dubai and the surrounding Gulf and Middle East arts scene is covered in magazines, film, radio, and Internet.
Magazines -- Brownbook: based in Dubai, Brownbook is an urban lifestyle guide focusing on art, design and travel across the Middle East and North Africa.[3] Canvas: is an international bi-monthly magazine dedicated to art and culture from the Middle East and Arab world.[4] Bidoun: covers art and culture from the Middle East.
Film: Director Katy Chang's Glitter Dust (was Cultural Capital: Finding Art in Dubai) is a hybrid live-action and animated documentary about cultural integration and immigration through the lens of the Dubai art scene.[5]. Chang also writes the popular Twitter feed, Art in Dubai[6] about Middle Eastern art and reviews.
Radio: Siobhan Leydon's weekly lunchtime Dubai Eye radio show The Edge covers Art, culture, architecture, design, world music, books, theatre etc, in the region and internationally.[7]