Events
Dubai Collection Nights was a week-long series of curated events between 25 and 31 March 2023 bringing the public closer to the Dubai Collection community. Set to take place annually across various locations in the city, the initiative offers a new platform for local audiences to see artworks from Dubai’s first institutional collection and connect with artists, patrons and art professionals.
The tour entailed private access to the firm's headquarters led by Hala Khayat and Carlo Rizzo who took guests through one of the most exciting and forward-looking institutional corporate art collections in the country. The afternoon offered the opportunity to learn about the organisation's journey towards art patronage and discover works by Ivan Argote, Tammam Azzam, JR, Xavier Veilhan among others.
Corporate Collection Visit: A.R.M. Holding Collection Guided Tour
March 25th, from 3pm to 4pm
Details upon registration
This conversation explored the process of developing new models for building publicly accessible art collections, where representatives from different institutions in the region discussed policy and curatorial concerns specific to their context. Panellists are Taline N. Boladian, Co-Director of the Beirut Museum of Art, Katia Vraimakis, Acquisitions Manager at the Royal Commission for AlUla in conversation with Carlo Rizzo, Dubai Collection Director.
The Future of Institutional Collections: Perspectives From The Region
March 25th, from 4pm to 5pm
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Pioneering Emirati artist Abdul Qader Al Rais is best known for his abstract oil paintings and landscape watercolours, Al Rais uses recurring motifs such as doors, windows and floating squares, reflective of traditional Emirati architecture. We visited the artist's studio for an opportunity to experience his practice up-close and hear him share key moments of his journey. The evening was followed by a conversation with Hala Khayat, Art Dubai Regional Director.
Artist Studio Visit: Abdul Qader Al Rais
March 26th, from 9:30pm to 10:30pm
Details upon registration
This panel brought together a group of collectors with varying disciplines at different stages of their collecting journey, who shared insight about their practice. They shed light on the increasingly important role collectors play, and how they set their strategy and focus their patronage. Panellists include Sabih Ahmed Associate Director and Curator Ishara Art Foundation and Dubai Collection Patrons Souheil Soueid and George Salamoun in conversation with Hala Khayat.
The Art of Collecting
March 27th, from 4pm to 5pm
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We held a private screening of Nujoom Al Ghanem’s film on Hassan Sharif (1951 - 2016) ‘Sharpened Tools’ at Cinema Akil on March 27 2023 with dedicated moments for Q&A with the filmmaker. The film offers an intimate insight into the life of one of the most influential figures in Emirati art who was a pioneering thinker, critic and writer.
Film Screening & Q&A: Nujoom Al Ghanem’s Sharp Tools (2017) (a tribute to Hassan Sharif)
March 27th, from 8pm to 10pm
Cinema Akil
Mohammed Kazem is a renowned multidisciplinary artist, whose practice ranges from video, sound art, photography and performance art. He is known as one of the region’s first conceptual artists. We visited the artist's studio for a unique opportunity to explore and view his practice up-close. The tour was led by Hala Khayat
Artist Studio Visit: Mohammed Kazem
March 28th, from 3pm to 5pm
Details upon registration
Safwan Dahoul is one of Syria’s most renowned contemporary artists who has lived and worked in Dubai since 2011. Dahoul is recognized for his melancholic and monochromatic figurative compositions that investigate the dream state. We held a private tour and conversation of Safwan Dahoul’s studio with Hala Khayat.
Artist Studio Visit: Safwan Dahoul
March 29th, from 8pm to 10pm
Details upon registration
The tour entailed private access to the firm's headquarters led by Hala Khayat and Carlo Rizzo who took guests through one of the most exciting and forward-looking institutional corporate art collections in the country. The afternoon offered the opportunity to learn about the organisation's journey towards art patronage and discover works by Ivan Argote, Tammam Azzam, JR, Xavier Veilhan among others.
Corporate Collection Visit: A.R.M. Holding Collection Guided Tour
March 31st, from 4pm to 5pm
Details upon registration