Art season

March 2021 in Dubai, Sharjah
and Abu Dhabi

Discover Sharjah Art Foundation’s March Meeting 2021 and major exhibitions on-site and online, art spaces, restaurants and hotels in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, selected by our Editorial Committee Omar Kholeif, Zain Mahjoub and Faisal Al Hassan.

See who joined our Dubai / Sharjah / Abu Dhabi Editorial Committee
Al Hassan Faisal
Kholeif Omar
Mahjoub Zain
Interviews
Keeper of the past in the present for the future: an interview with Rayyane Tabet
For the occasion of his upcoming solo show at the Sharjah Art Foundation, we invited Rayyane Tabet to be My Art Guide Dubai/Sharjah/Abu Dhabi 2021 guest artist. In this interview he tells us about his first in-depth presentation in the UAE region.
March Meeting 2021: Unravelling the present
Check the full programme of talks, activities and performances. Running in an expanded 10-day online programme from 12 to 21 March 2021, the March Meeting is free and open to the public by registration
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Exhibitions and Events in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Unsettled Objects
An exhibition featuring major new acquisitions and rarely seen works from the Foundation's Collection; the artists and works on display explore the hidden stories behind art and its history
12 Mar 2021 - 15 Jun 2021
The Flying Saucer
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Growing Like a Tree
An exhibition that looks at regional histories of image-making through a visual and sonic excavation of place, memory and culture.
20 Jan 2021 - 20 May 2021
Ishara Art Foundation
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Age of You
On view at Jameel Arts Centre, the exhibition explores the perception of self in the 21st century
29 Jan 2021 - 14 Aug 2021
Jameel Arts Centre
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
not in, of, along, or relating to a line
A virtual show exploring artistic expressions through technology in a Covid-19 world
20 Jan 2021 - 10 Jul 2021
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Stephanie Comilang: Float
Two recent films by Berlin-based Stephanie Comilang that narrate the lives of overseas Filipino workers, complicating documentary forms with references to science fiction
06 Feb 2021 - 21 Mar 2021
Warehouse421
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Exhibitions
Nujoom Alghanem: Malamih – Faces, Phantoms and Expressions
The exhibition explores the artist's new body of work dedicated to human expressions
22 Feb 2021 - 31 Aug 2021
Maraya Art Centre
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Art Dubai 2021
This year, Art Dubai takes place for an extended period of six days, under the iconic Gate Building at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), from March 29 to April 3, 2021.
Explore
Explore top museums, foundations and galleries in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
The Flying Saucer
Museums in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Warehouse421
Galleries in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Ishara Art Foundation
Foundations in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
The Third Line
Galleries in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Sharjah Art Museum
Museums in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery
Galleries in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Alserkal Arts Foundation
Cultural Institutions in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Restaurants, hotels and cafés in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
Fouquet’s Abu Dhabi
Restaurants in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai
Hotels in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
The Oberoi Beach Resort, Al Zorah
Hotels in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
ME Dubai by Melia
Hotels in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Table 9
Restaurants in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
FORM Hotel Dubai
Hotels in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
Comptoir 102
Restaurants in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
XVA
Hotels in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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