Arts & Culture

Design Me a Sticker

This might well be the most innovative design competition from this part of the world in a long time. The kind of stuff that would get design experts from Copenhagen to Tokyo excited.

Enter the Mulsaq project. Launched last summer, as an open competition for young Middle Eastern designers part of the Khatt Foundation network, Mulsaq aims to create the most innovative sticker designs in the region. The only condition being the designs must have an oriental twist.

The IHT's 8th Luxury Conference

Date: 
12/03/2008
Location: 
Mumbai, India

The IHT's  8th annual luxury conference hosted by fashion journalist godess Suzy Menkes opens today in Mumbai. This year's theme? Sustainable luxury. Why hadn't we thought of it?

Speakers will include Elizabeth Hurley, Indian designer Manish Arora and presidents and managing directors of luxury brands to creative directors, designers and suppliers to the industry.

Virginia Corm_ Jewelry Show

Date: 
12/03/2008
Location: 
Nadine Begdash Gallery, Raouche Beirut
NADINE MAJDALANI BEGDACHE
 
INVITES YOU TO THE OPENING OF THE JEWELRY EXHIBITION
 
FOR THE LATEST COLLECTION WINTER  2008 / 2009
 
BY
 
VIRGINIE CORM DESIGNS
 
ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3, 2008
FROM 6 PM
 
THE EXHIBITION WILL END ON DECEMBER 31
 
GALLERY OPENING HOURS FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM
SUNDAY FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM
 

Cultural Rapprochement

Syria is host to a new exhibition, coming straight from the V&A in London.
Abu Dhabi might have the Guggenheim, Doha has its Islamic Museum and Damascus has…an exhibition, coming straight from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

The V&A managed quite a coup, as it's the first time a European museum brings its artwork to Syria. The show, entitled “World Ceramics” will be the closing event for Damascus, Cultural Capital of the Arab world.
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Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares

Huda's last name might be hard to pronounce, but the design guru - she's got degrees from Yale and the Rhode Island School of Design - is doing a lot to bridge the gap between Arabic and Western languages, through the Khatt Foundation, which she created a few years ago. Credited with reviving the art of typography in the Middle East, and making it relevant to today's world, Huda is quite literally creating new fonts for the Arabic language. The stuff you see everywhere everyday, but seldom ever notice. Now you will.

Art Paris- Abu Dhabi

It might be the credit crunch but Abu Dhabi is still having its dance music festival and more importantly...Art Paris - Abu Dhabi, the biggest art event in the emirate.
We've even heard Canvas magazine is flying 100 people first class to the UAE, in order not to miss it.

Launched last year by a series of Paris galleries, curious to explore new markets, the fair has expanded this year to new heights, with no less than 57 galleries from 22 countries. There's also a series of side happenings, truly worth checking out, which we've listed for you.

Head over Heals in Saudi Arabia

Date: 
11/23/2008 - 11/25/2008
Location: 
Effat College Hall

If you're in Jeddah, we highly recommend going to see the play "Head over Heals in Saudi Arabia" showing for two nights only at Effat College. 

Vahid Sharifian at XVA

Date: 
11/15/2008
Location: 
XVA, Dubai Creek - Bastakiya
Young Iranian artist Vahid Sharifian shows at the XVA his quirky art work.

Contemporary Indian Art - Canvas Education Seminar

Date: 
11/18/2008
Location: 
Emirates Palace
Canvas magazine came up with two new interesting seminars during Art Paris Abu Dhabi: the first on contemporary Chinese art, the second on Indian art. Pity they're so expensive though - 1 day seminar $ 800 two day - $1500! Subscribers do get a 50 % discount though...

For more info:  www.canvas-magazine.com

Contemporary Chinese Art Seminar - Canvas Education

Date: 
11/17/2008
Location: 
Emirates Palace Hotel

Canvas Education came up with two new interesting seminars during Art Paris Abu Dhabi: the first on contemporary Chinese art, the second on Indian art. Pity they're so expensive though - 1 day seminar $ 800 two day - $1500! Subscribers do get a %50 discount though...

For more info:  www.canvas-magazine.com

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