United Arab Emirates

Founded by the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) as part of Abu Dhabi Festival, ADICC aims to recognise and reward composers of all nationalities by providing a platform to showcase their talents, gain international recognition and perform their original works on the world stage.

Dubai Design Week (DXBDW) is pleased to announce the return of Urban Commissions, DXBDW’s annual competition that offers the opportunity to develop outdoor infrastructure in the public domain for Dubai Design District. The commissions will be presented at Dubai Design Week, 4 – 9 November 2025.

Abwab, meaning ‘doors’ in Arabic, is a programme that commissions pavilions that are thematically remodelled each year to reflect timely global and regional contexts. The commissions will be presented at Dubai Design Week, 4 – 9 November 2025.

Sharjah Art Foundation, in collaboration with Alkazi Foundation for the Arts, Asia Art Archive and Contemporary And (C&), invites emerging and mid-career art writers living and working in Asia and Africa to apply for PARA, a fellowship programme supporting the development and publication of new critical writing about contemporary art.

The Artist Residency Grants invite both local and international artists to create new work and engage with the Ras Al Khaimah community. Open to all creative practices, the programme offers six-month residencies that culminate in an exhibition and a collaborative public art installation.

For the fifth edition of Art Here prize, Louvre Abu Dhabi has called for applications from contemporary artists based in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Japan, as well as for artists based in MENA and connected to the GCC.

The Ras Al Khaimah Art Artist-in-Residence Programme invites local and international artists to create new work and engage with the Ras Al Khaimah community. Open to all creative practices, the programme offers 6-to-12-month residencies culminating in an exhibition and collaborative public art installation.

For the fourth edition of Art Here, Louvre Abu Dhabi is calling on contemporary artists from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and North Africa (nationals and residents) working in sculpture and audio-visual installations suitable for outdoor spaces, to become part of its universal story.

The Africa Institute, as part of its African Languages and Translation Program, opens applications for its third cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship for the academic year 2024.

SAWA Museum Studies Programme is a diversity-oriented museum educational programme for young professionals in Arabic-speaking countries and Germany. The programme is divided into two stages: an up to ten days visit to Sharjah and a corresponding same length visit to Berlin.

SAWA Museum Studies Programme is a diversity-oriented museum educational programme for young professionals in Arabic-speaking countries and Germany. The programme is divided into two stages: an up to ten days visit to Sharjah and a corresponding same length visit to Berlin.