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Abu Dhabi Art Announces Artists, curator Selected for 'Beyond Emerging Artists' Program

Co-Founder of GALLERIA CONTINUA Lorenzo Fiaschi. WAM
Co-Founder of GALLERIA CONTINUA Lorenzo Fiaschi. WAM
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Abu Dhabi Art Announces Artists, curator Selected for 'Beyond Emerging Artists' Program

Co-Founder of GALLERIA CONTINUA Lorenzo Fiaschi. WAM
Co-Founder of GALLERIA CONTINUA Lorenzo Fiaschi. WAM

Abu Dhabi Art has announced details around its Beyond: Emerging Artists program, which commissions new work by up-and-coming UAE-based artists each year, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.

Beyond: Emerging Artists 2024 will be curated by Lorenzo Fiaschi, Co-Founder of GALLERIA CONTINUA, who has selected the artists Fatma Al Ali, Dina Nazmi Khorchid and Simrin Mehra Agarwal to produce commissioned works to be exhibited at Abu Dhabi Art this year, WAM said.

The works will be on exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat on November 20-24, after which the exhibition will travel internationally to a new location.

"As we embark on this new journey with Abu Dhabi Art's Beyond Emerging Artists program, we are excited to contribute to the region’s vibrant contemporary art scene,” said Fiaschi.

“Celebrating 18 years of collaboration with Abu Dhabi Art, GALLERIA CONTINUA is eager to witness and support the dynamic evolution of the art world. We are committed to embracing diversity, which enriches our collective artistic experience. We look forward to guiding the selected artists—Dina Nazmi Khorchid, Simrin Mehra Agarwal, and Fatma Al Ali—and helping them develop exceptional projects of international caliber that showcase the creativity and potential of today’s artistic landscape,” he added.

The three selected artists were chosen from over 100 proposals reviewed by the Abu Dhabi Art organizing committee and GALLERIA CONTINUA, and in consultation with Friends of Abu Dhabi Art, a group of individuals who are actively committed to supporting art and culture in the emirate and who support the Beyond Emerging Artists program each year, WAM said.

Abu Dhabi Art Director Dyala Nusseibeh said: “During the selection process we were struck by how analytical and thoughtful each of the chosen proposals were, across diverse practices, unpicking issues that ranged from conflict and war to our relationship with the environment and the impact of colonialism on indigenous plant life in the Gulf. Together the commissioned artists navigate utopian or dystopian imagined landscapes, in often playful, often piercing ways, creating the space for new histories of the region to emerge.”

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Arab Countries, UNESCO Director General Hail Saudi Arab Week at UNESCO Initiative

Photo by SPA
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Arab Countries, UNESCO Director General Hail Saudi Arab Week at UNESCO Initiative

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The Arab Group at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has praised the success of the Saudi National Committee for Education, Culture, and Science in organizing the first Arab Week at UNESCO initiative, which the UNESCO Arab Group held in Paris on November 4-5.
In a closing statement of the Arab Week at UNESCO, the Arab Group expressed appreciation to Saudi Arabia for launching the initiative, commending the efforts led by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to advance efforts in education, culture, and science.
The group also thanked Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture and Chair of the Saudi National Committee for Education, Culture, and Science, for the committee’s unwavering support, funding, and effective implementation of the initiative, marking the first UNESCO Arab gathering under the leadership of Saudi Arabia, SPA reported.
The group also extended its appreciation to the participating Arab countries for their active contributions and high-level efforts to coordinate and ensure the success of the initiative. The event is expected to serve as an ideal gateway for long-term cultural prosperity between Arab countries and the world, fostering stronger cultural bridges.

For her part, Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has praised Saudi Arabia's Arab Week at UNESCO initiative, emphasizing the significance of recognizing the historical depth and cultural diversity of the Arab world.
During her speech at the closing ceremony of the event, Azoulay noted that UNESCO highlights the significance of the Arabic language, which is the fifth most spoken language in the world.
She underscored the need to showcase the depth and diversity of Arab cultures, stressing the need to bridge the gap between perceptions of these cultures and their rich, complex realities, which are shaped by a long history and a vibrant tapestry of differences and creativity.
Azoulay said the Arab Week at UNESCO conveys a powerful message to the organization’s 172 member states, encouraging them to collectively celebrate their shared values.