EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
Abu Dhabi Art offers various programmes for the community for all ages including workshops, tours and competitions.
Tours
A guided tour with an accompanying exhibition linked art activity. Complimentary 45-minute educational and interactive guided tours of the Abu Dhabi Art fair and exhibitions led by a Visitor Experience Specialist. Available in either Arabic or English. Includes 'virtual pre-recorded' 3-5 minute art activity videos for the online tours or a live Art Activity for AED25 per student for the onsite Tours.
Fee:
Tour (Online & Onsite): Free of Charge
Art Activity (Onsite): AED25 per student
Capacity:
Tour + Art Activity (Online): No Limit
Tour (Onsite): 10max
Workshops
Hands-on art activities for all ages. Abu Dhabi Art also offers exclusive artist-led masterclasses available for both adults and teens (ages 13+). All art activities, workshops and masterclasses, take inspiration from work seen at Abu Dhabi Art.
Workshops Type:
Art Activities (Onsite)
Workshops & MasterClasses (Online & Onsite)
Art + Technology
Locations:
Al Ain, specific locations will be shared closer to the date.
Manarat Al Saadiyat Art Studio
Online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom
Capacity:
Art Activities, Workshops and MasterClasses (Onsite): 25
Workshops (Online via Microsoft Teams or Zoom): No Limit
Art + Technology: 30
Art + Technology
An annual community programme that launched in 2017. The programme invites established artists from around the world to Khalifa University to collaborate with technology students in a series of summer workshops. These workshops introduce art to students majoring in topics as diverse as the study of aerospace and biomedical engineering. Many of them have an interest in art but have never had the opportunity to study it. The programme strives to bridge the gap between art and technology in their studies.
Pavilion Prize
The Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion Prize was launched in 2017, inviting university students from across the United Arab Emirates to develop architectural proposals for a Pavilion. Each year, the winning design is realised at Abu Dhabi Art and seen by thousands of visitors to the fair. It is conceived as a temporary structure that remains during the week of the art fair at Manarat Al Saadiyat, with the potential to be re-purposed or re-located.
The first prize winner is awarded AED 10,00, and the second prize winner is awarded AED 5,000.
Digital Competition
The Digital Competition was launched in 2020, inviting university students in Abu Dhabi to submit a proposal to enhance Abu Dhabi Art’s Digital Platform and improve a user’s experience of art and performances.
The winner is awarded AED 5,000.
Abu Dhabi Art Digital Competition winners:
2020-2021: Abdulrahman Al Marzooqi (Khalifa University) | Amany Saleh (Zayed University) | Fatima Al Romaithi (New York University Abu Dhabi)
