TALKS
A series of stimulating cultural talks featuring curators and artists from the art fair and leaders from the UAE’s art institutions alongside other renowned art professionals on a diverse range of cultural topics.
2023 Talks
Commissioned artists and curators presenting their work at the fair as well as guest speakers and panelists discussing global art histories and joining the wider conversation on sustainability in the lead up to COP28. Partners including Manar Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation also host an array of local and international speakers.
2020 Talks
The programme featured established speakers from the UAE art community including Antonia Carver, Laila Binbrek, Reem Fadda, Nawal al Qassimi, Smita Prabakhar and Zain Massud together with international participants including Chris Dercon, Fawz Kabra and Aimee Dawson, alongside participating curators and artists in the 2020 edition of the fair. The talks programme discussed the development of the art scene in the UAE over the last decade, contemporary art practices in the country and art perspectives and insights from around the world.
2024 Collectors Forum
Join our conversations with Abu Dhabi Art Curators, Gallery Representatives, Galleries and Artists to gain an insight into the upcoming 16th edition of the fair.
Monday 28 | 10 | 2024, 6:00-6:45 PM (UAE time)
Something Bold, Something New
Myrna Ayad, George Alama, Lilia Ben Salah and Ahmed Eldabaa
Tuesday 29 | 10 | 2024, 6:00-6:45 PM (UAE time)
Drifting Identities: Contemporary Art from the Silk Road
Julia Lechbinska, Almagul Menlibayeva, Zhanna Nugerbek and Gvantsa Jishkariani
Thursday 31 | 10 | 2024, 7:30-8:15 PM (UAE time)
The Collector’s Salon
Roxane Zand, Dr. Bora Keskiner, Ben Housten and Roxana Kashani
Wednesday 6 | 11 | 2024, 6:00-6:45 PM (UAE time)
What to look forward to? An Overview of the Exhibitions at Abu Dhabi Art
Dyala Nusseibeh | Morad Montazami | Odessa Warren | Salomé Zelic
Microsoft Teams
Language: English
2021 Collectors Forum
2021 TOPICS:
Organised by Roxane Zand
• New Art for a New Generation | 14 July 2021
• How are NFTS taking over the art world? | 21 April 2021
Organised by Abu Dhabi Art
• Insights: UAE Contemporary Art Today | 3 June 2021 | Cromwell Place
Organised by New York University Abu Dhabi
• The Future of Collecting in the Gulf | 17 November 2021
2020 Collectors Forum
The 2020 Collectors Forum was part of Abu Dhabi Art’s 2020 Summer Programme. The Summer Programme was an online platform to connect to the art community. The programme included an online Summer Catalogue by Abu Dhabi Art’s participating galleries and a Collectors Forum with a series of talks.2020 TOPICS:
Organised by Roxane Zand
• Collecting Post-Covid
• The Future of Art and Artists
• Globalism and Art Collecting: The Case of the Middle East and South Asia
Organised by Al Multaqa Literary Salon
• Dialogues Between the Artist and Nature