Vantage Point Sharjah

Overview

This exhibition is one of Sharjah Art Foundation’s new initiatives focused on public programming and community outreach. We hope these initiatives will encourage people living and working in the UAE to participate in our activities and to become more engaged with the cultural life of the Emirates.

The exhibition Vantage Point Sharjah began with an Open Call for submissions announced in early summer 2013. It was an invitation to photographers based in the UAE to explore the Emirate of Sharjah and produce works that could be submitted for review by Sharjah Art Foundation. If selected, the photographs would be shown in a group exhibition in one of SAF’s new art spaces.

With one of the aims of this programme to support the development of the artists within the UAE, the range of submissions was encouraging. We are grateful for all of the support this project received from the public and we would like to thank all those who made the effort to submit their work even though they may not be among those chosen for the exhibition.

Vantage Point Sharjah presents a broad selection of responses to the Open Call and includes work by professional photographers and artists as well as photographs taken by individuals with an active interest and passion for photography. The varied approaches to the landscape and life of Sharjah reflect the growing enthusiasm for photography as an artistic medium and offer viewers an opportunity to enjoy the work of local photographers.