Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS) is an annual exhibition that spotlights emerging photographers from the region and beyond. The 12th edition derives its title, If I Were Another, from a poem by Mahmoud Darwish.
The Nahr al Bared refugee camp was built in north Lebanon in 1948 to shelter Palestinian families fleeing the Nakba.
Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual festival of independent and experimental filmmaking returns for its seventh edition this year.
Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual art book fair showcases independent bookmaking from around the world with a spotlight on publishers from the region.
To examine the role of art in culture and investigate how theory and practice are connected, Sharjah Art Foundation is offering intensive two and three-day courses about visual literacy and research methodologies for university students and emerging and mid-career artists.
The Sharjah Biennial 16 title, to carry, is a multivocal and open-ended proposition. The ever-expanding list of what to carry, and how to carry it, is an invitation to encounter the different formations and positions of the five curators as well as the constellation of resonances they have gathered.
Along with announcements of our year-round open calls and grants, which support emerging and established artists working in contemporary art, Sharjah Art Foundation has compiled a list of reputable local, regional and international open calls, educational opportunities, grants and residencies in other institutions.