Past Events
Festival: TRACE: Archives and Reunions
A series of reunions launching the archives
Join us for virtual reunions with artists, curators, and collaborators from the last 6 years of exhibitions. Each reunion will coincide with the launch of that exhibition's archive online.
In Light of COVID-19: What Looks Different Now?
A virtual roundtable exploring interconnection across disciplines
Featuring artist Amar Kanwar, scholars and practitioners, and Associate Director and Curator of Ishara Art Foundation Sabih Ahmed.
Exhibition Program [Main Gallery]
Conversation in The Commons
We invite you to an open-ended conversation with Dr. Remy Shanker
Join us and Dr. Remy Shanker, Wellness Program Specialist at NYU Abu Dhabi, in The Art Gallery Commons for a casual and intimate conversation.
Exhibition Program [Main Gallery]
Conversation in The Commons
We invite you to an open-ended conversation with Ezra Rashkow
Join us and Ezra Rashkow, Associate Professor of History at Montclair State University (USA), in The Art Gallery Commons for a casual and intimate conversation.
Opening Reception [Project Space]
Intimaa: Belonging
UAE Unlimited
Curated by Emirati arts researcher Nasser Abdullah, "Intimaa: Belonging" will feature new commissions by UAE-based emerging artists who question their place in an era of globalization and how society has formed a unified existence that can be referred to as a ‘universal identity’.
Exhibition Program [Main Gallery]
Conversation in The Commons
We invite you to an open-ended conversation with Dr. Remy Shanker
Join us and Dr. Remy Shanker, Wellness Program Specialist at NYU Abu Dhabi, in The Art Gallery Commons for a casual and intimate conversation.
Exhibition Program [Main Gallery]
Conversation in The Commons
We invite you to an open-ended conversation with Dr. Remy Shanker
Join us and Dr. Remy Shanker, Wellness Program Specialist at NYU Abu Dhabi, in The Art Gallery Commons for a casual and intimate conversation.
Opening Reception [Main Gallery]
Amar Kanwar: The Sovereign Forest
in collaboration with Sudhir Pattnaik/Samadrusti, and Sherna Dastur
The NYUAD Art Gallery presents "The Sovereign Forest" in a groundbreaking collaboration with Ishara Art Foundation which hosts Kanwar’s solo project "Such a Morning" from January 20 – May 20, 2020.
Project Space Opening
Saidi Ali Nasser Sowafy: Ugandan Splendor – Imagining Home and History
Saidi Ali Nasser Sowafy’s paintings immerse audiences in richly symbolic visual representations of 20th-century Ugandan village cultural and social life.
Family Saturday Tour - December 7th
The Family Saturday Tour is specifically aimed to give parents the opportunity to explore Zimoun's work with children between the ages of 3-14.
Family Saturday Tour - November 30th
The Family Saturday Tour is specifically aimed to give parents the opportunity to explore Zimoun's work with children between the ages of 3-14.
Opening Reception
Go Back to Move Forward
Curatorial Class Exhibition
"Go Back to Move Forward" presents artworks by thirteen artists who grapple with an unsettling past, a turbulent present, and an imagined future. These artists navigate the socio-political landscapes of the Arab world and reimagine reality through collective memory.