Past Events
June 2019
OPENING RECEPTION
Rand Abdul Jabbar: Earthly Wonders, Celestial Beings
Join us on Tuesday, June 11th at 5:30pm in the Project Space for the opening reception for "Earthly Wonders, Celestial Beings: Rand Abdul Jabbar."
May 2019
Zimoun: Book Launch and Suhoor
Join a conversation around publishing artist monographs
Family Saturday Tour - BOOKED FULL
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 - May 4th
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.
April 2019
Commissioning the Emerging Artist
with panelists Ayesha Hadhir, Mona Ayyash, Maya Allison, and Laura Metzler
A panel of artists, curators, and institutions will discuss what it means to commission a new artwork? This event is presented in collaboration with UAE Unlimited.
Family Saturday Tour - April 27th
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.
Career Conversations: The Museum
with special guest Manal Ataya, Director-General, Sharjah Museums Authority
This new conversation series invites university students and young professionals to learn about opportunities in the Fine Arts.
Family Saturday Tour - April 13th
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.
Guided Exhibition Tour - April 10th
Led by an NYUAD Art Gallery Docent
Learn about Zimoun's work in a guided tour through the exhibition. Led by an NYUAD Student docent or a team member of the NYUAD Art Gallery.
Guided Exhibition Tour - April 4th
Led by an NYUAD Art Gallery Docent
Learn about Zimoun's work in a guided tour through the exhibition. Led by an NYUAD Student docent or a team member of the NYUAD Art Gallery.
March 2019
Family Saturday Tour - March 30th
The Family Saturday Tour is specifically aimed to give parents the opportunity to explore the exhibition with children between the ages of 3-14.
Guided Exhibition Tour - March 21st
Led by an NYUAD Art Gallery Docent
Learn about Zimoun's work in a guided tour through the exhibition. Led by an NYUAD Student docent or a team member of the NYUAD Art Gallery.
Coffee with a Curator: Bana Kattan
Maya Allison, Chief Curator of the NYUAD Art Gallery, would like to invite you to an informal discussion with former NYUAD Art Gallery curator and MCA Barjeel Global Fellow, Bana Kattan.
Guided Exhibition Tour - March 12th
Led by an NYUAD Art Gallery Docent
Learn about Zimoun's work in a guided tour through the exhibition. Led by an NYUAD Student docent or a team member of the NYUAD Art Gallery.
Opening Reception in the Project Space
Crossings and Corridors: Linda Adele Goodine and Saba Qizilbash
On view March 10th-26th, “Crossing and Corridors", features the work of Saba Qizilbash and Linda Adele Goodine, two artists who deal with harsh geopolitical realities in their work, through widely different methods.
February 2019
Opening: ZIMOUN
Zimoun constructs extraordinary, immersive sensory experiences using lo-fi technology, to create chaos from underlying systems of order. Curated by Maya Allison, Chief Curator at NYU Abu Dhabi, this landmark survey will mark the first time the artist has exhibited his work in the Gulf
January 2019
Opening Reception: SURVIVAL
Imagine Science Film Festival
"Survival" explores ubiquitous urban surveillance, the mysteries of machine perception, and AI algorithmic observation of the end of the world. What will survival mean for us in the near future?
Opening Reception: Design Works
"Design Works" offers an overview of the body of in-house visual design work by students and faculty at NYUAD from 2012 to present.
December 2018
Opening Reception in the Project Space
Plastic Fantastic
"Plastic Fantastic" features work from more than 30 artists, created in reaction to the insidious nature of our reliance on plastic.
November 2018
Opening Reception for David Darts: Discomfort
Join us for the opening reception for "David Darts: Discomfort". Dart uses sculpture and designed objects to provide spaces for critical reflection and social critique.
Opening Reception: Putting for Pleasure and Politics
"Putting for Pleasure and Politics" features artist-designed mini golf holes in a playable sculpture garden, each exploring a contemporary social issue. Curated by David Darts.
October 2018
Artist Talk: Ammar Al Attar
Please join Dale Hudson and Alia Yunis in a discussion with Emerati artist Ammar Al Attar about his photographs of cinemas in the UAE.
Curator Tour with Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
In connection with "Ways of Seeing"
Join us for a tour led by curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
Opening Reception: Cinemas in the UAE
Join us for the opening reception for "Cinemas in the UAE" on Sunday October 21st, 6pm in the Project Space
September 2018
Community Read
The Great Gatbsy by F. Scott Fitzgerald
presented by the Arts Center in collaboration with Electra Street Publications, Airport Road, and NYUAD Art Gallery
Opening Reception: الإبادة - Alibadah
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites you to the Opening Reception for _*الإبادة - Alibadah*_ on Wednesday September 26th from 6-8pm in the Project Space.
Artist Talk with Kim Robertson
in connection with Constructions of Reality
Tour the exhibition "Constructions of Reality" with the artist Kim Robertson as she discusses her practice, processes and motivation behind her work.
Artist Talk with Choreographer, Lucinda Childs & NYUAD Art Gallery Director Maya Allison
a collaboration with the Arts Center
In connection with "Ways of Seeing" we invite you to a conversation with Choreographer Lucinda Childs and NYUAD Art Gallery Director Maya Allison.
Opening Reception: Ways of Seeing
Join us for the Opening Reception for "Ways of Seeing" in the Main Gallery. Curators Sam Barbaouil and Till Fellrath will be present.
Opening Reception, Kim Robertson: Constructions of Reality
Join us for the Opening Reception for " Kim Robertson: Constructions of Reality" in the Project Space. The artist will be present.
June 2018
Opening Reception: Symphoniae
"Symphoniae" is an exhibition of Elizabeth Dorazio’s recent works which evoke a kind of permanent movement that arises from their cohesive and vibrant parts and the dynamic interactions between them.
May 2018
Film Screening: "A World Not Ours"
by Mahdi Fleifel
"A World Not Ours" is a passionate, bittersweet account of one family's multi-generational experience living as permanent refugees. Presented in collaboration with Reel Palestine
Exhibition Tour: Permanent Temporariness
Join us on Wednesday, May 9th at 6pm for an Exhibition Tour of "Permanent Temporariness: Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti" led by co-curator Bana Kattan.
April 2018
Lecture & Conversation: Global Art History and Graduate Studies
Edward J. Sullivan, the Helen Gould Sheppard Professor of Art History at New York University, will present a comparative account the ways in which the arts in the Americas were modernized during the first half the twentieth century.
Performance, installation and social issues: A conversation with Tania El Khoury and Salwa Mikdadi
NYUAD Institute and NYUAD Art Gallery invites you to a talk with Tania El Khoury, creator of "Gardens Speak", moderated by Salwa Mikdadi, guest curator of Permanent Temporariness.
An Arabic-Language Event
Book Discussion: Walid Shurafa
In conversation with Alsaad Almenhaly, editor-in-chief of National Geographic Arabic
The Art Gallery at NYU Abu Dhabi invites you to a conversation with IPAF shortlisted author Walid Shurafa.
March 2018
Closing Reception
Jonny Farrow: -- a fine word, galaxy
Come join us for the Closing Event of "Jonny Farrow -- a fine word, galaxy" on Wednesday March 28th, 5:30-7:30pm in the Project Space.
Sandra Peters: PER/TRANS Performing the Cube Transforming the Cube
Panel Discussion and Book Launch
Please join us for the panel discussion and book launch for Sandra Peters’ new monograph.
Opening Reception: Johnny Farrow "— a fine word, galaxy"
Come join us for the Opening Reception for "Jonny Farrow —a fine word, galaxy" in the Project Space in the Arts Center, Tuesday March 13th, 5:30-7:30pm.
Opening Reception: Hybrid Futures
"Hybrid Futures," is a science-art exhibition including artist gallery talks throughout the Imagine Science Film Festival weekend.
February 2018
Permanent Temporariness: A Conversation with Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti
The artists in conversation with curators, Salwa Mikdadi and Bana Kattan explore how the they developed a collaborative approach to their artistic practice.
Opening Reception: Markazi
OPENING RECEPTION: MARKAZI
Photographs of life in the Djibouti Markazi refugee camp depict residents navigating a state of increasingly permanent suspension.
December 2017
Family Workshop: Diorama Box
in connection with Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create their own story about their city in a diorama.
Project Space Opening: December Showcase
Opening Reception on December 13th from 5:30-6:30pm
November 2017
Artist Talk
Walk and Talk With Michele Nastasi
followed by Q&A with Harvey Molotch and Davide Ponzini, and other scholars.
This exhibition “walk-and-talk,” led by Michele Nastasi, discusses the findings of a long-term research initiative which brings together scholars from various parts of the world to focus on urban issues of the Gulf region.
Family Workshop
Textured Patterns
in connection with Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to experiment with patterns, texture, and paint to create abstract minimalist and expressionist artworks.
October 2017
Opening Reception
Wendy Bednarz: The Palimpsest Series
in the Project Space
Come join us for the Opening Reception for "Wendy Bednarz: The Palimpsest Series" in the Project Space in the Arts Center, Wednesday October 18th at 5:30pm.
Family Workshop
Constructed Arrangements
in connection with Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create geometric and figurative artwork using everyday material.
May 2017
Family Workshop: Objects as Art
But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create artwork using everyday objects, inspired by artists in the "But We Cannot See Them" exhibition.
Film Screening: Amal by Nujoom Alghanem
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to a screening of a film by Nujoom Alghanem.
April 2017
SPECIAL EVENT
Christo & Jeanne-Claude Award 2017
Public Art Exhibition by Anna Kurkova
NYUAD in partnership with the ADMAF invite you to join Christo for the unveiling of "Dunescape" by Anna Kurkova, the winning artwork of the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award 2017.
Experimental Play
Theater: Khafeef Al Rouh
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
An experimental play by Emirati playwright and director Jamal Mattar.
Film Screening: Al Mureed by Nujoom Alghanem
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to a screening of a film by Nujoom Alghanem.
Family Workshop: Lines, Numbers and Geometry
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create artwork inspired by the work of Ebtisam Abdulaziz.
Community Artist Portfolio Review: Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites artists from the community to gather to discuss their artistic practice with each other and with renowned UAE artist Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim.
Film Screening: Short Films by Nujoom Alghanem
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery is pleased to invite you to a screening of short films by Emirati artist, poet, and filmmaker Nujoom Alghanem.
March 2017
Family Workshop: The Flying House
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create their own version of the Flying House.
Family Workshop: The Flying House
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create their own version of the Flying House.
Family Workshop: The Flying House
in connection with exhibition But We Cannot See Them
The NYUAD Art Gallery invites young people and their families to create their own version of the Flying House.
November 2016
Invisible Threads
Scrapyard Challenge with Jonah Brucker-Cohen
Adult Workshop
October 2016
Invisible Threads
The Art of Outer-space in the Information Age
Wafaa Bilal, Ibrahim Al Qasimi, Ahlam Al Qasim, and Maryam Al Hammadi in conversation with Sultan Sooud Al Qassimi.
PROJECT SPACE GALLERY
"East-East: UAE meets Japan"
Opening Reception
Nicolas Collins: Live Performance
Pea Soup and More!
May 2016
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
ADDED section: Toy Casting
For young people and their families. Registration required.
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
ADDED section: Toy Casting
For young people and their families. Registration required.
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
ADDED section: Toy Casting
For young people and their families. Registration required.
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
Toy Casting
For young people and their families. Registration required.
April 2016
Panel Discussion
Artist vs Material
(in Arabic, with translation)
A discussion with artists Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Mays Albeik, and art historian Salwa Mikdadi.
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
ADDED Section: Inspired Sculpture
For young people and their families. Registration required.
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
Inspired Sculpture
For young people and their families. Registration required.
Art Gallery Family Workshop:
ADDED Section: Inspired Sculpture
For young people and their families. Registration required.
The Art Gallery presents
The Past and Future of the Avant Garde: New York, Warhol, and the World
Presented with the Arts and Humanities Division
Poet Kenneth Goldsmith and art critic Gilda Williams in conversation about the avant garde past, present, and future. Open to the public.