Past Events
May 2023
Family Tour and Youth Guide Workshop
Join us for a tour to discover 'the only constant' and create your comic book-style exhibition guide!
Opening Reception
FLUX
Ciel Arbour-Boehme, Farah Soltani, Fatima Al Romaithi, Sara Alahbabi, Zara Mahmood
April 2023
Exploring Intergenerational Healing and Medicinal Practices
In light of 'the only constant' exhibition at The NYUAD Art Gallery, a part of Ramadaniyyat events
In light of 'the only constant' exhibition at The NYUAD Art Gallery, a part of Ramadaniyyat events
March 2023
Open Campus Day
Witness the entire campus come alive with music, food, activities, and performances at the inaugural Open Campus Day on Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Family Tour and Youth Guide Workshop
Families are invited to a tour of _the only constant_ exhibition, followed by a comic book workshop with Illustrator Mohammed Al Shaibani.
Panel Discussion
Performing the City: A Panel Discussion
Please join us on March 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM at The NYUAD Project Space for a panel discussion about 'Performing the City' with the artist Sandra Peters; Mona El-Mousfy, Architect and Architecture Consultant for the Sharjah Art Foundation; and George Katodrytis, Architect and Professor at the American University of Sharjah. The conversation will be moderated by the architect Tala Gharagozlou.
February 2023
Opening Reception
Sandra Peters: Performing the City
Join us for the opening of Sandra Peters' solo exhibition, "Performing the City," at The Project Space.
the only constant
Opening Reception
Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Patty Chang, Gil Heitor Cortesão, Sharon Lockhart, Taus Makhacheva, Haroon Mirza, Clifford Ross, Thomas Struth, and Vivek Vilasini
Vinyl DJ Workshop
Join artist James Kelly for a hands on vinyl DJ’ing workshop. Participants will be introduced to DJ equipment such as the turntable and DJ mixer, and learn how to scratch and mix with vinyl records.
Opening Reception
James Kelly: Phonography
Join us for the opening reception of Phonography, which exhibits research carried out by Dr James Kelly looking at vinyl records and their use in music composition, performance, and sound art. The exhibition includes a collection of unusual records which exploit some of the media’s creative potentials and limitations. Depending on the creators intentions, these records are called; dubplates, DJ tools, anti-records and artist recordworks.
Arts Chat
Finding a Voice between Tradition & Contemporary
Presented in partnership with NYUAD Art Gallery and NYUAD Career Development Center
December 2022
Family Sunday Tours
We welcome the whole family to take a journey together through the 'Khaleej Modern: Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula' exhibition. The tour will adapt according to the age groups. The youth guide is most appropriate for ages 8 and above.
Teen Council Event
Khaleej Modern: The Experimental Art Lab
The NYUAD Art Gallery Teen Council invites you to interact with the current exhibition, 'Khaleej Modern: Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula,' in its final week with a curator-led tour on Saturday, December 10, at 4 PM, followed by an art-making workshop inspired by the styles and techniques that the artists on view used.
Opening Reception
Coin-Op: Exploring the Spirit of ’80s and ’90s Arcade Games
Artists: Jonathan Bonner, Steven Doughty, Eric Martin, Jonathan Pettigrew
Opening Reception
November 2022
Reading Epics in the 21st Century
NYUAD LitCW and Theatre Program
NYUAD LitCW and Theatre programs present a talk by Dr. Arshia Sattar, acclaimed translator of the Ramayana.
Film Program and Talk
Bayn Al Khaleej
Curated by Hind Mezaina
Exhibition Tour
Curator-Led Tour of Khaleej Modern
Join The NYUAD Art Gallery's Associate Manager of Curatorial Projects, Tala Nassar, for a tour of the ongoing exhibition 'Khaleej Modern: Pioneers and Collectives from the Arabian Peninsula.'
Arts Chat
Building a life as an artist in the UAE (Part 4)
Presented in partnership with NYUAD Art Gallery and NYUAD Career Development Center
PUBLIC UNVEILING
Christo & Jeanne-Claude Award 2022
Roudhah Al Mazrouei, Gerald Jason Cruz, Jennifer Tsai
Opening Reception
Noura Ali Ramahi: Allow Me Not to Explain
Performance by Boom.Diwan
The Khaleeji Sea Arts: Reviving the Inclusive Tradition of Experimentation in Khaleeji Seafaring Music
Performance by Boom.Diwan, a collaborative jazz ensemble that is inspired by Kuwaiti seafaring music.
Arts Chat
Arts Chat: Exploring Identities in the Arts
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and the NYUAD Career Development Center
October 2022
Book Launch
Sandra Peters: Cut Cube
Opening Reception
Mahmood Al Daoud: The Flow of Stillness
September 2022
Opening Reception
Almaha Jaralla: Shadia
Curated by Hashel Al Lamki
Arts Chat
Arts for All - Creating a Model for Inclusivity
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and the NYUAD Career Development Center
Opening Reception
The Transformative Power of the Anthropocene
Arts Chat
Arts Chat: How to create an evolving community
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and the NYUAD Career Development Center
Opening Reception
Khaleej Modern
Pioneers and Collectives in the Arabian Peninsula
June 2022
Artist Talk: A Continuity of Discontinuity
Artists. Poets. Architects. Dancers. Electricians. Welders. Mother Nature.
Human Flow – a Film by Ai Weiwei
Selected by the artists of "Parthenogenesis"
May 2022
Teen Council Event: Metamorphosis: Collaborate. Negotiate. Let go.
Organized by The NYUAD Art Gallery Teen Council for the exhibition Parthenogenesis
Family Saturday Tour
We welcome the whole family, and the tour will adapt according to the age groups. The youth guide is most appropriate for ages 8 and up.
Curatorial tour of Parthenogenesis with Maya Allison
Arts Chat
Arts Chat: Cultivating an Audience as an Artist
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and the NYUAD Career Development Center
April 2022
Live Performance: Mirroring Medusa
In light of the exhibition Parthenogenesis, a part of Ramadaniyyat
Arts Chat
Arts Chat: Building a Life As An Artist in the UAE (Part 3)
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and the NYUAD Career Development Center
March 2022
Arts Chat: Defining Your Artistic Practice
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and NYUAD Career Development Center
February 2022
Arts Chat: Finding a voice between tradition and contemporary
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and NYUAD Career Development Center
January 2022
Discover Modernisms – A Scavenger Hunt
Presented by The NYUAD Art Gallery Teen Council
December 2021
Geographies of Modernism: Considering the modern through India, Iran, and Turkey
Organized in partnership with the Institute at NYU Abu Dhabi
November 2021
Arts Chat: Building a Life as an Artist in the UAE (Part 2)
Presented in partnership with The Arts Center at NYUAD and NYUAD Career Development Center
October 2021
Arts Chat: Developing Networks in the Arts
Presented in partnership with The NYUAD Arts Center and NYUAD Career Development Center
Arts Chat: Collaborating Across Cultures
Presented in partnership with The NYUAD Arts Center and NYUAD Career Development Center
September 2021
Arts Chat: Innovating & Adapting to a Changing World in the Arts
Presented in partnership with The NYUAD Arts Center and NYUAD Career Development Center
July 2021
The NYUAD Art Gallery Teen Council Present’s
Togetherness from Afar
June 2021
Navigating Digital Identities
Bias and Inequity in the Digital Space
A conversation with Zach Blas and Safiya Noble
Representing Humanity in Virtual Reality
Representing Humanity in Virtual Reality
A conversation with Cao Fei and Hoda AlKhzaimi
An Oral History of the Early Internet: After 40 years of cyberspace, what is left of the utopian dream?
The event series is sponsored by NYUAD Art Gallery and part of the programming around the Gallery‘s current exhibition “not in of along or relating to a line."
May 2021
Navigating Digital Identities
Translation, Bodies, and Paratexts
A conversation with Lee Blalock and Dima Ayoub
April 2021
Navigating Digital Identities
The Histories We Create
A conversation with David Wrisley and Maryam Al Hamra
Join a conversation with Professor David Wrisley (NYUAD Associate Professor of Digital Humanities), and Maryam Al Hamra (Director and Head Researcher of the AlHamra National Museum, located, invisibly, on AlHamra).
Arts Chat: Building a Life as an Artist in the UAE
Presented in partnership with the NYUAD Career Development Center and The NYUAD Arts Center
March 2021
Arts Chat: Sustaining Creativity During the Pandemic
Presented in partnership with the NYUAD Career Development Center and The NYUAD Arts Center
February 2021
Arts Chat: Producing Creative Work During Times of Crisis
Presented in partnership with the NYUAD Career Development Center and The NYUAD Arts Center
January 2021
Virtual Opening Reception
not in, of, along, or relating to a line
a virtual zoom gathering with the curators and artists
November 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: The Beginning
a community conversation with six founders: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Antonia Carver, Sunny Rahbar, Munira Al-Sayegh, Rami Farook, and Maya Allison, co-moderated by Bana Kattan
a community conversation with six founders: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Antonia Carver, Sunny Rahbar, Munira Al-Sayegh, Rami Farook, and Maya Allison, co-moderated by Bana Kattan
October 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Slavs and Tatars
A virtual reunion with the art collective Slavs and Tatars and Anthony Downey
A virtual reunion with the art collective Slavs and Tatars and Anthony Downey
September 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Diana Al-Hadid: Phantom Limb
A virtual studio visit with Diana Al-Hadid
A virtual studio visit with Diana Al-Hadid
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Invisible Threads
A Curator-Artist Reunion with Bana Kattan, Scott Fitzgerald, and Heather Dewey-Hagborg
A Curator-Artist Reunion with Bana Kattan, Scott Fitzgerald, and Heather Dewey-Hagborg.
August 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: But We Cannot See Them: Tracing a UAE Art Community, 1988-2008
a Zoom Gathering with artists of the first generation of the UAE’s conceptual, experimental art scene
a Zoom Gathering with artists of the first generation of the UAE’s conceptual, experimental art scene
July 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Inventing Downtown: Artist-Run Galleries in New York City, 1952-1965
a conversation with Lynn Gumpert, Melissa Rachleff, and Maya Allison
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Permanent Temporariness
a zoom roundtable with artists Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti, and curators Salwa Mikdadi and Bana Kattan, moderated by Maya Allison
a zoom roundtable with artists Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti, and curators Salwa Mikdadi and Bana Kattan, moderated by Maya Allison
June 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Ways of Seeing
a roundtable with curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, and Directors of the Boghossian Foundation - Villa Empain and The NYUAD Art Gallery
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: ZIMOUN
a new performance for headphones, in the dark
For this reunion, Zimoun will premiere a new audio performance, specifically for our online audience.
May 2020
TRACE: Archives and Reunions
Tracing: Speculative Landscapes
with Areej Kaoud, Ayman Zedani, Jumairy, Raja’a Khalid
April 2020
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.
March 2020
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.
February 2020
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.
January 2020
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.
December 2019
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.
November 2019
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.
Exhibition Program
LEiLA1:003 - An Artist Talk by Jumairy
Speculative Landscapes, NYUAD Art Gallery
“LEiLA1:003" celebrates our technology and the relationship we have with the devices that accompany us in our every-day life.
Family Saturday Tour - November 23rd
Take your family on a journey through the exhibition and explore the artists’ works with our Young Person’s Guide to level up your children’s visual skills. For Families with children between the ages of 3-12.
Family Saturday Tour - November 16th
Take your family on a journey through the exhibition and explore the artists’ works with our Young Person’s Guide to level up your children’s visual skills. For Families with children between the ages of 3-12.
Exhibition Program
LEiLA1:003 - An Artist Talk by Jumairy
Speculative Landscapes, NYUAD Art Gallery
"LEiLA1:003" celebrates our technology and the relationship we have with the devices that accompany us in our every-day life.