Past Events
November 2023

Arts Chat
Balancing Life as an Artist and an Academic
Presented in partnership with The NYUAD Arts Center and NYUAD Career Development Center

Opening Reception
Salted Edges: #islandparadise
Janet Bellotto

CURATORS TALK
Presented in Collaboration with al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art
Curator: Suheyla Takesh
"Offstage: the Less Visible Facets of Collecting Art"
We invite you to: CURATORS TALK, a new series presented by The NYUAD Art Gallery in which curators discuss their distinct approaches to curatorial practice.
October 2023

Opening Reception
Unsettled Accounts
Samuel Mark Anderson, Marzia Balzani and Usman Ahmad, Sohail Karmani, Daungyewa Utarasint
Join us for the opening of “Unsettled Accounts” which gathers work from NYUAD’s “Culture, Rights, and Representation” Research Kitchen that documents unpredictable political and economic circumstances.

Grand Finale Reception
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered
Brídín Clements Cotton, Michael Shiloh

Opening Reception
Blane De St. Croix: Horizon
September 2023

Arts Chat: Juan Souki, Jecca Barry, Mays Albaik
Artist Support: Tools and Structures
Presented in partnership with The NYUAD Arts Center and NYUAD Career Development Center
August 2023

Opening Reception
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered
Brídín Clements Cotton, Michael Shiloh
June 2023

Opening Reception
Symbiotic: Hyperreal
Talal Al Najjar, Ziad Al Najjar
Mark your calendars for the opening of 'Symbiotic: Hyperreal.' This exhibition marks the first duo show for Emirati artists and brothers Talal Al Najjar and Ziad Al Najjar.
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.