The Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program returned to Art Dubai for its seventh edition, held under the patronage of HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women Establishment, and wife of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs UAE.

The programme was inaugurated by HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mansour Al Nahyan, HH Sheikha Latifa Bint Mansour al Nahyan and HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mansour Al Nahyan on March 20 followed by a tour of the gallery halls, and a special workshop for all accompanying children led by Sally Curcio, lead artist of this year’s Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program.

The theme for this year’s edition was “Creating New Worlds”, under which children were invited to create miniature-form cityscapes and urban landscapes using found and everyday objects.