Supporting the region’s cultural ecosystem through professional development and thought-leadership has always been central to Art Dubai’s institutional role. Each year Art Dubai convenes the brightest minds, including the artists, curators, technologists and thinkers who are shaping the future of the creative industries.
Global Art Forum is Art Dubai’s annual transdisciplinary summit. Taking place at the fair each year, the Forum convenes the brightest and best minds to explore the themes, trends and forces that shape our world.
Building on the success of Art Dubai Digital, an annual Digital Summit invites international and local industry leaders to discuss and debate the expanding digital art ecosystem and Dubai’s unique place within it. Presented in partnership with Dubai Culture.
An annual series of Modern Talks supports Art Dubai’s commitment to scholarship and unexplored art histories. Presented in partnership with Dubai Collection, the first institutional art collection for the city of Dubai.
Featuring Asma Belhamar, Chafa Ghaddar, Sara Naim amongst others, these in-person conversations offered the perfect opportunity to meet and get a closer look into their creative worlds.
A series of conversations featuring individual and institutional collectors driving cultural shifts in emerging epicentres, each shedding light on the unique forces, strategies and passions shaping the global arts and culture.
