OMIC Art Prize 2026
Shared Ground explores the UAE as a space shaped by exchange between people, cultures, experiences, and perspectives. The competition invites artists to reflect on what we bring to the place we call home, what we receive from it, and how these exchanges shape both the individual and the shared environment.
Theme: Shared Ground
Awards:Total prize pool-AED 15,000
Christie’s to Hold Art Auction in UAE
Christie’s to Hold Art Auction in UAE Capital for the First Time
Auction house Christie’s will hold its first art auction in Abu Dhabi.
Date and Location:
November 1 at The Abu Dhabi EDITION hotel
Cubism
Solo Exhibition by Artist Mona Al Jebali –
WAAW Member.
Location: Hotel Fairmont, Ajman,UAE
Date: 20.09.2026
Sharjah Art Foundation
Vantage Point 13 featuring six artists.
Vantage Point 13 brings together newly commissioned works that reflect on the evolving possibilities of documentary photography.
Dubai Youth Performing Arts Festival
Reflects the Diversity of Dubai’s Creative Landscape.
Dubai Culture Open Call
Sikka 2027
The Sikka 2027 theme, ‘The Return,’ is inspired by the idea of returning to roots, traditions, and identity, while revitalising places through memory, people, and cultural exchange.
AL SHINDAGHA MUSEUM
July EventS in Dubai Museum
July, 2026
Sounds from Sharjah Art Foundation
SAF Radio
New online platform
Tune in to SAF Radio to explore how musical traditions continue to evolve across generations, cultures and listening experiences.
Sharjah Art Foundation
Laila Majid and Inaam Zafar: Body Quotidian
Explore sculptures, photographs and paintings that reflect
on the human body and our relationship with an increasingly digital world.
Until 20 September2026
Location: Gallery 6, Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah
Rain Room Sharjah
Escape the heat and experience a downpour while
remaining completely dry.
Permanent installation
Location: Al Majarrah, Sharjah
