THE ART CIRCLE
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THE ART CIRCLE AWARD 2022 - 2nd EDITION
Aligned with its mission to support the local art scene, and in an effort to highlight a different artist each year, The Art Circle is launching its second edition of The Art Circle Award.
The Art Circle Award is a small format painting contest.
It is open to all artists, UAE National and Residents, over the age of 18 and is free of charge.
The theme for this year edition: “I dreamed that I swallowed the moon…”
It is inspired by an event from the life of the famous Emirati poet Ousha Al Suwaidi also known as Fatat Al-Arab (the Girl from the Gulf), who, at the age of 12, woke up from a dream in which she swallowed the moon.
Ousha, 1920-2018, is known throughout the Gulf for her award-winning Nabati poems, many of which have been put to music.
Deadline: October 28th, 2022
All proposals are reviewed by a jury of art experts:
- Maya Allison, Chief Curator NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) / Curator: National Pavilion of UAE to the Venice Biennale, 2022
- Alejandra Castro Rioseco, Founder and Director of The MIA Art Collection
- Dr. Alain Baron, Founder of Numismatica Genevensis
- Faisal Al Hassan, Head of Warehouse421
- The Art Circle Board Members
Shortlisted ones will be included in an exhibition.
The wining proposal will be unveiled on the opening day of the exhibition and awarded AED 10,000 .
The winning artwork will be part of The Art Circle collection and its reproduction,as a Giclee print, will be offered to the different art specialists it will collaborate with during its various visits and exchanges in 2023.
Sponsors of TAC in 2022:
Golden Sponsor:
Dr Alain Baron - Numismatica Genevensis
Silver Sponsors:
María Angeles Ruiz-Alom
Asma Sedeeq Al Motawa - Al Multaqa
Samar Matta Kanaan - Sahara Abu Dhabi