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The 3rd edition of Dubai Art Season, the city-wide display of culture & arts, will be held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for heritage, culture & arts, throughout March and April.

Dubai Art Season is the definitive effort that aims to highlight the city's global credentials in the arts scene, and unites artists from around the globe for an unequaled celebration of skill, creativity, innovation and cultural diversity.

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, stated: "Over its past two editions, Dubai Art Season has progressed as a city-wide celebration of arts. The calendar of varied activities specifies the cultural identity of Dubai through its unrivaled display of occasions that influence and engage the neighborhood. With Dubai Art Season, we are driving an international dialogue in the innovative scene by inviting international artists to Dubai, and highlighting the rich creative scene of Dubai through the works of our emerging and developed talents.".

Her Highness Sheikha Latifa added: "Dubai Art Season will remain to be a central pillar in our strategy to supporting the Dubai Plan 2021 announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, with the objective of developing Dubai as a 'City of Happy, Creative and Empowered People.'".

The third Dubai Art Season will be headlined by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature that matches the '2016 - Year of Reading' marked by the UAE, and cultural activities at The Dubai Mall. Under this year's theme of 'Food Meets Art' and as part of the Dubai Food Festival, Dubai Culture will be supplying workshops for kids where they can be influenced, experiment with the numerous active ingredients and creative when producing their very own masterpieces.
This will be followed by the SIKKA Art Fair, the Middle East's first-of-its-kind completely commissioned visual arts and carrying out arts program that will include GCC-based artists for the very first time this year.

Bringing his prominent artwork to Dubai, worldwide renowned Beijing-based artist, Liu Bolin, is understood for his 'The Invisible Man' series. Bolin is always in the front and centre of his work of arts but still handles to stay totally unseen.

The much discussed Picasso & Miro, exhibit will likewise be making its launching in the City. Visitors will have the ability to see some of the most famous art works from private collections from around the world. The exhibition seeks to check out the methods which the lives and works of Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro are distinctly intertwined, and takes visitors on an amazing trip to the methods to art by the two legends.

A key element of Dubai Art Season is the prominent global arts fair in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia region - Art Dubai; and Design Days Dubai, the region's biggest reasonable committed to collectible and limited edition design objects.

Set to take location during March are DIFC Art Nights, an evening filled with brand-new exhibitions, integrated with art, design, music and food in a contemporary city environment that includes special occasions such as movie screenings, live art performances, artist talks, trips, workshops and more.
Art enthusiasts can likewise look forward to Alserkal Avenue Gallery Nights, comprising art, music and live home entertainment as well as Dubai Canvas, a celebration of 3D art from artists around the world, which will be on screen at The Beach, JBR.

The arts and cultural activations as part of the Dubai Art Season will be held at places consisting of the Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, The Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai, Jumeirah Beach Residences (JBR), The Beach, City Walk, Dubai World Trade Centre, Al Serkal Avenue, Kite Beach, Box Park and Dubai International Airport, among others.

A dedicated Dubai Culture App will enable visitors to effortlessly access the cultural destinations in the city during Dubai Art Season 2016 and learn more about the ongoing activities. For more information, log on to: www.dubaiculture.gov.ae; follow us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/DubaiCultureArtsAuthority; Twitter: @DubaiCulture; YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/DubaiCulture; and Instagram: @dubaiculture

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