Founded in 2007, Art Dubai is the pre-eminent art fair for the Middle East, recognised for its focus on discovery and dialogue and a focus on contemporary, modern, and digital practices. Alongside a unique gallery programme, Art Dubai supports artist commissions, education, and public programming, helping to develop the region’s cultural infrastructure and talent through sustainable, long-term models.
By bridging regional practices with global contexts, Art Dubai reinforces the UAE’s role as a vital and global meeting point for creativity and cultural exchange and the fair reflects the character of its city; global, evolving, and culturally rooted.
Founded in 2007, Art Dubai Fair is the Middle East’s pre-eminent international art fair, connecting artists, galleries and collectors from the Middle East, North Africa and the wider Global South. Each year, Art Dubai spotlights around 120 galleries from over 40 countries. The gallery programme is accompanied by artist commissions, an ambitious education programme and the most extensive talks and conference programming of any international art fair, including Global Art Forum.
In 2026, the fair marks its 20th anniversary, reflecting two decades of presenting modern, contemporary and digital practices while fostering sustained critical discourse and international exchange.
