Art Dubai’s fair programme presents commissions, talks and research-led initiatives shaped through collaboration with artists, thinkers and institutions, fostering exchange, experimentation and critical engagement across disciplines and geographies.
TALKS AND CONFERENCES
Art Dubai’s talks gathers artists, curators, researchers and innovators for panels, keynote sessions and public dialogues addressing the cultural, technological and social forces defining contemporary art inspiring the exchange of ideas and critical perspectives.
EDUCATION
Education initiatives at Art Dubai bring artist-led workshops and professional development into the heart of the fair, encouraging creative thinking, dialogue and long-term engagement with the arts.
EXHIBITIONS
Each year at Art Dubai Fair, Dubai Collection, the city’s public collection of modern and contemporary art, curates an institutional exhibition of works from the Collection, giving visitors access to artworks from private collections.
TALKS AND CONFERENCES
This programme gathers artists, curators, researchers and innovators for panels, keynote sessions and public dialogues addressing the cultural, technological and social forces defining contemporary art inspiring the exchange of ideas and critical perspectives.
Education initiatives at Art Dubai 2026 include the A.R.M. Children’s Programme and Student Tours. These programmes bring artist-led workshops and professional development into the heart of the fair, encouraging creative thinking, dialogue and long-term engagement with the arts.
Each year at Art Dubai Fair, Dubai Collection, the city’s public collection of modern and contemporary art, curates an institutional exhibition of works from the Collection, giving visitors access to artworks from private collections.
Commissions, performances, and installations transform the fair into a dynamic site of encounter and discovery. From site-specific commissions, to live performances and exhibitions, audiences are invited to engage with diverse contemporary art practices.
DIGITAL INSTALLATIONS
Art Dubai Digital each year presents site-specific and installation-led works showcasing practices that often exist outside traditional frameworks, offering a space to rethink how digital practices intersect with broader cultural production
AFTER DARK
After Dark transforms Fort Island with live DJ sets by emerging talent playing disco, funk and global dance music, bringing a different rhythm to the fair after hours. More info to be announced.
COMMISSIONS & PERFORMANCES
Commissions, performances, and installations transform the fair into a dynamic site of encounter and discovery. From site-specific commissions and the ambitious Bawwaba Extended installations, to live performances and exhibitions, audiences are invited to engage with diverse contemporary art practices.
Art Dubai Digital 2026 presents site-specific and installation-led works through hybrid forms and practices that translate sound, scent, data and code into image and space, exploring how perception is mediated and transformed. More info to be announced.
After Dark transforms Fort Island with live DJ sets by emerging talent playing disco, funk and global dance music, bringing a different rhythm to the fair after hours. More info to be announced.
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