Spanning 500,000 sqft in the Al Quoz industrial area of Dubai, Alserkal Avenue is home to a community of over 70 contemporary art galleries, visual and performing arts organisations, designers, home-grown and entrepreneur-led businesses, and community spaces. As one of the region’s foremost destinations for contemporary art, and home to Dubai’s risk-takers, makers and wide-ranging creative communities, the Avenue provides cultural experiences for local, regional and international audiences through its extensive year-round programming.

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Art Jameel supports artists and creative communities. Current initiatives include running heritage institutes and restoration programmes, plus a broad range of arts and educational initiatives for all ages. The organisation’s programmes foster the role of the arts in building open, connected communities; at a time of flux and dramatic societal shifts, this role is understood as more crucial than ever.

Jameel Arts Centre, an innovative contemporary institution in Dubai, UAE, opened on November 11, 2018; Hayy: Creative Hub, a major complex for the creative industries in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it opened its doors in December, 2021.

Art Jameel’s model is collaborative: major institutional partners include Delfina Foundation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Locally, the organisation works with individuals and organisations to develop innovative programming that embraces both ancient and new technologies and encourages entrepreneurship and the development of cultural networks.

Art Jameel is positioned alongside Community Jameel, and complements its sister organisation’s work in promoting positive social change, job creation and poverty alleviation across the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.

Established in 2017, Misk Art Institute is a non-profit cultural arts organisation and a subsidiary of Mohammed bin Salman Foundation “Misk”. Misk’s aim is to contribute to the thriving creative community by unlocking opportunities through making the arts accessible to all.

Misk empowers artists through their interconnected ecosystem of support, expertise, and education; and by offering access to innovative art programs, they seek to elevate and foster application for the arts.

​Pots and Pines is a boutique design studio specializing in handcrafted planters and landscape design. With showrooms in Dubai and Tehran, they offer a curated collection of planters made from materials like clay, metal, steel, and bronze, blending art with nature. Their services encompass custom planter design, plant selection, and sustainable landscaping for private residences, public spaces, and events.