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Running from September 24 to December 21, this season features two major exhibitions and over twenty workshops, talks, and special events that explore the profound connection between humanity and nature. Opening on October 22 are Nine Nodes of Non-Being, a group exhibition curated by Ritika Biswas that is the result of the Curatorial Development Program, and Asma Belhamar: Solid Void, a solo exhibition for artist Asma Belhamar who is participating in the 2023 edition of the 421 Artistic Development Program.

We are pleased to announce that artists Mona Ayyash, Hana El-Sagini, and Realiity Collective have been selected for the 2024 Artistic Development Program. The capacity building program supports artists through the production of a major body of work that culminates in a solo exhibition at the 421 campus in Abu Dhabi. The artists were selected through an annual open call that invites UAE-based practitioners to propose ambitious new projects that require additional support.

Running from June 21 until September 21, the program invites the community to embrace the natural rhythm of the season and collectively discover new forms of self-expression through an engaging public program   that invites the community to participate in homecooking sessions, performance and movement workshops and the annual Summer Club.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of our capacity building programs for the year 2023-24. The programs, which include the Curatorial Development Program, the Artistic Research Grant, and Homebound Residency, will give 15 artists and collectives from across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia special grants, financial resources, and professional support to work on the development of new research projects that explore critical issues related to human engagement with the environment.

421 presents its Spring 2023 Program: Savour the Sun and the Moon. Running until June 21, the spring season presents two major exhibitions and a wide-ranging program of workshops and special events that aim to bring people together to slow down and collectively contemplate. It features supper clubs, cultural tours, and excursions that offer intuitive and perceptible ways to contribute to shared new beginnings.  

Coinciding with the spring Equinox, and inaugurating the beginning of spring, our Ramadan 2023 program offers visitors the opportunity to slow down and prepare for a fresh start. It features a variety of exciting, immersive sensory workshops and experiences that highlight mindfulness, community, and reflection. 

The program includes listening parties, outdoor night markets, drop-in creative workshops, stargazing excursions, community gatherings, and a supper club. This year’s Ramadan program ushers in the Spring 2023 season and with that lays the foundation for a season’s worth of sensory experiences that allow us to collectively reflect and hone in on ideas that unite us all under starry skies.

Part of the Winter 2023 Program, the exhibitions include solo and group exhibitions exploring memory, remembrance, time, and language.

Image: Installation view of Rand Abdul Jabbar's ليكن مذكوراً (May it be remembered), 2022. Video projection with audio and mud brick sculptures. Duration: 7 minutes. And The Mirrors Are Many 

From February 18 to 19, ‘Stepping Forward: Performance Practice and Research, Here’ symposium brought together over 40 artists, curators, and practitioners from across the MENASA region to discuss and reflect on critical issues in emergent performance practices. The public program, which included panel discussions, presentations, workshops, and performances, drew more than 400 attendees from the UAE’s arts and culture community and the general public. The program was conceived, produced, and presented by 421, Alserkal Arts Foundation, and New York University Abu Dhabi. 

Taking place from January 15 to March 21, the Winter 2023 Program responds to themes explored in the new exhibitions And The Mirrors Are Many and Mahshid Rafiei: Of Mythic Proportions. 

Many might remember when we first opened our doors to the public seven years ago today. A newly renovated and repurposed warehouse, our mission was to provide a dynamic space that could be home to exhibitions and events that our community sorely needed at the time.

Running from September 21 until December 25, the public program presents 35+ talks, workshops and special events that explore creative and communal approaches to reconnecting with the environment.

A new lineup of exhibitions, workshops and special events are taking place throughout the season.

Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi’s home-grown arts and design center dedicated to showcasing and nurturing creative production across the region, announces its Winter 2022 Season.