Talks - Frank Ruda: Un-Nature. De-natura (rerum)

Talks

Frank Ruda: Un-Nature. De-natura (rerum)

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/Fp4-t9Be3-k

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

20 December 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Winter Club 2022 (ages 11 to 14)

Workshops

Winter Club 2022 (ages 11 to 14)

Join us for an exciting creative adventure this winter! Our Winter Club 2023 is focused on sustainable art, taking children on a creative journey that appreciates nature. 

This program is organized in partnership with RFLCT

Bookings open until 13 December. Limited spaces available. 

RFLCT Creative Arts

19 December 2022 - 23 December 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Winter Club 2022 (ages 6 to 10)

Workshops

Winter Club 2022 (ages 6 to 10)

Join us for an exciting creative adventure this winter! Our Winter Club 2023 is focused on sustainable art, taking children on a creative journey that appreciates nature. 

This program is organized in partnership with RFLCT

Bookings open until 13 December. Limited spaces available. 

19 December 2022 - 23 December 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Melt & Pour Soap Making Workshop

Workshops

Melt & Pour Soap Making Workshop

Join us and learn how to make your own handmade, natural soap with Saboona! 

 

This image is courtesy of Rouba Shaath.

18 December 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Special Events - Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

Special Events

Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

A food experience in the mountains of the UAE, led by two artists commissioned for our current exhibition On Foraging. Participants will be treated to a tour of Jebel Yanis' various natural food sources, followed by a privately hosted dinner. 

 

17 December 2022
12:00 - 23:00

Special Events - Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

Special Events

Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

A food experience in the mountains of the UAE, led by two artists commissioned for our current exhibition On Foraging. Participants will be treated to a tour of Jebel Yanis' various natural food sources, followed by a privately hosted dinner. 

 

Participation applications are now closed!

17 December 2022

Workshops - Colorful Leaps with Maryam Al Dabbagh

Workshops

Colorful Leaps with Maryam Al Dabbagh

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.

17 December 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: A Breakfast with the Jyothishs

Workshops

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: A Breakfast with the Jyothishs

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

11 December 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Workshops - A Magical Garden: A Storytelling Session in the 'On Foraging' exhibition

Workshops

A Magical Garden: A Storytelling Session in the 'On Foraging' exhibition

A creative storytelling workshop for children designed by university students who have proposed this educational program as a response to our ongoing Fall 2022 Exhibition On Foraging: Food Security and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE’s Landscape.  

Ages: 6-11

10 December 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Markets of Mina Zayed: A Tour and Fruit Basket-Making

Workshops

Markets of Mina Zayed: A Tour and Fruit Basket-Making

Visit the Mina Zayed plant nurseries, also known as the Mashatel,  on a guided, personal tour led by an Emirati daughter-father duo! 

 

Image Credit:

Part of Museum of Ordinary Things, 2020

Catherine Donaldson

Commissioned by Warehouse421

10 December 2022
15:00 - 17:00

Workshops - How to Sit Under a Tree

Workshops

How to Sit Under a Tree

Join artist Nahla Tabbah on a walk around the Mina Zayed, the 421 neighborhood, as she leads a quiet and contemplative workshop exploring the area’s most resilient inhabitants: its plants.

 

Image credits:

Nahla Tabbaa
I Sit Under Your Shade
2022
Charcoal and graphite on canvas
Courtesy of Nahla Tabbaa

10 December 2022
11:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Al Wathba Fossil Dunes Desert

Workshops

Photo Walk: Al Wathba Fossil Dunes Desert

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/197/Photo-Walk-Al-Wathba-Fossil-Dunes-Desert?si=2441 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in Al Wathba on 10 December. Located 45 kilometres to the east of Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Fossil Dunes Protected Area comprises more than 1,700 fossil dunes, spread over 7 square kilometres, making it one of the largest concentrations of fossil dunes in the emirate.

10 December 2022
14:00 - 19:30

Talks - Heather H. Yeung: 21st Century Vernissage, or Nature’s Screen

Talks

Heather H. Yeung: 21st Century Vernissage, or Nature’s Screen

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/NCdAN2GMkcU

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

6 December 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

Workshops

Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/198/Photo-Walk-Routes-of-Mina-Zayed?si=2442 

 

Join us for a culturally immersive, nature photowalk in the Warehouse421 neighborhood on the ‘Routes of Mina Zayed’! 

26 November 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Pickling with Sondos & Cima

Workshops

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Pickling with Sondos & Cima

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

26 November 2022
14:00 - 16:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Focal Point & Down to Earth

Special Events

Culture Bus: Focal Point & Down to Earth

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you to Down to Earth at Art Jameel and Focal Point at Sharjah Art Foundation!

26 November 2022
12:00 - 20:30

Talks - Ho Rui An: The Oil in the Tankers, the Wind in the Trees

Talks

Ho Rui An: The Oil in the Tankers, the Wind in the Trees

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/hvBW6nuaA-g

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

22 November 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Colorful Leaps with Rashid Al Nuaimi

Workshops

Colorful Leaps with Rashid Al Nuaimi

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.

19 November 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Talks - Afikra Salon

Talks

Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon is a semi-monthly salon-style event where members of the community present on cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have a fruitful conversation about things we don't know much about.

 

Register here:

https://community.afikra.com/events/afikra-salon-abu-dhabi-vol-4

19 November 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Downtown Design at Dubai Design District

Special Events

Culture Bus: Downtown Design at Dubai Design District

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Dubai Design Week! 

13 November 2022
14:00 - 19:30

Workshops - A Beach Cleanup & Found Art Workshop

Workshops

A Beach Cleanup & Found Art Workshop

Join the teams at Warehouse421 and Al Mahara Diving Center for a collaborative ‘Beach Cleanup and Found Art’ workshop. As part of the fall 2022 program, which focuses on sustainability and environmentalism, the workshop is both a communal action for change and a creative experience. 

 

This image is courtesy of Sultan Alremeithi.

13 November 2022
10:00 - 15:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

Workshops

Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/196/Photo-Walk-Jubail-Mangroves-Park?si=2438 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in the Jubail Mangroves Park. As part of our fall 2022 program, which focuses on sustainability and environmentalism, this photowalk will expose attendees to learn about the etiquettes as photographers in an ecological environment.

12 November 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Warak Rolling with Haya

Workshops

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Warak Rolling with Haya

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

12 November 2022
14:00 - 17:00

Special Events - Performance Lecture: The Dinner in the Mountains

Special Events

Performance Lecture: The Dinner in the Mountains

Join artists Moza Almatrooshi and Nahla Tabbaa in a lecture performance with a tasting menu experience, derived from the artists' research into the flora of UAE's mountains.

12 November 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

Workshops

Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/196/Photo-Walk-Jubail-Mangroves-Park?si=2438 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in the Jubail Mangroves Park. As part of our fall 2022 program, which focuses on sustainability and environmentalism, this photowalk will expose attendees to learn about the etiquettes as photographers in an ecological environment.

12 November 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Talks - Lorenzo Chiesa: Anthropie: The Human Animal between Entropy and Knowledge

Talks

Lorenzo Chiesa: Anthropie: The Human Animal between Entropy and Knowledge

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/z7zJQhHGV7I

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

8 November 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Symposium

Special Events

Trial and Error: Symposium

In November, Warehouse421 will present Trial and Error: A Design Symposium, which includes a program of talks, panels and workshops that audience members can attend. This is the first time the symposium takes place in Abu Dhabi and it will bring together a diverse group of designers and creatives from across the Arab-speaking region. Trial and Error builds on the continued partnership between Warehouse421 and 100/100 Best Arabic Posters which has been running since 2016, and includes a biannual poster design competition that culminates in a public-facing exhibition and catalog.

7 November 2022
17:00 - 21:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: BOM TAK: visualize music using Arabic lettering

Special Events

Trial and Error: BOM TAK: visualize music using Arabic lettering

If you are the type of person who tries to remember a song by imitating its melody using abstract sounds like “BOM TAK TAK BOM” then this workshop is for you. Each participant in the workshop will get to choose a song, analyze its different sounds and represent them through Arabic lettering to form a typographical-musical scores.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Kiss My Plastic Goodbye!

Special Events

Trial and Error: Kiss My Plastic Goodbye!

In this workshop, participants are asked to write down memories, quotes, songs, photos of precious moments or a written recipe. Together, as a collective, we will create a library of images, quotes and memories of their city, their childhood, their life. The result will be an experimental approach to how these themes can be visualized.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Play Mode: On

Special Events

Trial and Error: Play Mode: On

In this workshop, participants are encouraged to activate a serious play, constructing modular visual and typographic expressions in response to a close examination of games that have shaped our collective experience of Play.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: The red list collection - visualizing endangered species

Special Events

Trial and Error: The red list collection - visualizing endangered species

In a two-day workshop, participants will work on designing a collection of scarves featuring a group of endangered species. The designs can include illustrations, maps, data, text, and images that tell their stories, their natural habitat, their connection to our environment and culture, and the importance of their conservation.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Silk Scarf Design Workshops

Special Events

Trial and Error: Silk Scarf Design Workshops

Apply here: https://dmerdkvx3rz.typeform.com/to/mprtdh7g

All participants will recieve a silk scarf with their design on it! 

All participants need to have a laptop with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop installed. 

 

In November, Warehouse421 will present Trial and Error: A Design Symposium, which includes a program of talks, panels and workshops that audience members can attend. This is the first time the symposium takes place in Abu Dhabi and it will bring together a diverse group of designers and creatives from across the Arab-speaking region. Trial and Error builds on the continued partnership between Warehouse421 and 100/100 Best Arabic Posters which has been running since 2016, and includes a biannual poster design competition that culminates in a public-facing exhibition and catalog.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 18:00

Workshops - A Self-Care Basket Workshop

Workshops

A Self-Care Basket Workshop

Create a self-care basket in this workshop led by Oh So Soap. Participants in this workshop will learn to make a variety of homemade self-care products, including bath bombs, soaps, body butter, and more that are all made of natural, sustainable, and zero-waste material.

 

 

30 October 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Recycled Paper Mache Vases

Workshops

Recycled Paper Mache Vases

Make your own vase using recylced paper and paper mache with Innara! 

If you are creative with a curiosity for sustainable living, join this workshop where you can create homeware products out of everyday recyclable material and have loads of fun while you’re at it! 

29 October 2022
16:30 - 19:30

Special Events - Playing with Nature: An Eco-Conscious Market

Special Events

Playing with Nature: An Eco-Conscious Market

For the first time, Warehouse421 invites you to a one-of-a-kind open-air eco market! The ‘Playing with Nature’ market brings together locally-based artists, artisans, craftsmen, creatives and educators to present a variety of activities and products, including local farms, eco-friendly fashion, traditional crafts and so much more. 

29 October 2022 - 30 October 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Workshops - YallaPlay

Workshops

YallaPlay

Let's Play!

We're here to make you fall in love with play all over again. Designed for both children and adults, this session gives families the opportunity to reconnect through fun sensory experiences. These sessions follow the montessori method, and include nature inspired dance, movement, mindful reconnection with the body and interactive story time.

YallaPlay is a free-flow children's event that can be accessed anytime from 4 PM to 8 PM on October 29 & 30. 

 

Image courtesy of YallaPlay.

 

29 October 2022 - 30 October 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Colorful Leaps with Rashid and Ahmed Bin Shabib

Workshops

Colorful Leaps with Rashid and Ahmed Bin Shabib

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.

29 October 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Workshops - From Plant to Palm: Henna-Making Workshop

Workshops

From Plant to Palm: Henna-Making Workshop

Make your own henna from scratch with the AZRA's From Plant to Palm workshop, which will take you on the henna plant’s incredible journey. 

 

 

29 October 2022
17:30 - 19:00

Workshops - Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

Workshops

Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/198/Photo-Walk-Routes-of-Mina-Zayed?si=2442 

 

Join us for a culturally immersive, nature photowalk in the Warehouse421 neighborhood on 29 October. Titled ‘Routes of Mina Zayed’, this workshop provides a combination of theoretical training and hands-on practice. Attendees will learn the etiquette of street photography, which covers how to photograph subjects and transmit the feeling and the narrative of wild and domesticated plants. 

29 October 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Short Courses - Greener Screen: Greener Script Lab

Short Courses

Greener Screen: Greener Script Lab

Warehouse421 and Greener Screen invites filmmakers and scriptwriters to join this 3-day professional development course on sustainable film production. The course addresses questions around making climate action and environmentalism a part of the production process, from scriptwriting to cinematography. 

 

To apply, please fill this form: https://forms.gle/L43oo6Nv31LvTnB49
Application deadline: October 14 2022

28 October 2022 - 30 October 2022
14:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Indoor Farming with SEDRA Foundation

Workshops

Indoor Farming with SEDRA Foundation

"Indoor Farming with SEDRA Foundation" is a workshop for People of Determination and general audiences and their families. The aim is to engage in bonding activities and encourage healthy eating habits. In each 1 hour session, participants will take part in relaxing and mindful activities, grow their plants, and create and decorate a mini garden with a loved one. With a wide range of sensory hands-on activities and topics of discussion, participants will be able to not only grow and create a mini garden, but also learn and understand how to, and the importance of each topic. 

 

Ages: 7-12

 

25 October 2022 - 22 November 2022
15:30 - 17:00

Talks - Meitha Al Mazroui: Four Moments from the History of Scent

Talks

Meitha Al Mazroui: Four Moments from the History of Scent

Join us here: 

https://youtu.be/sjzylCBlYWQ

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

25 October 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - Ep 6: Future in the Folds of the Past

Talks

Ep 6: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

23 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Sharjah Film Platform

Special Events

Culture Bus: Sharjah Film Platform

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you to explore new worlds - the Sharjah Film Platform! 

23 October 2022
14:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Neighborhood Food Tour

Workshops

Neighborhood Food Tour

Join food tour guide, Zain Mustafa and take on the streets of Abu Dhabi following a food trail built by the nation's migrant population. Learn the stories through dishes and how culture is preserved in the metropolis of Abu Dhabi. For this tour, we will be discovering the hidden gems and histories of Al Zahiya neighborhood.

 

Image credits: 

Part of Museum of Ordinary Things, 2020

Catherine Donaldson

Commissioned by Warehouse421

23 October 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Wonderful Woodles and Doodles

Workshops

Wonderful Woodles and Doodles

Woodle: (noun) a wandering doodle. 

 

Create your own Woodles and Doodles with our returning instructor, Liam Kelly! This workshop invites children and their parents and/or grandparents to learn how woodling and doodling can calm the mind, help process information, and communicate emotions and feelings in a unique style. Parents are encouraged to join the workshop alongside their children to visualize connections between shading, colors, real life and individual thoughts, and to understand them a little bit better. 

22 October 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Talks - Ep 5: Future in the Folds of the Past

Talks

Ep 5: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

16 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Ka7k & Sahlab with Andy & Jacky

Workshops

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Ka7k & Sahlab with Andy & Jacky

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

 

15 October 2022
14:00 - 16:00

Talks - Ben Ware: The Death Drive at the End of the World: From Anti-Natalism to De-Extinction

Talks

Ben Ware: The Death Drive at the End of the World: From Anti-Natalism to De-Extinction

Join us here: 

https://youtu.be/xGCnqsDl5vs 

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

11 October 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - Ep 4: Future in the Folds of the Past

Talks

Ep 4: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

9 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Talks - Let me tell you something more

Talks

Let me tell you something more

Artistic practice is often marked by a pronounced solitude. This conversation between Mohamed Khalid and Sarah Daher builds upon and brings to a public forum a yearlong correspondence between the pair. Premised on a relationship of trust and forgiveness Let me tell you something more will bluntly challenge Khalid on how, where, when and why he makes the things he makes.

9 October 2022
17:00 - 18:00

Talks - On Foraging Talk

Talks

On Foraging Talk

9 October 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Mohamed Khalid: Let me tell you something

Exhibitions

Mohamed Khalid: Let me tell you something

In his first institutional solo show, Mohamed Khalid draws from real-life episodes of missed communication: a note tucked onto his windshield; letters that he never sent to his second-grade teacher; an email chain where he tries to recover property lost on a budget European bus. 

 

Image credits:

Mohamed Khalid. 'Flixbus', 2022. Courtesy of Warehouse421

9 October 2022 - 1 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - On Foraging: Food Knowledge and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE's Landscape

Exhibitions

On Foraging: Food Knowledge and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE's Landscape

To forage is to search for potential in a landscape, spurred on by a lingering sense of the unknown. On Foraging explores the nuances of what it means to be in constant search of nurturing and feeding, for the individual and the collective, within seemingly arid environments. On Foraging explores the long and multifaceted history of an environment that has for generations fed its own people and others in a rich variety of ways.

9 October 2022 - 1 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

Workshops

Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/196/Photo-Walk-Jubail-Mangroves-Park?si=2438 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in the Jubail Mangroves Park. As part of our Fall 2022 Program, which focuses on local food security and ecologies, this photowalk will expose attendees to learn about the etiquettes as photographers in an ecological environment.

8 October 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Abu Dhabi Farm Trip

Special Events

Culture Bus: Abu Dhabi Farm Trip

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Abu Dhabi's local farms!

 

2 October 2022
12:00 - 16:00

Talks - Ep 3: Future in the Folds of the Past

Talks

Ep 3: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

2 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Fall 2022 Exhibitions Opening Reception

Special Events

Fall 2022 Exhibitions Opening Reception

28 September 2022 - 9 October 2022
17:00 - 21:00

Talks - Moza Almatrooshi: An Edible Gold

Talks

Moza Almatrooshi: An Edible Gold

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/oWFI4UQvsTc 

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this

27 September 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Sharjah Art Foundation and Maraya Arts Center

Special Events

Culture Bus: Sharjah Art Foundation and Maraya Arts Center

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah Art Foundation, and Maraya Arts Center!

25 September 2022
10:30 - 17:00

Talks - Ep 2: Future in the Folds of the Past

Talks

Ep 2: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

23 September 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Audio - Future in the Folds of the Past: The influence of Hassan Sharif (1): Boldness, Mischief, Art

Audio

Future in the Folds of the Past: The influence of Hassan Sharif (1): Boldness, Mischief, Art

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

18 September 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Talks - Rohit Goel: Anthropocene: A Critique of Political Ecology

Talks

Rohit Goel: Anthropocene: A Critique of Political Ecology

Join us here: 

https://youtu.be/qV-yC67abe0 

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

 

 

13 September 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - Afikra Salon

Talks

Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon is a semi-monthly salon-style event where members of the community present on cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have a fruitful conversation about things we don't know much about.

 

Register here: https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv3

11 September 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Performances - A Mobile Essay with Jill Magi

Performances

A Mobile Essay with Jill Magi

Join us for a performative tour - a “mobile essay” -  of Jill Magi’s exhibition, The Weft in Pencil.

 

The Weft in Pencil is a solo exhibition by Jill Magi, and is part of the Artistic Development Exhibition Program in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art. 

 

Jill is a poet, artist, and educator who works in text, image, and textile.

10 September 2022
17:00 - 18:00

Book Readings - Colorful Leaps with Zahra Jewanjee

Book Readings

Colorful Leaps with Zahra Jewanjee

Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters. In this season, Warehouse421 and Khayal will be featuring the coloring book series, Colorful Leaps. It aims to introduce young audiences to inspirational figures in the creative industry of the UAE.

Meet Zahra Jewanjee! 

10 September 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Short Courses - cl-u's Clues

Short Courses

cl-u's Clues

Are you someone who’s been itching to start a business or brand of your own but don’t know how? Or perhaps you’re someone who’s already taken that first step but could use a few extra tips and tricks to take it further… Register now to attend cl-u’s clues at Warehouse421 - a professional development workshop series over 2 days with professionals from the industry.

Apply Here

Deadline: August 27

3 September 2022 - 4 September 2022
17:30 - 21:30

Special Events - Through Her Lens: Emirati Women's Day Film Screening

Special Events

Through Her Lens: Emirati Women's Day Film Screening

Celebrate Emirati Women’s by joining us for a special screening of 5 outstanding Emirati female directors, who have all graduated from the Arab Film Studio Narrative and Documentary programs. 

Following the screening, stick around for a panel with 2 directors and an experienced Emirati filmmaker to discuss the female role in the local and international media industry.

28 August 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - A Reflection on The Outreach

Talks

A Reflection on The Outreach

In this conversation, Mo Reda will lead a discussion with emerging practitioners on the ins and outs of professional art practice, their challenges in developing their career and the necessary skills they find themselves relying on.

 

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfuCqqjsuHdYZKy5_WTT10iFNffmUSybM

 

16 August 2022
18:00 - 19:30

Special Events - DISCOUNT: Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Special Events

DISCOUNT: Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through the newly opened Museum of the Future! But first, enjoy a walkthrough of Alserkal Avenue and its exhibitions.

 

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED BY AUGUST 4 2022

 

Ticket price includes entrance to Museum of the Future but does not include meals.

13 August 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Special Events - Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Special Events

Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through the newly opened Museum of the Future! But first, enjoy a walkthrough of Alserkal Avenue and its exhibitions.

 

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED BY AUGUST 4 2022

 

Ticket price includes entrance to Museum of the Future but does not include meals.

13 August 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Talks - In Process | In Progress: Artist Talks

Talks

In Process | In Progress: Artist Talks

Join us for an online artists’ talk with 3 participating artists in the Master of Fine Arts program at New York University Abu Dhabi. We will get a behind-the-scenes, insider view of their artistic practice and process. This talk will be followed by a Q&A with the artists and curators.

 

Register here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcu6qpjwuGNJaIBeFMpTo0lBQjUjUb-f0

9 August 2022
18:00 - 19:30

Workshops - Pickle Juice: A look into the microcosms of fermentation

Workshops

Pickle Juice: A look into the microcosms of fermentation

Is it true you can actually pickle anything? 

 

This workshop explores the microcosm of fermentation. Through cellular metabolism, the various fruits, vegetables and brine transform into compelling flavours.

It opens up conversation on the basics of fermentation as well as exploring the stages of agitation that change the structure of the ferments over time.







7 August 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Workshops - Naranga, A Fruit Fable

Workshops

Naranga, A Fruit Fable

Come one, come all food lovers!

 

Create a tablescape of wonder with the Yaffa orange and fresh and dried floral arrangements. Share stories of memory and nostalgia as you explore different physical elements of tablescaping, including layering, height, and texture. Learn how a simple fruit can construct a narrative of your own making! 






6 August 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Workshops - Wearable Wire Art Workshop

Workshops

Wearable Wire Art Workshop

Create wearable art pieces using copper wire! 

 

This is more than just a workshop, it is a safe space for vulnerability, conversation, and creation. Find out more about wire art and its process, starting from producing line art drawings to working with wire to create wearable art.





2 August 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with Early Starters: Cultural Connections

Summer Club

Summer Club with Early Starters: Cultural Connections

Ages 6 - 10

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, outdoor experiences and group activities while away from home.

 

Cultural Connections

It’s a fun-filled week as we explore diverse cultures through art. Delve into tapestries, painting, and sculptures galore.



1 August 2022 - 5 August 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with Studio Coe: Pottery Explorations

Summer Club

Summer Club with Studio Coe: Pottery Explorations

Ages 11 - 14

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, and group activities while away from home. This week we will be looking at different regional artists daily to get inspired from their works!  



1 August 2022 - 5 August 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Crochet: Little Threads Big Ideas

Workshops

Crochet: Little Threads Big Ideas

Discover the fundamentals of the craft of crochet! Young or old, crochet is a craft that welcomes all.

30 July 2022
18:30 - 20:30

Workshops - Clay Jewelry Workshop

Workshops

Clay Jewelry Workshop

Join us for our Clay Jewelry Making Workshop and leave with not one, but two pairs of your very own earrings! Is your aesthetic boho, floral, or minimalist? Cha has got you covered with a variety of styles for custom made clay earrings.

 

Learn how to bend, mold, shape, and design your own earrings using clay.



28 July 2022
18:30 - 20:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

Summer Club

Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

MAKE for Ages 11 - 14 

 

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, and group activities while away from home. This week we will be looking at the sea, summer and the beach.  Participants will experiment with different mediums to create various artworks!




 

 

25 July 2022 - 29 July 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

Summer Club

Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

MAKE Ages 6 - 10 

 

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, and group activities while away from home. This week we will be looking at the sea, summer and the beach.  Participants will experiment with different mediums to create various artworks! 

 

 

25 July 2022 - 29 July 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Special Events - cl-u creative networking: coffee + chat

Special Events

cl-u creative networking: coffee + chat

Fancy a cup of coffee & engaging conversation? Join us at Warehouse421 for cl-u’s coffee + chat. Two tokens, plenty of conversation, coffee and a good time.

 

23 July 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Jameel Arts Center & Bayt Al Mamzar

Special Events

Culture Bus: Jameel Arts Center & Bayt Al Mamzar

Enjoy a walkthrough of the Jameel Arts Center, Bayt Al Mamzar, and their exhibitions. The visit will include a guided tour of the building, library, current exhibitions and a Q&A after our walkthrough.

 

Please arrive 10 minutes before the departure time to ensure the bus leaves on time. 

17 July 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters

Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

16 July 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Workshops - Test Event

Workshops

Test Event

In these five sessions across the week, children will be exposed to the notions of STEM learning and a variation of art genres in the form of art and crafts projects that are relative to various ecosystems.

1 July 2022 - 31 July 2022
10:00 - 10:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters

Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

18 June 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Sharjah

Special Events

The Culture Bus: Sharjah

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah Art Foundation, and Maraya Arts Center! Explore the works of Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Khalil Rabah, and Cristiana de Marchi.

 

18 June 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Workshops - Candle-Making Workshop

Workshops

Candle-Making Workshop

Innara’s candle making workshop will teach people the "science" behind candle making! Learn how to make candles using pure waxes and chemical and phthalate free fragrances! 

 

11 June 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - A Reflection on The Outreach

Talks

A Reflection on The Outreach

In this conversation, Mo Reda will lead a discussion with emerging practitioners on the ins and outs of professional art practice, their challenges in developing their career and the necessary skills they find themselves relying on.

7 June 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Recycled Handmade Paper Making Workshop

Workshops

Recycled Handmade Paper Making Workshop

Innara will journey with you as you take the leap of faith to rediscover the good life.

In this workshop Innara will teach you to recycle old paper into bespoke and eco-friendly stationery.

22 May 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Jill Magi: The Weft in Pencil

Exhibitions

Jill Magi: The Weft in Pencil

Warehouse421 is pleased to present “The Weft in Pencil”, a solo exhibition by Jill Magi, as part of the Artistic Development Exhibition Program, in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art.

The paintings and fabric works in “The Weft in Pencil” are rooted in the grid or matrix—the intersection of warp and weft, the editorial grid of the page, the weaver’s draft notations—as a generative space. 

21 May 2022 - 11 September 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - In Process | In Progress

Exhibitions

In Process | In Progress

Hosted at Warehouse421, this exhibition will showcase projects and artworks from the first-year MFA students of NYUAD inaugural class of 2023.

In Process : In Progress marks the midpoint of the inaugural cohort of the NYU Abu Dhabi Master of Fine Arts program. The presented pieces by artists Mahra AlFalahi, Liane Al Ghusain, Majd Alloush, Fabiola Chiminazzo, and Elizabeth Dorazio are the culmination of their first year of research and experimentation. In their studio and the classroom, they have surveyed and engaged with a wide array of interests: the environment, the notion of expansion, fictional creatures, landscapes, and movement in various forms. 

 

21 May 2022 - 21 August 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - Abstraction and Politics in Visual Art: A Conversation With Jill Magi

Exhibitions

Abstraction and Politics in Visual Art: A Conversation With Jill Magi

What is abstraction? What intertwining legacies do we engage when we talk about abstract art? What counts as political? Jill Magi and Jolaine Frizzell will trace some of Jill's considerations and questions on this topic and how the work in "The Weft in Pencil" engages with these at-times unsettling ideas.

Join us for a talk on the opening night of Jill Magi’s solo exhibition “The Weft in Pencil”, as part of the Artistic Development Exhibition Program, in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art.

21 May 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Dubai

Special Events

The Culture Bus: Dubai

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through the newly opened Museum of the Future! But first, enjoy a walkthrough of the Jameel Arts Center and its exhibitions by Fahd Burki and Taus Makhacheva.

 

14 May 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters: Zahraa Zewanjee

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters: Zahraa Zewanjee

Leap into a world of color as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colorful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home. 

14 May 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Performances - Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

Performances

Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

This performance is part of Language is Migrant, a collaboration between Warehouse421 and Colomboscope, curated by Anushka Rajendran and Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala.

An Australian artist from the Sri Lankan diaspora, Ahilan Ratnamohan is a polyglot whose practice encompasses his ability to pick up languages quickly while working across contexts and continents, very often with migrant communities, exploring their relationship with the languages that are dominantly spoken there.

8 May 2022
18:00 - 19:15

Talks - Art and Documentation: Recording the histories of the UAEs art institutions

Talks

Art and Documentation: Recording the histories of the UAEs art institutions

8 May 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Kite-Making Workshop

Workshops

Kite-Making Workshop

Spring brings fun! Join us for a workshop where you will learn how to make a kite using paper, wood straws, ribbon, string and glue. Add a special touch on your kite by decorating it with block prints inspired from Abu Dhabi’s natural wild world! Your kite, your design!

 

Age: 8 to 15

7 May 2022
16:00 - 18:00

Performances - Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

Performances

Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

This performance is part of Language is Migrant, a collaboration between Warehouse421 and Colomboscope, curated by Anushka Rajendran and Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala.

An Australian artist from the Sri Lankan diaspora, Ahilan Ratnamohan is a polyglot whose practice encompasses his ability to pick up languages quickly while working across contexts and continents, very often with migrant communities, exploring their relationship with the languages that are dominantly spoken there.

7 May 2022
18:00 - 19:15

Workshops - Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Workshops

Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Join Creative Sultan Al Ramahi on a guided tour around some of Abu Dhabi's most iconic spaces along Hamdan Street and into Madinat Zayed.

 

Register here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/191/Photo-Walk-Hamdan-Street-Super-Blocks?si=2372

28 April 2022
19:30 - 22:30

Special Events - Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Special Events

Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Join us on our Culture Bus to the remote Al Sadeem Observatory for stargazing at a discounted admission price! 

 

 

23 April 2022
21:00

Special Events - Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Special Events

Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Join us on our Culture Bus to the remote Al Sadeem Observatory for stargazing at a discounted admission price! 

 

 

16 April 2022
21:00

Workshops - Pottery Wheel Finjan Workshop

Workshops

Pottery Wheel Finjan Workshop

In this workshop, each participant will have their own pottery wheel and be carefully guided through the process of throwing by an expert instructor.

Whether you book for yourself or a group of friends, this is a wonderfully social and spirited introduction to the joys of throwing.

9 April 2022
22:00 - 23:00

Workshops - Ceramic Painting: Dates Plate Workshop

Workshops

Ceramic Painting: Dates Plate Workshop

With Studio COE, learn to decoratively paint on a glazed surface, using a variety of detailed designs and motifs! Discover the types of firing techniques used, the magic of pigment color mixing, and more!

8 April 2022
22:00 - 23:00

Workshops - Constellations: A Poetry Workshop

Workshops

Constellations: A Poetry Workshop

Constellations are a group of visible stars that form a perceived outline or pattern, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. Throughout history, people have created myths and navigated the world using constellations. In the workshop, you would be guided with prompts that’ll have you connecting dots together to write your own poetry–like creating a constellation.

8 April 2022
22:30

Special Events - cl-u in Ramadan: Poetic Constellations

Special Events

cl-u in Ramadan: Poetic Constellations

A season for the stargazers, we come together this Ramadan for the crescent and its stars, for ritual and poetry, and for calibration of our body with the sky above.

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

8 April 2022 - 9 April 2022
21:00 - 1:00

Workshops - Sound Healing Workshop

Workshops

Sound Healing Workshop

Body Tree Studio, Abu Dhabi’s oldest pilates studio, is offering to help you activate your body’s natural healing! Sound Healing is a journey that relaxes the body, clears the subconscious, calms the mind and activates the body’s natural healing systems.

 

Image courtesy of Body Tree Studio.

29 March 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Workshops

Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Mina Zayed, A center for trading in Abu Dhabi and Warehouse421's home is one to explore. Exploring how to incorporate the lines and shadows of an industrial area into your photographs, as well as capturing the liveliness of the surrounding markets.

Leave with your own disposable camera. We will develop the film for you!

The photowalk begins from Warehouse421.

 

Register here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/148/Photo-Walk-Mina-Zayed?si=2335 

 

27 March 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: cl-u series 10

Special Events

The Culture Bus: cl-u series 10

The Culture Bus is now introducing trips from Dubai to Warehouse421! The creative link-up market is just around the corner, boasting creatives, performers, workshops, and delicious treats. If you thought it was always out of reach or one Emirate too far, fear no more, as Warehouse421 is covering the trip for you! Register now for a ride to the bustling market.

26 March 2022
16:30 - 23:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Engy Mehdi (cl-u 10)

Book Readings

Khayal with Engy Mehdi (cl-u 10)

Colorful Leaps: Leap into a world of color as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colorful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home.

 

26 March 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

Workshops

Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

The overall aim of Noura Alserkal's workshop is to delve into the world of scents. Dukhoon is a form of bakhoor made with a traditional blend of perfume-soaked wood chips mixed with various combinations of botanical ingredients for a series of uniquely luxurious fragrances. The project will provide participants with an opportunity to illustrate stories in a sensual context and have the story come to life through scent. The students will be introduced to the world of Dukhoon making, an old UAE tradition.

26 March 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Special Events - cl-u (series 10)

Special Events

cl-u (series 10)

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

25 March 2022 - 26 March 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Workshops - Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

Workshops

Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

The overall aim of Noura Alserkal's workshop is to delve into the world of scents. Dukhoon is a form of bakhoor made with a traditional blend of perfume-soaked wood chips mixed with various combinations of botanical ingredients for a series of uniquely luxurious fragrances. The project will provide participants with an opportunity to illustrate stories in a sensual context and have the story come to life through scent. The students will be introduced to the world of Dukhoon making, an old UAE tradition.

25 March 2022
17:00 - 20:30

Film Screenings - Personal Geographies: The Return of Osiris & Their Algeria

Film Screenings

Personal Geographies: The Return of Osiris & Their Algeria

 This winter, Cinema Akil joins Warehouse421 for the 12th season of contemporary Arab films. Fill your Wednesday evenings with outdoor film screenings!

 

Image courtesy of Cinema Akil.

 

 

23 March 2022
19:30 - 21:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Maryam Al Dhabbagh

Book Readings

Khayal with Maryam Al Dhabbagh

Location: House of Wisdom, Sharjah

Age: 5 to 12

Register here: https://discovershurooq.ae/p/Coloring-leap-maryam-aldabbagh

 

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.  

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colourful art project you get to take home. 

20 March 2022
12:30 - 13:30

Workshops - A Masterclass on Tablescaping:  A Workshop Through the Narration of a Story

Workshops

A Masterclass on Tablescaping: A Workshop Through the Narration of a Story

In this Tablescaping masterclass workshop series, Anoud will take you on a journey through creating a tablescape fit for an opening night. Inspired by Warehouse421 and Mina Zayed, participants will use elements from the surrounding area and space itself to create tables that tell stories about art and design.

 

Image courtesy of Anoud Al Zaben.

18 March 2022 - 20 March 2022
16:00 - 18:30

Workshops - Behind the Mask Art Therapy

Workshops

Behind the Mask Art Therapy

Join us for a small introduction to art therapy and healing through creativity, and have your mask displayed in a virtual exhibition aimed at raising awareness about mental health!

 

Image courtesy of Better Together.

16 March 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Farah Chamma

Book Readings

Khayal with Farah Chamma

Location: House of Wisdom, Sharjah

Age: 5 to 12

Register here: https://discovershurooq.ae/p/Coloring-leap-farah-chamma

 

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colourful art project you get to take home.

13 March 2022
12:30 - 13:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Abdulla AlMulla

Book Readings

Khayal with Abdulla AlMulla

Location: Umm Al Emarat Park

Age: 5 to 12

 

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home.

12 March 2022
17:45 - 18:45

Workshops - Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 9-12)

Workshops

Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 9-12)

The Worried William Project aims to raise awareness around children’s mental health through a meaning-making workshop using colors, shapes, and lines. The goal of this workshop is to teach children how to use a variety of materials to communicate different emotional states.

 

 

 

12 March 2022
13:00 - 14:30

Workshops - Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 6-8)

Workshops

Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 6-8)

The Worried William Project aims to raise awareness around children’s mental health through a meaning-making workshop using colors, shapes, and lines. The goal of this workshop is to teach children how to use a variety of materials to communicate different emotional states.

 

 

 

12 March 2022
10:00 - 11:30

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Art Dubai

Special Events

The Culture Bus: Art Dubai

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus will take you to the annual Art Dubai fair. A hot spot for discovering cultures, new conversations, and international narratives, Art Dubai is ready to introduce you to one of the region’s leading art fairs. 

 

12 March 2022
12:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Speculative Links

Exhibitions

Speculative Links

This exhibition presents select works from the Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship’s (SEAF) eight-year tenure, pulling threads and recurring themes of research that persist through different cohorts. From painting, textile, video, and photography, the selection reflects a collective questioning of memory to place, time, and a sense of rhythm and repetition.

9 March 2022 - 13 March 2022
14:00 - 21:00

Special Events - Afikra Salon

Special Events

Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon is a semi-monthly salon-style event where members of the community present on cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have a fruitful conversation about things we don't know much about.

 

Register here: https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv2

4 March 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Film Screenings - Personal Geographies: Festina Lente & It Must Be Heaven

Film Screenings

Personal Geographies: Festina Lente & It Must Be Heaven

 

This winter, Cinema Akil joins Warehouse421 for the 12th season of contemporary Arab films. Fill your Wednesday evenings with outdoor film screenings!

 

 

2 March 2022
19:30 - 21:30

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Language is Migrant Opening Talk

Special Events

The Culture Bus: Language is Migrant Opening Talk

The Culture Bus is now introducing trips from Dubai to Warehouse421! Join us for the exhibitions’ opening talk for Language is Migrant, in collaboration with Colomboscope at Warehouse421. 

 

1 March 2022
15:30 - 22:00

Short Courses - The Outreach: Professional Mentorship with Mo Reda

Short Courses

The Outreach: Professional Mentorship with Mo Reda

This program will provide participants of all levels and backgrounds with the opportunity to re-orient their creative practice in preparation for applying to a variety of programs, grants, or publications. The application is open to artists in differing stages of their careers, including those who haven’t launched their practice as of yet. 

 

Application closed!

 

Image courtesy of Mo Reda.

1 March 2022 - 18 March 2022

Talks - Unfinished Circuits

Talks

Unfinished Circuits

In conversation with writers Deepak Unnikrishnan and Rahel Aima, the curators of Colomboscope edition Language is Migrant held in collaboration with Warehouse421 as a traveling iteration, will trace South Asian artistic trajectories braided with schemes of diasporic experience, the vulnerability and dispossession that accompany migratory passage and civil war, as well as the borrowing and loss of lingual inheritances. 

 

Image: Abdul Halik Azeez, Desert Dreaming, 2021 (detail)-Courtesy of the artist.

1 March 2022
18:00 - 19:30

Talks - Failure and The Artistic Process

Talks

Failure and The Artistic Process

Join us for a conversation between Ammar Al Attar and Nasir Abdullah discussing Failure as part of the artistic process, moderated by Jolaine Frizzell.

 

27 February 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Language is Migrant

Exhibitions

Language is Migrant

Curated by Anushka Rajendran • With Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala

This Abu Dhabi edition of Colomboscope’s Seventh festival, Language is Migrant, is presented in a collaboration between Warehouse421 and Colomboscope. It journeys from a poem-manifesto by Chilean artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña titled Language is Migrant. She writes:

"Words move from language to language, from culture to culture, from mouth to mouth. Our bodies are migrants; cells and bacteria are migrants too. Even galaxies migrate." 

 

 

27 February 2022 - 8 May 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - Ammar Al Attar: Out of Range

Exhibitions

Ammar Al Attar: Out of Range

In the first solo exhibition resulting from the Artistic Developmental Exhibition Program in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art, Ammar Al Attar presents "Out of Range", a new body of performance and video works of a kinetic and reactive nature, exploring tools that embody the clerical and monotonous labor of daily tasks.

27 February 2022 - 8 May 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Workshops

Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Mina Zayed, A center for trading in Abu Dhabi and Warehouse421's home is one to explore. Exploring how to incorporate the lines and shadows of an industrial area into your photographs, as well as capturing the liveliness of the surrounding markets.

Leave with your own disposable camera. We will develop the film for you!

 

Register here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/148/Photo-Walk-Mina-Zayed?si=2335 

27 February 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

26 February 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

26 February 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Workshops

Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Innara’s candle making workshop will teach people the "science" behind candle making! Learn how to make candles using pure waxes and chemical and phthalate free fragrances! 

 

26 February 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: cl-u series 9

Special Events

The Culture Bus: cl-u series 9

The Culture Bus is now introducing trips from Dubai to Warehouse421! The creative link-up market is just around the corner, boasting creatives, performers, workshops, and delicious treats. If you thought it was always out of reach or one Emirate too far, fear no more, as Warehouse421 is covering the trip for you! Register now for a ride to the bustling market.

25 February 2022
16:30 - 23:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters: Colorful Leaps

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters: Colorful Leaps

Location: Cultural Foundation, Children's Library

 

Colorful Leaps: Leap into a world of color as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colorful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home. 

25 February 2022
15:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Workshops

Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Innara’s candle making workshop will teach people the "science" behind candle making! Learn how to make candles using pure waxes and chemical and phthalate free fragrances! 

 

25 February 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Special Events - cl-u (series 9)

Special Events

cl-u (series 9)

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

25 February 2022 - 26 February 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Workshops - Purchase Nomadic Traces

Workshops

Purchase Nomadic Traces

19 February 2022

Workshops - Dance It Forward: Movement Workshop

Workshops

Dance It Forward: Movement Workshop

DIF is offering a two-day dance workshop for aspiring dancers!

 

18 February 2022 - 19 February 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: RAK Fine Arts Festival

Special Events

The Culture Bus: RAK Fine Arts Festival

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus leads you to Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival (RAKFAF), a nonprofit community arts festival showcasing local and emerging creative practitioners.

 

12 February 2022
10:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Documenting Facades

Workshops

Photo Walk: Documenting Facades

Join us for a photo walk in Abu Dhabi and gain an insight into the creative, conceptual, and technical process of Hussain AlMoosawi’s UAE architectural heritage project.       

Leave with your own disposable camera. We will develop the film for you!

Transportation to be provided from Warehouse421 to photowalk site.

To register, click here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/146/Photo-Walk-Documenting-Facades-with-Hussain-AlMoosawi?si=2337

 

6 February 2022
15:30 - 19:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration. Join us during Al Quoz Art Fest in Dubai in AlSerkal Avenue. 

 

30 January 2022
11:00 - 16:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.  Join us during Al Quoz Arts Fest in Dubai at AlSerkal Avenue. 

 

29 January 2022
11:00 - 16:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Quoz Art Festival

Special Events

The Culture Bus: Quoz Art Festival

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus will take you to Quoz Arts Fest at Alserkal Avenue. The festival offers a creative neighborhood filled with live music, food trucks, outdoor installations, exhibitions, and markets.

 

29 January 2022
10:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Gulf Photo Plus Winter Camp: Engaging with Photography

Workshops

Gulf Photo Plus Winter Camp: Engaging with Photography

The workshops focus on both photography as a practice and as a medium, teaching students the endless possibilities that come with photography.

This photography camp will be held online and in English for the ages 11 to 14.

24 January 2022 - 27 January 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Workshops

Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Join Creative Sultan Al Ramahi on a guided tour around some of Abu Dhabi's most iconic spaces along Hamdan Street and into Madinat Zayed.

23 January 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Art Spaces in Sharjah

Special Events

The Culture Bus: Art Spaces in Sharjah

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through not one, not two, but THREE different art spaces and their exhibitions across Sharjah and Dubai. Prepare yourself for Sharjah Art Foundation, Maraya Art Center, and 1971 - Design Space.

22 January 2022
10:00 - 19:00

Special Events - Afikra Soiree

Special Events

Afikra Soiree

A social kick-off / meet and greet event where we explain afikra plans for the year in Abu Dhabi, just to get the word out there to the community. We would also encourage people to sign up for workshops and contribute to the afikra library!

 

To RSVP, please use the following link: 

https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv1

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15 January 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Afikra Soiree

Workshops

Afikra Soiree

Warehouse421 is hosting Afikra's first Soiree in Abu Dhabi! Join us to meet the Afikra team, connect with the community, and see how you can get involved. 

 

To RSVP, please use the following link: 

https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv1

 

15 January 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

15 January 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Workshops

Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Come by to create your own jewelry by hand! This jewelry-making workshop will introduce participants to different techniques and materials they can use to make their own custom pieces.

 

Age: for 13 and above

15 January 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

Book Readings

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

14 January 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Workshops

Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Come by to create your own jewelry by hand! This jewelry-making workshop will introduce participants to different techniques and materials they can use to make their own custom pieces.

 

Age: 13 and above

14 January 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Special Events - cl-u (series 8)

Special Events

cl-u (series 8)

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

14 January 2022 - 15 January 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Talks - Exhibition Critique: As We Gaze Upon Her

Talks

Exhibition Critique: As We Gaze Upon Her

Moderated by Nadine Khalil

As the culmination for the Curatorial Development Exhibition Programme, we invite you to join us for an online discussion and critique of the exhibition As We Gaze Upon Her.

This event is part of the public program put together by Nadine Khalil for the exhibition As We Gaze Upon Her.

 

Click here to register: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qXi77nt6TNa7jP1VO0STEg

 

12 January 2022
19:00 - 20:00

Talks - Frank Ruda: Un-Nature. De-natura (rerum)

Frank Ruda: Un-Nature. De-natura (rerum)

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/Fp4-t9Be3-k

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

20 December 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Winter Club 2022 (ages 11 to 14)

Winter Club 2022 (ages 11 to 14)

Join us for an exciting creative adventure this winter! Our Winter Club 2023 is focused on sustainable art, taking children on a creative journey that appreciates nature. 

This program is organized in partnership with RFLCT

Bookings open until 13 December. Limited spaces available. 

RFLCT Creative Arts

19 December 2022 - 23 December 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Winter Club 2022 (ages 6 to 10)

Winter Club 2022 (ages 6 to 10)

Join us for an exciting creative adventure this winter! Our Winter Club 2023 is focused on sustainable art, taking children on a creative journey that appreciates nature. 

This program is organized in partnership with RFLCT

Bookings open until 13 December. Limited spaces available. 

19 December 2022 - 23 December 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Melt & Pour Soap Making Workshop

Melt & Pour Soap Making Workshop

Join us and learn how to make your own handmade, natural soap with Saboona! 

 

This image is courtesy of Rouba Shaath.

18 December 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Special Events - Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

A food experience in the mountains of the UAE, led by two artists commissioned for our current exhibition On Foraging. Participants will be treated to a tour of Jebel Yanis' various natural food sources, followed by a privately hosted dinner. 

 

17 December 2022
12:00 - 23:00

Special Events - Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

Food Excursion: Dinner in the Mountains

A food experience in the mountains of the UAE, led by two artists commissioned for our current exhibition On Foraging. Participants will be treated to a tour of Jebel Yanis' various natural food sources, followed by a privately hosted dinner. 

 

Participation applications are now closed!

17 December 2022

Workshops - Colorful Leaps with Maryam Al Dabbagh

Colorful Leaps with Maryam Al Dabbagh

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.

17 December 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: A Breakfast with the Jyothishs

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: A Breakfast with the Jyothishs

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

11 December 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Workshops - A Magical Garden: A Storytelling Session in the 'On Foraging' exhibition

A Magical Garden: A Storytelling Session in the 'On Foraging' exhibition

A creative storytelling workshop for children designed by university students who have proposed this educational program as a response to our ongoing Fall 2022 Exhibition On Foraging: Food Security and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE’s Landscape.  

Ages: 6-11

10 December 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Markets of Mina Zayed: A Tour and Fruit Basket-Making

Markets of Mina Zayed: A Tour and Fruit Basket-Making

Visit the Mina Zayed plant nurseries, also known as the Mashatel,  on a guided, personal tour led by an Emirati daughter-father duo! 

 

Image Credit:

Part of Museum of Ordinary Things, 2020

Catherine Donaldson

Commissioned by Warehouse421

10 December 2022
15:00 - 17:00

Workshops - How to Sit Under a Tree

How to Sit Under a Tree

Join artist Nahla Tabbah on a walk around the Mina Zayed, the 421 neighborhood, as she leads a quiet and contemplative workshop exploring the area’s most resilient inhabitants: its plants.

 

Image credits:

Nahla Tabbaa
I Sit Under Your Shade
2022
Charcoal and graphite on canvas
Courtesy of Nahla Tabbaa

10 December 2022
11:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Al Wathba Fossil Dunes Desert

Photo Walk: Al Wathba Fossil Dunes Desert

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/197/Photo-Walk-Al-Wathba-Fossil-Dunes-Desert?si=2441 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in Al Wathba on 10 December. Located 45 kilometres to the east of Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Fossil Dunes Protected Area comprises more than 1,700 fossil dunes, spread over 7 square kilometres, making it one of the largest concentrations of fossil dunes in the emirate.

10 December 2022
14:00 - 19:30

Talks - Heather H. Yeung: 21st Century Vernissage, or Nature’s Screen

Heather H. Yeung: 21st Century Vernissage, or Nature’s Screen

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/NCdAN2GMkcU

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

6 December 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/198/Photo-Walk-Routes-of-Mina-Zayed?si=2442 

 

Join us for a culturally immersive, nature photowalk in the Warehouse421 neighborhood on the ‘Routes of Mina Zayed’! 

26 November 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Pickling with Sondos & Cima

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Pickling with Sondos & Cima

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

26 November 2022
14:00 - 16:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Focal Point & Down to Earth

Culture Bus: Focal Point & Down to Earth

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you to Down to Earth at Art Jameel and Focal Point at Sharjah Art Foundation!

26 November 2022
12:00 - 20:30

Talks - Ho Rui An: The Oil in the Tankers, the Wind in the Trees

Ho Rui An: The Oil in the Tankers, the Wind in the Trees

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/hvBW6nuaA-g

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

22 November 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Colorful Leaps with Rashid Al Nuaimi

Colorful Leaps with Rashid Al Nuaimi

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.

19 November 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Talks - Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon is a semi-monthly salon-style event where members of the community present on cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have a fruitful conversation about things we don't know much about.

 

Register here:

https://community.afikra.com/events/afikra-salon-abu-dhabi-vol-4

19 November 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Downtown Design at Dubai Design District

Culture Bus: Downtown Design at Dubai Design District

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Dubai Design Week! 

13 November 2022
14:00 - 19:30

Workshops - A Beach Cleanup & Found Art Workshop

A Beach Cleanup & Found Art Workshop

Join the teams at Warehouse421 and Al Mahara Diving Center for a collaborative ‘Beach Cleanup and Found Art’ workshop. As part of the fall 2022 program, which focuses on sustainability and environmentalism, the workshop is both a communal action for change and a creative experience. 

 

This image is courtesy of Sultan Alremeithi.

13 November 2022
10:00 - 15:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/196/Photo-Walk-Jubail-Mangroves-Park?si=2438 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in the Jubail Mangroves Park. As part of our fall 2022 program, which focuses on sustainability and environmentalism, this photowalk will expose attendees to learn about the etiquettes as photographers in an ecological environment.

12 November 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Warak Rolling with Haya

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Warak Rolling with Haya

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

12 November 2022
14:00 - 17:00

Special Events - Performance Lecture: The Dinner in the Mountains

Performance Lecture: The Dinner in the Mountains

Join artists Moza Almatrooshi and Nahla Tabbaa in a lecture performance with a tasting menu experience, derived from the artists' research into the flora of UAE's mountains.

12 November 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/196/Photo-Walk-Jubail-Mangroves-Park?si=2438 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in the Jubail Mangroves Park. As part of our fall 2022 program, which focuses on sustainability and environmentalism, this photowalk will expose attendees to learn about the etiquettes as photographers in an ecological environment.

12 November 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Talks - Lorenzo Chiesa: Anthropie: The Human Animal between Entropy and Knowledge

Lorenzo Chiesa: Anthropie: The Human Animal between Entropy and Knowledge

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/z7zJQhHGV7I

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

8 November 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Symposium

Trial and Error: Symposium

In November, Warehouse421 will present Trial and Error: A Design Symposium, which includes a program of talks, panels and workshops that audience members can attend. This is the first time the symposium takes place in Abu Dhabi and it will bring together a diverse group of designers and creatives from across the Arab-speaking region. Trial and Error builds on the continued partnership between Warehouse421 and 100/100 Best Arabic Posters which has been running since 2016, and includes a biannual poster design competition that culminates in a public-facing exhibition and catalog.

7 November 2022
17:00 - 21:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: BOM TAK: visualize music using Arabic lettering

Trial and Error: BOM TAK: visualize music using Arabic lettering

If you are the type of person who tries to remember a song by imitating its melody using abstract sounds like “BOM TAK TAK BOM” then this workshop is for you. Each participant in the workshop will get to choose a song, analyze its different sounds and represent them through Arabic lettering to form a typographical-musical scores.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Kiss My Plastic Goodbye!

Trial and Error: Kiss My Plastic Goodbye!

In this workshop, participants are asked to write down memories, quotes, songs, photos of precious moments or a written recipe. Together, as a collective, we will create a library of images, quotes and memories of their city, their childhood, their life. The result will be an experimental approach to how these themes can be visualized.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Play Mode: On

Trial and Error: Play Mode: On

In this workshop, participants are encouraged to activate a serious play, constructing modular visual and typographic expressions in response to a close examination of games that have shaped our collective experience of Play.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: The red list collection - visualizing endangered species

Trial and Error: The red list collection - visualizing endangered species

In a two-day workshop, participants will work on designing a collection of scarves featuring a group of endangered species. The designs can include illustrations, maps, data, text, and images that tell their stories, their natural habitat, their connection to our environment and culture, and the importance of their conservation.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Trial and Error: Silk Scarf Design Workshops

Trial and Error: Silk Scarf Design Workshops

Apply here: https://dmerdkvx3rz.typeform.com/to/mprtdh7g

All participants will recieve a silk scarf with their design on it! 

All participants need to have a laptop with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop installed. 

 

In November, Warehouse421 will present Trial and Error: A Design Symposium, which includes a program of talks, panels and workshops that audience members can attend. This is the first time the symposium takes place in Abu Dhabi and it will bring together a diverse group of designers and creatives from across the Arab-speaking region. Trial and Error builds on the continued partnership between Warehouse421 and 100/100 Best Arabic Posters which has been running since 2016, and includes a biannual poster design competition that culminates in a public-facing exhibition and catalog.

5 November 2022 - 6 November 2022
10:00 - 18:00

Workshops - A Self-Care Basket Workshop

A Self-Care Basket Workshop

Create a self-care basket in this workshop led by Oh So Soap. Participants in this workshop will learn to make a variety of homemade self-care products, including bath bombs, soaps, body butter, and more that are all made of natural, sustainable, and zero-waste material.

 

 

30 October 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Recycled Paper Mache Vases

Recycled Paper Mache Vases

Make your own vase using recylced paper and paper mache with Innara! 

If you are creative with a curiosity for sustainable living, join this workshop where you can create homeware products out of everyday recyclable material and have loads of fun while you’re at it! 

29 October 2022
16:30 - 19:30

Special Events - Playing with Nature: An Eco-Conscious Market

Playing with Nature: An Eco-Conscious Market

For the first time, Warehouse421 invites you to a one-of-a-kind open-air eco market! The ‘Playing with Nature’ market brings together locally-based artists, artisans, craftsmen, creatives and educators to present a variety of activities and products, including local farms, eco-friendly fashion, traditional crafts and so much more. 

29 October 2022 - 30 October 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Workshops - YallaPlay

YallaPlay

Let's Play!

We're here to make you fall in love with play all over again. Designed for both children and adults, this session gives families the opportunity to reconnect through fun sensory experiences. These sessions follow the montessori method, and include nature inspired dance, movement, mindful reconnection with the body and interactive story time.

YallaPlay is a free-flow children's event that can be accessed anytime from 4 PM to 8 PM on October 29 & 30. 

 

Image courtesy of YallaPlay.

 

29 October 2022 - 30 October 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Colorful Leaps with Rashid and Ahmed Bin Shabib

Colorful Leaps with Rashid and Ahmed Bin Shabib

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.

29 October 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Workshops - From Plant to Palm: Henna-Making Workshop

From Plant to Palm: Henna-Making Workshop

Make your own henna from scratch with the AZRA's From Plant to Palm workshop, which will take you on the henna plant’s incredible journey. 

 

 

29 October 2022
17:30 - 19:00

Workshops - Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

Photo Walks: Routes of Mina Zayed

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/198/Photo-Walk-Routes-of-Mina-Zayed?si=2442 

 

Join us for a culturally immersive, nature photowalk in the Warehouse421 neighborhood on 29 October. Titled ‘Routes of Mina Zayed’, this workshop provides a combination of theoretical training and hands-on practice. Attendees will learn the etiquette of street photography, which covers how to photograph subjects and transmit the feeling and the narrative of wild and domesticated plants. 

29 October 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Short Courses - Greener Screen: Greener Script Lab

Greener Screen: Greener Script Lab

Warehouse421 and Greener Screen invites filmmakers and scriptwriters to join this 3-day professional development course on sustainable film production. The course addresses questions around making climate action and environmentalism a part of the production process, from scriptwriting to cinematography. 

 

To apply, please fill this form: https://forms.gle/L43oo6Nv31LvTnB49
Application deadline: October 14 2022

28 October 2022 - 30 October 2022
14:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Indoor Farming with SEDRA Foundation

Indoor Farming with SEDRA Foundation

"Indoor Farming with SEDRA Foundation" is a workshop for People of Determination and general audiences and their families. The aim is to engage in bonding activities and encourage healthy eating habits. In each 1 hour session, participants will take part in relaxing and mindful activities, grow their plants, and create and decorate a mini garden with a loved one. With a wide range of sensory hands-on activities and topics of discussion, participants will be able to not only grow and create a mini garden, but also learn and understand how to, and the importance of each topic. 

 

Ages: 7-12

 

25 October 2022 - 22 November 2022
15:30 - 17:00

Talks - Meitha Al Mazroui: Four Moments from the History of Scent

Meitha Al Mazroui: Four Moments from the History of Scent

Join us here: 

https://youtu.be/sjzylCBlYWQ

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

25 October 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - Ep 6: Future in the Folds of the Past

Ep 6: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

23 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Sharjah Film Platform

Culture Bus: Sharjah Film Platform

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you to explore new worlds - the Sharjah Film Platform! 

23 October 2022
14:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Neighborhood Food Tour

Neighborhood Food Tour

Join food tour guide, Zain Mustafa and take on the streets of Abu Dhabi following a food trail built by the nation's migrant population. Learn the stories through dishes and how culture is preserved in the metropolis of Abu Dhabi. For this tour, we will be discovering the hidden gems and histories of Al Zahiya neighborhood.

 

Image credits: 

Part of Museum of Ordinary Things, 2020

Catherine Donaldson

Commissioned by Warehouse421

23 October 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Wonderful Woodles and Doodles

Wonderful Woodles and Doodles

Woodle: (noun) a wandering doodle. 

 

Create your own Woodles and Doodles with our returning instructor, Liam Kelly! This workshop invites children and their parents and/or grandparents to learn how woodling and doodling can calm the mind, help process information, and communicate emotions and feelings in a unique style. Parents are encouraged to join the workshop alongside their children to visualize connections between shading, colors, real life and individual thoughts, and to understand them a little bit better. 

22 October 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Talks - Ep 5: Future in the Folds of the Past

Ep 5: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

16 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Ka7k & Sahlab with Andy & Jacky

Jamming Sessions Homecooking Series: Ka7k & Sahlab with Andy & Jacky

Jamming Sessions: Homecooking Series is a series of workshops led by UAE’s home chefs! Join us as family duos teach participants their traditional recipes as handed down through their relatives. Each session will be accompanied by a playlist that sets the scene of a home kitchen.

 

15 October 2022
14:00 - 16:00

Talks - Ben Ware: The Death Drive at the End of the World: From Anti-Natalism to De-Extinction

Ben Ware: The Death Drive at the End of the World: From Anti-Natalism to De-Extinction

Join us here: 

https://youtu.be/xGCnqsDl5vs 

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

11 October 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - Ep 4: Future in the Folds of the Past

Ep 4: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

9 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Talks - Let me tell you something more

Let me tell you something more

Artistic practice is often marked by a pronounced solitude. This conversation between Mohamed Khalid and Sarah Daher builds upon and brings to a public forum a yearlong correspondence between the pair. Premised on a relationship of trust and forgiveness Let me tell you something more will bluntly challenge Khalid on how, where, when and why he makes the things he makes.

9 October 2022
17:00 - 18:00

Talks - On Foraging Talk

On Foraging Talk

9 October 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Mohamed Khalid: Let me tell you something

Mohamed Khalid: Let me tell you something

In his first institutional solo show, Mohamed Khalid draws from real-life episodes of missed communication: a note tucked onto his windshield; letters that he never sent to his second-grade teacher; an email chain where he tries to recover property lost on a budget European bus. 

 

Image credits:

Mohamed Khalid. 'Flixbus', 2022. Courtesy of Warehouse421

9 October 2022 - 1 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - On Foraging: Food Knowledge and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE's Landscape

On Foraging: Food Knowledge and Environmental Imaginaries in the UAE's Landscape

To forage is to search for potential in a landscape, spurred on by a lingering sense of the unknown. On Foraging explores the nuances of what it means to be in constant search of nurturing and feeding, for the individual and the collective, within seemingly arid environments. On Foraging explores the long and multifaceted history of an environment that has for generations fed its own people and others in a rich variety of ways.

9 October 2022 - 1 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

Photo Walk: Jubail Mangroves Park

To register for this Photo Walk, click here:

https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/196/Photo-Walk-Jubail-Mangroves-Park?si=2438 

 

Join us for a nature photowalk in the Jubail Mangroves Park. As part of our Fall 2022 Program, which focuses on local food security and ecologies, this photowalk will expose attendees to learn about the etiquettes as photographers in an ecological environment.

8 October 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Abu Dhabi Farm Trip

Culture Bus: Abu Dhabi Farm Trip

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Abu Dhabi's local farms!

 

2 October 2022
12:00 - 16:00

Talks - Ep 3: Future in the Folds of the Past

Ep 3: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

2 October 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Fall 2022 Exhibitions Opening Reception

Fall 2022 Exhibitions Opening Reception

28 September 2022 - 9 October 2022
17:00 - 21:00

Talks - Moza Almatrooshi: An Edible Gold

Moza Almatrooshi: An Edible Gold

Join us here:

https://youtu.be/oWFI4UQvsTc 

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this

27 September 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Sharjah Art Foundation and Maraya Arts Center

Culture Bus: Sharjah Art Foundation and Maraya Arts Center

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah Art Foundation, and Maraya Arts Center!

25 September 2022
10:30 - 17:00

Talks - Ep 2: Future in the Folds of the Past

Ep 2: Future in the Folds of the Past

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

23 September 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Audio - Future in the Folds of the Past: The influence of Hassan Sharif (1): Boldness, Mischief, Art

Future in the Folds of the Past: The influence of Hassan Sharif (1): Boldness, Mischief, Art

A Future in the Folds of the Past is a documentary series that invites listeners on a journey exploring the hidden histories of the UAE, chronicled by its own artists in celebration of the country's artistic heritage.

 

Produced by Kerning Cultures.

18 September 2022 - 31 January 2023
10:00 - 20:00

Talks - Rohit Goel: Anthropocene: A Critique of Political Ecology

Rohit Goel: Anthropocene: A Critique of Political Ecology

Join us here: 

https://youtu.be/qV-yC67abe0 

 

As part of the Curatorial Development Exhibition program (CDEP); Screening Nature Screaming. A discussion facilitated by the Bombay Institute for Critical Analysis and Research (BICAR) exploring ideas of artistic practice and the anthropocene, the environmental crisis, drawing knowledge from land, and the critical role of creating amongst all of this.

 

 

13 September 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon is a semi-monthly salon-style event where members of the community present on cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have a fruitful conversation about things we don't know much about.

 

Register here: https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv3

11 September 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Performances - A Mobile Essay with Jill Magi

A Mobile Essay with Jill Magi

Join us for a performative tour - a “mobile essay” -  of Jill Magi’s exhibition, The Weft in Pencil.

 

The Weft in Pencil is a solo exhibition by Jill Magi, and is part of the Artistic Development Exhibition Program in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art. 

 

Jill is a poet, artist, and educator who works in text, image, and textile.

10 September 2022
17:00 - 18:00

Book Readings - Colorful Leaps with Zahra Jewanjee

Colorful Leaps with Zahra Jewanjee

Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters. In this season, Warehouse421 and Khayal will be featuring the coloring book series, Colorful Leaps. It aims to introduce young audiences to inspirational figures in the creative industry of the UAE.

Meet Zahra Jewanjee! 

10 September 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Short Courses - cl-u's Clues

cl-u's Clues

Are you someone who’s been itching to start a business or brand of your own but don’t know how? Or perhaps you’re someone who’s already taken that first step but could use a few extra tips and tricks to take it further… Register now to attend cl-u’s clues at Warehouse421 - a professional development workshop series over 2 days with professionals from the industry.

Apply Here

Deadline: August 27

3 September 2022 - 4 September 2022
17:30 - 21:30

Special Events - Through Her Lens: Emirati Women's Day Film Screening

Through Her Lens: Emirati Women's Day Film Screening

Celebrate Emirati Women’s by joining us for a special screening of 5 outstanding Emirati female directors, who have all graduated from the Arab Film Studio Narrative and Documentary programs. 

Following the screening, stick around for a panel with 2 directors and an experienced Emirati filmmaker to discuss the female role in the local and international media industry.

28 August 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - A Reflection on The Outreach

A Reflection on The Outreach

In this conversation, Mo Reda will lead a discussion with emerging practitioners on the ins and outs of professional art practice, their challenges in developing their career and the necessary skills they find themselves relying on.

 

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfuCqqjsuHdYZKy5_WTT10iFNffmUSybM

 

16 August 2022
18:00 - 19:30

Special Events - DISCOUNT: Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

DISCOUNT: Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through the newly opened Museum of the Future! But first, enjoy a walkthrough of Alserkal Avenue and its exhibitions.

 

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED BY AUGUST 4 2022

 

Ticket price includes entrance to Museum of the Future but does not include meals.

13 August 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Special Events - Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Culture Bus: Museum of the Future & Alserkal Avenue

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through the newly opened Museum of the Future! But first, enjoy a walkthrough of Alserkal Avenue and its exhibitions.

 

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED BY AUGUST 4 2022

 

Ticket price includes entrance to Museum of the Future but does not include meals.

13 August 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Talks - In Process | In Progress: Artist Talks

In Process | In Progress: Artist Talks

Join us for an online artists’ talk with 3 participating artists in the Master of Fine Arts program at New York University Abu Dhabi. We will get a behind-the-scenes, insider view of their artistic practice and process. This talk will be followed by a Q&A with the artists and curators.

 

Register here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcu6qpjwuGNJaIBeFMpTo0lBQjUjUb-f0

9 August 2022
18:00 - 19:30

Workshops - Pickle Juice: A look into the microcosms of fermentation

Pickle Juice: A look into the microcosms of fermentation

Is it true you can actually pickle anything? 

 

This workshop explores the microcosm of fermentation. Through cellular metabolism, the various fruits, vegetables and brine transform into compelling flavours.

It opens up conversation on the basics of fermentation as well as exploring the stages of agitation that change the structure of the ferments over time.







7 August 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Workshops - Naranga, A Fruit Fable

Naranga, A Fruit Fable

Come one, come all food lovers!

 

Create a tablescape of wonder with the Yaffa orange and fresh and dried floral arrangements. Share stories of memory and nostalgia as you explore different physical elements of tablescaping, including layering, height, and texture. Learn how a simple fruit can construct a narrative of your own making! 






6 August 2022
12:00 - 14:00

Workshops - Wearable Wire Art Workshop

Wearable Wire Art Workshop

Create wearable art pieces using copper wire! 

 

This is more than just a workshop, it is a safe space for vulnerability, conversation, and creation. Find out more about wire art and its process, starting from producing line art drawings to working with wire to create wearable art.





2 August 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with Early Starters: Cultural Connections

Summer Club with Early Starters: Cultural Connections

Ages 6 - 10

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, outdoor experiences and group activities while away from home.

 

Cultural Connections

It’s a fun-filled week as we explore diverse cultures through art. Delve into tapestries, painting, and sculptures galore.



1 August 2022 - 5 August 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with Studio Coe: Pottery Explorations

Summer Club with Studio Coe: Pottery Explorations

Ages 11 - 14

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, and group activities while away from home. This week we will be looking at different regional artists daily to get inspired from their works!  



1 August 2022 - 5 August 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Workshops - Crochet: Little Threads Big Ideas

Crochet: Little Threads Big Ideas

Discover the fundamentals of the craft of crochet! Young or old, crochet is a craft that welcomes all.

30 July 2022
18:30 - 20:30

Workshops - Clay Jewelry Workshop

Clay Jewelry Workshop

Join us for our Clay Jewelry Making Workshop and leave with not one, but two pairs of your very own earrings! Is your aesthetic boho, floral, or minimalist? Cha has got you covered with a variety of styles for custom made clay earrings.

 

Learn how to bend, mold, shape, and design your own earrings using clay.



28 July 2022
18:30 - 20:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

MAKE for Ages 11 - 14 

 

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, and group activities while away from home. This week we will be looking at the sea, summer and the beach.  Participants will experiment with different mediums to create various artworks!




 

 

25 July 2022 - 29 July 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Summer Club - Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

Summer Club with MAKE: Oceanic Discovery with Art

MAKE Ages 6 - 10 

 

Join us for an artful summer club that will help foster personal growth for children by providing them fun, safe educational/recreational programs, and group activities while away from home. This week we will be looking at the sea, summer and the beach.  Participants will experiment with different mediums to create various artworks! 

 

 

25 July 2022 - 29 July 2022
10:00 - 13:00

Special Events - cl-u creative networking: coffee + chat

cl-u creative networking: coffee + chat

Fancy a cup of coffee & engaging conversation? Join us at Warehouse421 for cl-u’s coffee + chat. Two tokens, plenty of conversation, coffee and a good time.

 

23 July 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Special Events - Culture Bus: Jameel Arts Center & Bayt Al Mamzar

Culture Bus: Jameel Arts Center & Bayt Al Mamzar

Enjoy a walkthrough of the Jameel Arts Center, Bayt Al Mamzar, and their exhibitions. The visit will include a guided tour of the building, library, current exhibitions and a Q&A after our walkthrough.

 

Please arrive 10 minutes before the departure time to ensure the bus leaves on time. 

17 July 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters

Khayal with Early Starters

Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

16 July 2022
16:00 - 17:00

Workshops - Test Event

Test Event

In these five sessions across the week, children will be exposed to the notions of STEM learning and a variation of art genres in the form of art and crafts projects that are relative to various ecosystems.

1 July 2022 - 31 July 2022
10:00 - 10:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters

Khayal with Early Starters

Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

18 June 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Sharjah

The Culture Bus: Sharjah

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah Art Foundation, and Maraya Arts Center! Explore the works of Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Khalil Rabah, and Cristiana de Marchi.

 

18 June 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Workshops - Candle-Making Workshop

Candle-Making Workshop

Innara’s candle making workshop will teach people the "science" behind candle making! Learn how to make candles using pure waxes and chemical and phthalate free fragrances! 

 

11 June 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Talks - A Reflection on The Outreach

A Reflection on The Outreach

In this conversation, Mo Reda will lead a discussion with emerging practitioners on the ins and outs of professional art practice, their challenges in developing their career and the necessary skills they find themselves relying on.

7 June 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Recycled Handmade Paper Making Workshop

Recycled Handmade Paper Making Workshop

Innara will journey with you as you take the leap of faith to rediscover the good life.

In this workshop Innara will teach you to recycle old paper into bespoke and eco-friendly stationery.

22 May 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Jill Magi: The Weft in Pencil

Jill Magi: The Weft in Pencil

Warehouse421 is pleased to present “The Weft in Pencil”, a solo exhibition by Jill Magi, as part of the Artistic Development Exhibition Program, in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art.

The paintings and fabric works in “The Weft in Pencil” are rooted in the grid or matrix—the intersection of warp and weft, the editorial grid of the page, the weaver’s draft notations—as a generative space. 

21 May 2022 - 11 September 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - In Process | In Progress

In Process | In Progress

Hosted at Warehouse421, this exhibition will showcase projects and artworks from the first-year MFA students of NYUAD inaugural class of 2023.

In Process : In Progress marks the midpoint of the inaugural cohort of the NYU Abu Dhabi Master of Fine Arts program. The presented pieces by artists Mahra AlFalahi, Liane Al Ghusain, Majd Alloush, Fabiola Chiminazzo, and Elizabeth Dorazio are the culmination of their first year of research and experimentation. In their studio and the classroom, they have surveyed and engaged with a wide array of interests: the environment, the notion of expansion, fictional creatures, landscapes, and movement in various forms. 

 

21 May 2022 - 21 August 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - Abstraction and Politics in Visual Art: A Conversation With Jill Magi

Abstraction and Politics in Visual Art: A Conversation With Jill Magi

What is abstraction? What intertwining legacies do we engage when we talk about abstract art? What counts as political? Jill Magi and Jolaine Frizzell will trace some of Jill's considerations and questions on this topic and how the work in "The Weft in Pencil" engages with these at-times unsettling ideas.

Join us for a talk on the opening night of Jill Magi’s solo exhibition “The Weft in Pencil”, as part of the Artistic Development Exhibition Program, in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art.

21 May 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Dubai

The Culture Bus: Dubai

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through the newly opened Museum of the Future! But first, enjoy a walkthrough of the Jameel Arts Center and its exhibitions by Fahd Burki and Taus Makhacheva.

 

14 May 2022
10:30 - 18:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters: Zahraa Zewanjee

Khayal with Early Starters: Zahraa Zewanjee

Leap into a world of color as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colorful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home. 

14 May 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Performances - Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

This performance is part of Language is Migrant, a collaboration between Warehouse421 and Colomboscope, curated by Anushka Rajendran and Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala.

An Australian artist from the Sri Lankan diaspora, Ahilan Ratnamohan is a polyglot whose practice encompasses his ability to pick up languages quickly while working across contexts and continents, very often with migrant communities, exploring their relationship with the languages that are dominantly spoken there.

8 May 2022
18:00 - 19:15

Talks - Art and Documentation: Recording the histories of the UAEs art institutions

Art and Documentation: Recording the histories of the UAEs art institutions

8 May 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Kite-Making Workshop

Kite-Making Workshop

Spring brings fun! Join us for a workshop where you will learn how to make a kite using paper, wood straws, ribbon, string and glue. Add a special touch on your kite by decorating it with block prints inspired from Abu Dhabi’s natural wild world! Your kite, your design!

 

Age: 8 to 15

7 May 2022
16:00 - 18:00

Performances - Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

Performance: “The Tamilization of Ahilan Ratnamohan”

This performance is part of Language is Migrant, a collaboration between Warehouse421 and Colomboscope, curated by Anushka Rajendran and Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala.

An Australian artist from the Sri Lankan diaspora, Ahilan Ratnamohan is a polyglot whose practice encompasses his ability to pick up languages quickly while working across contexts and continents, very often with migrant communities, exploring their relationship with the languages that are dominantly spoken there.

7 May 2022
18:00 - 19:15

Workshops - Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Join Creative Sultan Al Ramahi on a guided tour around some of Abu Dhabi's most iconic spaces along Hamdan Street and into Madinat Zayed.

 

Register here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/191/Photo-Walk-Hamdan-Street-Super-Blocks?si=2372

28 April 2022
19:30 - 22:30

Special Events - Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Join us on our Culture Bus to the remote Al Sadeem Observatory for stargazing at a discounted admission price! 

 

 

23 April 2022
21:00

Special Events - Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Ramadan Culture Bus: Al Sadeem Observatory

Join us on our Culture Bus to the remote Al Sadeem Observatory for stargazing at a discounted admission price! 

 

 

16 April 2022
21:00

Workshops - Pottery Wheel Finjan Workshop

Pottery Wheel Finjan Workshop

In this workshop, each participant will have their own pottery wheel and be carefully guided through the process of throwing by an expert instructor.

Whether you book for yourself or a group of friends, this is a wonderfully social and spirited introduction to the joys of throwing.

9 April 2022
22:00 - 23:00

Workshops - Ceramic Painting: Dates Plate Workshop

Ceramic Painting: Dates Plate Workshop

With Studio COE, learn to decoratively paint on a glazed surface, using a variety of detailed designs and motifs! Discover the types of firing techniques used, the magic of pigment color mixing, and more!

8 April 2022
22:00 - 23:00

Workshops - Constellations: A Poetry Workshop

Constellations: A Poetry Workshop

Constellations are a group of visible stars that form a perceived outline or pattern, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. Throughout history, people have created myths and navigated the world using constellations. In the workshop, you would be guided with prompts that’ll have you connecting dots together to write your own poetry–like creating a constellation.

8 April 2022
22:30

Special Events - cl-u in Ramadan: Poetic Constellations

cl-u in Ramadan: Poetic Constellations

A season for the stargazers, we come together this Ramadan for the crescent and its stars, for ritual and poetry, and for calibration of our body with the sky above.

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

8 April 2022 - 9 April 2022
21:00 - 1:00

Workshops - Sound Healing Workshop

Sound Healing Workshop

Body Tree Studio, Abu Dhabi’s oldest pilates studio, is offering to help you activate your body’s natural healing! Sound Healing is a journey that relaxes the body, clears the subconscious, calms the mind and activates the body’s natural healing systems.

 

Image courtesy of Body Tree Studio.

29 March 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Mina Zayed, A center for trading in Abu Dhabi and Warehouse421's home is one to explore. Exploring how to incorporate the lines and shadows of an industrial area into your photographs, as well as capturing the liveliness of the surrounding markets.

Leave with your own disposable camera. We will develop the film for you!

The photowalk begins from Warehouse421.

 

Register here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/148/Photo-Walk-Mina-Zayed?si=2335 

 

27 March 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: cl-u series 10

The Culture Bus: cl-u series 10

The Culture Bus is now introducing trips from Dubai to Warehouse421! The creative link-up market is just around the corner, boasting creatives, performers, workshops, and delicious treats. If you thought it was always out of reach or one Emirate too far, fear no more, as Warehouse421 is covering the trip for you! Register now for a ride to the bustling market.

26 March 2022
16:30 - 23:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Engy Mehdi (cl-u 10)

Khayal with Engy Mehdi (cl-u 10)

Colorful Leaps: Leap into a world of color as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colorful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home.

 

26 March 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

The overall aim of Noura Alserkal's workshop is to delve into the world of scents. Dukhoon is a form of bakhoor made with a traditional blend of perfume-soaked wood chips mixed with various combinations of botanical ingredients for a series of uniquely luxurious fragrances. The project will provide participants with an opportunity to illustrate stories in a sensual context and have the story come to life through scent. The students will be introduced to the world of Dukhoon making, an old UAE tradition.

26 March 2022
17:00 - 20:00

Special Events - cl-u (series 10)

cl-u (series 10)

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

25 March 2022 - 26 March 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Workshops - Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

Dukhoon-Making Workshop (cl-u 10)

The overall aim of Noura Alserkal's workshop is to delve into the world of scents. Dukhoon is a form of bakhoor made with a traditional blend of perfume-soaked wood chips mixed with various combinations of botanical ingredients for a series of uniquely luxurious fragrances. The project will provide participants with an opportunity to illustrate stories in a sensual context and have the story come to life through scent. The students will be introduced to the world of Dukhoon making, an old UAE tradition.

25 March 2022
17:00 - 20:30

Film Screenings - Personal Geographies: The Return of Osiris & Their Algeria

Personal Geographies: The Return of Osiris & Their Algeria

 This winter, Cinema Akil joins Warehouse421 for the 12th season of contemporary Arab films. Fill your Wednesday evenings with outdoor film screenings!

 

Image courtesy of Cinema Akil.

 

 

23 March 2022
19:30 - 21:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Maryam Al Dhabbagh

Khayal with Maryam Al Dhabbagh

Location: House of Wisdom, Sharjah

Age: 5 to 12

Register here: https://discovershurooq.ae/p/Coloring-leap-maryam-aldabbagh

 

Colourful Leaps: Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.  

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colourful art project you get to take home. 

20 March 2022
12:30 - 13:30

Workshops - A Masterclass on Tablescaping:  A Workshop Through the Narration of a Story

A Masterclass on Tablescaping: A Workshop Through the Narration of a Story

In this Tablescaping masterclass workshop series, Anoud will take you on a journey through creating a tablescape fit for an opening night. Inspired by Warehouse421 and Mina Zayed, participants will use elements from the surrounding area and space itself to create tables that tell stories about art and design.

 

Image courtesy of Anoud Al Zaben.

18 March 2022 - 20 March 2022
16:00 - 18:30

Workshops - Behind the Mask Art Therapy

Behind the Mask Art Therapy

Join us for a small introduction to art therapy and healing through creativity, and have your mask displayed in a virtual exhibition aimed at raising awareness about mental health!

 

Image courtesy of Better Together.

16 March 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Farah Chamma

Khayal with Farah Chamma

Location: House of Wisdom, Sharjah

Age: 5 to 12

Register here: https://discovershurooq.ae/p/Coloring-leap-farah-chamma

 

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colourful art project you get to take home.

13 March 2022
12:30 - 13:30

Book Readings - Khayal with Abdulla AlMulla

Khayal with Abdulla AlMulla

Location: Umm Al Emarat Park

Age: 5 to 12

 

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home.

12 March 2022
17:45 - 18:45

Workshops - Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 9-12)

Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 9-12)

The Worried William Project aims to raise awareness around children’s mental health through a meaning-making workshop using colors, shapes, and lines. The goal of this workshop is to teach children how to use a variety of materials to communicate different emotional states.

 

 

 

12 March 2022
13:00 - 14:30

Workshops - Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 6-8)

Worried William: Children's Workshop (age 6-8)

The Worried William Project aims to raise awareness around children’s mental health through a meaning-making workshop using colors, shapes, and lines. The goal of this workshop is to teach children how to use a variety of materials to communicate different emotional states.

 

 

 

12 March 2022
10:00 - 11:30

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Art Dubai

The Culture Bus: Art Dubai

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus will take you to the annual Art Dubai fair. A hot spot for discovering cultures, new conversations, and international narratives, Art Dubai is ready to introduce you to one of the region’s leading art fairs. 

 

12 March 2022
12:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Speculative Links

Speculative Links

This exhibition presents select works from the Salama Bint Hamdan Emerging Artist Fellowship’s (SEAF) eight-year tenure, pulling threads and recurring themes of research that persist through different cohorts. From painting, textile, video, and photography, the selection reflects a collective questioning of memory to place, time, and a sense of rhythm and repetition.

9 March 2022 - 13 March 2022
14:00 - 21:00

Special Events - Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon

Afikra Salon is a semi-monthly salon-style event where members of the community present on cultural and historical topics they are curious about. The purpose of each evening is to bring together a community of like-minded individuals and have a fruitful conversation about things we don't know much about.

 

Register here: https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv2

4 March 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Film Screenings - Personal Geographies: Festina Lente & It Must Be Heaven

Personal Geographies: Festina Lente & It Must Be Heaven

 

This winter, Cinema Akil joins Warehouse421 for the 12th season of contemporary Arab films. Fill your Wednesday evenings with outdoor film screenings!

 

 

2 March 2022
19:30 - 21:30

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Language is Migrant Opening Talk

The Culture Bus: Language is Migrant Opening Talk

The Culture Bus is now introducing trips from Dubai to Warehouse421! Join us for the exhibitions’ opening talk for Language is Migrant, in collaboration with Colomboscope at Warehouse421. 

 

1 March 2022
15:30 - 22:00

Short Courses - The Outreach: Professional Mentorship with Mo Reda

The Outreach: Professional Mentorship with Mo Reda

This program will provide participants of all levels and backgrounds with the opportunity to re-orient their creative practice in preparation for applying to a variety of programs, grants, or publications. The application is open to artists in differing stages of their careers, including those who haven’t launched their practice as of yet. 

 

Application closed!

 

Image courtesy of Mo Reda.

1 March 2022 - 18 March 2022

Talks - Unfinished Circuits

Unfinished Circuits

In conversation with writers Deepak Unnikrishnan and Rahel Aima, the curators of Colomboscope edition Language is Migrant held in collaboration with Warehouse421 as a traveling iteration, will trace South Asian artistic trajectories braided with schemes of diasporic experience, the vulnerability and dispossession that accompany migratory passage and civil war, as well as the borrowing and loss of lingual inheritances. 

 

Image: Abdul Halik Azeez, Desert Dreaming, 2021 (detail)-Courtesy of the artist.

1 March 2022
18:00 - 19:30

Talks - Failure and The Artistic Process

Failure and The Artistic Process

Join us for a conversation between Ammar Al Attar and Nasir Abdullah discussing Failure as part of the artistic process, moderated by Jolaine Frizzell.

 

27 February 2022
18:00 - 19:00

Exhibitions - Language is Migrant

Language is Migrant

Curated by Anushka Rajendran • With Artistic Director Natasha Ginwala

This Abu Dhabi edition of Colomboscope’s Seventh festival, Language is Migrant, is presented in a collaboration between Warehouse421 and Colomboscope. It journeys from a poem-manifesto by Chilean artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña titled Language is Migrant. She writes:

"Words move from language to language, from culture to culture, from mouth to mouth. Our bodies are migrants; cells and bacteria are migrants too. Even galaxies migrate." 

 

 

27 February 2022 - 8 May 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Exhibitions - Ammar Al Attar: Out of Range

Ammar Al Attar: Out of Range

In the first solo exhibition resulting from the Artistic Developmental Exhibition Program in partnership with The Institute for Emerging Art, Ammar Al Attar presents "Out of Range", a new body of performance and video works of a kinetic and reactive nature, exploring tools that embody the clerical and monotonous labor of daily tasks.

27 February 2022 - 8 May 2022
10:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Photo Walk: Mina Zayed

Mina Zayed, A center for trading in Abu Dhabi and Warehouse421's home is one to explore. Exploring how to incorporate the lines and shadows of an industrial area into your photographs, as well as capturing the liveliness of the surrounding markets.

Leave with your own disposable camera. We will develop the film for you!

 

Register here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/148/Photo-Walk-Mina-Zayed?si=2335 

27 February 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

26 February 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 9)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

26 February 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Innara’s candle making workshop will teach people the "science" behind candle making! Learn how to make candles using pure waxes and chemical and phthalate free fragrances! 

 

26 February 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: cl-u series 9

The Culture Bus: cl-u series 9

The Culture Bus is now introducing trips from Dubai to Warehouse421! The creative link-up market is just around the corner, boasting creatives, performers, workshops, and delicious treats. If you thought it was always out of reach or one Emirate too far, fear no more, as Warehouse421 is covering the trip for you! Register now for a ride to the bustling market.

25 February 2022
16:30 - 23:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters: Colorful Leaps

Khayal with Early Starters: Colorful Leaps

Location: Cultural Foundation, Children's Library

 

Colorful Leaps: Leap into a world of color as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colorful as them with a bit of inspiration. 

Each session takes you through their story accompanied by a colorful art project you get to take home. 

25 February 2022
15:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Candle-Making Workshop (cl-u 9)

Innara’s candle making workshop will teach people the "science" behind candle making! Learn how to make candles using pure waxes and chemical and phthalate free fragrances! 

 

25 February 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Special Events - cl-u (series 9)

cl-u (series 9)

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

25 February 2022 - 26 February 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Workshops - Purchase Nomadic Traces

Purchase Nomadic Traces

19 February 2022

Workshops - Dance It Forward: Movement Workshop

Dance It Forward: Movement Workshop

DIF is offering a two-day dance workshop for aspiring dancers!

 

18 February 2022 - 19 February 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: RAK Fine Arts Festival

The Culture Bus: RAK Fine Arts Festival

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus leads you to Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival (RAKFAF), a nonprofit community arts festival showcasing local and emerging creative practitioners.

 

12 February 2022
10:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Photo Walk: Documenting Facades

Photo Walk: Documenting Facades

Join us for a photo walk in Abu Dhabi and gain an insight into the creative, conceptual, and technical process of Hussain AlMoosawi’s UAE architectural heritage project.       

Leave with your own disposable camera. We will develop the film for you!

Transportation to be provided from Warehouse421 to photowalk site.

To register, click here: https://gulfphotoplus.com/workshops/146/Photo-Walk-Documenting-Facades-with-Hussain-AlMoosawi?si=2337

 

6 February 2022
15:30 - 19:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration. Join us during Al Quoz Art Fest in Dubai in AlSerkal Avenue. 

 

30 January 2022
11:00 - 16:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Khayal with Early Starters at Quoz Arts Fest

Leap into a world of colour as we meet artists from the United Arab Emirates. Listen to their stories and learn all about their different forms of art, skills, and what inspires them. You too can be as colourful as them with a bit of inspiration.  Join us during Al Quoz Arts Fest in Dubai at AlSerkal Avenue. 

 

29 January 2022
11:00 - 16:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Quoz Art Festival

The Culture Bus: Quoz Art Festival

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus will take you to Quoz Arts Fest at Alserkal Avenue. The festival offers a creative neighborhood filled with live music, food trucks, outdoor installations, exhibitions, and markets.

 

29 January 2022
10:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Gulf Photo Plus Winter Camp: Engaging with Photography

Gulf Photo Plus Winter Camp: Engaging with Photography

The workshops focus on both photography as a practice and as a medium, teaching students the endless possibilities that come with photography.

This photography camp will be held online and in English for the ages 11 to 14.

24 January 2022 - 27 January 2022
16:00 - 17:30

Workshops - Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Photo Walk: Hamdan St and the Superblock

Join Creative Sultan Al Ramahi on a guided tour around some of Abu Dhabi's most iconic spaces along Hamdan Street and into Madinat Zayed.

23 January 2022
16:00 - 19:00

Special Events - The Culture Bus: Art Spaces in Sharjah

The Culture Bus: Art Spaces in Sharjah

Warehouse421’s Culture Bus is ready to take you on a guided journey through not one, not two, but THREE different art spaces and their exhibitions across Sharjah and Dubai. Prepare yourself for Sharjah Art Foundation, Maraya Art Center, and 1971 - Design Space.

22 January 2022
10:00 - 19:00

Special Events - Afikra Soiree

Afikra Soiree

A social kick-off / meet and greet event where we explain afikra plans for the year in Abu Dhabi, just to get the word out there to the community. We would also encourage people to sign up for workshops and contribute to the afikra library!

 

To RSVP, please use the following link: 

https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv1

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15 January 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Workshops - Afikra Soiree

Afikra Soiree

Warehouse421 is hosting Afikra's first Soiree in Abu Dhabi! Join us to meet the Afikra team, connect with the community, and see how you can get involved. 

 

To RSVP, please use the following link: 

https://www.afikra.com/events/abudhabiv1

 

15 January 2022
18:00 - 20:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

15 January 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Come by to create your own jewelry by hand! This jewelry-making workshop will introduce participants to different techniques and materials they can use to make their own custom pieces.

 

Age: for 13 and above

15 January 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Book Readings - Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

Khayal with Early Starters (cl-u 8)

 Khayal: Community storytime. Encourage your children to read for fun  through an engaging story time and craft with local bookstore, Early Starters.

Storytime can be enjoyed by the whole family! The session will start out with an interactive reading followed by a related and themed craft.

14 January 2022
17:00 - 19:00

Workshops - Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Jewelry-Making Workshop (cl-u 8)

Come by to create your own jewelry by hand! This jewelry-making workshop will introduce participants to different techniques and materials they can use to make their own custom pieces.

 

Age: 13 and above

14 January 2022
17:30 - 20:00

Special Events - cl-u (series 8)

cl-u (series 8)

cl-u (creative link-up) is an initiative that started with the mission of developing a community for creatives in the city of Abu Dhabi by hosting monthly events - open mics, ripe markets, potlucks, and much more. The goal is to bring creatives together and encourage collaboration, opportunity and friendship. 

14 January 2022 - 15 January 2022
17:00 - 22:00

Talks - Exhibition Critique: As We Gaze Upon Her

Exhibition Critique: As We Gaze Upon Her

Moderated by Nadine Khalil

As the culmination for the Curatorial Development Exhibition Programme, we invite you to join us for an online discussion and critique of the exhibition As We Gaze Upon Her.

This event is part of the public program put together by Nadine Khalil for the exhibition As We Gaze Upon Her.

 

Click here to register: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qXi77nt6TNa7jP1VO0STEg

 

12 January 2022
19:00 - 20:00