Art Week
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai’s Contemporary Arts And Culture District, Commences Alserkal Art Week
Alserkal Avenue was established in 2008 by Alserkal Initiatives following the visionary thinking of its founder, Emirati businessman and cultural patron Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal, who sought to cultivate a vibrant creative community and support cultural production in Dubai. Today it is a vibrant cultural district in the Al Quoz industrial area of Dubai, and is home to a community of over 70 contemporary art galleries, visual and performing arts organisations, designers, homegrown and entrepreneur-led businesses, and community spaces across 500,000 sqft and 90 warehouses.
This district provides an essential platform for the development of the creative industries in the United Arab Emirates. As one of the region’s foremost destinations for contemporary art, and home to Dubai’s risk-takers, makers and wide-ranging creative communities, Alserkal Avenue provides cultural experiences for local, regional and international audiences through its extensive year-round programming.
A neurodivergent designer who refers to his dyslexia as his “superpower” has said he feels “really pleased” that his origami dresses will be showcased at LondonFashion Week (LFW).
Darryl Bedford, 55, from Fulham in west London, creates paper art, which he calls drawstring origami, using a combination of techniques including origami, the art of folding paper, and kirigami, a method of cutting and folding paper to create three-dimensional shapes.
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Auckland’s city centre will be radiating hues of happiness this October, with the return of Art Week, featuring a programme packed with over 70 events, exhibitions, installations and activations. Art Week, delivered by Heart of the City, and proudly supported by Auckland Council and the city centre targeted rate, runs from 4 to 13 October 2024.
The ten-day programme includes the welcome return of Changing Lanes, which will feature nine temporary public artworks in some of the city centre’s most loved laneways, over 25 free guided art walks and the opportunity to meet and create with 22 artists, while they work. Late Night Art, a highlight of the week, features over 40 events and activations including Late Night on High with an art market and roaming performers, the Urban Art Village on O’Connell Street, a midtown Street Art Festival, galleries open late, along with an annual exhibition from Fingers – celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and so much more.
Read more: https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2409/S00318/art-week-to-bring-hues-of-happiness-this-october.htm
A new event is slated to hit art world calendars next year with the debut of Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week, an art and design fair set to welcome both local and international galleries, dealers, and collectors March 20–23, 2025. Staged in the North Hall at West World of Scottsdale, the fair promises to be a one-of-a-kind experience within the American Southwest.
Michael Plummer, former senior executive at Christie’s and Sotheby’s; founder of TEFAF New York; and art advisory firm Artvest principal has been named the new Development Director of Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week. With a wealth of personal and professional experience working within the art market and art world at large, Plummer along with the fair’s team will leverage the Southwest’s rich, cultural art scene to craft an event of international caliber.
Marking the announcement, we reached out to Plummer to learn more about what drew him to join the project, and what he envisions for the future of the fair.
