Programmes across art, learning and heritage
Art Jameel supports artists and creative communities through exhibitions, commissions, learning initiatives, and research programmes anchored at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai and Hayy Jameel in Jeddah.
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- Location
- Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; Hayy Jameel, Jeddah
About
Overview
Art Jameel supports artists and creative communities through contemporary projects, exhibitions, commissions, learning initiatives, and research programmes. The organization's curatorial work is shaped by long-term, multi-year themes including relationships to water, the politics of food, and material heritage.
Current Programmes
- Art Jameel Research and Practice Platform: For independent practitioners in the Middle East and North Africa whose practices have been affected by programme disruptions.
- Art Jameel Commissions: Digital: Open call for artists from or based in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey, and those globally with sustained and demonstrable links to the wider Middle East region.
- Jameel Prize 6: Focused on contemporary design (fashion, product, graphic, web, speculative, and craft design) inspired by Islamic art and design traditions. Applications are now closed.
Locations
Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai; Hayy Jameel, Jeddah
Eligibility
Most programmes are open to practitioners based in the Middle East and North Africa region. Some commissions and prizes welcome artists globally who have sustained and demonstrable links to the wider Middle East region.
- Theme
- Art Jameel's curatorial work explores relationships to water, the politics of food, and material heritage alongside forces of destruction and recreation. The organization supports contemporary artistic practice through commissions, exhibitions, research, and publishing.
- Eligibility
- Open to practitioners based in the Middle East and North Africa region; some programmes also welcome artists globally with sustained links to the Middle East region.
- Audience
- Artists, writers, researchers, curators, and creative practitioners
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