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Sharjah 24
6 days ago
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SAF announces Autumn 2025 progs, launch of 2 initiatives
The season includes the 2025 editions of Perform Sharjah, Sharjah Film Platform and Focal Point—the Foundation's annual film festival, performance programme, art book fair in addition to music events. Internationally, recent and new work by artist Mounira Al Solh is on view in her mid-career solo exhibition at The Bonnefanten, Maastricht, co-organised by Sharjah Art Foundation, from 7 June 2025 to 11 January 2026. The exhibition will be on view in Sharjah in 2027. Singing Wells' Sharjah Biennial 16 project Sonic Inheritances, commissioned by Sharjah Art Foundation and Bergen Assembly, will be on view at the 5th Bergen Assembly, Norway (11 September–9 November 2025). Stephanie Comilang's Search for Life II, commissioned by TBA21, Sharjah Art Foundation and The Vega Foundation, is on view in CARA, New York, until 10 August 2025. Additionally, premiering at the Festival d'Avignon in July is Laaroussa Quartet by Selma and Sofiane Ouissi supported by Sharjah Art Foundation and the presentation of Magec / The Desert by Radouan Mriziga co-produced by the Foundation. These performances will be presented at Perform Sharjah's upcoming season in Autumn 2025. Exhibition programme Afra Al Dhaheri The autumn season begins with the first institutional solo show of Afra Al Dhaheri. The exhibition invites the audience to reflect on the textures and rhythms of temporality by focusing on the artist's mixed media works which experiment with repetition, layering and accumulation. Leda Catunda Marking the first major solo exhibition of artist Leda Catunda in the region, this presentation brings together a vibrant selection of her haptic works from the 1980s to the present. Catunda's practice crafts together readymade graphics, fabrics and everyday items. Co-organised with Halle für Kunst Steiermark, Graz, the exhibition will travel to Austria in June 2026. Rachid Koraïchi Spanning five decades of his practice, this major survey traces artist Rachid Koraïchi's ongoing exploration into signs and symbols from a diverse range of languages and cultural traditions, through multifaceted installations inspired by the legacy of Islamic mysticism. Works from the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection For the first time since its restoration, Kalba Ice Factory, the Foundation's east coast venue, hosts a large-scale presentation of works from the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection. New openings Photography gallery and Al Majarrah Park November marks the launch of two landmark initiatives. In Al Manakh, the Foundation opens a new photography gallery housed in a repurposed former telecommunications building. The inaugural presentation features a wide-ranging selection of photographs from the Foundation's collection. Simultaneously, Al Majarrah Park, adjacent to Rain Room Sharjah, will open to the public following its transformation by the artist collective Superflex in close collaboration with Schul landscape architects, and local residents. Annual events Perform Sharjah Sharjah Art Foundation's performing arts season returns this October with the fourth edition of Perform Sharjah, expanding its presence across the cities of Sharjah and Khorfakkan. With a diverse lineup reflecting and celebrating Sharjah's rich cultural fabric, the season will create shared experiences to connect people through art in familiar and unexpected spaces. Sharjah Film Platform 8 The eighth edition of Sharjah Film Platform, the Foundation's annual festival of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking, includes the UAE premieres of a selection of films nominated by an international committee, all of which will compete for the Sharjah Film Platform Awards. Focal Point Sharjah Art Foundation's annual art book fair showcases independent bookmaking from around the world. A critical space for knowledge-sharing and community building, the fair features a compelling selection of printed material by cultural producers who expand and experiment with the medium of publishing. It also includes workshops for print and design enthusiasts. Music programme Sharjah Art Foundation is organising listening sessions and gatherings for the local community as well as concerts, workshops and talks. Sharjah will welcome a diverse group of musicians, who will perform and share their experiences of both traditional and experimental musical forms. A conference on maritime music from the Western Indian Ocean is also planned for the end of the year. Two book projects will be launched during Focal Point. More details will be available closer to the dates of the events.
Sharjah 24
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sharjah 24
SAF announces 3 open calls in publishing, cinema, and comics
Film Grant Details The foundation invites local and international filmmakers to submit their films for the eighth edition of the Short Film Production Grant at the Sharjah Film Platform, an annual festival celebrating independent cinema. The grant provides necessary support to complete short films that explore contemporary cinematic perspectives, with the winning film required to have its premiere at one of the upcoming platform editions. Application Requirements Independent filmmakers of all ages and from all regions and genres can apply for the grant, provided that the film does not exceed fifty minutes, including its introduction. Applicants must submit a three-minute introductory video showcasing the film's overall vision, including its genre, theme, structure, and plot, as well as the originality of the submitted script and their artistic and creative skills. Funding Details Winners will share a total of 120,000 AED (approximately 30,000 USD) based on their number and production needs. Applications can be submitted before the deadline at 11:59 PM UAE time on June 19, 2025. The foundation has launched a publishing grant inviting cultural professionals, including researchers, writers, translators, editors, publishers, and nonprofit institutions, to submit project proposals for a total fund of $30,000, to be shared among several winners. The projects must demonstrate intellectual, visual, and material excellence, with a deadline of August 17, 2025. The grant targets underrepresented voices in experimental and critical publishing from or connected to regions such as Southwest Asia, North Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the Americas, the former Soviet Union, and the Balkans, including diaspora contexts in the West. Additionally, a call for contributions has been opened for the seventh edition of "Corniche" a comic anthology featuring artists from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), aiming to broaden participation and creative diversity in the publication. 'Corniche' embraces experimental and diverse storytelling formats, welcoming personal narratives, sci-fi, fantasy, mythology, and art history. Selected artists will join a three-day forum to exchange ideas before final stories are compiled. Applications are open until 11:59 PM UAE time on June 30, 2025.
