Thursday, November 4
11.30am
Mono-print making
This free workshop is open to people of all ages and abilities eager to master this technique, which mixes printmaking and painting, and has been utilised by a range of great artists from Edgar Degas to Tracey Emin.
1.30pm
Talking Art: Gallery panel
Gallery owners Jay Jopling, of White Cube, David Zwirner, of the Zwirner Gallery, and Saleh Barakat, of the Agial Gallery, will thrash out the major issues of the day in the art world.
5pm
Talking Art: Louvre Abu Dhabi
The art experts behind the Louvre Abu Dhabi will be debating the status and function of the eagerly anticipated gallery, and what it means to create a collection for a new museum in the twenty-first century.
7.30pm
Art, Talks and Sensations
Head to the Emirates Palace beach at this time on each day of the event, where a labyrinth has been created for you to explore sensory perception in an artistic context.
Friday, November 5
11.30am
Art to Art
Like what you’ve seen thus far at Abu Dhabi Art? All ages and abilities are invited to this free workshop where tutors will be on hand to help you create your own masterpiece.
1pm
Talking Art: The Auction House
Speakers from renowned auctioneers Bonham’s, Sotheby’s and Christie’s will reveal the pressures of hosting an auction when there are millions of dollars at stake.
2.30pm
Talking Art: RSTW
Abu Dhabi’s most talked about art dealer, Larry Gagosian, will be revealing what inspired him to bring his own private collection to the UAE.
4pm
Talking Art: Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
The inside line on the cultural obstacles that occur when creating a modern art gallery in the Middle East, with a frank chat from art experts Lara Baladi, Akram Zaatari and Mary Kelly.
Saturday, November 6
2pm
Formafantasma workshop
The Italian art collective will teach you how to create sculptures from wood, limestone and pine resin at this intensive workshop.
3pm
Talking Art: Art from Iraq and Iran
A lively discussion on modern art in the region, led by academics Dr Shiva Balaghi, Dr Nada Shabout and artist Dia Azzawi.
4.30pm
Lecture and film by Khatt Foundation
Abu Dhabi Art presents a talk by Lebanese artist Huda Smitshuijzen Abifares, followed by a film screening by Dutch director Jan de Bruin.
5.30pm
Abu Dhabi Art presents Vincent Van Gogh: Facing Tragedy
Fans of the one-eared Dutch post-impressionist will not want to miss this one. The painter’s early exploration of the relationship between art and life is the subject of a talk by New York University Abu Dhabi’s in-house expert, Reindert Falkenburg.
Sunday, November 7
11.30am
Art Workshop: Art to Art
The great and the good of the art world are here, so what better way to show them you’ve got the talent to be the next big thing by turning up to this complimentary workshop and creating a masterpiece before their very eyes?
2pm
Talking Art: Ilya Kabakov
Emilia Kabakov, the wife of the hugely influential Russian conceptual artist, will be answering questions about her husband’s amazing art installations.
2pm
Design Workshop
Art collective Unfold will be giving an insight into L’Artisan Electronique, an innovative digital design tool which simplifies the process of 3D modelling and printing.
3pm
Abu Dhabi Art Design
This performance art session from the Khatt Foundation, Unfold and Formafantasma is sure to be a thrilling way to round off the art show.
