Bastakiya Art Fair
Al BASTAKIYA ART FAIR (BAF) @ Al Bastakiya, Dubai, March 15 - 22, 2009
BAF 2009 is an independent fringe art fair which focuses international attention on Dubai’s art and cultural agenda and is organized by XVA Gallery.
The BAF opens up the unique environment of Al Bastakiya to contemporary art. Involving international, regional and local galleries, artists and curators. The program of events will include daily exhibitions, the new BAF Art School Brunch lecture series, and for the first time in the Middle East, the Diesel Art Space project.
The Diesel Art Space at BAF 2009
The Diesel Art Space provides a public platform for young/ emerging artists and designers to show their work. In the age of billboards, Diesel aims to salvage public spaces from the fate of commercial use.
One winning artist, supported by Diesel, has the opportunity to use an exterior 13 metre wall at Al Bastakiya as their canvas.
The BAF Art School BRUNCH
The BAF Art School is a new innovation for BAF 2009, held daily from 10am – 12pm Monday 16 March to Friday 20 March in the XVA Gallery courtyard. It is an organic five-day free morning art school for members of the public, students, emerging artists, critics and collectors throughout the UAE and internationally to engage in vibrant discussions on trend with current contemporary art practice now.
The programme, curated by Sara Raza, will present a compact and lively series of talks and artist presentations designed to offer an alternative art curriculum.
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XVA Gallery, 15a Al Bastakiya, Bur Dubai +971 (0) 4 353 5383
