{"id":41613,"date":"2021-09-21T15:47:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=41613"},"modified":"2021-09-21T15:47:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:47:24","slug":"dubai-culture-participates-in-inaugurating-new-series-of-foundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/dubai-culture-participates-in-inaugurating-new-series-of-foundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Culture Participates In Inaugurating New Series Of Foundry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), participated in the inauguration of the fourth edition of the Foundry exhibitions being held in Downtown Dubai from 20 September &#8211; 20 November 2021. Various art exhibitions were presented featuring distinctive works of over 10 artists from the creative community in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth edition was inaugurated by <strong>Dr Saeed Kharbash, CEO of the Arts and Literature Sector at Dubai Culture<\/strong>, in the presence of representatives from Emaar, participating artists, art enthusiasts in the emirate, and a number of media personnel.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, <strong>Kharbash<\/strong> praised Foundry\u2019s new edition, stressing that it represents an important opportunity to stimulate creativity in the emirate and a rich addition to the thriving cultural and creative scene in it. He affirmed the Authority&#8217;s commitment to supporting such events that align with its vision in consolidate Dubai&#8217;s leading position as a global centre for culture, an incubator for creativity, and a thriving hub for talent as well as the global capital of the creative economy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kharbash<\/strong> toured the sections of the exhibition and viewed a number of displayed works by Emirati and resident artists, including the &#8216;Frame of Mind&#8217; exhibition by Emirati artist Juma Al Haj from Sharjah, who is participating in a solo exhibition presented by Iris Art Advisory, and a group show of Bangladeshi artists presented by Bangladesh Art Week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kharbash<\/strong> also viewed the &#8216;Into the Revolution&#8217; exhibition from Morrow Collective, which includes digital artworks using non-fungible tokens and physical works created by a group of artists. In addition, <strong>Kharbash<\/strong> was given a tour of the private collection of contemporary Iranian artist Mojgan Barbe titled &#8216;Once Upon a time.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dubai Culture is working through its strategic roadmap 2020-2025 to enhance the prosperity witnessed by the emirate&#8217;s culture and arts sector as well as to improve its contribution to the gross domestic product, supported by the Authority\u2019s role as a planner, regulator and enabler for this sector in the emirate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-41614\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dr-Saeed-Kharbash-CEO-of-the-Arts-and-Literature-Sector-at-Dubai-Culture-in-the-middle-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-41616\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Dr-Saeed-Kharbash-CEO-of-the-Arts-and-Literature-Sector-at-Dubai-Culture-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), participated in the inauguration of the fourth edition of the Foundry exhibitions being held in Downtown Dubai from 20 September &#8211; 20 November 2021. Various art exhibitions were presented featuring distinctive works of over 10 artists from the creative community in the UAE. 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