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The Sky Forgets, the Heart Remembers

The Sky Forgets, the Heart Remembers

Date: Sunday 26 Apr, 2026 - Thursday 30 Jul, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

In The Sky Forgets, the Heart Remembers, painting unfolds as atmosphere rather than image. Emirati artist Noor Al Suwaidi approaches colour as a field of sensation where form appears and dissolves within shifting tonalities. Curated by Cima Azzam, the exhibition...
Past Through Here

Past Through Here

Date: Sunday 01 Feb, 2026 - Friday 20 Mar, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

The past does not stand still. It moves through us, shaping the places we leave, the ones we return to, and the spaces we create in between. Past Through Here explores the imprints of memory, movement, and transformation, tracing not...
SILA - All That is Left to You

SILA - All That is Left to You

Date: Sunday 21 Sep, 2025 - Monday 05 Jan, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Curated by: Cima Azzam (Maraya Art Centre) and Noor Suhail (1971 - Design Space) in collaboration with Rula Alami, Founder of Sila exhibitions. Tatreez, the traditional art of Palestinian embroidery, is a centuries-old practice that has been passed down through...
Nadia Saikali and Her Contemporaries

Nadia Saikali and Her Contemporaries

Date: Sunday 02 Feb, 2025 - Sunday 13 Jul, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Nadia Saikali was born in Beirut in 1936. A trailblazer in the realm of abstract art, her innovative use of materials and distinctive approach to colour have left an indelible mark on Lebanon’s artistic landscape. Drawing inspiration from a wide...
"KUN: To Be" by Lamya Gargash

"KUN: To Be" by Lamya Gargash

Date: Saturday 02 Nov, 2024 - Friday 10 Jan, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Kun: To Be is the first institutional solo exhibition by Emirati photographer Lamya Gargash at Maraya Art Centre. "Kun", an Arabic term meaning "to be," represents a state of being. In this context, it reflects the artist's transformative journey, embracing...
Consciousness in Flux

Consciousness in Flux

Date: Saturday 17 Feb, 2024 - Thursday 01 Aug, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Azerbaijani artist Faig Ahmed is renowned for his conceptual hand-woven artworks that utilise the traditional decorative craft of carpet making, transforming them into visually tantalising contemporary pieces. These carpets are embedded within a vast, century-long history that involves techniques passed down...
Thinking Art. Artists as Writers from the UAE

Thinking Art. Artists as Writers from the UAE

Date: Monday 11 Sep, 2023 - Thursday 11 Jan, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Organised by the Emirates Fine Arts Society, hosted at Maraya Art Centre. Featured artists: Hassan Sharif, Dr Najat Makki, Dr Mohammad Yousif, Nujoom Alghanem, Abdullah Al Saadi, Ali Al Abdan and Nasir Nasrallah. This group exhibition serves as a tribute...
Tell it to the River

Tell it to the River

Date: Monday 27 Feb, 2023 - Friday 30 Jun, 2023
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Tell it to the River is a mid-career survey of Iraqi-born artist Sama Alshaibi, bringing together significant parts of her practice of the last two decades. The exhibition debuts two commissions; one of them inaugurating Alshaibi's 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship, and the other...
space between

space between

Date: Monday 17 Oct, 2022 - Monday 13 Feb, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

The exhibition shines a light on Patricia Millns recent works, exploring the concept of space and silence. Based on the principle of ‘Ma’ in Japanese culture, translated as an interval or pause, this allows the viewer a space in time...
Finer: A thread … in the swell of wandering words

Finer: A thread … in the swell of wandering words

Date: Monday 07 Mar, 2022 - Thursday 04 Aug, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

“Finer: A thread … in the swell of wandering words”, the title chosen by Cristiana de Marchi for this exhibition, is a line from a poem written by the German-Romanian Paul Celan in 1955, as a response to experiencing the...
Hazem Harb. Temporary Museum. For Palestine.

Hazem Harb. Temporary Museum. For Palestine.

Date: Wednesday 20 Oct, 2021 - Thursday 10 Feb, 2022
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

"A temporary story for a permanent history" - Hazem Harb Temporary Museum. For Palestine is the title of Hazem Harb’s first institutional solo exhibition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this exhibition, the artist attempts to capture the lost...
Malamih – Faces, Phantoms, Expressions

Malamih – Faces, Phantoms, Expressions

Date: Tuesday 23 Feb, 2021 - Tuesday 31 Aug, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

  Known for her award winning films and work as a poet, artist and scriptwriter, Nujoom Alghanem showcases here, for the very first time, a body of work within the visual arts that she has been creating since 2016.  Faces...
The Giftshop

The Giftshop

Date: Tuesday 23 Feb, 2021 - Tuesday 31 Aug, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Visitors are invited to browse The Giftshop and decide if they would like to purchase a souvenir to take home. Please contact us to purchase the below artwork - Contact: 971 6 556 6555 || 971 56 885 7991 info@maraya.ae

“In Uncharted Territories: New Works by Tor Seidel”

“In Uncharted Territories: New Works by Tor Seidel”

Date: Thursday 24 Sep, 2020 - Thursday 28 Jan, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

With seven newly created works on display, German artist Tor Seidel has contextualized the global pandemic from an artistic standpoint. Inviting the viewer to experience a shift in perception in times of crisis, the sound installation ‘Fall Silent’ showcases an...
"Brian Gonzales: A Private Collection of Printed Matters"

"Brian Gonzales: A Private Collection of Printed Matters"

Date: Thursday 24 Sep, 2020 - Thursday 28 Jan, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Recreating the setting of Printmaking Lecturer Brian Gonzalez’s personal living room, which combines bright colours as well as Aztec and modernist design elements, this exhibition showcases how the US-American lives with his private collection of prints. Visitors can experience his...
“International Connections: The Annual Faculty Exhibition of the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah”

“International Connections: The Annual Faculty Exhibition of the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah”

Date: Thursday 24 Sep, 2020 - Thursday 28 Jan, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Group Exhibition “International Connections: The Annual Faculty Exhibition of the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah” The third floor in Maraya Art Centre will house the group exhibition “International Connections: The Annual Faculty Exhibition of...
Rearranging the Riddle

Rearranging the Riddle

Date: Saturday 07 Mar, 2020 - Monday 31 Aug, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

New works by Shaikha Al Mazrou Shaikha Al Mazrou’s sculptural experimentations and investigations are expressions of materiality—articulations of tension and the interplay between form and content as well as an intuitive, keenly felt understanding of materials and their physical properties....
The Place I Call Home

The Place I Call Home

Date: Saturday 07 Mar, 2020 - Monday 31 Aug, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

The Place I Call Home is a project that uses contemporary photography to explore the idea of home related to the experiences of young people living in the Gulf and the UK at a time of rapid change and social mobility....
Bloom

Bloom

Date: Thursday 12 Dec, 2019 - Saturday 22 Feb, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

As part of the 22nd edition of Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, Maraya Art Centre presents Bloom by Beijing-based sculptor Li Hongbo. The exhibition is curated by the Dubai-based curator Jolaine Frizzell, and acts as the artist’s first solo in the...
Colour Bar: Colour, Space and Bits per Pixel

Colour Bar: Colour, Space and Bits per Pixel

Date: Saturday 12 Oct, 2019 - Saturday 30 Nov, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Colour Bar is an exhibition that places in proximity bits of creative minds from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, channeled together through a showcase that is dedicated to feature time-based media art. The exhibition seeks to address a...
(Be)Longing

(Be)Longing

Date: Monday 09 Sep, 2019 - Wednesday 25 Sep, 2019
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

"(Be) longing. Home, Place and Identity in the Works of Graduates from the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah " Returning again to Maraya Art Centre, works by five recently graduated students of the College of Fine Arts...
Silk Road Exhibition

Silk Road Exhibition

Date: Sunday 18 Aug, 2019 - Saturday 19 Oct, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

China is today the focus of many children’s books. Chinese authors and illustrators are arousing increasing interest, as are China’s ancient stories and legends as well as its contemporary literature. Silk Road was an ancient network of routes that connected the East and West....
Tashweesh: Material Noise

Tashweesh: Material Noise

Date: Saturday 02 Mar, 2019 - Saturday 24 Aug, 2019
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:30 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Tashweesh: Material Noise is the fifth edition of the annual exhibition of UAE Unlimited, founded and patroned by His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, and is the second collaboration between UAE Unlimited and Maraya Art Centre,...
The Silence Between Us

The Silence Between Us

Date: Thursday 20 Dec, 2018 - Monday 18 Feb, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

“The Silence Between Us: Poetry and Light in the work of Dana Awartani” 20 December, 2018 - 18 February, 2019 This exhibition is the second collaboration between the Maraya Art Centre and the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, and the first institutional...
Between the Visible and the Invisible

Between the Visible and the Invisible

Date: Saturday 15 Sep, 2018 - Saturday 24 Nov, 2018
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

‘Between the Visible and the Invisible’ features the works of a group of seven international artists that include Pia Sandström (Stockholm), Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin (London), Chooc Ly Tan (Paris), Nikolaus Gansterer (Vienna), Leah Fusco (London), Vladimir Nikolic (Belgrade) and Oliver...
Yaminay Chaudhri – Arwa Al Neami

Yaminay Chaudhri – Arwa Al Neami

Date: Saturday 12 May, 2018 - Thursday 23 Aug, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

12 May - 23 August, 2018 Maraya Art Centre is excited to be opening two new solo presentations by emerging artists Yaminay Chaudhri (Pakistan) and Arwa Al Neami (Saudi Arabia). The exhibitions are part of an experimental format co-curated by Maraya...
Timo Nasseri: All the Letters in All the Stars

Timo Nasseri: All the Letters in All the Stars

Date: Thursday 14 Dec, 2017 - Thursday 05 Apr, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Timo Nasseri: All the Letters in All the StarsCurated by Laura Metzler14 December, 2017 – 5 April, 2018 Maraya Art Centre is collaborating with Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival to present "Timo Nasseri: All the Letters in All the Stars". The...
From the Shelf to the Wall

From the Shelf to the Wall

Date: Sunday 01 Oct, 2017 - Saturday 02 Dec, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

From the Shelf to the Wall: Artistic Research and Resources from the Maraya Collection This exhibition highlights the research resources available at Maraya Art Centre and creates a dialogue between our collection, library, and video archive. The space is open...
Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the U.A.E. Art World

Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the U.A.E. Art World

Date: Thursday 15 Jun, 2017 - Saturday 19 Aug, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the UAE Art World 15 June – 19 August, 2017   “All artistic work, like all human activity, involves the joint activity of a number, often a large number of people. Through their cooperation the...
Once Upon A Time: Hadiqat Al Umma

Once Upon A Time: Hadiqat Al Umma

Date: Saturday 04 Mar, 2017 - Saturday 06 May, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Once Upon A Time: Hadiqat Al Umma, a solo exhibition by Iraqi Artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji Iraqi artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji presents a panoramic multi-media installation reviving his childhood experience of Baghdad’s Hadiqat Al Umma. This park, full of plants,...
PLACE AND UNITY

PLACE AND UNITY

Date: Monday 31 Oct, 2016 - Tuesday 31 Jan, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

PLACE AND UNITY: Works from the ADMAF Art Collection at Maraya Art Centre 31 October, 2016 – 31 January, 2017 Artists are frequently concerned with place – examining and capturing the soul of a location they have a connection with,...
Selected Works from the Maraya Art Centre Collection

Selected Works from the Maraya Art Centre Collection

Date: Friday 14 Oct, 2016 - Sunday 23 Oct, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

This exhibition will present selected works of contemporary art and design from the Maraya Art Centre collection, including new acquisitions. It will include works by 10 Emirati and U.A.E.-based artists and designers or from the wider Gulf area.The exhibition is a...
Al Haraka Baraka: In Movement There is Blessing

Al Haraka Baraka: In Movement There is Blessing

Date: Thursday 25 Feb, 2016 - Wednesday 06 Jul, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Artists: Ammar Al Attar, Alaa Edris, Reem Falaknaz, Hazem Harb, Zeinab Al Hashemi, Tulip Hazbar, Hind Mezaina, Khalid Mezaina, Walid Al Wawi with special guest Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim. A project commissioned by U.A.E. Unlimited Arab Exploration.The theme of the exhibition...
[ana] please keep your eyes closed for a moment

[ana] please keep your eyes closed for a moment

Date: Wednesday 21 Oct, 2015 - Saturday 30 Jan, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Participating Artists: Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (1951-1982), Hong Soun, Young In Hong, Hyojin Jeong, Gayoung Jun, Ingeun Kim, Juyeon Kim,Yeesookyung, Sujin Lee, Ghada Da. Secret Cinema: Sojung Jun, Ayoung Kim, Ingeun Kim(Red Carpet Spirit), Hyun Mi Yoo. [ana]  please keep your eyes closed for a...
A Burgeoning Collection

A Burgeoning Collection

Date: Wednesday 16 Sep, 2015 - Saturday 03 Oct, 2015
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

This exhibition will present selected works of contemporary art and design from the Maraya Art Centre collection, including new acquisitions. It will include works by thirty artists and designers who are Emirati, UAE-based or from the wider Gulf area. The...
Art Index 1.0

Art Index 1.0

Date: Monday 15 Jun, 2015 - Saturday 29 Aug, 2015
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Ammar Al Attar presents a series of fifty new portraits of artists and art world figures from across the U.A.E.The photographer travelled around the country to make portraits of artists, designers, curators, gallerists, collectors and writers in their studios and...
Accented

Accented

Date: Sunday 01 Mar, 2015 - Saturday 16 May, 2015
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre Third Floor (Gallery) & Maraya Art Park Al Majaz Waterfront Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Maraya Art Centre is pleased to invite you to ‘Accented’ exhibition curated by Sharjah-born critic Murtaza Vali. The exhibition’s theme originates in the...
Marwan: Topographies of the Soul

Marwan: Topographies of the Soul

Date: Saturday 06 Dec, 2014 - Friday 06 Feb, 2015
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Marwan Kassab Bachi, Syrian artist born in 1934, is well known for his unique depictions of human faces. In some instances they are well-articulated representations of individuals with distinct features, while at other times, individual traits are abstracted, turning faces...
Islamopolitan

Islamopolitan

Date: Wednesday 04 Jun, 2014 - Saturday 23 Aug, 2014
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

ISLAMOPOLITAN is an exhibition that highlights the universal topic and dialogue between Islam and design, not only from a decorative angle, but from a holistic perspective, this proposed exhibition will feature works by emerging and established UAE based, regional and...
Customs Made: Quotidian Practices and Everyday Rituals

Customs Made: Quotidian Practices and Everyday Rituals

Date: Wednesday 12 Mar, 2014 - Wednesday 14 May, 2014
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

CURATED BY: Livia Alexander and Nat Muller Devotional, personal, prescribed, subversive or self-invented, our everyday rituals breathe identity, belonging, community, and a sense of order into our daily lives. We practice them in public open areas, as well as in...
In the Absence of Script

In the Absence of Script

Date: Saturday 25 Jan, 2014 - Wednesday 05 Mar, 2014
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

CURATED BY: Noor Al Suwaidi Throughout history mankind has found ways to express and document thought, mythology and beliefs through hieroglyphs and scripts. Script could be described as a phase in writing in which a sketch conveys the direct likeness...
Mohammed Kazem: RAW DATA

Mohammed Kazem: RAW DATA

Date: Sunday 17 Nov, 2013 - Saturday 11 Jan, 2014
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Mohammed Kazem: RAW DATA (1999-2013) CURATED BY: Sara Raza Raw Data (1999-2013) is a site commissioned project of leading Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem at Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah. Kazem is renowned for producing highly conceptual works that map objects, architecture,...
The Beginning of Thinking is Geometric

The Beginning of Thinking is Geometric

Date: Wednesday 17 Jul, 2013 - Monday 30 Sep, 2013
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Sarah Al Abdali, Ebtisam Abdulaziz, Sarah AbuAbdallah, Farhad Ahrarnia, Zeigam Azizov, Faycal Baghriche, Ala Ebtekar, Basmah Felemban, Fatima Al Qadiri & Alex Gvojic, Mobius Design Studio & Faysal Tabbarah, Hayv Kahraman, Nasir Nasrallah and Jamal Tayara-Baroudy The Beginning of Thinking...
Adel Abidin: Blueprint

Adel Abidin: Blueprint

Date: Monday 11 Mar, 2013 - Sunday 16 Jun, 2013
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre is proud to present the unique exhibition Blueprint by renowned Finnish-Iraqi artist Adel Abidin, curated by Sara Raza Maraya’s London based associate curator. Blueprint employs informal architecture and sound to create a large scale interactive drawing. Transforming...
Ayman Yossri Daydban: Change

Ayman Yossri Daydban: Change

Date: Monday 11 Mar, 2013 - Monday 10 Mar, 2014
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre, in collaboration with Athr Gallery is presenting a project from the ‘Subtitles’ series by artist Ayman Yossri Daydban as part of a public art project.The project will re-examine both the terms ‘public’ and ‘art’. The Pop Art...
Khalid Shafar: Naturally re-oriented

Khalid Shafar: Naturally re-oriented

Date: Monday 11 Mar, 2013 - Thursday 31 Dec, 2015
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre commissioned a site specific project by Emirati furniture & objects designer Khalid Shafar. Shafar will intervene in the space transforming completely the perception of the venue and creating a sort of disorientation effect through an installation that...
Islamic art festival Horses of the desert

Islamic art festival Horses of the desert

Date: Thursday 13 Dec, 2012 - Saturday 12 Jan, 2013
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre will be host to one of Qatar’s most influential artist as part of the 15th edition of the month long Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival. The exhibition, which will feature 37 artworks for the Artist Ali Hassan, including paintings...
The Present

The Present

Date: Thursday 18 Oct, 2012 - Wednesday 28 Nov, 2012
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre will be hosting an exhibition showcasing the work of 13 young Emirati artists and creative designers under the title ‘The Present, Contemporary Art From The Emirates’. Curated by eminent contemporary artist and UAE native Noor Al Suwaidi,...
A Most Precarious Relationship: Artists, Audiences and Interactive Art in the Emirates

A Most Precarious Relationship: Artists, Audiences and Interactive Art in the Emirates

Date: Wednesday 30 May, 2012 - Saturday 28 Jul, 2012
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

The two-month exhibition will highlight the works of four UAE-based artists. Emirati artists Maitha Al Jassim and Amna Al Zaabi, Saudi artist Ahmed Bouholaigah and Indian artist UBIK. The interactive art exhibition will feature four installations created by the UAE-based...
Migrasophia

Migrasophia

Date: Wednesday 14 Mar, 2012 - Saturday 19 May, 2012
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Migrasophia, curated by the London-based independent curator and critic Sara Raza. Migrasophia is the first curatorial art exhibition to be staged in the entire UAE which explores contemporary art practices from the post-Soviet terrain of Central Asia, and its neighbouring...
Renditions

Renditions

Date: Monday 21 Nov, 2011 - Sunday 18 Dec, 2011
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Maraya Art Centre is proud to present ‘Renditions’, A series of seven works that are an interpretation of the socio-political events that have unraveled in the Arab Region from 2003 onwards curated by Aida Eltorie. Displaying a transformation of natural...
Roaming Images

Roaming Images

Date: Wednesday 22 Jun, 2011 - Saturday 06 Aug, 2011
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Through cultural exchange nations become closer, ideas become universal, and differences become understanding. Roaming Images is a nomadic forum that highlights the concept of image – as a universal vehicle that tells us the story of how we speak, how...
CAVE

CAVE

Date: Tuesday 02 Nov, 2010 - Saturday 11 Dec, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block E, 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba,

Investigating social movements within a regional collective, CAVE is an assortment of personal statements reiterated by ten exceptional artists from the Arab world.  Presented through short video expressions and accompanied by installations as well as printed projects, this contemporary “multimedia...