Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched the open name for the 13th version of the Sikka Art & Design Festival, which might be held below the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, from 31 January to 9 February 2025 at Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood.
Dubai Culture invitations all Emirati and UAE & GCC-based artists, creatives and designers to take part within the competition with their numerous works in visible arts, portray, sculpture, images, design, murals, multimedia, culinary artwork and extra. The competition will even function interactive workshops, musical and cinematic performances, talks and panel discussions that enrich the native cultural motion and assist the worldwide artwork sector’s developments.
The Authority will begin accepting functions from 8 August, with the deadline being 8 October, after which a committee of consultants and artists will evaluate the functions and choose the works eligible for the competition, which falls below the umbrella of the Sikka Platform. The open name targets each established and rising artists within the UAE and the GCC, whether or not working individually or as a part of a bunch. Participants are required to current distinctive concepts that replicate their views and the richness of the native artwork scene, use environmentally pleasant supplies of their artworks, and be certain that the works are unique, current, and haven’t been produced for or displayed in different festivals and occasions earlier than. Creatives aspiring to take part within the upcoming competition can discover all particulars and entry the applying type by visiting the Authority’s web site.
Through the Sikka Art & Design Festival, Dubai Culture goals to offer an progressive platform that brings collectively numerous varieties of arts and celebrates main and rising expertise and younger artists from or residing within the UAE and the GCC. This aligns with Dubai’s cultural imaginative and prescient to make the emirate a worldwide centre for tradition, an incubator for creativity, and a thriving hub for expertise.
The 12th version of the competition efficiently attracted over 162,000 guests who seen the gathering of works that adorned the homes of Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood. Visitors engaged with the creative and leisure performances, workshops, and dialogue periods held all through the 10-day competition. The occasion additionally noticed the participation of over 500 Emirati and UAE & GCC-based artists who showcased round 300 completely different artworks in a number of kinds throughout 14 homes.
To be a part of the 13th Sikka Art & Design Festival, go to https://dubaiculture.gov.ae/en/events/Sikka-25-Open-Call