Overview
SAF welcomes UAE-based and international visitors from government organisations, embassies, corporate clients and employee groups, conference and trade delegations as well as local community and cultural groups.
Sharjah Art Foundation organises tailored tours, including cultural bus tours, photowalks and educational workshops. These tours can be focused on subjects such as architecture, photography, history and more.
In recent years, the Foundation has welcomed many local and international schools and universities, including New York University Abu Dhabi; Bard College, New York; Städelschule, State University of Fine Arts, Frankfurt; Yale University; and others.
During Sharjah Biennials and art exhibitions, the Foundation has also organised visits and tours for institutions, organisations and groups, including the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, Riyadh; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Deichtorhallen Hamburg; LUMA Arles; Polygreen Culture & Art Initiative, Piraeus; and others.
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We are happy to discuss how we can help make your group visit more meaningful. To book your group visit and/or guided tour, please fill in the request form here.
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Workshops and Events
Friday 1.03.2024
March Meeting 2024: Just as a Precaution
Performance
Taysir Batniji (artist)
Khalid Bin Mohammed School
March Meeting 2024: On Being in the World
Assembly
Tariq Ali (writer)
Khalid Bin Mohammed School
March Meeting 2024: The Catalytic Power of Collectives
Panel
Ivet Ćurlin (Artistic Director, Kunsthalle Wien and member, What, How & for Whom); Sofia Villena Araya, Deniz Kirkali, Amelie Wedel (topsoil); Mirwan Andan (ruangrupa)
Moderator: Amal Khalaf (Director, Cubitt; Curator at Large, Public Practice, Serpentine and Sharjah Biennial 16 co-curator)
Khalid Bin Mohammed School
March Meeting 2024: Workshops
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Khalid Bin Mohammed School
Introduction by Nawar Al Qassimi at March Meeting 2024: Tawashujat
Nawar Al Qassimi (Vice President, Sharjah Art Foundation)
Khalid Bin Mohammed School
Welcome remarks by Hoor Al Qasimi at March Meeting 2024: Tawashujat
Hoor Al Qasimi (President and Director, Sharjah Art Foundation)
Khalid Bin Mohammed School
Tuesday 27.02.2024
Comics Lab: Storytelling in Comics
Course for Youth and Adults
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The Flying Saucer
Dasman
Monday 26.02.2024
Scavenger Hunt
Early Learning Programme
The Flying Saucer
Sharjah
Sunday 25.02.2024
Draw Symbols and Images from Telsem Art
Workshop for Children
Al Hamriyah Art Centre
The Intersection of Art and Social Change
SAF Book Club Meetup
Al Mureijah Art Spaces
Al Mureijah