2024-2026
2024
The Making of an Assouline Book
With Saad Samadi, Head of Marketing Operations – Financial Services and Real Estate, Group Marketing, Gargash Group, moderated by Nadia Swan
Organised by Mercedez Benz Brand Center, Dubai
Dubai, February 2024
Talk and book launch of Alcove: Intimate Essays on Arab Modernist Artists
With art historian and professor, Dr Nada Shabout, Shireen Atassi, Director, Atassi Foundation and Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Founder, Barjeel Art Foundation
Self-organised
Dubai, March 2024
The Importance of Art Publications in the Arab World and their Impact on Artists
With Mona Khazindar, Senior Advisor, Saudi Ministry of Culture, Saudi artist Lulwah Alhomoud and Basma Alshathry, Chief Curator at Misk Art Institute
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Dubai, March 2024
Fostering Creativity through Entrepreneurship and Cross-Cultural Collaboration
With Saudi artist Mohammed Alfaraj, Dr Fahdah Althonayan, Director, Education Department at Misk Art Institute and Frederik Hardvendel, Director, Danish Art Workshops
Organised by Misk Art Institute as part of the Al Ula Culture Summit
Al Ula, March 2024
Artist Talk with Dima Srouji (Palestine)
Organised by Lawrie Shabibi Gallery
Dubai, May 2024
On/Off Record
With curator Munira Al Sayegh, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi, Founder, Barjeel Art Foundation, and multidisciplinary artist and educator Sarah Al Agroobi
Organised by 1833 Members Club
Dubai, March 2024
Workshop - The Art of Art Writing
This week-long workshop focuses on the skills required to write about visual art and explores writing structures, tones and vocabulary used to effectively describe and critique art exhibitions. Aspiring writers are exposed to different editorial materials – exhibition reviews, artist biographies and profiles, wall texts and more – and are encouraged to critically think about how to analyse visual art.
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, November 2024
Something Bold, Something New
With gallerists Lilia Ben Salah, George Al'Ama and Ahmed Eldabaa
Organised by Abu Dhabi Art
November 2024
Creative Forum | public talk and private roundtable discussion
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, December 2024
2025
Honouring Tradition, Celebrating Modernity
With visual artists Zara Mahmood and Moza Almatrooshi, and designer Omar Al Gurg
Organised by Prada Mode Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, February 2025
We Built This City
With visual artists Theaster Gates and Vikram Divecha, and botanical curator Zain Masud
Organised by Prada Mode Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, February 2025
Book launch +971: 50 Emirati Creatives Shaping the UAE
With Nawar Al Qassimi, Vice President of the Sharjah Art Foundation, designer Khalid Shafar and visual artist Asma Belhamar
Self-organised
Dubai, April 2025
Feast & Philosophy: Exploring Culture
With Hanan Sayed Worrell
Organised by The Akademy
Dubai, May 2025
Art in the UAE
With Big Hass, Radio Host and Autism Dad, moderated by Fadi Rifai, artist and experience curator
Organised by the National Orchestra UAE
Abu Dhabi, October 2025
From Milan to the Middle East: Translating Buccellati’s Art into Space
With Maria Cristina Buccellati, Global Communications Director, Buccellati; Nicholas Luchsinger, CEO, Buccellati; David Raffoul and Nicolas Moussallem, co-founders, david/nicolas
Organised by Buccellati
Dubai, November 2025
Breaking the Frame: Connecting Places with Light
With Emirati visual artist Mohammed Kazem
Organised by Dhai Dubai
Dubai, November 2025
Talk and book launch of Alcove: Intimate Essays on Arab Modernist Artists Vol II
With Nour AlMehairbi, Lead Curator, Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi; Ridha Moumni, Chairman, Christie’s Middle East & Africa, moderated by Maria Mumtaz, Madar_39 Programme Manager
Self-organised
Abu Dhabi, November 2025
2026
Talk – Alcove Project
Organised by Masa Talks
Dubai, January 2026
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Echoes Across Distance
With Tunisian singer/songwriter Emel Mathlouthi, Palestinian actress Saja Kilani and multidisciplinary artist Remie Akel
Organised by Prada
Dubai, February 2026
Workshop – Navigating Practice
I led a professional development workshop for MFA students at NYU Abu Dhabi offering practical guidance on navigating the art world. The session explored key principles and common pitfalls for emerging artists, opportunities available to young cultural practitioners, and strategies for writing about art with clarity and critical insight. It also included an overview of modern and contemporary Arab art, providing historical context and frameworks to situate artistic practices within the region.
Organised by NYU Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, February 2026
Talk - Musing x No Word Soup
This event explores how culture-forward brands and platforms shape stories with depth and intention.
Organised by M_39
Abu Dhabi, May 2026
Talk – Intergenerational Memory and the Archive
With Dr Nada Shabout, Professor of Art History and Senior Investigator at Al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art, NYU Abu Dhabi, Maryam Al Falasi, Founder of Iris Projects and Medha Nanda, Founder of Art Be A Part
Organised by Art Dubai/Dubai Collection
Dubai, May 2026
Reading – Saloua Raouda Choucair – Noor’s Heroes™ at 421
Presented as part of its intergenerational learning programme. The reading introduced children and families to the life and work of the pioneering Lebanese artist, and was followed by a creative workshop led by visual artist Hana Segini.
Organised by 421
Abu Dhabi, May 2026
Reading – Mahmoud Darwish – Noor’s Heroes™ at 421
Presented as part of its intergenerational learning programme. The reading introduced children and families to the life and work of the celebrated Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, and was followed by a calligraphy workshop led by visual artist Karim Atrash.
Organised by 421
Abu Dhabi, June 2026
Reading – Umm Kulthum – Noor’s Heroes™ at 421
Presented as part of its intergenerational learning programme. The reading introduced children and families to the life, music and legacy of iconic Egyptian singer, Umm Kulthum, and was followed by a creative workshop led by 421’s Andrew Riad.
Organised by 421
Abu Dhabi, August 2026
Talk – Going First
With professional ballerina Alia Al Neyadi, professional racing driver Hamda Al Qubaisi and equestrian and professional endurance rider Fatima Al Harthi
Organised by Art Dubai/HUNA Talks
Dubai, August 2026
Talk – Inherited Forms
With poet, filmmaker and visual artist Nujoom Al Ghanem and visual artists Sarah Almehairi and Wafa Al Falahi
Organised by Art Dubai/HUNA Talks
Dubai, August 2026
Talk – Coffee with an Expert: Writing History While its Happening
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, September 2026
Talk – The Human Experience as a Cultural Core
With Professor Abdullah Alkadi, Founder & CEO Abdullah Alkadi, Dr Lisa Urkevich, Senior Cultural Advisor and Professor – Georgetown University and Dr Nada Shabout, Professor of Art History and Senior Investigator at Al Mawrid Arab Center for the Study of Art, NYU Abu Dhabi
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, September 2026
Talk – When History Meets Technology: How Contemporary Museums are Reimagining Collective Memory
With the Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey Director & CEO of the Toledo Museum of Art, Adam Levine, Misk Art Institute Curator, Basmah Al Shathry, Chief Creative Officer QSAS, Steven Lidbury and Consultant, Qatar Museums, Christophe Buffet Organised by Misk Art Institute
Organised by Misk Art Institute
Riyadh, September 2026
Talk – How Creativity is Born: The Life and Works of Inji Efflatoun
With Barjeel Art Foundation’s Founder, Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi and Director, Suheyla Takesh
Organised by Abu Dhabi Book Fair
Abu Dhabi, September 2026