QUOZ Arts Festival will take place across 32 cultural venues with 40 events in Al Quoz, Dubai on Saturday November 23, 2013 from 10am-10pm.
QUOZ is free and open to the public with all-day activities tailored to the public across design, music, art and film in partnership with Art Dubai and Dubai International Film Festival.
The public is invited to experience live music, live art on public murals, films screenings, talks and new exhibition openings throughout all day welcoming anyone from young families to art enthusiasts. To view the highlights of QUOZ 2012 please click HERE.
This November QUOZ will build upon its arts festival atmosphere with more public programming in partnership with Art Dubai and Dubai International Film Festival, as well as an expanded list of participants reaching 32 art, design, music and film venues with a variety of free events tailored to their programmes, and giving visitors the unique opportunity to discover the local arts scene and engage with the gallerists, artists, creatives and cultural minds alike.The full day programme of events, which extends from 10am - 10pm will include live art on public murals by local artists, workshops, film screenings, art exhibition openings and daytime outdoor music performances, inviting the multi-cultural audience of Dubai to come together for a daytime arts festival full of cultural activities throughout Saturday.
There will be events for both children and adults, starting in the morning that include public art murals, childrenʼs and improvisation workshops and other family activities. As Hetal Pawani, Director of ArtintheCity expressed “I am excited to reveal a broad programme of daytime events for the whole family across Al Quoz, including public art activities at thejamjar with London-based muralist Nazir Tanbouli”. Later afternoon Alserkal Avenue Arts District will welcome visitors to explore the contemporary art spaces through guided tours by gallery directors and artists, talks and art events offering a unique opportunity to meet and discover the program of the art galleries within. ‘QUOZ provides a unique daytime platform to discover the creative fabric of Al Quoz, including Alserkal Avenue Arts District, which will facilitate additional educational events for the community through its A4 pop-up space,’ added Vilma Jurkute, Director of Cultural Development in Alserkal Avenue.
With the support of Gargash Mercedes Benz ArtBus shuttle vehicles will also be on hand throughout the day to transport passengers to and from scheduled events.Cultural minds are invited to get together and exchange ideas and opinions, ask questions and learn more about Dubai’s vibrant arts scene in this rapidly expanding cultural hub through the only Arts Festival to take place in Dubai. It has become an arts initiative for the community, as Patron of the Arts and Developer of Alserkal Avenue Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal added: ‘Art brings the community together and it is through initiatives such as QUOZ that we can further cultivate cultural exchange, which we hope will grow within the expanded part of Alserkal Avenue district to be launched in 2014’.
