14 June - 14 July 2013

Visual Arts Festival Damascus
The nomadic festival takes place from 14 June - 14 July 2013 at DEPO Istanbul. Curators: Charlotte Bank & Delphine Leccas.
May 2013

14 - 26 May 2013
Lebanon

Home Works Forum 2013
Home Works 6 takes place from 14 - 26 May 2013 in Beirut. Curators: Christine Tohme, with Tarek Abou El Fetouh & Matthias Lilienthal. Program announced.
May 2013

13 March - 13 May 2013
United Arab Emirates

Sharjah Biennial 11, 2013
13 March - 13 May 2013, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Curator: Yuko Hasegawa. Sharjah Art Foundation President and Director: Hoor Al Qasimi.
March 2013

26 March - 26 April 2013
Bahrain

Alwan 338
2nd Public Art Festival in Manama, Bahrain, organized by Al Riwaq Art Space. Theme: Common Ground. Photos and curatorial text.
By Maunac & Santos
April 2013

17 December 2012 - 13 January 2013
Senegal

Urban Scéno Ouakam / Dakar
Residencies and festival of contemporary dance and visual arts in the public space of Ouakam, Dakar, Senegal.
By Lucrezia Cippitelli
February 2013

7 November - 5 December 2012
Turkey

FULL Art Prize 2012
The first contemporary art award in Turkey. Photo tour through the exhibition of works by the 13 finalists at Hasköy Yarn Factory, Istanbul, and introduction.
By Öykü Özsoy
December 2012

22 - 25 November 2012
Turkey

Contemporary Istanbul 2012
Review of the 7th edition of the international art fair in Istanbul, 22 - 25 November 2012, including photos of the event.
By Ingo Arend
December 2012

14 October - 24 November 2012

The river has two banks
Shared realities and histories across the east and west banks of the River Jordan. Series of connected events and publication. Until Nov. 2012
October 2012

7 - 10 November 2012
United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Art 2012
7 - 10 November 2012. Fourth edition of the international fair for modern and contemporary art and design. Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi.
October 2012

28 June - 28 October 2012
Morocco

PLPAC in Rabat
Proposition for a laboratory of artistic and curatorial practice. Exhibition, 28 June - 28 Oct. 2012, Gallery of the French Institute, Rabat, Morocco.
September 2012

10 - 23 October 2012
Iran

Rybon Workshop, Tehran
Report on the 1st International Artists' Workshop, organized by Rybon Art Center, an artist-led initiative in Tehran.
By Reza Farnam
November 2012

5 - 7 October 2012
Tunisia

Dream City in Sfax
The City of the Spectacle. Review of the biennale of contemporary art in public space. Medina of Sfax, Tunisia, 5 - 7 Oct. 2012.
By ismaël
October 2012

11 - 22 September 2012
Iran

MesoCity Tehran
Workshop on Art, Ecology and the City, and how to revitalize Tehran’s derelict underground irrigation network: the qanat.
By Sara Kamalvand
December 2012

5 - 6 June 2012

Where We Meet
Cultural Translation and Art in Social Transformation. Symposium organized by ifa, 5 and 6 June 2012 in Berlin.
May 2012

21 - 24 March 2012
United Arab Emirates

Art Dubai 2012
Remarks and photo tour: art fair, projects, galleries at Alserkal Av., exhibitions in Al Bastakiya.
By Haupt & Binder
April 2012