25 November 2008
Syria

Video Festival Damascus
Call for submissions for the 1st Video Art Festival in Damascus, Syria. Deadline: 25 Nov. 2008.
October 2008

18 - 21 November 2008
United Arab Emirates

artparis-AbuDhabi
This year, the art fair is more focused on contemporary art, 17 - 21 Nov. 2008.
October 2008

15 September - 26 October 2008
Pakistan

Art Residency in Karachi
For artists of Pakistani, South Asian and Middle Eastern origin. Deadline: 5 July 2008.
April 2008

15 September 2008
Egypt

III Video Festival Cairo
Call for submissions for the Third International Video Festival, Cairo. Deadline: 15 Sept. 2008.
May 2008

1 - 9 September 2008
Morocco

R22 live from Gwangju
RADIOapartment22 transmits live from the Gwangju Biennale, Korea, 1 - 9 Sept. 2008.
May 2008

17 August - 1 September 2008
Lebanon

AIW:A - Lebanon
Call for applications for the Artists’ International Workshop in Aley. Deadline: 15 May 2008.
January 2008

Project Mulsaq
Submission call: Wall stickers reflecting the multifaceted Middle Eastern identity. Deadline: 1 August 2008
June 2008

9 - 19 July 2008
Palestine

The Jerusalem Show
Photo tour through the exhibition in the Old City of Jerusalem, July 2008. Artists from Palestine and other countries.
August 2008

4 - 18 July 2008
Jordan

Shatana Workshop 2008
Call for applications for a 2-week residency in Jordan. Deadline: 15 April 2008.
February 2008

30 May - 6 July 2008

Urban Jealousy
The 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran. First station: Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul.
May 2008

United Arab Emirates

Abraaj Capital Art Prize
For curators of any origin and artists from the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia. Deadline: 15 June 2008.
April 2008

12 - 20 April 2008
Lebanon

Home Works IV
Interdisciplinary event in Beirut, 12 - 20 April 2008. Lectures, panels, exhibitions, screenings.
February 2008

15 - 19 April 2008
Morocco

Video Festival Casablanca
The Festival seeks partner institutions in other countries to send art students to participate in the event.
January 2008

15 - 31 March 2008
United Arab Emirates

Bastakiya gets a vision
Art Dubai's fringe, the Creek Art Fair, brings together the UAE's emerging cultural contributors.
By Valerie Grove
April 2008

17 - 22 March 2008
United Arab Emirates

Art Dubai 2008
Review of the 2nd edition of the international fair for contemporary art, including parallel events.
By Haupt & Binder
April 2008