UAE to host its first international sculpture symposium

ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host its first international sculpture symposium here from Feb 25 to April 7, WAM news agency reported.

The Abu Dhabi International Sculpture Symposium (ADISS) is organised by Zayed University in collaboration with Salwa Zeidan Gallery, it was announced Monday.

“Under the guidance of Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, minister of higher education and scientific research, the ADISS marks an important milestone in the art and cultural sector of the UAE,” said Sulaiman Al Jassim, vice president of Zayed University.

“The objective of the symposium is to initiate artistic and cultural co-operation between artists of different backgrounds, and promote the UAE as a new meeting place for artistic and cultural creativity, he added.

In its inaugural run, ADISS will open its doors to the world under the theme of ‘Bridging Societies through the Language of Art’ and will bring together 17 renowned sculptors from around the world to reveal their creativity from the heart of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,” he said.

Artists from Britain, Austria, Eqypt, Italy, Bulgaria, Slovenia, UAE, Korea, Germany, the US, Georgia, Spain, Australia, Japan and Lebanon, will participate.

Salwa Zeidan, director of the gallery said: The response from artists was overwhelming. Over 400 applications were received. Each artist was carefully selected to give the symposium a multi-cultural context.”