Dubai Culture Invites Creatives to Apply for Sikka 2027 Festival

Dubai Culture Invites Creatives to Apply for Sikka 2027 Festival.

Dubai’s oldest streets have turned into an open-air gallery as part of the Sikka Art & Design Festival 2026

When Dubai’s futuristic skyline meets its historic soul, creativity finds a powerful voice. That meeting point came vividly to life during the Sikka Art & Design Festival 2026, which returned from 23 January to 1 February, transforming the Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood into a vibrant, walk-through celebration of art, culture and community.

Hossein Hashempoor : Dubai and Abu Dhabi and the potential to become the Venice Biennale from November to April

The very existence of the Venice Biennale is unintentionally brought to the attention of viewers by the establishment of the Art Dubai and Sikka Art & Design Festival in Madinat Jumeirah and Al Shindagha in Dubai, as well as the Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Louvre, etc. in the Bassam Freiha Art Foundation in Al Saadiyat Island of Abu Dhabi near water venues Can a developing art biennale be held in the Middle East during the fall and winter of the year, when the Venice Biennale is closed?

Sikka Art and Design Festival returns this February; Announcing dates, venue, programmes and more

Running from Friday, February 23 to March 3, Sikka Art Festival, now called Sikka Art & Design Platform is moving to Al Shindagha Historical Neighbourhood in Old Dubai.