Give yourself half an hour at the printmaking table if you visit DIFC Art Nights on Friday or Sunday. The JamJar Dubai is running short sessions on building a print from shapes, patterns and textures. You can drop in between 5pm and 10pm and take your work home. That leaves the rest of the evening to explore Gate Village, where more than 600 artworks are on show.
One place to start is the Emirati heritage corner in front of GAIA. Look for Alia Bent Sultan’s Strong Future Depends on Strong Roots and for live Arabic calligraphy by Mohammad AlTamimi. Elsewhere in the programme, Kira Melnikova presents The Geometry Between Us, and the Art Connects Women group exhibition brings several artists together in one stop.
Which evening to choose
Saturday, 14 November, is the evening for lettering. Fatima Hossein Bor leads a two-hour Arabic calligraphy workshop from 6pm. For a shorter visit that day, The JamJar’s tote-bag workshop takes its cue from Mondrian and Calder and runs in 30- to 60-minute sessions between 5pm and 10pm.
The 22nd edition runs through Sunday, 15 November 2026, at Gate Village in Dubai International Financial Centre. Entry and workshops are complimentary. See the DIFC programme for the full evening schedule.
Image courtesy of DIFC.
