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Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 23: Louvre Abu Dhabi has prolonged the deadline for proposal submissions to the sixth version of its flagship modern artwork initiative, Art Here 2026 and the Richard Mille Art Prize. This gives a possibility for modern artists throughout the GCC and India to submit their proposal to characteristic in a significant exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Continuing the museum’s exploration of shared human experiences and cultural connections, this yr’s version expands to India alongside the GCC, reflecting longstanding ties rooted in alternate, coexistence and shared human values.
Dr. Guilhem Andre, Scientific, Curatorial and Collections Management Director at Louvre Abu Dhabi mentioned ‘Art Here has at all times been conceived as a platform formed by connections between artists, locations, and shared histories. Expanding the 2026 version to incorporate India alongside the GCC felt like a pure evolution of that strategy. The ties between the Gulf and India are long-standing and multidimensional, rooted in centuries of alternate, motion, and coexistence throughout the Indian Ocean world.’
Curated by distinguished museum chief Kamini Sawhney, artists from GCC (nationals and residents) and India (nationals) are invited to submit proposals across the theme Confluences, which explores how the modern world is formed by overlapping histories, cultures and ecologies.
Reflecting on the theme, Art Here 2026 Guest Curator Kamini Sawhney mentioned ‘Confluences is grounded in an understanding that relationships are advanced, refined and deeply interconnected, formed over centuries by motion, adaptation and dialogue. Aesthetically, the theme invitations artists to replicate these layered encounters and intersections in bold site-specfic works, whereas intellectually it recognises that these relationships will not be summary, however embedded within the wealthy alternate we see even in the present day in commerce, migration, language, tradition and id between the UAE, the broader GCC and India.’
An esteemed jury will consider submissions and choose the shortlisted artworks to be commissioned for the Art Here 2026 exhibition, opening in November 2026.
The 2026 Richard Mille Art Prize will then recognise one of many chosen artists with a grand prize of US $60,000. The prize goals to help and showcase modern artists, according to the museum’s mission to attach cultures and highlight regional expertise. The Richard Mille Art Prize winner will likely be introduced in December 2026.
Artists are inspired to use now to be a part of this dynamic, cross-cultural dialogue shaping the way forward for modern artwork.
For extra data and to submit functions, go to Louvre Abu Dhabi’s web site.
ABOUT LOUVRE ABU DHABI
Created by an distinctive settlement between the governments of Abu Dhabi and France, Louvre Abu Dhabi was designed by Jean Nouvel and opened on Saadiyat Island in November 2017. The museum is impressed by conventional Islamic structure and its monumental dome creates a rain of sunshine impact and a novel social area that brings folks collectively.
Louvre Abu Dhabi celebrates the common creativity of mankind and invitations audiences to see humanity in a brand new gentle. Through its modern curatorial strategy, the museum focuses on constructing understanding throughout cultures: by tales of human creativity that transcend civilisations, geographies, and occasions.
The museum’s rising assortment is unparalleled within the area and spans hundreds of years of human historical past, together with prehistoric instruments, artefacts, spiritual texts, iconic work, and modern artworks. The everlasting assortment is supplemented by rotating loans from 19 French associate establishments, regional and worldwide museums.
Louvre Abu Dhabi is a testing floor for brand spanking new concepts in a globalised world and champions new generations of cultural leaders. Its worldwide exhibitions, programming and Children’s Museum are inclusive platforms that join communities and supply enjoyment for all.
ABOUT RICHARD MILLE
From the very inception of the model in 2001, Richard Mille’s strategy to watchmaking has at all times centred on releasing the watch from it restricted position as a mere software for timekeeping, augmenting and increasing its visible potential by inserting it instantly within the crosshairs of design, artwork and structure. Today, 20 years later, the Richard Mille watch assortment now includes of greater than eighty fashions, every designed and produced with the identical ardour, uncompromising ideas and visionary aesthetics that guided Richard Mille’s first creation.
Richard Mille’s watches are marvels of expertise designed particularly for these with a eager appreciation and love for advantageous Swiss watchmaking, taking part in up the complete potentialities of three-dimensional area, outlined by each the amount of the watchcase and the motion itself. Within these extremely confined areas spanning only a few centimeters that function a clean canvas for horological creativity.
This assimilation of watchmaking to creative endeavors can be mirrored within the firm’s shut connections with the humanities. The model’s partnerships in help of latest artwork and artists embrace sponsorship of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the modern artwork Biennale Desert X; collaborations with choreographer Benjamin Millepied, composer Thomas Roussel and acquisition of Editions Cercle d’Art, a publishing home created with the help of Pablo Picasso within the Fifties.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND TOURISM – ABU DHABI
The Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) drives the sustainable development of Abu Dhabi’s tradition and tourism sectors and its artistic industries, fuels financial progress and helps obtain Abu Dhabi’s wider world ambitions. By working in partnership with the organisations that outline the emirate’s place as a number one worldwide vacation spot, DCT Abu Dhabi strives to unite the ecosystem round a shared imaginative and prescient of the emirate’s potential, coordinate effort and funding, ship modern options, and use one of the best instruments, insurance policies, and programs to help the tradition and tourism industries.
DCT Abu Dhabi’s imaginative and prescient is outlined by the emirate’s folks, heritage, and panorama. We work to boost Abu Dhabi’s standing as a spot of authenticity, innovation, and unparalleled experiences, represented by its dwelling traditions of hospitality, pioneering initiatives, and inventive thought.
ABOUT SAADIYAT CULTURAL DISTRICT
Home to Louvre Abu Dhabi, Berklee Abu Dhabi, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abrahamic Family House and the soon-to-open Zayed National Museum, teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Cultural District is among the best concentrations of cultural establishments.
Saadiyat Cultural District is a worldwide platform, emanating from a wealthy cultural heritage, celebrating traditions, and advancing equitable tradition. It is an embodiment of empowerment, showcasing museums, collections, and narratives that helps the area’s heritage whereas selling a various world cultural panorama.
Saadiyat Cultural District is a testomony to Abu Dhabi’s dedication to preserving heritage whereas embracing a forward-looking imaginative and prescient. The District invitations the world to interact with numerous cultures, fostering dialogue alternate, and gives a worldwide cultural area that helps the area and the worldwide South.
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