Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, has today announced a major new five-year plan for public programming.
The team is taking a radical step in a new direction, saying it will generate about 80 per cent of its programming using the results of new training schemes
and grants
. This includes five open calls, which will offer mid-career artists and curators across the Menasa region a chance to improve their work.
“We asked ourselves, 'How we can build an infrastructure to raise capabilities locally and regionally?'” says Faisal Al Hassan, general manager
of Warehouse421. “We widened the scope of our partnerships
and looked at how we could support creative practitioners beyond just putting up exhibitions. Exhibitions will continue to be the core of what we do,