Emirati and UAE-based artists are coming together for an Abu Dhabi Festival event to talk about the challenges they’ve faced in their profession during the pandemic and how they’re finding hope despite it all.
Art Amid Covid is part of the Festival’s annual Riwaq Al Fikr talks series and features interviews curated and directed by Jalal Luqman, Emirati artist and Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) Visual Arts Consultant. The first in the five-episode series is already out on YouTube, with new episodes streamed every Tuesday at 8pm until February 23. Artist Obaid Al Budoor.
“We turned to artists in the Art Amid Covid series to better understand how the pandemic affected their work and aspirations; the series reflects ADMAF’s support for artists and commitment to the sustaining the arts to ensure a brighter and hopeful future for everyone,” Luqman said.