Part of the Alserkal Avenue cultural campus, this talent-management agency runs a much beloved concert series (usually on Fridays) that shines the spotlight on local talent still operating below the radar. The line-up defines eclectic and may hopscotch from swing to opera, and jazz to pop, sometimes all in one night.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Downtown Dubai attractions

1. Green Art Gallery

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Green Art has been around for more than four decades and played a key role in championing modern Middle Eastern art, including such masters as Fateh…

2. Grey Noise

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Since 2008 this contemporary gallery has built up its reputation as a go-to space for experimental and cutting-edge art from the region, South Asia and…

3. Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde

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This edgy gallery has developed relationships with artists from Europe, Latin America and Africa whose work has some connection to the Middle East. Part…

4. Carbon 12

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This minimalist white-cube space serves as a gateway to the UAE art scene for accomplished artists from around the world, and vice-versa. Some of them…

5. 1x1 Gallery

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With the energetic Malini Gulrajani at the helm, this gallery has brought some of the foremost names in India’s contemporary art scene to Dubai since 2009…

6. Leila Heller Gallery

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This prestigious New York import presents cutting-edge art from emerging and mid-career artists from the Middle East, Central Asia, southeast Asia and…

7. Lawrie Shabibi

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Lawrie Shabibi has energised the local art scene since 2011 by promoting the works of innovative contemporary talent from the Middle East and North Africa…

8. Ayyam Gallery

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With branches at Gate Village and well as here, on the Alserkal Avenue gallery campus in Al Quoz, this top gallery's main mission is to promote emerging…