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The AD Arts Collective<\/a> was a grass-roots movement formed in October of 2014 to give artists a platform for reaching out to the public and is truly, as the names suggests, a \u201c<\/span><\/span>collective\u201d. <\/i><\/span><\/span> Participation gave the opportunity to meet people one may not have met otherwise; it enabled the chance to exchange different ideas and share experiences of living in the dynamic Emirati culture around us. So, in its own little way, the Collective has contributed to what makes the UAE so special, the cross-fertilization of ideas and the chance to grow and blossom.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The AD Arts Collective provided opportunities for:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The mission of AD Arts Collective was expressed through organizing art festivals including art exhibitions and special events such as live music, poetry, interactive workshops, art performances, live art demonstrations and even comedy on stage. The art shows have taken place at The National Theatre of Abu Dhabi, hosted by Emirates Writer\u2019s Union with the events of the \u201e1<\/span>st<\/span><\/sup> Art Show\u201c and two volumes of \u201e<\/span>HONALFAN \u2013 Art’s here\u201c festival<\/i><\/span>, also at The Space Abu Dhabi with <\/span>“THE Collective @ THE Space”<\/i><\/span> <\/b><\/i>exhibition and <\/span>“Caravan – Journey Of Art”<\/i><\/span> festival.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Collective was not only \u201calive\u201d during exhibitions and shows, it also organized Art Picnics during the \u201dcooler\u201d months of the year, as well as other gatherings connecting Abu Dhabi\u2019s creative artistic minds. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Though the project ended start of 2017, the Facebook groups to connect and reach out within the creative community still exist. There is the group \u201eCreative Minds of Abu Dhabi\/UAE\u201c<\/a>, where sharing of information takes place such as Calls for Artists across the UAE, upcoming events, discussions around art supplies and the exchanges of experiences in our art journey. The other group still running on facebook is meant to be an online art gallery for local based artists “Original Artworks from Abu Dhabi based artists”<\/a>. Katharina ‘arsnecopinata’ M\u00f6ller The AD Arts Collective was a grass-roots movement formed in October of 2014 to give artists a platform for reaching out to the public and is truly, as the names suggests, a \u201ccollective\u201d. It was open to all artists living … Continue reading
\nIt was open to all artists living in Abu Dhabi, inviting a diverse and eclectic range of art forms and is simply a very open and welcoming environment that provided a means of breaking down barriers. One of the greatest assets of the group was the range of those involved, with members from so many countries and cultures and at varying stages in their personal artistic journey. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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