Majlis of Flavours: Chef Omar Sartawi revisits his grandma’s Maqloubeh recipe Learning to make the Maqloubeh from his grandmother is one of Jordanian Chef Omar Sartawi’s most cherished food memories. Growing up in Amman, one evening Sartawi, an internationally acclaimed chef and food artist, recalls watching his grandma prepare the Maqloubeh, a popular Middle Eastern rice dish. This comforting […]
Art Bridges by Saudi Visual Arts Commission concludes Following a year of international exchange, the Art Bridges 2025-2026 initiative, was successfully completed to strengthen dialogue and creative experiences for Saudi and Saudi-based artists. The programme helmed by Saudi Arabia’s Visual Arts Commission was hosted in Scotland, Japan, South Korea and Spain bringing together 40 visual […]
Your Guide to Dubai’s Summer Art Scene While Dubai’s vibrant art calendar traditionally slows to a quiet drift as the summer heat rises, the city’s creative pulse refuses to fade entirely. To help culture seekers navigate this indoor season Middle East Masala lists an exciting line-up of exhibitions across the city’s art galleries. Between Memory and Imagination […]
In Transit, Group Exhibition at Artbooth Gallery, Abu Dhabi Palestinian artist, Wadeei Khaled was born in a refugee camp in southern West Bank. Now based in Ramallah, the artist draws from his personal and collective narratives, to create art that weaves together stories of belonging, resilience, and displacement. As part of the group exhibition In […]
An ode to the Flame Tree Season From late April to end July, neighbourhoods and promenades, in Dubai burst into vivid red and orange colours, as the flame trees bloom. Their fiery scarlet red and vermillion coloured petals surrounding the elegant stamens, make for a striking contrast, through the canopy of fern-like leaves. Known in […]
Under the Same Sky by Rizq Art Initiative How do artists living in the UAE interpret nuances of a nation they call home? Twenty UAE-based artists responded to this prompt to create their personal perspectives of a homeland, in Under The Same Sky, a group exhibition at Rizq Art Gallery, Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. […]
Unfolding by Moza Al Falasi at Tashkeel Emirati artist Moza Al Falasi, channelled her grief of losing her parents, and more recently, her husband, through her art and photography practice. In her first solo exhibition — Unfolding — at Tashkeel, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, she explores memory, loss and inherited emotions. The exhibition running until […]
On a Trail of Damask Roses in Oman The sweet fragrance of pink Damask roses linger on all through spring on the green mountains of Jabal Akhdar, in Oman. From mid-March to mid-May, the terraced farms on these rugged mountains turn into shades of pink as the roses bloom. Local Omanis and tourists flock to […]
Standouts from Art Dubai 2026 The 20th addition of Art Dubai is finally here taking place at Madinat Jumeirah, from May 15th to 17th 2026. This year’s fair honours its collaborators with a celebratory partnership with long exhibiting artists, galleries, institutions and partners. Free to attend, the fair is today a well-known international platform supporting […]
Collage Art Exhibition at Kutubna Cultural Center, Dubai The joy of assembling and overlaying paper cutouts, textiles, verses or colour palettes into collages is therapeutic for both the artist and the viewer. The beauty of collage art form is in its diversity and artistic autonomy. On May 16, 2026 head to the Kutubna Cultural Center, Dubai, […]