By Most Awaited November Art Events
DIFC Art Nights (November 13 to 16, 2025)
The 20th edition of DIFC Art Nights brings a collection of over 200 artworks by 150 artists, representing 100 nationalities. Enjoy the chic open air ambience of DIFC with FADA’s immersive experience by Elevision, created in collaboration with Kanvas Art Gallery, the premier of NOWADEUS by Tim Christie & The Grid, a breath-taking digital showcase, live doodle art by Noor Bazarbashi, natural driftwood, stone and plant installation by artist Huzefa Goga, panel discussions hosted by Christies Middle East and Zee Arts Gallery. DIFC Art Nights will showcase UAE talent including Faezeh M. Hassan, Fares Al Kaabi, Huda AlRais, Noura AlAli, Salama Al Mazrouei and Dr. Suaad Alshamsi. Visitors get to experience live art performances, family-friendly workshops and musical entertainment throughout the evening.
More details on: https://www.difc.com/whats-on/events/difc-art-nights–20th-edition
Alserkal Art Week (November 16 to 23, 2025)
The biannual contemporary art event at the vibrant Alserkal Avenue champions the theme Uprooted, this season. To understand the aftermath of uprooting, the Art Week explores re-routing, re-growing and re-creating new structures in unfamiliar environments.
The headlining event will be Re-seeding Stories, a re-interpretation of the Majlis talks, curated by Uriel Orlow and Andrea Thal, blends dialogue and performances about water, myth, echoes, community, and rituals of grief. The Earth School, a collaborative space for conversations, workshops and artistic intervention will present their signature programme on November 16, 2025, from 11 am to 3:00 p.m. at WH50 Project Space, Alserkal Avenue under the theme, Sowing Futures, Harvesting Value, helmed by artist Kirstine Roepstorff, presented in collaboration with curator Fatoş Üstek. Visitors to the Art Week get to explore several exhibitions in the surrounding galleries including The Shape of Things To Come at Efie gallery, Stories in a Thousand Pieces Parinaz Eleish at Leila Heller Gallery, The Fire’s Edge by Ali Kaaf at Ayyam Gallery, Moments of Hope Besher Koushaji at Firetti Contemporary, By The Movement of All Things at Lawrie Shabibi, Departure: Shailesh BR at Warehouse 23, Hujra by Iraqi artist Miramar Al Nayyar represented by Tabari Artspace at Warehouse 81.
More details on: https://alserkal.online/programme/alserkal-art-week-uprooted
Abu Dhabi Art Fair (November 19 to 23, 2025)
One of the largest art fairs in the region, attracting leading international art galleries, the Abu Dhabi art fair in its 17th edition presents over 140 galleries from 52 cities across 37 countries. This year the fair highlights seven pioneering galleries from Nigeria, increasing global exposure for the country’s creativity and diversity.
Besides Nigeria, Turkey and the Gulf countries who are participating in the fair in the global focus sector, first time entrants include Algeria, Senegal, Netherlands, Peru and Tanzania. The Collectors’ Salon, curated by Roxane Zand (former Deputy Chair, Sotheby’s Middle East), returns with a strong line-up including Kent Antiques, Daniel Crouch Rare Books, INLIBRIS, Almine Rech, and Perrotin. Aldar will return as a leading partner for the fair, and will unveil a newly repurposed space at the entrance to Manarat Al Saadiyat, Aldar Hall, to support the fair’s rapid expansion.
More details on: https://www.abudhabiart.ae/en/Art-Fair