Hala Badri meets cadres and business leaders in Al Fahidi

Dubai Culture: We are committed to supporting the creative sector until full recovery

  • The visit included a number of creativity and arts incubators in the historic Al Fahidi neighborhood.

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The Director General of the Culture and Arts Authority «Dubai Culture», Hala Badri, affirmed the authority’s commitment to support the various cultural and creative components in the emirate, and to enhance the support provided to creative people at this stage, within the framework of its pivotal role as a trustee of the cultural sector in Dubai, and its keenness on Completion of the sector’s recovery stages, and the return of all cultural activities to their previous state before the Corona crisis, which affected vital sectors around the world.

She explained that this role comes within the authority's updated strategic priorities, aimed at empowering creativity and creators, and ensuring the sustainability of their presence and contribution to the emirate's cultural scene, leading to the consolidation of Dubai's position as a global center for culture, an incubator for creativity and a forum for talent.

This came during Badri's visit to the historic Al Fahidi neighborhood in Dubai, within the framework of the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai, and her Highness's frequent visits to follow the cultural and creative scene in the emirate, as Badri began a series of inspection visits to a number One of the sites concerned in the cultural and creative sector in the emirate, and a group of meetings with creative cadres active in the cultural scene, and workers in various fields of the sector, to listen to their views, and stand on their needs in light of the new reality imposed by the Corona crisis, and laying out the features of joint work and cooperation for a period After "Covid-19".

The visit included a number of incubators for creativity and arts in the Al Fahidi neighborhood, including the “Majlis Galleria”, the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Center for Cultural Communication, the Khanjar House, and a number of sites and shops, and other centers emerging and experienced in this field.

Continue the efforts

The Director General of Dubai Culture indicated that the visit came as a continuation of the continuous series of meetings that the authority conducted in a proactive manner with the actors in the cultural and creative scene in the emirate, and in continuation of the relentless efforts made during the past seven months, and is still making, to keep pace with the developments of the situation and to explore the best and most ways. Effectiveness, to provide support to all components of the creative community in Dubai, individuals and institutions, and to ensure the continuity, growth and return of their businesses stronger than before.

She said: “As part of our updated strategic roadmap adopted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, earlier this year, we are committed in (Dubai Culture) to support a prosperous future for the sector by encouraging and empowering Creative talents in the UAE, preserving and celebrating the emirate's rich heritage, and ensuring access to culture for all, in a way that contributes to strengthening Dubai's position as a global center for culture and the arts.

She added: “Communication with our partners in the cultural and creative community in Dubai and protecting their interests is one of the pillars that ensure the achievement of the desired goals of our strategy. Therefore, our channels are always open for them to discuss the challenges that may face them, and we continue to work with them on the initiatives and programs they launch, as this is part of An essential part of our role as trustees and enablers of the sector.

We will work hand in hand

Badri said, “All efforts must be concerted together during this period, and we have been keen during this tour to listen to our partners who have always been an essential part in enriching the cultural scene in Dubai, and we discussed what can be done to support the sector’s continuity and prosperity, and we will always remain in contact with the creative community to be He is constantly aware of his interests and needs, and we will work hand in hand with our partners to discuss various solutions that can supplement their business and ensure that they remain at the forefront of contributors to ensuring the continued prosperity of the cultural sector in Dubai.

During the tour, Hala Badri met with Mona Hauser from the "XVE" Gallery, Lisa Paul-Leachgger from Tashkeel, Wimmy de Maker from the Talents Center, Alison Collins from the Majlis Galleria, and the founder of the Al Serkal Cultural Foundation, Ahmed Bin Issa Al Serkal, as I listened to their perceptions and ideas, and discussed with them the possible means to supplement the creative and cultural production in Dubai, and to ensure its continuity in the best possible way.

Hala Badri

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"Our channels are always open to our partners to discuss the challenges they may face, and we continue to work with them on the initiatives they launch."

Action Plan

Hala Badri said that Dubai Culture held, earlier, a number of brainstorming sessions with individuals from the creative community and actors, within the cultural and creative sector in Dubai, and based on its outputs, it developed a preliminary work plan that would form a solid pillar to enhance support Provided to creative people, and achieving the strategic priorities of the sector

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