DSS 2008 Arts Oasis officially opens with focus on emerging contemporary art

    Dumped value of 'ID':
'165128';

Dumped value of 'images_loop':
[
    {
        'caption' => 'Dr. Lamees Hamdan Al Shamsi, Board Member, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA), inaugurates the DSS 2008 Signature Event, Arts Oasis.',
        'name' => 'Arts_Oasis.jpg',
        'url' => '/9/61919-Arts_Oasis.jpg'
    }
];

She was accompanied by Dr. Salah Al Kassim, Advisor in DCAA; Saeed Nabouda, Project Manager at DCAA; Laila Suhail, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Shopping Festival Office, and Yousif Mubarak, Chief Operating Officer of DSF Office.

Dr. Lamees said, 'The presence of multi-national participants in Arts Oasis sends out a clear message to the world that Dubai is an Oasis for everyone.' She also stressed the fact that 'art is the universal language that embodies the messages of beauty, peace, love, and tolerance.'

'The exhibition presents an exquisite collection of art works that make viewers ponder on the messages that artists want to convey,' she added.

Laila Suhail said:

'In its third year, Arts Oasis has grown in stature to be included as a DSS Signature Event in 2008. By featuring artists from countries in the East and West, Arts Oasis is an event with a difference where ideas are shared and a platform for cultural exchange is created.'

Arts Oasis features the works of around 30 multi-national artists based in Dubai. The event will go at Wafi till August 6 between 10am and 10pm. Initiated in the summer of 2006, Arts Oasis has enjoyed overwhelming popularity since its inception and is today regarded as a platform for artists locally and regionally to reach out to a wider audience.

Works displayed in Arts Oasis this year will be based on 'Emerging Contemporary Art in Dubai', with Wafi visitors having a unique experience of interacting with the participating artists themselves. The 'Eye of Horus' area in the mall will host a gallery of art forms such as paintings, prints, installations and sculptures, and other new media art by the artists.

During DSS 2007, up to 17 artists from Lebanon, United Kingdom, Sudan, South Africa, Iraq, New Zealand, India, Germany, Portugal, and UAE lent a truly diverse artistic colour to the event. The increase in the number of participants this year is testament to the popularity of the event for artists in Dubai.