First major tour of Emirati artwork, #Past Forward in partnership w/ Meridian International Center – featuring over 50 paintings, photographs, sculptures, video installations, and other media by 25 Emirati artists is now open in Fort Worth, Texas at Artspace111 showcasing the creativity radiating throughout the Emirati art scene and highlights the development and history of the United Arab Emir
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Past Forward: Contemporary Art from the United Arab Emirates brings the work of 25 notable Emirati artists to Texas for the second stop of the exhibition’s 18-month national tour.
Feature articles describes the depth of the UAE-US military cooperation and its importance to the US-led campaign to defeat ISIS. Retired US General Anthony Zinn hails UAE as America’s strongest relationship in the Arab World.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joins UAE Embassy and Atlantic City Long-Term Recovery Group to dedicate new community soccer field for kids in Atlantic City.
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba joined the FC Dallas team, Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings and local kids to celebrate the new #soccer field at Jubilee Park & Community Center to benefit hundreds of children at Jubilee Park and the wider Dallas, Texas community on a year-round basis.
UAE partners with Harvard Kennedy School of Government to create the Emirates Leadership Initiative. The new course will bring scholars, heads of government and business to collaborate on innovative leadership initiatives with tools to create a more peaceful and secure future for people around the world.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and UAE Minister of Energy Suhail Al Mazrouei signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reaffirming their commitment to a strong bilateral energy relationship, joint cooperation and exchange of ideas in the areas of energy and the energy-water nexus.
Minister of the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Economy, HE Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and a delegation of UAE business leaders from various sectors on a weeklong visit in the United States meeting with a wide variety of business and government leaders and organizations discussing collaborations and partnerships with startups, innovation and new technology industries.
On 9 December, the UAE Embassy extended its support to launch the inaugural Peace Game, an initiative co-hosted by Foreign Policy and USIP that brings together leading experts biannually to game out peaceful solutions to some of the world’s most challenging conflicts. See how the inaugural session addressed the crisis in Syria.
Past Forward: Contemporary Art from the United Arab Emirates, brings artwork and artists to the United States, tells the story of UAE’s rich history, culture and rapid development through 50 paintings, sculptures, and other artwork by 25 notable Emirati artists.