Dubai Culture & Arts Authority
The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (DCAA) is a state authority in the United Arab Emirates that looks after both the preservation of cultural assets and the establishment of an active and modern art and culture scene in Dubai .
history
The DCAA was founded in 2008 by Sheikh Muhammad bin Raschid Al Maktum with the aim of stimulating the art and culture scene in Dubai and making it a center in the region. The Dubai Cultural Council, founded in 2004, was incorporated into the DCAA. After the financial crash in 2008, the dimensions of some projects had to be reduced, but the DCAA is still involved in a large number of projects and is of immense importance for the art and cultural landscape in Dubai .
guide
Sheikh Madschid bin Muhammad bin Raschid Al Maktum is the director of the DCAA , his deputy is Mohammed Al Murr , the former head of the Dubai Cultural Council . Saeed Mohamed Al Nabouda is chief project manager and executive director general since 2010. Dr. Salah Al Qassim serves as an advisor.
strategy
In order to achieve its goal of establishing Dubai as a hotspot for art and culture, the DCAA offers artists a wide variety of events, projects and opportunities for further education that help them to achieve a higher level of awareness, but also improve the city's cultural image. A certain awareness of tradition is emphasized, but an attempt is also made to combine these Arab influences with modern art. In addition, one wants to give the public easier access to art and culture. In this way, more attention is to be directed to the cultural events and an awareness of it to be anchored in the broad masses.
Initiatives and offers
The following projects are organized by the DCAA (partly with English original names, the German translation is, if possible, in the brackets next to it):
- Outdoors Art Project (Project Art in the open air)
- SIKKA Art Fair (Sikka Art Fair)
- Khor Dubai
- Dubai Festival for Youth Theater (Dubai Festival for Young Theater)
- Gulf Film Festival (Golf Film Festival)
- Patrons of the Arts Awards (patron of Arts Awards)
- Artists-in-Residence
- Soul of Dubai (soul of Dubai)
- Dubai Next
- Holal - An Arabic language initiative
- ArtBus (ArtBus)
- Dubai Heritage and Touristic Season (Dubai Erbe and tourism season)
- Dubai Art Season (Dubai Art Season )
- Soul of Dubai 2014 (Soul of Dubai 2014)
- Advertising services for artists
- Workshops and seminars
The following projects are supported by the DCAA (original English names, the German translation is in the brackets next to it):
- Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature (Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature)
- Design Days Dubai (Design Days Dubai)
- Art Dubai (Art Dubai)
- Dubai International Film Festival ( Dubai International Film Festival )
- Art Bus (Art Bus)
- Dubai Expo 2020 (Dubai World Exhibition 2020)
The eight public libraries in Dubai and the historic al-Fahidi fort , which houses the Dubai Museum , are owned by the DCAA.
Web links
- Official website of the DCAA (English)
Individual evidence
- Self Description of DCAA (English)
- Initiatives DCAA (English)
- Article about the DCAA (English)