Quoz Arts Fest 2020 Programme

PROGRAMME @alserkalavenue #alserkalavenue alserkalavenue.ae @quozartsfest #quozartsfest2020 #findyouralquoz

24|25 JANUARY 10AM-10PM

IN SEARCH OF Music…performance…art....film…genuine connections.....inspirational experiences.

This edition of Quoz Arts Fest, the region’s biggest annual arts and culture festival, marks a cultural movement led by the homegrown creatives who call Alserkal Avenue and Al Quoz their home. Celebrating the cultural thinkers and makers within music, art, design and performance realms across the UAE and beyond, the 8th edition of Quoz Arts Fest showcases the breadth and depth of creativity across the arts that can be found in Al Quoz.

Organised by Alserkal, we hope you enjoy this two-day festival of live music, contemporary dance performances, art exhibitions, food trucks, outdoor art installations, and film screenings.

Explore Al Quoz this weekend and keep it green leave your car at home, take part in a sustainable workshop, or explore Al Quoz by foot or by bike.

Follow the fun all weekend at @quozartsfest and tag us with #quozartsfest2020 so we can see how you’ve captured the magic of Quoz Arts Fest.

Create, see, feel, and find your Al Quoz.

Save the date for the next edition on 28, 29 & 30 January 2021.

FILM

KIDS

PERFORMANCE

ART

MUSIC

NEIGHBOURHOOD

DAY 1 | FRIDAY

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

24 JAN 10AM - 1PM

10.30AM - 1.30PM

Make zero waste art with Yasmin Sina The Courtyard, Street 4b/Street 6 Live drawing performance with Iranian artist Ali Razavi The Courtyard, Street 4b/Street 6

Learn how to design, hand cut, and print distinctive and dynamic artworks from linoleum, in this workshop

by Highland Print Studio Warehouse 39, Alserkal Avenue

10AM - 4PM Artsy-Craftsy: Colour jewellery drawings The Jewel Teller, Alserkal Avenue The Looking Glass Film Club: Award-winning foreign films to inspire, educate and empower the youth Cinema Room, A4 Space, Alserkal Avenue

10.30AM Workshop: The Secret of the Dot. Celebrate your child’s unique perspective Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

10.30-11AM Take a tour of The Jewel Teller factory to discover how jewellery is made The Jewel Teller, Alserkal Avenue

10.30-11.30AM Throw some punches or catch some sparring action Round 10 Boxing, Warehouse 42, 364/8 Street, Al Quoz 1

11-11.15AM Meet and greet the ladies of Freej, created by Lammtara Productions Alserkal Avenue

11.35-11.50AM Meet and greet the ladies of Freej, created by Lammtara Productions Alserkal Avenue

11AM - 12PM Play around with some clay and learn the art of wheel throwing with Yadawei Warehouse 30, 8 Street, Al Quoz 1

11AM - 12.30PM Workshop: Make a floral crown Âme Studio, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC ART

Tailor-made for the little ones, this trail will explore art galleries and discover how to use art as a form of expression.

Sign up at booking@thejamjardubai.com Meeting point: thejamjar, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

10.30AM - 12PM

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

24 JAN

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

11AM - 1PM Books & Brunch: Bring your latest architecture and design read and discuss over breakfast Sign up at studio@svenm.com SVENM, Alserkal Avenue

11AM - 2PM The First Sketch: Bring your jewellery design to life through drawing The Jewel Teller, Alserkal Avenue

11AM - 3PM Sketch and adopt a furry (rescued) friend from The Red Paw Foundation thejamjar, Alserkal Avenue

11AM - 6PM The #lightpop LED light room is your perfect family photo backdrop The Happy Studio, Alserkal Avenue Kids, get messy during a slime making workshop (AED25/person) or join a stencil painting workshop (AED50/person) The Happy Studio, Alserkal Avenue

11.30AM - 12.30PM

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC

FILM

ART

Throw some punches or catch some sparring action Round 10 Boxing, Warehouse 42, 364/8 Street, Al Quoz 1

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

QUOZY FOR MORNING PEOPLE AFTERNOONS

24 JAN 12PM

1-3PM

Tour: Vikram Divecha’s latest solo exhibition Towards Opacity delves into notions of failure, fugitivity, and opacity Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Alserkal Avenue Join a pen making workshop at the StuDIYo Lab pop-up Lane III, Alserkal Avenue

Workshop: Bring out your little ones’ green thumbs The Happy Studio, Alserkal Avenue Portraits du soleil classes teach kids how to create a pop art, high contrast, sun print (AED120/person) thejamjar, Alserkal Avenue

12-1PM Creative writing masterclass: Kids, learn to write your best “Who Am I” poem Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

12.10-12.25PM Meet and greet the ladies of Freej, created by Lammtara Productions Alserkal Avenue

1.30PM Workshop: The Power of Me. How do kids imagine themselves?

Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

2-3PM

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Design your own tote bag or pouch, in collaboration with Craftology FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue

MUSIC

2-4PM

ART

Eglė Budvytytė: Incantation Karaoke,

by Block Universe Channelling multiple entities and ideas bruised by modernity and extractivism through a form of a song, this performance explores the potential of rhyme, repetition, sonic alteration of the voice and the proximity of the performer to induce the audience into collectivity and singing Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

1-2PM

KIDS

STRETCH it out with Crank, the fittest team in town The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

Alex Mirutziu: Doing Sub Thinking, by Block Universe Referencing philosophical thought, national displays of power and collective agency, this performance illustrates performative forces at play in society The Yard, Alserkal Avenue The Design Doctor is in.

Got a design question, plans that need reviewing, ideas you want sketched? Ask Sven Sign up at studio@svenm.com SVENM, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

12.30-1.15PM

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

QUOZY FOR MORNING PEOPLE AFTERNOONS

24 JAN 2-5PM

4PM

Workshop: Healthy eating in search of the self Wild & The Moon, Alserkal Avenue Race to #: The first 10 people to show up with a picture of the “in search of self” stencil tags dotted around the Avenue will win a gift Wild & The Moon, Alserkal Avenue

Join a pen making workshop at the StuDIYo Lab pop-up Lane III, Alserkal Avenue

Talk: Block Universe performers in conversation Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

3-6PM Get your sneakers customised with modern and traditional Emirati weaving techniques, in collaboration with Bespoke DCB & House of Artisans Italian Shoe Factory, Alserkal Avenue

Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

4.30-4.40PM Catch Exceptional, a 10-minute play featuring the winner of Best Actress at the 2019 Short+Sweet Festival at The Junction Good Vibes Market Stage, Alserkal Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Masterclass: The Math of ME. Find out what numbers make you, you Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

and NYUAD

MUSIC

3PM

ANSAF by Sima Dance Company was co-commissioned by Alserkal

ART

Tour The Jewel Teller factory to discover how jewellery is made The Jewel Teller, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

2.30-3PM

KIDS

Check out The Smash Room pop-up in Alserkal Avenue in the Main Lane, then head over to their warehouse to release some tension by smashing things — and turn them into art Main Lane, Alserkal Avenue and The Smash Room, 195 Umm Suqeim St - Dubai

Learn how to illustrate plants and flowers with watercolours ÂME Studio, Alserkal Avenue Tasty Tour: What’s cooking at Alserkal Avenue?

Chocolate, coffee, and vegan treats, to name a few Meeting point: Outside SVENM, Alserkal Avenue Choreographed by Sima Dance Company’s (and Arabs Got Talent winner) Alaa Krimed, Ansaf explores burning questions facing the Arab world

FILM

2-10PM

4-5PM

4

DAY 1 | FRIDAY

24 JAN

QUOZY FOR MORNING PEOPLE AFTERNOONS

4-9PM The exhibition Africa… & the other 54 countries: Focus on South Africa by Akka Project celebrates the art, culture, and cuisine of South Africa Warehouse 8, First Al Khail Road

5PM Tour: Vikram Divecha’s latest solo exhibition Towards Opacity delves into notions of failure, fugitivity, and opacity Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Alserkal Avenue

5-5.45PM Talk: Iftikhar Dadi in conversation Alserkal Arts Foundation Project Space, Alserkal Avenue

5-7PM Workshop: Design your own tote bag or pouch, in collaboration with Craftology FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue (Warehouse 26)

5.30-6.30PM DJ Set Main Stage, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC ART

Workshop: Learn the contemporary application of Ancient Art and Arabian Scripts of the Peninsula and bring your design to life on stone or camel leather.

Sign up at tamashee.com (AED150/person) Tamashee, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

5.30-7.30PM

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

24 JAN

FOR DARK AFTER MORNING PEOPLE

6-8PM Pure Poetry: Award-winning poets Mark Fiddes and Zeina Hashem-Beck read their work and share their inspiration in a lively Q&A. Sign up at studio@svenm.com SVENM, Alserkal Avenue

6.30-7PM Himali Singh Soin: we are opposite like that,

by Block Universe A video work commissioned for the Frieze Artist Award 2019, catch this piece staged in the form of a performance with live narration and music. Building on research into remote areas of the Arctic and Antarctic circles, Soin tells stories from the nonhuman perspective of ice, a melting fossil that has witnessed historic changes throughout time Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

7.15-7.45PM Warm up for 47Soul with this traditional dabkeh performance Main Stage, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

7.30-10PM The Short+Sweet Theatre Festival is back!

Experience 10 different 10-minute plays by Dubai-based artists (AED100/ticket) The Junction, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC ART

Get your shamstep on with headlining act 47Soul, creators of the electronic dabkeh sound Main Stage, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

8PM

6

DAY 2 1 | | FRIDAY SATURDAY

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

25 24 JAN 10AM - 1PM

10.30AM - 12PM

Make zero waste art with Yasmin Sina The Courtyard, Street 4b/Street 6 Live drawing performance with Iranian artist Ali Razavi The Courtyard, Street 4b/Street 6 Join the Snail Embroidery Club with Ola Dajani The Third Line, Alserkal Avenue

Tour: Tailor-made for the little ones, this trail will explore art galleries and discover how to use art as a form of expression.

Sign up at: booking@thejamjardubai.com Meeting point: thejamjar, Alserkal Avenue

10AM - 4PM

11AM - 12PM

The Little Jeweller: Make bracelets and necklaces with felt and beads The Jewel Teller, Alserkal Avenue The Looking Glass Film Club: Award-winning foreign films to inspire, educate and empower the youth Cinema Room, A4 Space, Alserkal Avenue

Get your Vinyasa on with the Shimis Yoga team The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

10.30AM Workshop: The Secret of the Dot. Celebrate your child’s unique perspective Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

11AM - 1PM Masterclass: Draw with sticks, with your eyes closed, with ink washes, and more as you re-invigorate your drawing skills on this walking tour with Royal Drawing School alumnus Sonia Brewin SVENM, Alserkal Avenue

10.30-11.30AM Throw some punches or catch some sparring action Round 10 Boxing, Warehouse 42, 364/8 Street, Al Quoz 1

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC ART

Workshop: Learn the expressive art of woodcut printing, a distinctive graphic look which lends itself to strong design and pattern, with Highland Print Studio Warehouse 39, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

10.30AM - 1.30PM

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DAY 2 1 | | FRIDAY SATURDAY

25 24 JAN

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

11AM - 6PM The #lightpop LED light room installation is your perfect family photo backdrop The Happy Studio, Alserkal Avenue Kids, get messy during a slime making workshop (AED25/person) or join one of these masterclasses: soap making, plush toy decorating, dummy cake decorating (AED80/person) The Happy Studio, Alserkal Avenue

11.30AM Kids can grow their own salt crystals in this workshop by the National Pavilion UAE, whose 2020 Venice Architecture Biennale exhibition curators Wael Al Awar and Kenichi Teramoto are exploring how the UAE’s sabkha (salt flats) can inspire sustainable building materials Warehouse 47, Alserkal Avenue

11.40AM - 12.20PM

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC

FILM

ART

Alserkal Avenue favourite Amina Bensouda plays an acoustic set Main Stage, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

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DAY 2 1 | | FRIDAY SATURDAY

QUOZY FOR MORNING PEOPLE AFTERNOONS

25 24 JAN 12PM

2-3PM

Tour: Vikram Divecha’s latest solo exhibition Towards Opacity delves into notions of failure, fugitivity, and opacity Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Alserkal Avenue

Play around with some clay and learn the art of wheel throwing with Yadawei Warehouse 30, 8 Street, Al Quoz 1

2-3PM Alex Mirutziu: Doing Sub Thinking, by Block Universe Referencing philosophical thought, national displays of power and collective agency, this performance illustrates performative forces at play in society The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

Race to #: The first 10 people to show up with a picture of the “in search of self” stencil tags dotted around the Avenue will win a gift Wild & The Moon, Alserkal Avenue Rock out as you take part in some African drumming with Drumtainment Joe Lanes & The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

3-4PM Workshop: Little Fiery Dragons. Explore the wonderful world of Chinese fables and create majestic dragons (AED110/person) thejamjar, Alserkal Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD

Eglė Budvytytė: Incantation Karaoke,

by Block Universe Channelling multiple entities and ideas bruised by modernity and extractivism through a form of a song, this performance explores the potential of rhyme, repetition, sonic alteration of the voice and the proximity of the performer to induce the audience into collectivity and singing Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

2-5PM

MUSIC

1-2PM

Workshop: Customise your shoes, in collaboration with Craftology FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue

ART

Workshop: The Power of Me. How do kids imagine themselves?

Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

Even grown ups need to hone their drawing skills. Get some one-onone guidance with Slade alumnus Sonia Brewin SVENM, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

1.30PM

2-4PM

KIDS

Throw some punches or catch some sparring action Round 10 Boxing, Warehouse 42, 364/8 Street, Al Quoz 1 Creative writing masterclass: Kids, learn to write your best “Who Am I” poem Wisdom Warehouse, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

12-1PM

9

DAY 2 1 | | FRIDAY SATURDAY

QUOZY FOR MORNING PEOPLE AFTERNOONS

25 24 JAN 3-5PM

4-9PM

Design your own piece of jewellery - a silver chain, with charms and more The Jewel Teller, Alserkal Avenue

The exhibition Africa… & the other 54 countries: Focus on South Africa by Akka Project celebrates the art, culture, and cuisine of South Africa Warehouse 8, First Al Khail St

3-6PM Workshop: Discover just how dynamic printing inks can be with MonoPrint and Drypoint techniques, and combine both for extra special results with Highland Print Studio Warehouse 39, Alserkal Avenue

3-6PM Get your sneakers customised with modern and traditional Emirati weaving techniques, in collaboration with Bespoke DCB & House of Artisans Italian Shoe Factory, Alserkal Avenue

3-7PM Spice things up at the Halapeno Jewellery pop-up ÂME Studio, Alserkal Avenue

4.30PM Catch a 10-minute play by the talent from The Junction Good Vibes Market Stage, Alserkal Avenue

5PM Tour: Vikram Divecha’s latest solo exhibition Towards Opacity delves into notions of failure, fugitivity, and opacity Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde, Alserkal Avenue

5-5.30PM 3.30PM Nuqat Talk: In Search of the Creative Economy Alserkal Arts Foundation Project Space, Alserkal Avenue

Teenage singing sensation Leah Depala performs original music Main Stage, Alserkal Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD MUSIC ART

Talk: Block Universe performer Himali Singh Soin in conversation Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

Drawing tour: Walk and draw, as you sketch Quoz Arts Fest performers Meeting point: SVENM, Alserkal Avenue

Talk: Center for Genomic Gastronomy artists in conversation Alserkal Arts Foundation Project Space, Alserkal Avenue

KIDS

4PM

FILM

5-5.45PM

10

DAY 2 1 | | FRIDAY SATURDAY

25 24 JAN

QUOZY FOR MORNING PEOPLE AFTERNOONS

5-7PM Workshop: Customise your shoes, in collaboration with Craftology FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue

5.30-7.30PM

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC

FILM

ART

Intuitive creativity meditation: Join Theta Healing practitioner Victoria Parrucci to visualise who you truly are in connection to all that is — and then express your connection on canvas (AED185/person) thejamjar, Alserkal Avenue The Najmaat trio, led by acclaimed oud player Sherine Tohamy, take the stage for this performance held in collaboration with the US Consulate in Dubai A4 Stage, Alserkal Avenue

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DAY 2 SATURDAY 1 | | FRIDAY

FOR DARK AFTER MORNING PEOPLE

25 24 JAN 6.10-6.40PM

8PM

Catch Soul Trip by ArtKentro on stage Main Stage, The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

The Roots pay tribute to The Beatles, Crosby Stills & Nash, Credence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and more The Fridge, Alserkal Avenue Reel Palestine Film Festival closing films, Hurdle and Ambience The Yard, Alserkal Avenue

6.30-7PM Himali Singh Soin: we are opposite like that,

by Block Universe A video work commissioned for the Frieze Artist Award 2019, catch this piece staged in the form of a performance with live narration and music. Building on research into remote areas of the Arctic and Antarctic circles, Soin tells stories from the nonhuman perspective of ice, a melting fossil that has witnessed historic changes throughout time Concrete, Alserkal Avenue

7-8PM Throw some punches or catch some sparring action Round 10 Boxing, Warehouse 42, 364/8 Street, Al Quoz 1

7.30-9PM Get to know the work of Highland Print Studio, an open access printmaking studio based in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, during this illustrated talk. Round off with a guided tour of the exhibition From Alba to Arabia Warehouse 39, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC ART

The Short+Sweet Theatre Festival is back!

Experience 10 different 10-minute plays

by Dubai-based artists (AED100/ticket) The Junction, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

7.30-10PM

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ALL WEEKEND

This exhibition, produced by Alserkal, is inspired by Food: Bigger than the Plate at the V&A, and has been generously supported by the British Council, DCMS and GREAT through the UK-Gulf Culture and sport programme

Warehouse 48, Alserkal Avenue Get creative in front of a six-camera array against a beautiful backdrop courtesy of Sri Lankan artist Halil Azeez in this interactive photo booth, a collaboration between Gulf Photo Plus, Seeing Things, and Ishara Art Foundation Outside Warehouse 36, Alserkal Avenue Take part in a 12,000-year-old form of expression at Tamashee’s activation wall, inspired by their 1441 H collection, which references the archeology, rock art, and ancient inscriptions of the Arabian Peninsula Outside Warehouse 56, Alserkal Avenue Swing by the StuDIYo Lab pop-up for an intro to design and technology. Open to both kids and adults, StuDIYo Lab encourages problemsolving and critical thinking through craft Lane III, Alserkal Avenue

NASAB: Creating connections For its first ever pop-up, Nasab - the home for entrepreneurs, thought leaders and gamechangers - come to Alserkal Avenue Warehouse 32, Alserkal Avenue Catch a ride around the Avenue in one of Society Motors’ APE vehicles.

Across Alserkal Avenue Get inspired by the past at Moors & Saints’ pop-up jewellery store A4 Space, Alserkal Avenue See the exclusive RT3B Black Edition Backdraft Roadsters race car, a collaboration between Nostalgia Classic Cars & Back Draft Racing Nostalgia Classic Cars, Alserkal Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD

EXHIBITION: NEW NATIONAL DISH: UAE This exhibition by the Center for Genomic Gastronomy explores four directions the national dish (and by extension the nation) may take due to the environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change. How, in turn, will these elements of the food system change based on our new preferences, tastes and stories?

MUSIC

10AM - 10PM

MADE IN AL QUOZ COMPETITION: Vote for your favourite design of a public artwork for the Al Quoz creative district. In collaboration with Dubai Culture and Dubai Design Week Main Lane, Alserkal Avenue

ART

Dubai-based artists Georgia Thompson, Jehan Sheikh, Arun Sebastian, and 12 talents from Mawaheb from Beautiful People showcase their work in In the Raw, an exhibition inspired by their daily lives RAW Coffee Company Street 7A/4A, Warehouse 10, Al Quoz 1

PUT YOUR HAND THROUGH A WALL AND GRAB WHAT YOU GET Inked, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

8AM - 8PM

KIDS

24 JAN

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

FILM

DAY 1 | FRIDAY

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ALL WEEKEND

Grab a colourful Charicycle and explore Quoz Arts Fest (AED50/hour, vest and helmet included) KAVE, Alserkal Avenue Art mural by international light and street artist, and winner of the Islamic Creativity Award, Karim Jabbari. In collaboration with Dubai Culture The Courtyard, Al Quoz 1 EXHIBITION: WONDROUS INSPIRATIONS

by The Fashion Design and Textiles Programme of the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah, presents a diverse selection reflective of three students’ diverse backgrounds — Isra Muhammad, Ayana Krikbaeva, and Nour Ehab. Their ideas are derived from geometry, culture, and growth, and the exhibition is curated by Dr Anda Camelia Clitan Warehouse 32, Alserkal Avenue EXHIBITION: NOMAD LAB is a mobile show and performance laboratory for dialogue, education, and ideas featuring works by NYU Abu Dhabi students and faculty Warehouse 32, Alserkal Avenue

ESCAPE ROOM EXPERIENCE: DESERT SURVIVAL Lane IIIII, Alserkal Avenue FLOWER MARKET & FLORAL INSTALLATION ÂME Studio, Alserkal Avenue MUSIC WALL BY KAVE : This wall made out of repurposed materials is music to your little ones’ ears KAVE, Alserkal Avenue

NEIGHBOURHOOD

FEMALE FIRST SESSIONS: DJ SETS, WORKSHOPS, ART, AND MORE Warehouse 82, Alserkal Avenue

SKATE PARK Get those boards, BMX bikes and wheels out (for ages 12+).

Jumaa Al Majed plot, Al Quoz 1

MUSIC

Check out the braid pop-up bar at Chalk for a free hair styling session using accessories inspired by Quoz Arts Fest Chalk, Alserkal Avenue

ART

If this is not you then who is it. See yourself in a different light in this interactive installation

by Takhayyal Lane IIII

ART JAMEEL BOOTH: Visit Asunción Molinos Gordo’s Artist’s Garden grown from the seeds that survive the human digestive process.

Create and take home your own mini-artist’s garden and watch the seeds grow into beautiful sunflowers Alserkal Avenue, Lane lllll

PERFORMANCE

Where can you watch a soap maker and a painter working alongside each other? Head to KAVE, the story of things, if you’re looking for a creative - and sustainable - community space KAVE, Alserkal Avenue

KIDS

24 JAN

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

FILM

DAY 1 | FRIDAY

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

ALL WEEKEND

24 JAN

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE WORLD OF CACAO FARMING AND CHOCOLATE PRODUCTION? Mirzam Chocolate Makers, Alserkal Avenue

12-10PM

TREAT YOUR PUP TO A GROOMING AND FREE NAIL CLIPPING Shampooch Groovin Groomin Van, Lane IIII

Cinema Akil, Alserkal Avenue

11AM - 8PM Looking for chemistry? Meet a mixologist and craft your own fragrance Oo La Lab, Alserkal Avenue

Get your FIFA on as The Game Truck bring a gaming area to the Avenue Cinema Room, A4 Space, Alserkal Avenue NEIGHBOURHOOD

MEET THE TEAM FROM FAKIH GROUP, WHO WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO USE SEVEN SANDS TO MAKE A FRAME Dubai Antique Museum, 12 12B St, Al Quoz

4-10PM

MUSIC

10AM - 8.30PM

Get your sneakers customised with modern and traditional Emirati weaving techniques, in collaboration with Bespoke DCB & House of Artisans Italian Shoe Factory, Alserkal Avenue

ART

FACE PAINTING AND BUBBLE MACHINES WITH THE HAPPY STUDIO Main Lane, Alserkal Avenue

3-6PM

PERFORMANCE

10AM - 6PM

Share your creativity on a blank canvas Hungarian Games, Warehouse 35, Street 8, Al Quoz 1

KIDS

EXHIBITION: THE CUP AND THE SAUCER

by Hashel Al Lamki explores the breadth of the notions of unity, separation, and individualism, and the metaphoric and momentary divorce that takes place when a cup parts from its saucer; and, how within that moment, and that movement of estrangement, a once whole object becomes two separate individuals.

Presented by Warehouse421 Warehouse 46, Alserkal Avenue

Shop original goodies from the Reel Palestine market of Palestinian artists Outside Cinema Akil, Alserkal Avenue

FILM

FIND THE WALKIE TALKIES AROUND THE AVENUE AND EXPLORE EXISTENTIAL QUESTIONS IN EXCHANGES, A PROJECT BY THE THIRD LINE ARTIST SARA NAIM Alserkal Avenue

The Reel Palestine Film Festival showcases the best of Palestinian film, and hosts talks and exhibitions

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

GRAB A BITE

24 JAN

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

THE GOOD VIBES MARKET Back Lane, Alserkal Avenue Kaffe Bloom

1004 Gourmet

Lowe

21 Grams

The Mattar Farm Kitchen

Artiserie

Mama’esh

Bagel Yard

Maiz Tacos

Canvas Gelato

Moylo’s Burgers

Honest Kitchen

Wok Boyz

ALSERKAL AVENUE FAVES Appetite Cafe | A4 Space Mirzam Chocolate Makers Nightjar Project Chaiwala | Cinema Akil Saj & Co. | Warehouse Eighteen Wild & The Moon

POPPING UP THIS WEEKEND Wild & The Moon Popcorn Bike Station Outside Wild & The Moon, Alserkal Avenue The Yellow Monkey Outside Warehouse 40, Alserkal Avenue Coco Express King Coconuts Lane III, Alserkal Avenue

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD MUSIC ART

Techarc Truck Outside Warehouse 25, Alserkal Avenue

KIDS

Sugarmoo Dessert Trolley Alserkal Avenue

FILM

Coco Express Flying Cotton Candy Main Entrance, Alserkal Avenue

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DAY 1 | FRIDAY

FOR MORNING PEOPLE

GETTING AROUND

24 JAN

Alserkal Avenue will be fully pedestrianised during Quoz Arts Fest. Go green and leave your car at home this weekend. Here is everything you need to know about making it to the festival smoothly and sustainably.

METRO + SHUTTLE BUS The closest metro station to Alserkal Avenue is Noor Bank station. From there, you can hop on a free shuttle bus to Alserkal Avenue. Look out for the Quoz Arts Fest branded buses.

PICK-UP/DROP OFF POINTS: NOOR BANK METRO STATION STREET 8 ENTRANCE AT ALSERKAL AVENUE

TIMINGS: FROM NOOR BANK METRO STATION TO ALSERKAL AVENUE 10AM, 11 AM, 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, 4PM, 5PM, 6PM, 7PM FROM ALSERKAL AVENUE TO NOOR BANK METRO STATION 1.30PM, 3.30PM, 5,30PM, 7.30PM, 8.30PM, 9.30PM, 10.30PM Alternatively, you can take a taxi or Careem from Noor Bank station to Alserkal Avenue.

CAREEM

PERFORMANCE

NEIGHBOURHOOD

KIDS

MUSIC

FILM

ART

We’ve partnered with Careem to make your trip to Quoz Arts Fest easier. Use the code ‘alserkalavenue’ and get 30% off Careem rides to and from Alserkal Avenue.

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ALSERKAL AVENUE MAP GUEST PROJECTS

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CINEMA AKIL

MIRZAM CHOCOLATE MAKERS

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EL SEED THE HAPPY STUDIO STUDIO CHALK THE

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SVENM

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GUEST PROJECTS

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ELECTRIC LIME FILMS

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