Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation
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The Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF), established in 1996 is a non-profit organization in Abu Dhabi
, United Arab Emirates
which aims to complement the city's cultural vision
. ADMAF develops art, cultural and educational programs with leading national and international organizations, institutions and individuals. ADMAF serves under the Presidency and Patronage of HE Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan
, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It operates with the guidance of selected advisors from diverse sectors and fields; led by founder Hoda I. Al Khamis-Kanoo.
• Feature Abu Dhabi as a prominent international cultural destination
• Establish art and cultural educational programs at the Universities and Schools
• Stimulate interest and awareness in Arab culture & heritage
• Inspire creativity among national and international students of Abu Dhabi
• Establish ties with parallel national and international cultural organizations
• Expansion of the National Library that was established by ADMAF in 2002
• Support Arab artists
• Support young national talent
• Contribute to the creation of a permanent collection of contemporary Arab art in Abu Dhabi
• Establish research and documenting initiatives
• Advance comic strip
and cartoon
art as a creative medium of communication
• Encourage the participation of young nationals in all creative fields
. Previous years have seen international performances from the Bolshoi Ballet
, Andrea Boccelli, and Magida El Roumi.
• Established (2004) the annual Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival (This event is held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi).
• Created (2007) the bi-annual International Comic Strip & Cartoon Art Festival (This event is held under the Patronage of HE Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research).
• ADMAF founded the Abu Dhabi Young Press Leaders Program (2008) to encourage the direct involvement and participation of young nationals in the process of reading, writing and journalistic reporting.
• ADMAF has attracted international cultural events to Abu Dhabi, such as the “Ibn Khaldoon - Senghor” Award for Translation, presented for the first time during the International Francophone Week, organized by ADMAF, and for the first time ever held in a non-francophone country (This event was held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Primer Minister).
• ADMAF produces and supports art and cultural publications.
• Educational programs:
ADMAF provides artistic and cultural educational programs (including lectures, internships, scholarships, awards, workshops, master classes, etc.…) to national and international students.
ADMAF provides educational programs (lectures, workshops, master-classes) to the public of Abu Dhabi.
ADMAF offers educational programs at various venues: university campuses, Abu Dhabi schools, where national students are best able to participate. This allows direct interaction between the students and the visiting artists, professors and scholars.
• ADMAF offers Awards to support and promote young national talent from Abu Dhabi’s universities and recent graduates in the fields of visual and performing arts, literature and film:
Annual Creativity Award (established 1999)
Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival Award (established 2004)
Comic Strips & Cartoon Art Festival Award (established 2007)
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
which aims to complement the city's cultural vision
Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council
The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council was created by Emiri Decree number 23 of the year 2007 and is the agency responsible for the future of Abu Dhabi’s urban environments, and the expert authority behind the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 Urban Structure Framework Plan published September 2007...
. ADMAF develops art, cultural and educational programs with leading national and international organizations, institutions and individuals. ADMAF serves under the Presidency and Patronage of HE Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan
Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan is the United Arab Emirates Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research...
, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It operates with the guidance of selected advisors from diverse sectors and fields; led by founder Hoda I. Al Khamis-Kanoo.
Goals
• Promote the role of music and arts in cultural cooperation• Feature Abu Dhabi as a prominent international cultural destination
• Establish art and cultural educational programs at the Universities and Schools
• Stimulate interest and awareness in Arab culture & heritage
• Inspire creativity among national and international students of Abu Dhabi
• Establish ties with parallel national and international cultural organizations
• Expansion of the National Library that was established by ADMAF in 2002
• Support Arab artists
• Support young national talent
• Contribute to the creation of a permanent collection of contemporary Arab art in Abu Dhabi
• Establish research and documenting initiatives
• Advance comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
and cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
art as a creative medium of communication
• Encourage the participation of young nationals in all creative fields
ADMAF Activities
• ADMAF is best known for the annual Abu Dhabi FestivalAbu Dhabi Festival
Abu Dhabi Festival is an annual cultural festival in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; established in 2004. The festival is presented by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation. The event has been held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme...
. Previous years have seen international performances from the Bolshoi Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet
The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world's oldest ballet companies, however it only achieved worldwide acclaim by the early 20th century, when Moscow became the...
, Andrea Boccelli, and Magida El Roumi.
• Established (2004) the annual Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival (This event is held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi).
• Created (2007) the bi-annual International Comic Strip & Cartoon Art Festival (This event is held under the Patronage of HE Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research).
• ADMAF founded the Abu Dhabi Young Press Leaders Program (2008) to encourage the direct involvement and participation of young nationals in the process of reading, writing and journalistic reporting.
• ADMAF has attracted international cultural events to Abu Dhabi, such as the “Ibn Khaldoon - Senghor” Award for Translation, presented for the first time during the International Francophone Week, organized by ADMAF, and for the first time ever held in a non-francophone country (This event was held under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Primer Minister).
• ADMAF produces and supports art and cultural publications.
• Educational programs:
ADMAF provides artistic and cultural educational programs (including lectures, internships, scholarships, awards, workshops, master classes, etc.…) to national and international students.
ADMAF provides educational programs (lectures, workshops, master-classes) to the public of Abu Dhabi.
ADMAF offers educational programs at various venues: university campuses, Abu Dhabi schools, where national students are best able to participate. This allows direct interaction between the students and the visiting artists, professors and scholars.
• ADMAF offers Awards to support and promote young national talent from Abu Dhabi’s universities and recent graduates in the fields of visual and performing arts, literature and film:
Annual Creativity Award (established 1999)
Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Festival Award (established 2004)
Comic Strips & Cartoon Art Festival Award (established 2007)