Workshops - Panels - Programming
Workshops
Writing Workshop: Naqd Critique
April 2021
Led a workshop on how developing a critical writing practice can be an entry point to the arts scene, with key pointers on how to work towards a generative criticality in the UAE (attended by over 30 people)
Interviewing Workshop: Jameel Arts Center
Upcoming
Khosh Bosh participates in the Jameel Creative Career Days Festival with a “studio” booth and an interviewing workshop for young aspiring creatives
Panels
Sculpture Panel: ‘Identity and its Constituents’July 2021
Design and moderation of a panel of RCA sculptors on the theme of ‘Identity and its Constituents’ as paer of RCA 2021
Artist Conversation: Taysir Batniji
June 2021
Led a public conversation with artist Taysir Batniji on how his practice has taken shape within a state of crisis (attended by 25 people)
Feedback Loop with Lawrence Abu Hamdan
October 2021
Presented the ‘Telephone’ project to a feedback group of around 20 attendees moderated by Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Curator Conversation: Ruba Al Sweel
November 2021
A conversation with curator Ruba Al Sweel about a selection of films screened from her digital exhibition on Sumac Space, ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’. Held at Foundry Downtown, Dubai
Roundtables: Engage101 x Aisha Alabbar
February 2022
Moderated a closed room roundtable discussion that brought together individuals from the UAE’s arts ecosystem into unfiltered conversation with one another
Programming
After the Beep Children’s Sketching Session
July 2021
Led children through a sketching workshop in which they spontaneously responded to work hung in the exhibition After the Beep
Art, Ecology, and the Commons: Film Program
September-December 2021
Curated a program of feature films, shorts, and art films for TAP’s Art, Ecology, and the Commons Study held in Beirut, this film program later traveled to the Mosaic Rooms in London where it was on show throughout the month of December.
Alserkal Slow Tour
April 2022
Guided participants through an hour-long tour looking at three artworks from three Alserkal galleries, focusing on slow, deliberate, and sustained modes of attention