The Place Where Arts, Culture Creativity And Innovation Connect
Through arts education, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) has been nurturing creativity across the UAE for more than two decades.
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Activities
Abu Dhabi Festival, Education & Community, Literature & Poetry
RIWAK AL ADAB WAL KITAB | International Mother Language Day 2025
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Culture Diplomacy
ADMAF Signs MoU with Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE)
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Culture Diplomacy
ADMAF Founder H.E Huda Alkhamis Kanoo Receives Order of the Star of Italy
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Education & Community, Literature & Poetry
RIWAK AL ADAB WAL KITAB – ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR (ADIBF) 2024
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Empowering Diversity: Navigating the Spectrum with Innovation
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Education & Community
Fatima bint Mubarak: Enlightenment in Ideology and Work by H.E. Dr. Maitha Al Shamsi
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Abu Dhabi International Competition for Composition (ADICC)
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Awards
Dolce&Gabbana x ADMAF Design Awards
Launched in 2023, the Dolce & Gabbana x ADMAF Design Awards empower emerging UAE designers in the luxury industry. Offering exceptional opportunities for professional and creative development in high-end sartorial, jewellery, and perfumery crafts, the awards foster creative excellence.
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Gulf Capital-ADMAF Visual Arts Award
The ADMAF Visual Arts Award was launched in 2013 and is an annual prize offering 10,000AED in development opportunities to the Emirati emerging artist between the age of 18 and 35 years who demonstrates outstanding creativity in the different forms of Visual Arts.
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ADMAF Jewelry Design Award in Partnership with L’ÉCOLE School of Jewelry Arts supported by Van Cleef & Arpels
A unique platform for emerging jewelry designers in the UAE, renowned for bespoke collaborations and comprehensive training opportunities, paving the way towards professional excellence. The Award nurtures creativity and sets the stage for the creation of future-leading brands.
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ADMAF Design Fund in Partnership with L’Ecole, School of Jewelry Arts supported by Van Cleef & Arpels
Launched in 2019, the annual ADMAF Design Fund empowers the next generation of UAE jewellery designers.
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Gulf Capital-ADMAF Creativity Award
The Award recognises creative excellence among youth in the performing arts.
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The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award
Honouring the legacy of the renowned artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the Award empowers emerging artists in the UAE to push the boundaries of their creativity and produce impactful, publicly accessible works of art. In collaboration with New York University Abu Dhabi, the Award gives UAE undergraduates and recent graduates the chance to create a work of art that work can be publicly exhibited and enjoyed.
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Total Energies Sustainability Design Award
The TotalEnergies Sustainability Design Award was established in 2014 to recognise outstanding innovation and achievement by young Emiratis in the fields of design and architecture. The award seeks to nurture potential and encourage creative practice by providing a launch pad for emerging designers and architects across the UAE.
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ADMAF Publications
ADMAF TRIBUNE – ABU DHABI FESTIVAL 2024
ADMAF Yearbook 2023
Portrait Of a Nation
ADMAF Yearbook 2022