Word: talents
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...swell of creativity - in both fine art and commercial design - has been generated mostly by returning Dubai natives keen to reproduce cultural scenes they experienced while working or studying abroad. "When I came back to the city, I noticed no one was doing anything with the talent that existed here," says Sunny Rahbar, co-director of the Third Line gallery, one of the first spaces to exhibit local and regional artists. Within months of the gallery's September 2005 inaugural show, Christie's held its first auction in Dubai - bringing in $8.5 million - and the Art Dubai fair was established...
...Similar endeavors to groom local talent have met with some success in the retail fashion sector - one of Dubai's chief tourist attractions. Brand-conscious punters have traditionally been the main market, but in these less extravagant times, there is greater appreciation for the local designers behind the merchandise at S*uce Boutique (pronounced Sauce). The growing number of loyal consumers has emboldened the owners to launch the S*uce Incubator, a project that recruits, manages and nurtures regional designers...
...brand-new Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (DCAA), meanwhile, is overseeing the implementation of new museums and the development of the city's art and design talent. At the forefront of its agenda is building affordable housing and creating part-time employment for artists, as well as devising a feasible grant system. The authority is also a driver of the U.A.E.'s participation at the Venice Biennale. In a bid to create a fresh image for the seven-member federation, DCAA director Dr. Lamees Hamdan gave Berlin-based curator Tirdad Zolghadr carte blanche to fashion an 800-sq-m pavilion...
SUSAN BOYLE loses Britain's Got Talent, immediately pulls a Winehouse...
...just has such natural talent. He would adjust...