Dubai Culture Launches Open Call for Participation in 14th Sikka Art & Design Festival
- 03:22-11: 30 PM Tuesday
- Registration Required
Dubai Culture has opened the applications for the 14th Sikka Art & Design Festival, which will be held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture, from 23 January to 1 February 2026 in Al Shindagha Historic Neighbourhood.
Dubai Culture invites creatives, both individuals and collectives from various art forms to apply, such as visual art, design, new media, photography, public art and installations, ceramics, performing arts, and urban culture. The festival, which is part of Dubai’s Quality of Life Strategy, welcomes submissions from music performers, workshop facilitators, panelists for talks and discussions, food market vendors and culinary specialists, as well as design and cultural retailers.
Applications will be accepted until 15 August 2025. Participants are required to submit work that reflect their perspectives and the richness of the local community and ensure that all pieces are new and have not been previously produced or displayed elsewhere.
To participate and obtain the application form for the artists and creatives category, click here.
To participate and obtain the application form for the culinary artists category, click here.
To participate and obtain the application form for the filmmakers category, click here.
To participate and obtain the application form for the performers category, click here.
To participate and obtain the application form for the retailers category, click here.
To participate and obtain the application form for the speakers category, click here.
To participate and obtain the application form for the workshop facilitators category, click here.