# March Meeting

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**March Meeting** is an annual gathering of international art practitioners and art institutions in [Middle East](/source/Middle_East) and [North Africa](/source/North_Africa). Organized by [Sharjah Art Foundation](/source/Sharjah_Art_Foundation) and was launched in 2008 in the city of [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates), to encourage regional art professionals to connect, partner and share ideas in the sphere of contemporary art.[1]

## Editions

- **2008**: Twenty-four delegates attended the first meeting held in Sharjah, in collaboration between the [Sharjah Biennial](/source/Sharjah_Biennial), the Young Arab Theatre Fund, Start and [Art Dubai](/source/Art_Dubai)
- **2009**: Held between March 16-20, in collaboration between Sharjah Biennial, [Tate Modern](/source/Tate_Modern) and 25 International [curators](/source/Curator) from across the region and the UK to participate in a long week intensive workshop for young curators
- **2010**: Held in collaboration with ArteEast, The programme featured a series of public talks by different speakers, including [Abdelfattah Kilito](/source/Abdelfattah_Kilito) and [Okwui Enwezor](/source/Okwui_Enwezor). the event also featured for the first time, Dardashat, an informal project discussions highlighting nearly sixty new projects from around the world.[2]
- **2011:** The fourth annual March Meeting featured 42 institutions representative, artists and art professionals in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. took place in [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah) from March 13 to March 15, 2011.[3]
- **2012:** Held between 17–19 of march with more than 80 speakers participated including: Yuko Hasegawa, Eungie Joo, [Hans Ulrich Obrist](/source/Hans-Ulrich_Obrist), Susanne Pfeffer, [Beatrix Ruf](/source/Beatrix_Ruf) many others.
- **2013:** Took place from March 14 to 17, during the opening week of [Sharjah Biennial](/source/Sharjah_Biennial) 11. list of speakers included [Sarat Maharaj](/source/Sarat_Maharaj), Paulo Herkenhoff, [Hu Fang](/source/Hu_Fang) and others.
- **2014:** Curated by Eungie Joo, the forthcoming 2015 Sharjah Biennial 12, included Kristine Khouri, Rasha Salti, Eric Baudelaire, Ayreen Anastas, Rene Gabr, [Christine Tohme](/source/Christine_Tohm%C3%A9), Tarek Abu El Fetouh, Sarah Rifky and others.[4]
- **2015:** Held between 11th and 16th May as part of an extended conversation that began with March Meeting 2014.[5]

## See also

- [Sharjah Art Foundation](/source/Sharjah_Art_Foundation)
- [Sharjah Biennial](/source/Sharjah_Biennial)

## References

1. Seaman, Anna. ["Sharjah’s 2015 March Meeting kick off"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151030231003/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/art/sharjahs-2015-march-meeting-kick-off). Archived from [the original](http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/art/sharjahs-2015-march-meeting-kick-off) on October 30, 2015.

1. ["Desert Brainstorming Sharjah’s Third March Meeting"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084610/http://metropolism.com/reviews/desert-brainstorming/). Archived from [the original](http://metropolism.com/reviews/desert-brainstorming/) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

1. ["UAE: 4th Annual March Meeting | e-flux"](http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/uae-4th-annual-march-meeting/). *www.e-flux.com*. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

1. ["Come Together"](http://www.ibraaz.org/reviews/62). *Ibraaz*. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

1. ["Concept of state reassessed at Sharjah Biennial - Stage & Street - Arts & Culture - Ahram Online"](http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/35/130871/Arts--Culture/Stage--Street/Concept-of-state-reassessed-at-Sharjah-Biennial.aspx). *english.ahram.org.eg*. Retrieved 2015-09-09.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.sharjahart.org/march-meeting/march-meeting-2015/welcome)

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