Jameel Arts Centre Dubai wins Medal at first Art Basel Awards

Art Jameel, the organisation that supports artists and creative communities, has announced that its Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai is one of three institutions globally awarded a Medal in the inaugural year of the Art Basel Awards, which recognises those “shaping the next generation of cutting-edge artistry”.

- Muhammad Yusuf, Features Writer

A distinguished jury of leading museum directors awarded this “gold standard for excellence” to those who “defy categorisation and challenge conventions”. Alongside Art + Practice (Los Angeles, California) and RAW Material Company (Dakar, Senegal), Jameel Arts Centre was recognised in the Museums and Institutions category.

“From a nominee pool of the world’s most influential voices and promising rising talents, an international jury of experts awards 36 medallists for their vanguard vision, skill and impact,” said the organisers of the Art Basel Awards, chaired by Vincenzo de Bellis, Chair, Art Basel Awards and Art Basel's Director of Fairs and Exhibition Platforms. The Medal will be presented on June 19 to Art Jameel Chair and Co-Founder Fady Jameel, at a premier reception during Art Basel's historic flagship fair in Basel, Switzerland, while Art Jameel Director Antonia Carver will present the work of Jameel Arts Centre at the Art Basel Awards Summit on June 20.

Fady Jameel said: “We are deeply honoured to receive this landmark award for Jameel Arts Centre - this recognition of our work is all the more meaningful in that it comes from the industry itself, and we thank the Art Basel Awards and the jury of highly influential, expert colleagues from around the world. At Art Jameel, our mantra is that the arts are fundamental to life and accessible to all: we are proud to serve as Dubai's contemporary arts museum and to contribute to the region and beyond - collecting, commissioning and exhibiting dynamic artists, providing research and learning programmes and access to contemporary arts and ideas, for everyone.”