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SUMMARY:Abwab 2026 Open Call- Dubai Design Week
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity type: Open Call\nFor: Different creatives\nDeadline: 15/07/26\nRewards: Production grant + exhibition commission + presentation at Dubai Design Week 2026\nLocation Eligibility: Africa, Asia, UAE\n\nAbout this opportunity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbwab (meaning “doors” in Arabic) is a long-running initiative of Dubai Design Week that supports designers and creative practitioners from West, South and East Asia and across Africa. For 2026, Abwab transforms into a curated group exhibition titled In Other Words, exploring language as a lived experience and examining how meaning is spoken, translated, remembered, misread, and expressed through design. Practitioners working across visual, spatial, sonic, and digital forms are invited to submit proposals that engage with themes of communication, translation, migration, identity, and cultural exchange. Selected participants will contribute to a collective exhibition environment presented during Dubai Design Week 2026.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRewards\n\nProduction grant to support project development, production, and installation\nExhibition presentation at Dubai Design Week 2026\nOpportunity to showcase work within a curated international exhibition\nExposure to design professionals, curators, and audiences from across the region and beyond\n\nEligibility\n\n\n\nOpen worldwide\nApplicants may work in disciplines including:\n\nGraphic design\nTypography\nArchitecture\nSpatial practice\nWriting and publishing\nResearch\nSound and performance\nDigital media\n\n\n\nProjects must:\n\nRespond directly to the theme In Other Words\nDemonstrate cultural, geographical, or contextual relevance to West, South or East Asia, or Africa\nBe partially or entirely produced in the UAE\nFollow responsible exhibition design practices\nInclude a clear production timeline and be ready for installation before the opening of Dubai Design Week on 3 November 2026\nConsider the future life and potential reuse of the project beyond the exhibition\n\n\n\nApplicants must:\n\nHold the intellectual property rights for submitted work\nBe available for virtual meetings with the Dubai Design Week team\nBe present in Dubai during production and installation\n\nEntry Fee\n\n\nFree\nHow to Apply \nApply using the link: Abwab 2026 Open Call- Dubai Design Week \nAll questions regarding this award should be sent to submissions@dubaidesignweek.ae\n
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CATEGORIES:For different creatives
LOCATION:Some African Countries
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