Fikra Announces The Inaugural Fikra Graphic Design Biennial

Fikra, is proud to announce “Fikra Graphic Design Biennial” the inaugural biennial that will take place in November of this year. The event, the first of its kind in the region, questions the role of Graphic Design as a discipline and as an integral part of contemporary civic life. The biennial will see designers from around the world work and exhibit in the UAE.

The Fikra Graphic Design Biennial centers on graphic design as a profession and practice, and its evolving and broadening nature. The Biennial is an international platform for professionals and the general public that facilitates an environment for innovative and radical ideas related to the field as well as presenting the nuances of the discipline, communicating its importance, varied media, and multiple roles.

The Biennial team consists of Salem Al-Qassimi, Founder, and Principal of Fikra, also Director of Fikra Graphic Design Biennial; Maryam Al Qassimi, Co-Director; and Eleonora Cervellera, Head of Programming and Partnerships. And it also includes an advisory committee of prominent and leading experts from the region such as Dr. Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès and Pascal Zoghbi.

The Fikra Graphic Design Biennial will take place in November 2018 and will be held across several locations in the UAE.