Art Dubai features over 80 galleries from 34 countries and an extensive programme of events some of which are:
- Global Art Forum – a series of discussions and debate featuring world-renowned artists, curators, critics and art professionals
- Art Park - an underground car park converted to house film screenings, projects and Art Park Talks
- Projects – a dynamic programme of exhibitions, installations, artist commissions, radio dispatches and performative tours of the fair
- Abraaj Capital Art Prize – the world’s most generous art prize awarding $1 million in disbursements to five artists from the Middle East, North Africa & South Asia region plus one international curator
- START – a non-profit organisation established by Art Dubai and the Al Madad Foundation operating art workshops for refugee and orphaned children throughout the region
- Art Week – Art Week is a cultural programme aimed at both residents and visitors, launched during Art Dubai in recognition of the UAE’s role as a regional centre of artistic production and creativity
