ABU DHABI, Nov. 6th, 2010: Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, Wife of H.H General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces inaugurated the Ladies Private View of Abu Dhabi Art at Emirates Palace, touring the art galleries participating in the four-day exhibition.
With a lifelong passion for the arts, Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan actively serves as the Chair of the Host Committee for Abu Dhabi Art. In addition, as part of the initiatives of the Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, women from across the UAE also attended the Ladies Private View as her guests. Some of the Royal women guests included Sheikha Manal Bint Mohamed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Wife of H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Presidential Affairs, Sheikha Al-Yaziya Bint Saif bin Saif Al Nahyan, Wife of H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikha Shaikha Bint Saif Bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan, Wife of Dr Sheik Sultan Bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council, Sheikha Moza Bint Mohamed Bin Khaled Al Nahyan, Wife of H.H Sheikh Hazza' Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, National security Advisor, Sheikha Shaikha Bint Mohammed Bin Khaled Al-Nahyan, Wife of H.H Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamdan Al-Nahyan, Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Sheikha Maryam Bint Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, wife of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Tahnoun Al-Nahyan, wives of ambassadors of different countries also attended the event. This collaboration with Abu Dhabi Art allows the Foundation to develop and support local UAE talent, providing them with access and exposure to different audiences and experiences, ultimately promoting local artists across a range of creative fields. In the field of the arts, the Sheikha Salama bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation recently concluded its second annual Childrens Art Competition, which invited Abu Dhabi primary school students in Years One to Three to submit an art creation that best illustrates this years theme: "Healthy Schools, Healthy Lifestyles." The winning art works will be displayed on Abu Dhabis Department of Transport buses travelling around Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Gharbia. In October, the Abu Dhabi Pubic Art Strategy workshop was also held under the auspices of the Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation. The three-day seminar brought together world-class experts in the field of public art policy to collaborate with local representatives from government and semi-government agencies to develop a draft holistic strategy for the promotion, development and implementation of a public art, in keeping with the Emirates goal to be a cultural gateway.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2010.
