The Christo & Jeanne-Claude Award
New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation
Project: Silk Road, New Forms from Old Geometries
Students: Ghanem Younes, Khalid Al Tamimi, Mohammad Abualhuda
Project Mentor & Supervisor: Professor Marcus Farr
Outcomes:
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award, presented by New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), in partnership with Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) and under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan, announces the winning entries for The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award.
The annual award aims to encourage the creation of new artwork in the UAE as well as to give young artists a platform to launch a career in the arts and the experience of working on a live project with the support of industry professionals. The winners receive USD $5,000 to realize their work and $10,000 towards advancing their careers, along with an invitation by Christo to Lake Iseo, Italy to attend The Floating Piers project opening in June 2016.
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