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Avid Learning, Essar's cultural philanthropy arm, aims to democratize the arts and expand audiences through diverse events across Visual & Performing Arts, Literature, Culture, Heritage, Education, and Design & Technology.
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23/06/2026
Glimpses from the ‘Paper Reimagined’ workshop with paper artist Masarratfatima , where participants learned how to make recycled paper.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us on Friday for ‘Paper Reimagined’ workshop in celebration of World Environment Day.
It was wonderful to spend the evening exploring creativity, sustainability and the art of handmade paper. Thank you to the paper artist, Masarratfatima Sulaimani for sharing her expertise and inspiring us to see new possibilities in everyday materials.
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Last evening, Sustainability NOW turned its lens to the side of artificial intelligence nobody talks about. Not the tools, not the breakthroughs — but the data centres, the energy grids, the supply chains, and the human labour quietly powering every model we use.
Our panel brought together voices from technology, sustainability, policy, and the creative ecosystem to ask the questions the industry rarely does. What is the true climate cost of computation? Who bears it? And what would it actually mean to build AI responsibly?
🔗 Catch the recap via link in bio
17/06/2026
Thank you to all the families who joined us on Sunday for Family Day. It was wonderful to see parents and children learning and planning together through money games, wealth-building activities and learning about financial wellbeing.
We hope you left inspired, equipped with practical tools and ready to take the next steps towards becoming a more money-smart family.
A special thank you to our collaborators who made the workshop such an engaging experience.
DM us to learn about our summer programs for children.
In 2023, at the Mumbai Urban Art Festival, the Art Deco staircase of the Loksatta Building at Sassoon Dock set the stage for a conversation around the Art Deco’s continuing legacy.
The panel of experts came together to talk conservation, restoration, and what it really takes to help Mumbai’s nearly 200 Art Deco structures survive and thrive.
🔗 Watch the full session via link in bio
12/06/2026
Thank you to Jameel Arts Centre for hosting our latest ‘Avid Creative Roundtable’ and for the guided tour of their current exhibitions.
Our monthly Avid Creative Roundtable is a growing community for those who believe in the power of connection, learning and creative exchange.
Are you a creative based in the UAE and would like to join us for future gatherings?
We’d love to hear from you.
Send us a DM or reach out to become part of our monthly roundtable community.
Exhibitions:
Jumana Emil Abboud: The Storyteller and the Obedient Tide
Artists’ Rooms: Kamruzzaman Shadhin
Global Positioning System
Join us for Family Day on Sunday, June 14th and learn from experts at how to@build healthy lifelong money habits.
Register via link in bio.
10/06/2026
We are calling you and your families!
What if learning about money could be fun, interactive and bring your family closer together?
Join us for “Financial Freedom Begins at Home”, an exciting Family Day workshop hosted in collaboration with Coherence , where parents and children will learn, play, compete and plan together through engaging games, challenges and hands-on activities designed to build lifelong healthy money habits.
🗓️ Sunday, 14 June 2026
🕛 10 AM – 11.30 AM
📍Avid Centre for Culture and Creative Expressions, Al Khayat Avenue, Warehouse 24
🎟️ AED 99 per family
To register please visit our link in bio.
What happens when movies meet imagination? Young storytellers create worlds of their own.
Last week we hosted ‘Creative Writing & Storytelling Workshop Through Movies’ for children in collaboration with .
A fun-filled workshop where children watch inspiring short films, develop characters, explore storytelling techniques and bring their ideas to life through words and creativity.
To learn more about our children summer workshop offerings join us this Sunday, June 14th at 10am for a Family Day at our Avid Centre at .
To register, DM us or visit the link in bio.
06/06/2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the talk ‘Connecting the Dots: Artist, Institutions and the Spaces Between’ - an afternoon of shared perspectives and meaningful exchanges on the many relationships that shape the UAE’s art ecosystem.
A special thank you to Mara Firetti , Jalal Luqman , Viktoriya Melny .co and Rebecca Anne Proctor for sharing their insights and experiences and to Narges Soleimanzadeh and Sakku .art for making this dialogue possible.
We are grateful to our audience for bringing curiosity, openness and valuable insights to the discussion. Here’s to continuing these conversations and building stronger creative connections across the UAE.