Supporting and empowering creative and talented citizens and residents and attracting global talents to come back live and work in the city may be a distinguished pillar of the city Culture and Arts Authority’s strategic roadmap.
The Authority pursues this pillar as a part of its journey towards making a motivating infrastructure for cultural and creative industries, sanctioning a sustainable and prosperous system that supports Dubai’s economic process and enhances its position as a worldwide center for culture, and setup for power, and a thriving hub for talent additionally because of the international capital of the inventive economy.
The Authority contributed by approving certificates of enfranchisement for the cultural visa for inventive and gifted individuals in varied fields of the cultural and inventive industries. city Culture sceptered them and opened horizons of power for them to contribute to the event of their capabilities and comes in surroundings made with integrated and high-level systems supported international best practices.
This, in turn, enhances the contribution of the cultural {and inventive|and artistic|and inventive} industries to the creative economy and Dubai’s GDP, so achieving the objectives of the city’s Economy Strategy.
“Receiving the cultural visa was a positive boost that encouraged me to double my efforts in creating a major impact through my art. It also helped me develop my skills and granted me access to different cultures and schools of thought. On a personal level, it granted me greater confidence by allowing me to rely on myself as a practicing artist and graphic designer. Recently, I had the honor of participating in the Dialogue art exhibition at Al Owais Cultural Foundation with a series of my recent surreal oil paintings that highlight stories of Egyptian queens. I will continue this series soon along through upcoming new works.” says Esraa Ramadan, one of the creative talents who was honored.