ArtDayME: The Farjam Foundation inaugurated its latest exhibition, Shifting Gazes: Women Through Middle Eastern Eyes, in the distinguished presence of Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, who formally opened the exhibition.

Also in attendance were prominent figures including: Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, former UAE Minister of State for Tolerance; Mona Ghanem Al Marri, Vice President of the UAE Gender Balance Council and Director General of the Government of Dubai Media Office; and Saleh Al Akrabi, CEO of DIFC Property Management.

Shifting Gazes brings together 27 works from The Farjam Collection that explore the portrayal of women in Middle Eastern art across time, media, and ideology. The exhibition reflects on questions of visibility, cultural identity, and artistic agency, inviting viewers to consider how women have been seen—and have seen themselves—through art.

The exhibition is currently on view at The Farjam Foundation, Gate Avenue, DIFC.

It is free and open to the public.

Photos credit: The Frajam Foundation