100% FREEProcess +/- Practice — clay memory, poetry and live art at 421
Enter three resident artists’ works in progress at 421. Rebuild an everyday object from memory in air-dry clay, pass it to someone else to reinterpret, join a circular poetry reading and encounter a studio performance. This four-hour programme opens up the artists’ research through participation and conversation.
A participant moulds a clay bull at a workshop in South Africa. This representative hand-modelling photograph does not show 421, its artists or the objects made in this programme.
Al Mina, Abu Dhabi · 421 Arts Campus, Zayed Port, Al Mina, Abu Dhabi, beside Abu Dhabi Vegetable Market and Mina Centre
When to go
13 November 2026, 14:00–18:00.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
Adults 18+ · Ages 18+ · free ticket booking · no experience needed
Current 2026 programme explicitly says open to ages 18+ and no prior experience required.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Ages 18+. No prior experience is required.
- Reserve a free ticket through 421. The active free-ticket selector accepted a ticket into the cart when checked; completing registration requires a My421 account and organiser confirmation. Places remain subject to availability.
- The visitor programme runs 14:00–18:00. A featured artist undertakes a longer performance; this does not provide 24-hour public access.
- This is one combined residents’ programme. The clay workshop, poetry reading and performance are not separate free things.
- No purchase or paid-service trial is stated as an admission condition. Travel, parking and refreshments are not included.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
10 November 2026: The current 421 detail page explicitly offers Add to Cart (Free), 13 November 14:00–18:00, one or two tickets, and named artists’ clay-memory, poetry and performance sessions. The current programme index confirms 2026, ages 18+ and no prior experience required. Preserve advance booking and adult eligibility. The artist’s 24-hour performance is not 24-hour public access. Current venue information confirms the location and general pre-registration policy; café refreshments are not inferred free.
421 Arts Campus — Process +/- Practice with 421 Residents421 current programme — 2026 date and ages 18+
421 official venue address and linked map
Photo: Bonga Siyothula / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition; derivatives remain CC BY-SA 4.0.