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Bottl3man paints with glass bottles live at Hotel Indigo

Watch French contemporary artist Nicolas Thollot Arsac, known as Bottl3man, turn glass bottles into painting tools during a live art performance. An interactive artist talk explores his technique and creative process.

Red and yellow paint being mixed on a palette in 2011; representative painting-materials photograph, not Bottl3man, his artworks, the venue or this event.

Business Bay, Dubai · Open Sesame, Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown, Marasi Drive, Dubai

Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.

When to go

Monday 16 November 2026, from 19:00. The live painting and artist-talk finish time is not published.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

Age guidance not published; check child suitability · Complimentary admission; advance RSVP

The original announcement and linked RSVP give no numerical ages or child-supervision rules. No all-ages eligibility is inferred.

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What’s free & what to know

  • Complimentary admission is stated on the current original event page. No hotel stay, meal purchase, minimum spend or paid companion is stated for this art event.
  • Complete the official linked RSVP form to confirm attendance. It asks for name and contact details and whether you will bring a +1; no payment step or closed-booking notice was shown when checked.
  • The verified live painting and interactive artist talk start at 19:00 on 16 November. The finishing time is not published.
  • The accompanying exhibition is advertised for 16–21 November, but its viewing hours are not published. This free thing covers the 16 November live event only.
  • Numerical ages, supervision requirements and event accessibility arrangements are not published; confirm suitability or access needs with the organiser. No group-capacity or seating guarantee is made.
  • No food, drinks or take-home artwork are promised.
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

10 November 2026: Current original hotel page explicitly advertises live bottle painting and artist conversation16Nov from19:00, complimentary admission, at Open Sesame Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown. No finishing time is published. Preserve no inferred end/duration or refreshments.

Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown — original Blank Canvas: Bottl3man announcement

Official linked RSVP — 16 November 2026 live painting

Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown — address and venue map

Photo: quattrostagioni / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP; original composition retained.