100% FREEBodies that Make, Bodies that Grieve — an earthen world of ceramics
Enter an immersive setting of ceramic sculpture by eight artists, curated by Shafeena Yusuff Ali. The exhibition explores how making with clay can express memory, grief and care, with a reading desk offering the texts behind the curator’s ideas.
Representative ceramic-art photograph of a Teco vase by Eric Polk; not a work from this exhibition or by its participating artists.
Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi · The Project Space, Arts Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi
Follow organiser directions for the exact entrance.
When to go
22 October–13 December 2026. Arrange your visit time through the mandatory visitor registration; apply at least 24 hours ahead, or by Friday noon for a weekend visit.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
What’s free & what to know
- Free exhibition; visitor registration is mandatory and a confirmed campus visit is required.
- Use the name shown on your photo ID. Submit the visitor form at least 24 hours before your visit; for weekends, submit by Friday at 12:00.
- Request and confirm your Project Space visit time; do not assume a walk-in place. Register with Campus Safety at the parking entrance if parking is needed.
- The ceramic works must not be touched. The exhibition addresses grief and loss; no specific age restriction is published.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 29 Oct 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
29 October 2026: original exhibition confirms 22 October–13 December and mandatory registration using photo-ID name. Current official Art Gallery contact page states exhibition and public-programme admission free and open to everyone, corroborated by current exhibition-specific Magpie listing. Live official visitor form inspected in browser: submit at least 24 hours ahead, weekend requests by Friday noon; arrival date/time fields and Submit available. No form submitted. General Art Gallery hours are Tue–Sun 12:00–20:00, but Project Space visit time should be confirmed through registration; no planner timetable invented. Map is the original Arts Center/Red Theater building pin, approximate for Project Space.
NYUAD Art Gallery — Project Space exhibitionOfficial gallery free admission and visitor information
Mandatory Project Space visitor registration
Current exhibition listing and free admission corroboration
Photo: Eric Polk / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source photograph, resized and compressed for the website; licensed derivatives retain the source licence.