The art world has one more event to add to its fall calendar: This November will see the inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi Art, a new festival to take place annually in the United Arab Emirates’ capital city.

Supported by the local government and presented by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Art will run November 19–22 and will consist of exhibitions, multimedia performances, and educational offerings such as lectures and discussions, which in the evenings will be complemented by gala events at the Emirates Palace. The featured work will be international, highlighting galleries from the Middle East, United States, and Europe, and displaying major pieces by contemporary American, European, and Asian artists.

Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of both the Tourism Development & Investment Co. and the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, the organizations which jointly initiated the event, hopes that Abu Dhabi Art will further the city’s emergence as a new cultural center: “Abu Dhabi Art adds a major new component to the schedule of world-class exhibitions, public programs, performing arts events, and more that are already happening in the Emirate, encouraging the growth of our burgeoning arts scene and building Abu Dhabi’s capacity to be a cultural capital for one of the world’s most dynamic regions.”