Episode 15 visits Dubai to meet Vilma Jurkute, the executive director of Alserkal Initiatives, a Dubai-based arts and culture enterprise that comprises the cultural district Alserkal Avenue, Alserkal Advisory, and Alserkal Arts Foundation. First founded in 2007 by patron and businessman Abdelmonem Bin Eisa Alserkal, Vilma joined the team in 2012 and has driven both the organisation’s physical expansion and the breadth of its programming. From supporting research and scholarship to co-commissioning art projects with partners across the world and hosting arts festivals in Dubai, Alserkal is an integral part of the UAE’s art world. Vilma discusses Alserkal’s approach and its impressive growth.      Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.