Canvas Contemporary Charity Art Auction
Date - 27 November, 2006
Location - One & Only Royal Mirage, Dubai

The Canvas Contemporary Charity Art Auction and exhibition featured specially-commissioned visual art pieces kindly donated by some of the most celebrated artists in the region. Many of these unique works entered a private auction conducted by Christie's, which raised a phenomenal amount for the Dubai-based charity, The Al Noor Centre (www.alnooruae.org).

Nokia fonetography
Date -  14 December, 2006
Location - Royal Palm Country Club, Lahore

Nokia fonetography
Date - 17 September, 2006
Location - Rotana Beach Hotel & Towers, Abu Dhabi

A photo of the Roman columns of Baalbeck taken by Lebanese gallerist Saleh Barakat was sold for a staggering 65,000AED at the fonetography Charity Art Auction in Abu Dhabi in aid of the UAE Red Crescent campaign for Lebanon. Using the Nokia N90, images by 10 of Lebanon's leading architects and artists were auctioned by Christie's, raising a grand total of 350,000AED. The fonetography series has raised over the $1.18 million for national charities across the region to date.

Canvas for Lebanon
Date - 8 August, 2006
Location - The Ritz Carlton, Dubai

Members of the Lebanese community in Dubai have set to work on creating an exciting fundraising campaign that seeks to generate support for those suffering in Lebanon. The Canvas Relief Committee for Lebanon, a team made up of readers of Canvas, the region's premier art and culture magazine, already held their first event for the benefit of the UAE Red Crescent. The Fashion Charity Sale raised a staggering 80,000AED to help alleviate the suffering in Lebanon.

Canvas visits Art Basel
Date - 18 June, 2006
Location - Basel, Switzerland

The 37th edition of Art Basel took place in Switzerland 14-18 June. Some 300 galleries from the four corners of the world overcame stiff competition to be selected to participate. Canvas is the first magazine from the Arab world to be invited to attend one of the world's most prestigious contemporary art fairs. Canvas contributor, Lulu Al-Sabah, also participated in the popular panel discussion, 'The Future of the Museum: Art Institutions in the Middle East'at the fair. Thanks to Canvas, art from the Middle East looks to play a greater role in future editions of this renowned art fair.

Canvas Kids
Date - 30 June, 2006
Location - Green Art Gallery , Dubai

As part of its ongoing bid to support youth involvement in art and for the third consecutive year, Canvas was delighted to sponsor a showcase of work by the young artists from the atelier of Dubai-based artist, Katya Traboulsi. Her weekly tutoring sessions give budding artists aged five to 16-years old the chance to express themselves through painting. The culmination of this year's work was a magnificent exhibition, which was held in June at the Green Art Gallery in Dubai. Art lovers, including parents, friends and the children themselves enjoyed viewing the promising artwork.

Canvas and Christie's
Date - 24 May, 2006
Location - Emirates Towers, Dubai

Mixed Media Publishing is the regional consultant for Christie's and advised the international auction house on their selection of contemporary Arab art for their inaugural auction in Dubai in May 2006. 'Where the Two Oceans Meet (Variant No.3)' by Ahmed Moustafa, the painting which graced the cover of the May/June issue of Canvas, reached the highest ever price for a work by an Arab artist ($284,800) at the inaugural. Selling no less than 120 works by artists from the Arab world, Iran , India and the West, many of which were previewed exclusively in Canvas, the auction surpassed expectations, grossing a total of $8.5 million - evidence that the region's art market is maturing fast.

The Canvas Gala Dinner
Date - 23 May, 2006
Location - The Ritz Carlton , Dubai

To celebrate the collaboration between the world's largest auction house and the international magazine for art and culture from the Arab world