On the ninth episode of ‘Arts Canteen in Conversation’, Aser El Saqqa talks to Founding Executive Artistic Director of The Arts Center at New York University Abu Dhabi, Bill Bragin.
The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi is a “game-changer” (The National) in the UAE since it began its programs in 2015 on Saadiyat Island. Under his leadership, The Arts Center is a winner of the 2018 and 2019 Pride of Abu Dhabi Award, and Bragin has been a finalist twice for Abu Dhabi AmCham’s Falcon Individual Award for Excellence. Bragin is a co-founder of the not-for-profit world music festival and service organization globalFEST, 2018 winner of the William Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence and Sustained Achievement in Programming by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals.
This event was made possible thanks to funding from the Arts Council England.