The First MOP CAP finalists will be announced in Dubai at Magic of Persia's Dubai Gala on Saturday 11 April 2009 – 08/04/2009
The Finalists will be selected by an international Jury of leading artists and curators chaired by Sheena Wagstaff, Chief Curator of Tate Modern in London. There will be an exclusive preview of a selection of the Finalists' work at the Basement Gallery & Total Arts Gallery, Dubai on Sunday 12 April 2009. A major exhibition of all the Finalists' work will be shown at the Royal College of Art in London from 15-17 October 2009. The Finalists will be chosen from the MOP CAP Shortlist of 34 artists: