Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and president of the Dubai Women Establishment (DWE), will be honoured by CITYarts of New York.

She is the first Arab to receive this recognition, for her patronage and support of various artistic and cultural initiatives of women and youth in the UAE.

She will be honoured at a special ceremony held on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of CITYarts. The celebration will be held at CITYarts’ Annual Benefit, Auction, and Awards Ceremony on May 18, at Sotheby’s in New York.

CITYarts will mark its 41st Anniversary of 'Making a Difference Through the Arts' by celebrating A Year of Peace and honouring three extraordinary global women leaders: Sheikha Manal; Louise Bourgeois, internationally acclaimed artist; and Lisa Dennison, chairman of Sotheby’s North and South America and previous director of the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Sheikha Manal has been involved in several initiatives in the UAE that reflect her continuous commitment to artistic and cultural development of the youth, such as ‘The Sheikha Manal Young Artists Award’ and the ‘Art Exchange Programme.’

As part of the event, CITYarts will also exhibit a selection of works from their flagship project that began in 2002, Pieces for Peace with Youth from Around the World.-TradeArabia News Service