Bilingual Digital Platform for a Government-Run International Art Fair
Multilingual CMS and virtual fair extension supporting a recurring cultural event and its year-round public program.
Client Profile
Government-affiliated cultural and tourism authority in the Gulf region overseeing a long-running international art fair and its associated year-round exhibitions, talks, and educational programming.
Business Challenge
Content spread across multiple recurring program strands, including exhibitions, talks, performance, & education, with no unified structure.
Bilingual Arabic and English audiences requiring full content parity across all sections.
Historical editions and archives needing a persistent digital presence to sustain engagement beyond event dates.
Exhibitor, curator, sponsor, and partner information requiring structured, easily updated directories.
Implemented Solution
Platform Experience
Bilingual, fully localized CMS supporting parallel Arabic and English content structures
Structured program architecture separating exhibitions, talks, performance, and educational content into distinct, navigable journeys
Content Operations & Directories
Modular directories for exhibitors, curators, sponsors, and media partners, independently maintainable by content teams
Digital archive framework preserving multiple past editions without duplicating page structures
Audience & Engagement
Virtual fair extension providing an always-available digital counterpart to the physical event
Integrated newsletter capture, social channel linking, and media-listing hub for ongoing audience engagement
Impact
Extended a seasonal physical event into a year-round digital presence.
Enabled full bilingual parity across public-facing content.
Extended audience engagement beyond event dates while preserving historical editions in an accessible digital archive.
Simplified ongoing updates to exhibitor, curator, and partner information.
Supported a smooth digital transition as the fair evolved into a new international branding partnership.
Performance Highlights
17 editions across 4 program strands, exhibitions, talks, performance, and education, structured within a single content architecture.
Fair participation scaled from 42 to 142 galleries across its run.
Full bilingual Arabic and English content coverage across the platform.