Pelham Communications, a UK and US-based communications firm, is reinforcing its Middle East presence by opening a new office in Dubai, following nearly two decades of working with clients in the region.
Jasmin Pelham, based in London, will oversee the new office, while Rania Habib has been appointed as Head of the Middle East office. Based in Dubai, Habib brings over 20 years of experience to the role, gained mainly in the journalism and the arts sector. She previously was Assistant Editor of Canvas, a magazine for visual art from the Arab world, and worked for Alserkal, an arts and culture enterprise based in Dubai.
Founded in 2004 in London, Pelham Communications is a communications consultancy and agency dedicated to the cultural and creative sectors. The firm works for clients including museums, not-for-profit foundations, galleries, fairs, cultural festivals, and more.
Pelham Communications has already worked with a range of clients in the UAE and the wider region. Jasmin Pelham, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Pelham Communications, said: “We are excited to establish our presence at the heart of a dynamic and inspiring region which is spearheading ambitious and thoughtful cultural Projects for its communities, whilst also increasing international understanding of culture from the region.”
In the last two decades, Pelham Communications has worked with dozens of organisations, like Dubai’s Ayyam Gallery and Tabari Artspace, Misk Art Institute and Edge of Arabia in Saudi Arabia, Contemporary Istanbul, the 2009 Golden Gates: Contemporary Art from the Middle East exhibition in Paris, and the Iraq and Tunisia pavilions at the Venice Biennale in 2013 and 2017.
The firm has also worked on the launch of galleries, including Marfa’ Projects and Letitia Gallery in Beirut and Volte Art Projects in Dubai.
Current clients on its roster include Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture & Tourism, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and the Royal Commission of AlUla in Saudi Arabia, and Efie Gallery in Dubai, among others.
