Join our close circle of supporters, support emerging artists and enjoy exclusive benefits. Every membership supports our future.

Become a Friend of Shubbak today and join our cultural community. Your patronage directly supports emerging artists and innovative projects.

Friends of Shubbak is for anybody who wants to get closer to our work. You’ll join our community championing Arab and SWANA arts and receive exclusive benefits, while helping us pave the way for exceptional programming.

Shubbak is not just about art. We are a space for community and connection, a platform for those who are silenced, and a hub for creative expressions that challenge global injustices and imagine different futures.

For fifteen years, Shubbak has brought Arab and SWANA arts to audiences from across the UK. As a registered charity, we rely on the generosity of our friends and supporters, without whom we wouldn’t be able to showcase work that celebrates creativity, strength and storytelling from across the SWANA region. By supporting Shubbak, you’re helping to preserve cultural heritage, foster artistic innovation, and ensure that Arab and SWANA voices are heard.

Friends of Shubbak receive

  • Exclusive behind-the-scenes content throughout the year, bringing you closer to our team and the incredible artists we work with.
  • The opportunity to have your name listed on our Friends of Shubbak’s webpage.

£100 and over donations before the end of 2026, will be kindly doubled through a donor's pledge by Eckhard Thiemann, former director of Shubbak

Have a question? Contact the membership team on Huda@shubbak.co.uk.

Join us in shaping the future of Arab & SWANA arts.

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