Dhruv Duggal served as the Partnerships Director for the inaugural edition of Food Art Fair (FAF), a showcase of edible art and art related to food. Produced by multisensory concept studio Maisongb, FAF took place at Ladbroke Hall on September 5th & 6th 2026. Attracting over 1,500 visitors, its programme featured more than 100 participants, including emerging and established edible art practitioners, as well as chefs, designers, visual artists and performers whose practices deeply explore the intersection of food and art. Key partnerships executed by Dhruv Duggal included a media partnership with COLD Magazine, venue partnership with Ladbroke Hall, and sponsorships from Hana no Hana (a modern Asian bakery), Unusual Service (who developed a limited edition 'Prehistoric Bitters' based on the botanicals eaten by dinosaurs), and UNCLE (a flyposting specialist); in addition Dhruv Duggal managed commercial exuction, vendor logistics and media relations for the fair. 

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An evening of poetry at Grosvenor Gallery for its London Gallery Weekend programme. Celebrating the work of artist and poet George Claeseen, during an exhibition of his paintings at the gallery, the event was co-hosted by Sanaya Havaldar and Dhruv Duggal, with readings by Esmeralda Claessen (reading poems by her father), Aurelie Freoua, Riccardo Rizzetto, Conrad Rayner, Kofie Dechie Couston and Dhruv Duggal. Drinks provided by Jubel.

Night At is a series of poetry and music nights at iconic venues across London. Founded by Dhruv Duggal and Riccardo Rizzetto, the debut Night At event took place at Nam Long in Chelsea in October 2025, featuring readings by Dhruv Duggal, Ella Eckersley, Sami Chokri, Charlie Hills, Louise Solignac-Lecomte and Ananya Kanai Shah, food from Magic Momo by Chef Daisy Beale, and Italo-disco selected by music selector The Rizz. 

Nexus (now known as Perimetral) is a platform for contemporary art based in Italy. As part of its programme, Nexus shows video art pieces on a large public screen atop the Terrazza Colombo rooftop in Genoa. Dhruv Duggal placed a well-received work entitled 'Fuga' by filmmaker Nicole Della Costa and starring dancer Léo Walk on Nexus's screen. 

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Dhruv Duggal read at (and co-produced – under the Poetry Bank) a poetry evening at Incubator, Angelica Jopling’s gallery on Chiltern Street in London, in dialogue with a solo show of works by artist Orfeo Tagiuri. Readers included Nicole Della Costa, Phoenix Yemi, James Massiah, Sonny Hall and Dhruv Duggal. 

Dhruv Duggal was engaged to co-produce an event for Hogan (part of Tod’s S.p.A.), the inaugural activation for the Hogan Social Club. At NYC restaurant Babs, the event included drinks and canapés with poetry readings by Sonny Hall, Nicole Della Costa, Ben Fama and Alyah Roberts, accompanied by experimental jazz by the Onyx Collective.

As the Editor of the Poetry Bank, Dhruv Duggal co-produced a poetry bookstore within knitwear brand Salie 66’s store on Ganvsevort Street in NYC. Among the poetry titles available were selections by guest curators Jonah Freud, Clem MacLeod and Beck. The Poetry Bank also co-produced a launch event for the poetry annex. 

Dhruv Duggal co-produced a poetry reading held at Mimi in NYC, a collaboration between the Poetry Bank and publishing house Blue Beggar Books. At NYC restaurant Mimi, readers included Ben Fama, Emmanuel Olunkwa, Eliza Callahan, Nicole Della Costa, Sonny Hall and Zoë Kiefl.