Explore and experiment with the exciting new medium of alcohol inks. The inks can be used on a range of surfaces from paper to plastic. Create your own abstract painting to incorporate detailed Arabic Calligraphy.
Instructor: Nevine Meguid
Explore and experiment with the exciting new medium of alcohol inks. The inks can be used on a range of surfaces from paper to plastic. Create your own abstract painting to incorporate detailed Arabic Calligraphy.
Instructor: Nevine Meguid
You may also be interested in the following events coming up at Cultural Foundation
Join our artist-guided open studio sessions, where you can make use of the fully equipped spaces to explore and practice within a one hour drop-in session. An artist will be present offering their skills and techniques to enrich your experience. Basic materials are provided to support various art projects, allowing you to freely express yourself and unleash your creativity. Instructor: Mondays – Mohamed Al Astad Tuesdays – Jina
Delivered by artist Mohamed Al Astad, this course will help develop your sketching, oil painting, acrylic painting, and pastel painting skills. You will learn the techniques of oil painting including lessons on light and shadow, drawing with paint, understanding various paint application methods, and creating balance and harmony in your paintings. You will also be guided through the principles of drawing. It is an excellent course for learning how to draw the basic shapes and progressing to painting. Instructor: Mohamed Al Astad To know more and register, get in touch on info@culturalfoundation.ae or 02 657 6348.
Arab Muslims excelled in this art, as the most prominent feature of Arab-Islamic art is that it is a decorative art. The artist benefited from everything he saw whether elements, whether plant or geometric. Instructor: Ali Mamdouh Prior registration is required at least 6 hours in advance of the workshop.
In the past, calligraphers excelled in creating drawing with calligraphy, so history, stories, and tales were expressed through drawings. After that Arabic calligraphy came with its beautiful letters to form the word into a drawing like birds, animals, roses, and other things that we see with our eyes in nature. Instructor: Mohamed Mandi We invite you to see this for yourself at Bait Al Khatt. Prior registration is required at least 6 hours in advance of the workshop.
A workshop specializing in the art of gilding. In this workshop, participants will learn how to dissolve gold using water and Arabic glue. After that, the water is filtered and purified of the glue, after which it is ready for use and gilding. Instructor: Ali Mamdouh Prior registration is required at least 6 hours in advance of the workshop.
In this workshop, participants will learn how to use natural binding to protect books from tearing and damage, as well as making them attractive and easy to use. The types of binding vary between elaborate manual binding with natural leather or artificial binding. Instructor: Ali Mamdouh Prior registration is required at least 6 hours in advance of the workshop.
