Art lessons for children, adults
Al Jalila Cultural Centre will host dozens of workshops from July 7 until August 30
Al Jalila Cultural Centre for Children (AJCCC) in Dubai yesterday announced the launch of its Art Summer Series workshops, which will be held from July 7 to August 30.
Twenty-eight artists will participate in the initiative by offering workshops for children ages seven and above, in addition to workshops for adults.
During the series, around 70 workshops will be offered by instructors from the centre and guest artists. The workshops will cover a variety of artistic disciplines, such as Ebru (marbling on water), gilding, classical Arabic calligraphy, Islamic decoration, painting on ceramics, clay sculpting, hand casting, drawing on wood, fashion design, mobile phone photography, stop-motion, creative writing, puppet making, culinary arts, and others.
Discounts
Visitors will be able to select the workshops through using a booklet on the series and updates on the centre’s social media channels, using the handle @ajcccuae.
Prices will range from around Dh100 per workshop to Dh500 or more, depending on the workshop. There will also be discounts, such as a 10 per cent discount for registering for more than three workshops.
The performing arts will also play an important part in the series. Workshops will include scriptwriting, improvisation, black-light theatre, and the staging of a tale from 1,001 Nights. Children will also get the chance to brush up their cooking skills, in addition to learning about social media uses for businesses and influencers. The series will also give them the opportunity to take part in Lego construction, programming and robotics challenges.
Attending yesterday’s press conference were some of the participating artists, including Moza Al Raqbani, director of strategy and planning at AJCCC; Heba Al Aloul, programmes development officer at AJCCC; visual artist Mohannad Orabi; and Dr Lamya Tawfik, presenter of Pearl FM, who is specialised in children’s media and culture.