WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES - DAY 6
Wednesday 1st March 2023
SOAP MAKING
BY SABOONA
In this hands-on making workshop, participants will learn to repurpose leftovers, herbs and spices as part of a waste conscious soap project. Led by Rouba Shaath, participants will make a soap that is specific to their tastes and needs through the melt and pour soap making process. They will use discarded materials from their homes, dried foods and readily available items as tools and materials in their project. The workshop will include a tutorial, discussion, Q&A as well as individual making time. The workshop is open to all ages; participants below the age of 12 will require an accompanying guardian to help them.
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 5:00PM - 7:00PM
︎House 11
︎ Free
GYPSUM CARVING
BY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 5:00PM - 10:00PM
︎ House 8
︎ Fee applies
BY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 5:00PM - 10:00PM
︎ House 8
︎ Fee applies
LINO CUT
BY DARREL PERKINS
Discover linocut printmaking in two hours by drawing and carving your own design on a block of linoleum, then apply ink and print on paper.
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
︎ House 11
︎ Free
THEATRE MASK MAKING
BY AL JALILA CULTURAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN
Children will be given the opportunity to create their own personalized theater mask.
︎ Age: 5+
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 6:00PM - 7:00PM
︎ Courtyard A
︎ Free
PRINTMAKING PARTY
BY TASHKEEL
Join in the fun at the House 10 Courtyard with the Tashkeel team as they show you how to make and take away your own set of handmade prints. Choose from a range of stencil shapes and figures and mix and match using a selection of coloured paints. Pick up new skills, express your creativity and take home your very own artwork. Attendance is free of charge. Open to all ages.
Established in Dubai in 2008 by Sheikha Lateefa bint Maktoum, Tashkeel is an art and design organisation that seeks to provide a nurturing environment for the growth of contemporary art and design practice rooted in the UAE. From artist-led workshops and talks, to meet-ups, weekly clubs, seasonal camps, exhibition tours and annual programmes, Tashkeel deliver sessions across all ages and abilities, including children, youth, students, teachers, schools and universities.
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 6:00PM - 10:00PM
︎ House 10
︎ Free
HOW TO MAKE A PINHOLE CAMERA
BY ANALOG THE ROOM
We will experience the magic of photography and learn about its most fundamental form, we will first learn about the camera obscura phenomenon. Then we will discover the different pinhole cameras examples and proceed to learn how to build a functional camera with everyday materials.
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 7:30PM - 11:00PM
︎ House 11
︎ Free
DRAWING THE UAE SKYLINE
BY AL JALILA CULTURAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN
Drawing the UAE skyline workshop facilitated by Abdulla Lufti, an Emirati artist on the autism spectrum.
︎ Age: 5+
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 7:30PM - 8:30PM
︎ Courtyard A
︎ Free
LITTLE HEART PEOPLE
BY AL JALILA CULTURAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN
Learn how to draw little heart people with Asma Baker, an Emirati artist on the autism spectrum. She will also be reading from her book "Heart & Mind".
︎ Age: 5+
︎ Wednesday 1st March, 8:30PM - 9:30PM
︎ Courtyard A
︎ Free