Studio Art Courses at Sharjah Art Institute
Learning Programme for Youth and Adults
Summer 2024
SHORT COURSES
Multicolour Prints using Linoleum
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 8–11 July 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Design linoleum blocks using printing techniques where multiple colour prints are made from a single surface.
Make your own Stamp
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 15–18 July 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Engrave linoleum and wood blocks to produce a stamp and use it for printing.
Live Drawing
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 22–25 July 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Learn how to produce exploratory drawings and quick sketches.
Posters Printing using Silkscreen
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 22–25 July 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Make posters using silk screen printing technique and discover modern methods for designing print material.
Drawing with Text
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 5–8 August 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Choose poems or texts to draw, then use handwriting as an element to make patterns inspired by plant shapes using graphite, ink and coloured pencils.
Neutral Colours
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 12–15 August 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Draw artistic compositions, then apply colour theory by exploring various shades of grey.
Collagraph Printmaking
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 12–15 August 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Learn about the collagraph printing technique, which relies on gluing different textured materials to be used as a printing plate.
Tracing Marks
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 12–15 August 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Trace marks and textures from your surroundings, then layer these traced images to make an abstract painting.
Creative Line Drawing (Cut-outs)
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 19–22 August 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Draw the interior of the institute—people, plants or a still life—on a large piece of paper and then cut out the negative spaces in the drawing and keep only the outline. Next, to create 3D effects, the cut-outs will be displayed on the walls with a spotlight. Participants will learn how to draw in a new way that interacts with the room and with one another by recognising the area outside the painting.
Solar Printing (Cyanotype) Brochure
Ages: 17+
Date: Monday to Thursday, 19–22 August 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–2:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Fee: 100 AED
Create your own solar printing (cyanotype) booklet using different techniques and materials.