Spring 2024 Learning Programme
WORKSHOPS
Explore Arab Folk Tales
Ages 6–10
Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Location: The Flying Saucer, Dasman, Sharjah
Languages: Arabic
Immerse yourself in Arab cultures and traditions as you listen to folk stories from different eras. Discuss with other participants how you feel about the stories and what you have learned.
Paper Puppets
Ages 11- 15
Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Location: The Flying Saucer, Dasman, Sharjah
Languages: English and Arabic
Learn how to construct a movable 2D puppet for a character you have created using paper, threads and pins.
Textiles Printing
Ages 6–10
Date: Saturday, 18 May 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Languages: English and Arabic
Handcrafted block printing is an age-old technique that has reinvented itself many times. Learn how to create patterns to print on fabric with the blocking technique. By the end of the workshop, you will have a piece of textile art that can be used in several different ways, including as a fashion accessory, or a decorative element.
Make Small-Scale Abstract Paintings
Ages 11–15
Date: Saturday, 18 May 2024
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Language: English
Non-figurative or abstract paintings emphasise shapes, colours and gestural marks to convey emotions, ideas and concepts. Create small-scale non-figurative paintings that reflect your own feeling and ideas.
