Event Information

 August Art
Workshops and courses for children and adults

 

TDIC´s Cultural Department presented a host of oppurtunites for adults and children where some learned new skills while others refined their existing techniques. August Art offered a selection of workshops and an art course given by Emirati Expressions exhibition participants.

 

Workshops & Courses were bi-lingual.

More details on the workshops and courses given are below:

Art course for adults: Studio painting & Drawing

 

Working with Form and Colour
An introduction about the basic elements of drawing and painting.  Working with acrylic paints and learning different techniques and the use of different materials.

• Instructor: Emirati Expressions artist - Mohamed Al Astad
• Drawing, painting, still life, painting from the model, anatomy
• Art Materials: Acrylic paints and pencils

Description:
Session  1
Introduction about Art
Introducing the students to the art materials
Preparing the painting
beginning with sketching a still life

Session 2
Explaining Methods and Techniques of realism
  
Session 3
Drawing - life model, focusing on details of the body

Session 4 and 5
Techniques of abstract painting

Session 6
Students are free to choose their theme and technique to produce a final piece

Workshops:
Saturday Workshops for Kids

Making drums
• Instructor: Yamam Sami
• Making drums using clay pots and playing folkloric music from gulf and African areas
• Art Materials: Acrylic paint and clay pots

Design a poster
Create a poster to advertise opening of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi museum
• Instructor: Emirati Expression artist - Sumayyah Al Suwaidi
• Art Materials: Acrylic paint, pastel colors, papers, magazines and newspapers

Design a poster 
Create a poster to advertise the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum
• Instructor: Emirati Expression artist - Sumayyah Al Suwaidi
• Art Materials: Acrylic paint, pastel colors, papers, magazines and newspapers

Painting Murals
• Instructor: Yamam Sami
• Create 2 mural paintings inspired by music and the modern art of the Guggenheim Museum.
• Art Materials: Acrylic paint, pastel colors, canvas.

Flying Kites
• Instructor: Yamam Sami
• Making kites
• Art Materials: Acrylic paint, pastel colors, papers, thirds and sticks