Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Sharjah Textile Hunters, Workshop for Community. Collections Building, 2018. Photo: Sharjah Art Foundation

Session Description

Date: Thursday, 17 December 2020
Timings: 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
Location: Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square
All ages
Languages: Arabic and English

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to different techniques for painting on fabric and making patterns, and they will become familiar with the appropriate paint and tools. Then they will make patterns on plain fabric using only paint and brushes. At the end of the workshop, they will work as a group to create an artwork from a large piece of fabric using patterns inspired by Bait Obaid Al Shamsi.

Registration

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Sharjah Art Foundation is committed to making its programmes as inclusive and accessible as possible. Kindly contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) in advance to arrange any support needed during this session. Support could include ramps for wheelchairs, reserved seats for those with hearing impairments to read lips, and sign language interpreters for talks and symposia.

This workshop is part of FOCAL POINT 2020. for more details about the event, please click here

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