events - Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Art Foundation invites you, your family and friends to join us for Ramadan Nights at Gallery 1, Al Mureijah Square on 31 May for Ramadan-inspired drop-in activities and workshops suitable for both adults and children.

The Urban Garden, Sharjah, 2017

Overview

Sharjah Art Foundation invites you, your family and friends to join us for a Ladies Ramadan Night at Gallery 1, Al Mureijah for Ramadan-inspired drop-in activities and workshops suitable for both adults and children. Come play traditional and contemporary board games, participate in a clothes donation charity campaign, learn new skills in our Islamic-inspired crafts workshops and enjoy a balanced suhoor meal prepared by Fen Café.

Collective Meal Performance- Making Ma'moul

In collective Eastern societies, a kitchen functions not only as a place for preparing food but also as a communal space for family members, particularly women, to come together to exchange stories, learn traditional practices and prepare heartwarming meals. Ma’amoul are shortbread cookies filled with dates and nuts that are traditionally prepared for Eid across many Arab countries. Whether you are new to or experienced in making ma’moul, join this culinary get-together to prepare and taste a batch of homemade ma’amoul cookies and share some of your best stories and techniques around the tradition with other participants.

Please note this workshop is for ages 16+

Experimenting with Food Photography

In this workshop, participants are invited to the amazing world of food photography, where they will learn the basic skills needed to present their favourite dish in a professional way. They will practise their preferred photography techniques with the goal of improving their use of light, food styling and editing.

Please note this workshop is for ages 16+

Painting with Spices

Participants will learn about the wide range of aromatic spices available in Souq Saqr. The focus will be on spices used extensively in the UAE, their origins and their potential to produce vivid, earthy shades of colour when mixed with water. Using these spices, participants will produce paintings to take home.

Please note that this workshop is for ages 7-15

Guess my Drawing Game

In this session inspired by the classic game Pictionary, participants will be divided into teams and compete to guess the content of each other’s drawings as different words are selected from a pile. Participants can improve on their fast-sketching skills whilst having fun.

Please note that this workshop is for ages 7-15

Revamping Clothes

In keeping with the charitable spirit of Ramadan, participants will collaborate with the tailors of #SAFneighbourhood to up-cycle secondhand clothes that can then be donated to others. The clothes will be given a new identity through the fashion sense and handicraft skills of participants, and each piece of clothing will be accompanied by a short letter explaining its personal story. The up-cycled clothes will be collected by a local charity foundation to be passed on to the next owners.
Please bring a collection of unwanted clothes from your home to up-cycle.

Please note this workshop is for ages 16+