Sessions Description

Practical colour theory

Workshop for Children and Families
Date: Sunday, 17 July 2022
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Location: Gallery 4, Al Mureijah Art Spaces
Ages: 11–15
Languages: English and Arabic



This workshop will provide participants with a solid foundation in colour theory so that they can address concerns about colour in their own painting. Participants will learn how to make secondary and complementary colours, and why certain colours stand out while others recede into the background.


Camaïeu painting technique
Workshop for Children and Families

Date: Tuesday, 19 July 2022
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Location: Gallery 4, Al Mureijah Art Spaces
Ages: 11–15
Languages: English and Arabic



In this workshop, participants will be introduced to camaïeu, a painting technique in which an image is created in various shades or hues of a single colour, often one that is not commonly associated with the object, figure or scene depicted in the painting. Guided by the instructor, participants will work on canvas to explore the camaïeu technique through still life.


Painting in Rain Room Sharjah
Workshop for Children and Families

Date: Thursday, 21 July 2022
Timings: 11:00 am–1:00 pm
Meeting Point: Gallery 4, Al Mureijah Art Spaces
Ages: 11–15
Languages: English and Arabic



After a tour of Rain Room Sharjah, participants will remain in the room to create a painting in which they will reflect on their thoughts, feelings and ways they were affected by the elements in their surroundings, for example, sound, falling water and darkness.

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 event is free and open to the public. All materials are provided by Sharjah Art Foundation.