Overview
Sharjah Art Foundation invites you, your family and friends to join us on Friday, 22 January 2021, in Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square, for Fridays at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, a weekly series of workshops designed for adults and children of all ages and abilities.
Come sketch the sights and sounds of the heritage area around Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, make your own postage stamps, paint with music, explore the Pointillist style of painting and write a letter to yourself.
This event is free and open to the public.
Workshops
Live Sketching
Workshop for Youth and Adults
Date: Friday, 22 January 2021
Timings: 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Location : Bait Obaid Alshamsi, Arts Square
Ages: 15+
Languages: Arabic and English
In this workshop, participants will gather at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, where the learning team will introduce them to some basic principles of sketching. They will then explore the area around Bait Obaid Al Shamsi and sketch different elements of the heritage house.
Make your own Post Stamps
Workshop for Children and Families
Date: Friday, 22 January 2021
Timings: 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Location : Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square
All ages
Languages: English and Arabic
Participants will create their own post stamps. They will be provided with ready-made stamp templates on which they will use coloured markers to add drawings and writing. By the end of the workshop, they will each have a set of customised postage stamps.
Painting to Music
Workshop for Children and Families
Date: Friday, 22 January 2021
Timings: 4:00 pm–8:00 pm
Location : Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square
All ages
Languages: Arabic and English
In this workshop, participants will paint while they listen to the beats and harmonies of a variety of music. Inspired by their emotional responses to the music, participants will collaboratively paint a number of artworks.
Introduction to Pointillism
Workshop for Children and Families
Date: Friday, 22 January 2021
Timings: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Location : Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square
All ages
Languages: Arabic and English
Pointillism is a painting and drawing technique in which small dots of colour are arranged in patterns to form images. Participants in this workshop will learn the basics of the pointillism technique and use cotton buds (Q-tips) to draw whatever they want with colours they like.
Letter to Self
Workshop for Youth and Adults
Date: Friday, 22 January 2021
Timings: 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Location : Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square
Ages: 15+
Languages: Arabic and English
In this group writing workshop, participants will discuss a range of issues with each other and engage in self-reflection. Then they will create a monologue in the form of a letter to themselves.
Safety Rules
To safeguard the health of our visitors and staff, the following rules, in line with Sharjah Health Authority regulations, will be instituted at the venue:
• Visitor capacity inside the venue will be limited to ensure adherence to recommended social distancing rules.
• Visitors are required to wear masks at all times in the venue.
• Visitors should keep a safe distance from others at all times.
• Visitors will be subject to temperature checks before entering the venue.
• Enhanced disinfection and sanitisation of the venue will take place between sessions.
• Hand sanitisers and other sanitisation products will be available at all venue entrances.
• These health and safety rules are subject to change in line with any modifications to Sharjah Government regulations and policies.