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Wall Decoration Workshop

Date: Friday 31 Jul, 2020 - Saturday 01 Aug, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Online

Participants will make their walls come alive with these colourful birds and butterflies, all ready to fly away with you on your creative wall decoration journey! THINGS YOU’LL NEED: Feathers Glue gun Scissors Pencil Colored Paper Googly Eyes STEP BY...

3D Collage and Acrylic Painting on Canvas Workshop

Date: Thursday 30 Jul, 2020 - Saturday 01 Aug, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Online

Here, you will learn how to create your own 3D shaped canvas by mixing materials and adding colour to your painting. As a result, you will get a nice 3D painting to hang up in your room. Our theme is...

Book Cover Workshop

Date: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2020 - Saturday 01 Aug, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Online

This workshop will teach participants how to create felt fabric covers in order to make beautifully decorated, soft covers for your favourite books. Embellish your cover with flowers, buttons and other shapes so that it stands out on your bookshelf!...

Plant Pot Workshop

Date: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2020 - Saturday 01 Aug, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Online

In this workshop, participants will learn two ways on how to decorate and make your own plant pots more beautiful, using simple materials such as stones and threads. Have your glue gun handy and don’t be afraid of getting messy!...

Paper Flower Workshop

Date: Monday 27 Jul, 2020 - Saturday 01 Aug, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Online

Paper flowers are in vogue and a perfect backdrop for all special occasions. In this workshop, participants will learn this contemporary craft in a step-by-step guided video session. Finally, they walk away with beautiful flowers to decorate their rooms. THINGS...

Paper Art Workshop

Date: Sunday 26 Jul, 2020 - Tuesday 28 Jul, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Venue: Online,

This workshop teaches participants how to use paper in various techniques in order to make 2D and 3D garden collages using shapes like flowers and leaves. THINGS YOU’LL NEED: Multi Coloured Paper Scissors Glue Pencil Carving Cutter Ruler STEP BY...

Online Summer Camp 2020

Date: Sunday 26 Jul, 2020 - Sunday 26 Jul, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Online

Get creative from home! How to participate: Sign up for this online summer camp and every day Maraya Art Centre will release a new video at 11.30 am on www.maraya.ae and our social media channels, starting from Sunday, 26. July 2020 until...

Winners of the Competition “The Place I Call Home”

Date: Sunday 31 May, 2020 - Tuesday 30 Jun, 2020
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Online, Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E)

A jury comprising of members of the British Council, Ffotogallery and Maraya Art Centre has nominated the following participants as winners of the photography competition “The Place I Call Home”: Kristin Soghmonyan, 21 year old Armenian living in Sharjah, studying...

Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

Date: Tuesday 26 May, 2020 - Tuesday 30 Jun, 2020
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Online

Join us for the kick-off of the “Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon” focusing on female Emirati and UAE resident artists and making them more visible on the popular online encyclopedia. Cristiana de Marchi and Maraya Art Centre invite participants to get together virtually...

Photography Competition for “The Place I Call Home”

Date: Tuesday 14 Apr, 2020 - Sunday 31 May, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Second Floor (Maraya Art Gallery)

Photography Competition for “The Place I Call Home” In collaboration with the British Council and Ffotogallery, Maraya Art Centre concludes its online programming with a photography competition addressing themes relating to the exhibition “The Place I Call Home”. The competition...

Bloom

Date: Thursday 12 Dec, 2019 - Saturday 22 Feb, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Third Floor (Maraya Art Gallery)

As part of the 22nd edition of Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, Maraya Art Centre presents Bloom by Beijing-based sculptor Li Hongbo. The exhibition is curated by the Dubai-based curator Jolaine Frizzell, and acts as the artist’s first solo in the...

Abu Dhabi Art: Colour Bar

Date: Thursday 21 Nov, 2019 - Saturday 23 Nov, 2019
Time: 02:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Colour Bar is an exhibition that places in proximity bits of creative minds from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, channeled together through a showcase that is dedicated to feature time-based media art. The exhibition seeks to address a...

Colour Bar: Public Talk & Tour

Date: Saturday 26 Oct, 2019 - Saturday 26 Oct, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Second Floor,

A public talk and an exhibition tour will be taking place on Saturday 26 October, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Moderated by the curator Hind bin Demaithan and bringing together Ahaad Al Amoudi, Ahmad Al Areef Al Dhaheri, Mansour Al Heera,...

Colour Bar: Colour, Space and Bits per Pixel

Date: Saturday 12 Oct, 2019 - Saturday 30 Nov, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Third Floor (Maraya Art Gallery)

Colour Bar is an exhibition that places in proximity bits of creative minds from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, channeled together through a showcase that is dedicated to feature time-based media art. The exhibition seeks to address a...

Candle Making Workshop

Date: Wednesday 25 Sep, 2019 - Wednesday 25 Sep, 2019
Time: 04:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: 3rd Floor, Maraya Art Centre

Candle making Workshop Molds will be either made prior workshop from plaster, or bought as ready-made with a variety of shapes. Audience will have the chance to learn more about the history of candles and how to make their own....

Xposure

Date: Thursday 19 Sep, 2019 - Sunday 22 Sep, 2019
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Venue: Expo Centre Sharjah, UAE

Maraya Art Centre is delighted to announce its participation in the 2019 edition of Xposure International Photography Festival with Emirati artist Obaid Mohammed Al Budoor (“beedii”). We invite all art and photography lovers to a new world of Experience, from...

(Be)Longing

Date: Monday 09 Sep, 2019 - Wednesday 25 Sep, 2019
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, 3rd Floor

"(Be) longing. Home, Place and Identity in the Works of Graduates from the College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Sharjah " Returning again to Maraya Art Centre, works by five recently graduates of the College of Fine Arts and...

Silk Road Exhibition

Date: Sunday 18 Aug, 2019 - Saturday 19 Oct, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Second Floor ,

China is today the focus of many children’s books. Chinese authors and illustrators are arousing increasing interest, as are China’s ancient stories and legends as well as its contemporary literature. Silk Road was an ancient network of routes that connected the East and West....

Summer Camp 2019

Date: Sunday 07 Jul, 2019 - Wednesday 17 Jul, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Second Floor

Maraya Art Center’s Summer Camp is back and is a perfect way to start your summer. Register to enjoy Maraya’s entertaining workshops where young creatives play with different colors and try new experiences in the arts! Enroll your kids and...

JACQUES KAUFMANN IN CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL RICE

Date: Saturday 15 Jun, 2019 - Saturday 15 Jun, 2019
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 15, 2019 to join us for a conversation at 6:00 p.m at 1971-Design Space, Sharjah,bringing together Jacques Kaufmann, the former President of the International Academy of Ceramics, and Michael Rice, the ceramicist of the solo show...

Watching, Waiting, and Writing Workshop with Mona Ayyash

Date: Saturday 04 May, 2019 - Saturday 04 May, 2019
Time: 02:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Venue: Al Qasba, Sharjah, U.A.E.

In this workshop, we will be concentrating on what happens when nothing is happening. We will be sitting in a café in Al Qasba, watching our surroundings, inviting boredom, looking for patterns and repetition, focusing and refocusing, and doing nothing. ...

Tashweesh: Panel Discussion at NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Date: Monday 29 Apr, 2019 - Monday 29 Apr, 2019
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, Abu Dhabi

Join Tashweesh artists and exhibition curator in conversation with Maya Allison, Director and Chief Curator of NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery. For further details follow us on social media @marayaartcentre and @uaeunlimited

Collaborative Performance Workshop with Ayesha Hadhir and Camilla Singh

Date: Saturday 27 Apr, 2019 - Saturday 27 Apr, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Second Floor

In this 3 hour workshop, Hadhir and Singh will discuss and illustrate an approach to art making that is common to both of their methods of working, with a specific focus on performance art. They will talk about developing a...

Drawing Workshop with Zara Mahmood

Date: Saturday 20 Apr, 2019 - Saturday 20 Apr, 2019
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Venue: Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai, U.A.E.

Participants will be asked to explore the outdoor space of the Centre and make a total of three drawings. Using their hands as a viewfinder, they will be able to zoom in on certain aspects of their environment and focus...

Tashweesh: Panel Discussion at Jameel Arts Centre

Date: Tuesday 16 Apr, 2019 - Tuesday 16 Apr, 2019
Time: 06:30 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Project Space in Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai

Join exhibition curator Laura Metzler in conversation with Zara Mahmood and Tor Seidel about everyday material and their practices in the context of the ongoing exhibition Tashweesh: Material Noise carried out at Maraya Art Centre in collaboration with UAE Unlimited. Zara...

Sharp Tools | Film Screening

Date: Friday 22 Mar, 2019 - Thursday 28 Mar, 2019
Time: 07:30 p.m. - 09:30 p.m.
Venue: Cinema Akil, Warehouse 68, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Film Screening: Sharp Tools by Nujoom Al Ghanem in collaboration with Cinema Akil, the National Pavilion U.A.E. – La Biennale di Venezia, and Art Dubai. Alaat Haddah (Sharp Tools) Directed by: Nujoom Alghanem 2017 | U.A.E. | PG-13 | Documentary |...

Fully Booked 2019

Date: Thursday 21 Mar, 2019 - Saturday 23 Mar, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Warehouse 9, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

Maraya Art Centre and 1971-Design Space are taking part in the third edition of Fully Booked which premieres during Art Week 2019. We will be showcasing our latest in-house publications of the ongoing exhibitions “Tashweesh: Material Noise”, a group exhibition featuring commissioned works by...

The Path of Tides | Performance

Date: Monday 18 Mar, 2019 - Monday 18 Mar, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasbah, Block E, Third Floor

Performance: The Path of Tides, 2019, a Collaborative performance by Ayesha Hadhir and Camilla Singh, Performed by Camilla Singh. In this performance Camilla Singh will follow the path of tides, inhabiting empty space within Ayesha Hadhir’s installation, tracing the rise...

Tashweesh: Material Noise

Date: Saturday 02 Mar, 2019 - Saturday 24 Aug, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre is excited to be continuing its partnership with UAE Unlimited to create the 2019 edition of the annual exhibition that showcases the work of emerging UAE-based artists. The exhibition, curated by Maraya Art Centre curator Laura Metzler,...

Tashweesh - Public Programme

Date: Saturday 02 Mar, 2019 - Saturday 25 May, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre | Alserkal Avenue | NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery | Jameel Arts Centre

Saturday 2 March, 2019 | 5:00 - 8:30 P.M. Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasbah, Block E, Third Floor Opening of Tashweesh: Material Noise With opening remarks by H.E. Noura Al Kaabi, U.A.E. Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Performance:...

GEO - Earth and its Materiality

Date: Saturday 23 Feb, 2019 - Saturday 10 Aug, 2019
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 08:30 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

GEO- Earth and its Materiality in the Ceramics of Michael Rice Exhibition Opening: Saturday 23 February, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. Followed by a live Demonstration on making ceramics: 7:00 p.m. 1971 - Design Space showcases the first institutional solo...

Dana Awartani - Exhibition Tour

Date: Friday 01 Feb, 2019 - Friday 01 Feb, 2019
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

As part of the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, Maraya Art Centre cordially invites you to an exhibition tour led by the artist Dana Awartani. The tour will highlight existing as well as newly created works for the current exhibition at Maraya Art...

Conversations on Practice: Dana Awartani and Curator Laura Metzler

Date: Wednesday 30 Jan, 2019 - Wednesday 30 Jan, 2019
Time: 06:30 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Project Space in Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai

Saudi artist Dana Awartani discusses her recent projects with curator and art historian Laura Metzler as part of the Jameel’s ‘Conversations on Practice’ series of artist-led presentations. This talk coincides ‘The Silence Between Us: Poetry and Light in the work...

The Silence Between Us - Guided Tour

Date: Saturday 19 Jan, 2019 - Saturday 19 Jan, 2019
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Saturday, 19 January 2019, 05:00 p.m. – 06:00 p.m. As part of the Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival, Maraya Art Centre cordially invites you to an exhibition tour of “The Silence between Us: Poetry and Light in the Work of Dana...

The Silence Between Us - Guided Tour in Russian

Date: Saturday 05 Jan, 2019 - Saturday 05 Jan, 2019
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Join Russian speaking Exhibition Tour Guide Suheyla Takesh on a tour of the first institutional solo presentation of Saudi-Palestinian artist Dana Awartani in the U.A.E. “The Silence Between Us” brings together pieces of the artist’s practice that reflect on her...

Interactive Public Art – Palm Eyes

Date: Thursday 27 Dec, 2018 - Friday 28 Dec, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Block (E), Al Qasba

“Palm Eyes” is a public art engagement programme designed and managed by the Emirati artist Azza Al Qubaisi allowing the audience to create a sustainable artwork by expressing themselves on the Palm Tree Kurab using different materials such as sand,...

Fashion Illustration

Date: Wednesday 26 Dec, 2018 - Wednesday 26 Dec, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Kutob Bookstore, Block (D), Al Qasba

This workshop will introduce participants to fashion illustration styles and techniques through drawing and sketching a fashion figure. Participants will also learn about anatomy, exploring different poses, colours, texture and draping effects. Suitable for teenagers and adults. Artist: Mohammed Okasha -...

3D African Tote Bags

Date: Sunday 23 Dec, 2018 - Sunday 23 Dec, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Kutob Bookstore, Block (D), Al Qasba

Participants will be able to make their own contemporary designs inspired by African heritage, attendees will combine innovation and tradition in fashion to create accessories and prints on tote bags. By the end of the workshop, they will have their...

Giant Paper Flower Making Workshop

Date: Saturday 22 Dec, 2018 - Saturday 22 Dec, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Kutob Bookstore, Block (D), Al Qasba

Giant oversized paper flowers are in vogue and a perfect backdrop for birthdays, weddings and all special occasions. At this workshop, Participants will learn this contemporary craft in a step-by-step guided session. Finally, they walk away with beautiful big flowers...

Geometric Drawing with Dana Awartani

Date: Friday 21 Dec, 2018 - Friday 21 Dec, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Second Floor

In this workshop, Palestinian-Saudi artist Dana Awartani will hold an introduction to geometric drawing inspired by the works exhibited at Maraya Art Centre in her first institutional solo presentation entitled “The Silence Between Us: Poetry and Light in the work...

Jedariya: Inkman

Date: Thursday 20 Dec, 2018 - Wednesday 23 Jan, 2019
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre has initiated a new mural as part of this year’s Islamic Arts Festival organized by the Department of Culture and Information to bring art to the streets of Sharjah under its street art initiative “Jedariya”. The artwork has...

The Silence Between Us

Date: Thursday 20 Dec, 2018 - Thursday 20 Dec, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre is excited to announce its upcoming exhibition “The Silence Between Us: Poetry and Light in the work of Dana Awartani.” This exhibition will be the second collaboration between the Maraya Art Centre and the Sharjah Islamic Arts...

Spray and Acrylic Workshop

Date: Thursday 20 Dec, 2018 - Thursday 20 Dec, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Block (E), Al Qasba

In this workshop, participants will have an introduction to acrylic and spray painting techniques exploring colour and design compositions. With 1 hour of introduction and 2 hours of practice, Tarsila Schubert will be showing images, music and sensorial experiences that...

Abu Dhabi Art: DREAM.BELIEVE.DARE.DO

Date: Wednesday 14 Nov, 2018 - Saturday 17 Nov, 2018
Time: 02:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

“With ‘DREAM.BELIEVE.DARE.DO’ we wanted to honour the Founder of the Nation in our own way, which was to dream and believe, but also dare to do.” -YOMUTO 1971 Design Space will be participating at Abu Dhabi Art from 14 - 17...

RASM: Contemporary Arabic TypoGraphic Posters 2008-2018

Date: Friday 09 Nov, 2018 - Friday 09 Nov, 2018
Time: 04:30 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Curated by: Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFarès, Khatt Foundation Arabic lettering and texts have adorned the facades of buildings since the seventh century and have played a role of both ornament and communication. They communicated on both the textual as well as...

Between the Visible and the Invisible: Public Talk & Tour

Date: Friday 19 Oct, 2018 - Friday 19 Oct, 2018
Time: 02:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Venue: Nadi Al Qouz, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A Public Talk with the curator of the exhibition “Between the Visible and the Invisible”, Dr. Azadeh Fatehrad, and the Austrian artist and researcher Nikolaus Gansterer. The conversation will discuss the concept of the exhibition, in particular the links between...

Between the Visible and the Invisible

Date: Saturday 15 Sep, 2018 - Saturday 24 Nov, 2018
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, ‘Between the Visible and the Invisible’, curated by Dr. Azadeh Fatehrad, featuring the works of a group of seven international artists that include Pia Sandström (Stockholm), Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin (London),...

Between the Visible and the Invisible: Live Lecture Performance and Panel Discussion

Date: Saturday 15 Sep, 2018 - Saturday 15 Sep, 2018
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre presents an Exhibition Discussion and ‘Acidulated Stellar Mix’, a Live Lecture Performance by Chooc Ly Tan As part of the opening of the exhibition ‘Between the Visible and the Invisible’ on Saturday 15 September, 2018, Maraya Art Centre...

Yaminay Chaudhri and Arwa Al Neami: Publication Launch and Talk

Date: Wednesday 08 Aug, 2018 - Wednesday 08 Aug, 2018
Time: 06:30 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Nadi Al Qouz, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Please join us for the launch of the catalogue for Yaminay Chaudhri’s "Rooms are Never Finished" and Arwa Al Neami’s “Liff” in collaboration with Alserkal Programming. The discussion will include both artists and co-curators Laura Metzler and Aziz Sohail in conversation,...

Summer Camp for Kids and Teenagers 2018 - Week 2

Date: Sunday 22 Jul, 2018 - Wednesday 25 Jul, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Center’s Summer Camp is the perfect way to start summer 2018. Register to enjoy Maraya’s entertaining workshops, where young creatives play with different colors and use their hands to experiment with new objects. Enroll your kids and teenagers...

Summer Camp for Kids and Teenagers 2018

Date: Sunday 15 Jul, 2018 - Wednesday 18 Jul, 2018
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Center’s Summer Camp is the perfect way to start summer 2018. Register to enjoy Maraya’s entertaining workshops, where young creatives play with different colors and use their hands to experiment with new objects. Enroll your kids and teenagers...

Artist in Residence: Sebastiano Sofia

Date: Saturday 23 Jun, 2018 - Sunday 15 Jul, 2018
Time: 01:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Artist in Residence: Sebastiano Sofia Saturday 23 June, 2018 1:00 - 3:00 pm Sebastiano Sofia is an Italian artist from Milan who has undergone a one-month residency at Maraya Art Centre. Working with discarded materials, Sofia creates hybrid objects that question...

Yaminay Chaudhri – Arwa Al Neami

Date: Saturday 12 May, 2018 - Saturday 12 May, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Yaminay Chaudhri – Arwa Al Neami Curated by: Laura Metzler and Aziz Sohail 12 May - 23 August, 2018 Maraya Art Centre is excited to be opening two new solo presentations by emerging artists Yaminay Chaudhri (Pakistan) and Arwa Al Neami...

Marbling

Date: Wednesday 09 May, 2018 - Wednesday 09 May, 2018
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Marbling is often employed as a writing surface for calligraphy, and especially book covers and papers in bookbinding and stationery. Learn the astonishing intricate of the ancient art of marbling and learn how to prepare paper for marbling using marble...

Calligraphy on Gold Leaf

Date: Wednesday 25 Apr, 2018 - Wednesday 25 Apr, 2018
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets by goldbeating and is often used for gilding. In this workshop, participants will learn how to develop intricate calligraphy designs in a single stroke using bamboo pen on gold-leaf. To register please...

Doppelganger

Date: Saturday 21 Apr, 2018 - Saturday 21 Apr, 2018
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Doppelganger Saturday 21 April, 2018 6:00 pm This exhibition draws from U.A.E. craft heritage by representing craft through the contemporary lenses of digital culture and projecting it into the future of place-making and public art in Sharjah. As a record...

Capturing Mleiha’s Sunset with Obaid AlBudoor

Date: Saturday 24 Mar, 2018 - Saturday 24 Mar, 2018
Time: 04:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Mlieha, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Participants will embark on a discovery tour before sunset to explore and photograph the elements and landscapes of Mleiha. In collaboration with landscape photographer Obaid Al Budoor, the excursion and workshop will cover principles of landscape photography and tips regarding...

Timo Nasseri: Publication Launch and talk

Date: Friday 23 Mar, 2018 - Friday 23 Mar, 2018
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Abraaj Lounge, Art Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Please join us for the launch of the catalogue for Timo Nasseri’s All the Letters in All the Stars at Art Dubai. The exhibition is the artist’s first solo presentation in the UAE and was realized in collaboration with the Sharjah Islamic...

Fully Booked

Date: Monday 19 Mar, 2018 - Saturday 24 Mar, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre is taking part at the second edition of Fully Booked which premieres during Art Week 2018. The fair will foster meaningful cultural exchanges between regional and international artist publishers, as well as the cultural practitioners and visitors present...

Sitaram Swain: The Trans-Indian Ocean Artists Exchange

Date: Saturday 24 Feb, 2018 - Saturday 31 Mar, 2018
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Sitaram Swain: The Trans-Indian Ocean Artists Exchange Saturday 24 February, 2018 1:00 - 3:00 pm Sitaram has spent the last four weeks in Sharjah as part of the Trans-Indian Ocean Artists Exchange with the Kochi Biennale Foundation, that was initiated by...

Open Call for presenters specializing in Innovation

Date: Monday 19 Feb, 2018 - Wednesday 28 Feb, 2018
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Open Call for presenters specializing in Eco-Innovation and Innovation – PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 12 Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! “Future generations will be living in a world that is very different from that to which we are...

Jedariya: Zepha

Date: Wednesday 20 Dec, 2017 - Saturday 31 Mar, 2018
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Awqaf Building, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

With the Sharjah Islamic Art Festival 2017 taking off, Maraya presents Vincent Abadie Hafez, also known as Zepha, for this edition of Jedariya. Given the geographic location of this Jedariya, Vincent’s transforms the Awqaf building at the Heart of Sharjah...

Jedariya: Reminiscing by Tarsila Schubert

Date: Monday 18 Dec, 2017 - Tuesday 20 Feb, 2018
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Al Qasba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya is pleased to present its 5th edition of Jedariya in collaboration with the street artist Tarsal Schubert. The location of this edition is within one of Sharjah’s iconic landmarks, Al Qasba, just a few steps from Maraya Art Centre....

Jedariya: Manifestations

Date: Thursday 14 Dec, 2017 - Tuesday 20 Feb, 2018
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Al Qasba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Jedariya: Manifestations By Magdy Elkafrawy and Mohamed Abdelaziz for SIAF Magdy ElKafrawy explains the content of his graffiti art project by saying, "The Islamic heritage continues to be one of the most important sources of visual inspiration for many artists...

Film: Home | Sports

Date: Saturday 25 Nov, 2017 - Saturday 25 Nov, 2017
Time: 08:00 p.m. - 09:30 p.m.
Venue: Al Qasba Theatre, Al Qasba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre in Abu Dhabi Art 2017

Date: Wednesday 08 Nov, 2017 - Saturday 11 Nov, 2017
Time: 02:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Manarat Al Saadiyat, Saadiyat Cultural District, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Maraya Art Centre will be participating at Abu Dhabi Art 2017 and will be located within the Abu Dhabi Art Community highlighting its latest initiative the “Maraya Project Space”, which introduced its first project at Souq Al Shanasiya in Sharjah by the...

Talk: Home | Sports

Date: Saturday 04 Nov, 2017 - Saturday 04 Nov, 2017
Time: 04:30 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Venue: Mini Golf, Al Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Talk: Home | Sports Creating a sense of community through sport In conversation with journalist John Dennehy, artist and writer Hind Mezaina will discuss how people create a sense of community through sports and playing in public spaces. Follow #positionsinplay and...

Night was paper and we were ink

Date: Saturday 28 Oct, 2017 - Saturday 28 Oct, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Barjeel Art Foundation, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Night was paper and we were ink Works on paper from the Barjeel Collection In this exhibition we survey a selection of works on paper from the Barjeel collection that include drawing, painting and printmaking from the mid-20th Century to...

PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 11

Date: Saturday 28 Oct, 2017 - Saturday 28 Oct, 2017
Time: 08:20 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! “Giving is defined by the differences we make: the differences in someone’s life, in a society, or in a nation” H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum This coming PechaKucha Night Vol. 11,...

Open Call for presenters specializing in Giving

Date: Tuesday 26 Sep, 2017 - Wednesday 11 Oct, 2017
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Open Call for presenters specializing in Giving - PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 11 Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! “Giving is defined by the differences we make: the differences in someone’s life, in a society, or in a nation”...

Artist in Residence: Farah Al Qasimi

Date: Monday 25 Sep, 2017 - Sunday 17 Dec, 2017
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: London, UK

Maraya Art Centre is pleased to announce that Emirati artist Farah Al Qasimi has been selected as our artist-in-residence at Delfina Foundation in London, UK. She will start her residency on 25 September until 17 December, 2017. The residency is generously supported by the Abu...

4 by Ayman Zedani

Date: Saturday 26 Aug, 2017 - Saturday 26 Aug, 2017
Time: 01:00 p.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Venue: Souq Al Shanasiya, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

4 is a site-specific installation that explores Ayman Zedani’s continual interest in how meaning is given by the audience through material interaction, and specifically how certain materials themselves can evoke the presence of a previous time and civilization. In the...

PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 10

Date: Tuesday 20 Jun, 2017 - Tuesday 20 Jun, 2017
Time: 09:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! This PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 10 will coincide with the venue's past exhibition “Change, coordinates + someone else” and will offer presenters the ideal platform for knowledge sharing on the topic of design...

Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the U.A.E. Art World

Date: Thursday 15 Jun, 2017 - Saturday 19 Aug, 2017
Time: 09:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Collectivity: Objects and Associations in the UAE Art World Curated by Laura Metzler 15 June – 19 August, 2017 “All artistic work, like all human activity, involves the joint activity of a number, often a large number of people....

Open call for presenters specializing in design

Date: Sunday 04 Jun, 2017 - Thursday 15 Jun, 2017
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Open call for presenters specializing in design - PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 10 Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! The upcoming PechaKucha Night Vol. 10, hosted by 1971 – Design Space, will take place on Tuesday, 20 June, 2017,...

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Date: Wednesday 17 May, 2017 - Saturday 30 Sep, 2017
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre

Maraya Art Centre announces its new domain which is reserved for organisations and people who produce, collect, study and promote art, joining thousands of other art organisations and practitioners in this domain You can visit our website now on: www.maraya.art

Artist in Residence: Lina Younes

Date: Saturday 15 Apr, 2017 - Monday 10 Jul, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Seoul, South Korea

Lina Younes, Founder of The Animation Chamber in Dubai is our selected Artist in Residence in collaboration with Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon. She will start her residency in Seoul on 15 April, 2017 until 10 July, 2017 and work on exploring systems...

Announcement: Maraya Community

Date: Sunday 09 Apr, 2017 - Sunday 09 Apr, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Maraya Community will be closed for now, but our gallery is still open! Visit our latest exhibition: Once upon a Time: Hadiqat Al Umma in the third floor and get ready to be immersed in nostalgia created by the brilliant Sadik...

Circular Landscapes By Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver

Date: Friday 24 Mar, 2017 - Friday 24 Mar, 2017
Time: 08:00 p.m. - 08:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah | Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai | Al Qasba, Sharjah

Maraya Art Centre presents "Circular Landscapes", a surround-sound, musical and conceptual performance series by artists in residence Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver. For these works, the artists focus attention on distinct locations in Sharjah: The Mleiha Desert archaeological site and...

Designer-Makers’ Enterprise Workshop

Date: Monday 20 Mar, 2017 - Tuesday 21 Mar, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, in conjunction with the Crafts Council UK, are proud to deliver a series of creative enterprise workshops for artisans and designer-makers based in the UAE. Starting with their first two-day workshop on March 20-21, the topics...

Fully Booked

Date: Monday 13 Mar, 2017 - Saturday 18 Mar, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Nadi Al Qouz, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Maraya Art Centre is taking part at Fully Booked which premieres in March 2017 as the UAE’s first art book fair. The fair will foster meaningful cultural exchanges between regional and international artist publishers, as well as the cultural practitioners...

Once Upon A Time: Hadiqat Al Umma

Date: Saturday 04 Mar, 2017 - Saturday 06 May, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Once Upon A Time: Hadiqat Al Umma, a solo exhibition by Iraqi Artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji Curated by: Laura Metzler and Dr. Alexandra MacGilp 4 March – 6 May, 2017 Iraqi artist Sadik Kwaish Alfraji presents a panoramic multi-media installation...

Creative Coils

Date: Sunday 26 Feb, 2017 - Sunday 05 Mar, 2017
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Explore the endless possibilities of creating with simple clay coils . A fun-filled workshop where you will get to play with clay using your own hands! Be sure to wear clothes you're not afraid to get dirty, and get ready...

Coloured Pencil Painting

Date: Tuesday 21 Feb, 2017 - Tuesday 21 Feb, 2017
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Discover the basics of coloured pencil art—and refine and expand your colored pencil techniques with helpful tips and pointers and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction from the experts. You’ll learn about burnishing, working with solvents, water-soluble colored pencils and more! This coloured pencil...

Collagraph Printing

Date: Sunday 12 Feb, 2017 - Sunday 12 Feb, 2017
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

This workshop promises a quick and easy introduction to collagraph printing, a technique created using an assembled collage of textured materials and/or cutout Shapes and or modeling paste and textured gesso. The process avoids the drying time associated with Glue,...

Artist in Residence: Jung Chan boo

Date: Sunday 05 Feb, 2017 - Saturday 18 Mar, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Jung Chan boo, a Korean artist from Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture started his residency at Maraya Art Centre and will continue till 18 March, 2017. "Jung Chan boo produces works with quotidian objects and sees all things in the...

Artist in Residence: Areej Kaoud

Date: Wednesday 01 Feb, 2017 - Friday 31 Mar, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: New York, USA

Maraya Art Centre is pleased to announce that artist Areej Kaoud will be part of the The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York’s most comprehensive international visual arts residency programme, starting 1 February till 31 March, 2017. Areej Kaoud is a...

Artist in Residence: Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver

Date: Wednesday 01 Feb, 2017 - Tuesday 28 Mar, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Fari Bradley and Chris Weaver will begin their residency this month with Maraya Art Centre, to work on a project which focuses attention on three of Sharjah’s most architecturally and geographically distinct locations: Port Khalid, Sharjah International Airport and the...

Tie-Dye

Date: Sunday 29 Jan, 2017 - Sunday 29 Jan, 2017
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Handmade gifts are the best…and wearable art never goes out of style. Choose t-shirts or infinity scarves to create for your family and friends. We’ll teach several tie-dye designs and provide lots of colours to choose from. Don’t be surprised if...

Emirati Doll Heads Workshop

Date: Saturday 21 Jan, 2017 - Saturday 21 Jan, 2017
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 04:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

This workshop will introduce a fun and easy way to make Emirati-inspired doll heads. By using basic doll making techniques, participants will design and make their Emirati doll heads with traditional headgears. The final product is a design object that...

3G Robotics Club

Date: Wednesday 18 Jan, 2017 - Wednesday 08 Mar, 2017
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

In this course, children will learn how to build and program robots using the EV3 platform from the LEGO MINDSTROMS. The child will deal with four kinds of sensors namely: Ultrasonic, touch, Gyro, and Color/Light. Age range: 9+ years old...

Antique Geometric Gold Leaf Design

Date: Tuesday 10 Jan, 2017 - Tuesday 10 Jan, 2017
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Gold leaf is gold that has been hammered into thin sheets by goldbeating and is often used for gilding. Gold leafing (gold-leaf gilding) is the process of layering very thin sheets of gold (or imitation gold) onto a specially prepared hard surface such...

Scrap Book making Workshop inspired by Khalil Abdul Wahid

Date: Thursday 15 Dec, 2016 - Thursday 15 Dec, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Khalil Abdul Wahid is an Emirati artist who is an expert in the field of visual arts living in Dubai. He is a painter and works mainly in video arts. Khalil Abdul Wahid's generous project Artist Tools gives us valuable...

Tapestry Weaving 1 & 2

Date: Tuesday 13 Dec, 2016 - Tuesday 20 Dec, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Tuesday 13 & 20 December, 2016 Participants will learn how to warp a loom, weave simple shapes and lines and explore color, pattern and texture. They will learn the basic techniques of weaving. This class is for people with no experience...

Glass Painting Workshop

Date: Sunday 11 Dec, 2016 - Sunday 11 Dec, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

In this workshop, children will learn techniques for creating 3 dimensional shapes and textures, blending techniques, tracing, and silver staining of glass. To register please contact Maraya Art Centre on +971 6 556 6555 or by email at rsvp@maraya.ae

Watercolour Painting inspired by Abdul Qader Al Rais Works

Date: Tuesday 29 Nov, 2016 - Tuesday 29 Nov, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

In this workshop students will experiment with colors, designs and patterns as they create a watercolor painting in the style of Abdul Qader Al Rais, then move to a demonstration of how to paint local traditional architectural such as windows and...

An Innovative library by Patrick Litchty

Date: Thursday 24 Nov, 2016 - Thursday 24 Nov, 2016
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

How can innovation invite us to read more? This year, we are featuring a library that features Augmented Reality, where you can look at your book through your iPad or smart phone, and animations, video and the magic within books...

Storylining Workshop

Date: Wednesday 23 Nov, 2016 - Wednesday 23 Nov, 2016
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Storyline is a tool to create scenarios for innovation. Knowledge and skills (existing or acquired through research) about users of a new design comes to life and feelings and attitudes are played out in choices of behaviour for the characters...

U.A.E. Innovation Week Program

Date: Sunday 20 Nov, 2016 - Saturday 26 Nov, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Maraya Art Centre will be participating in the U.A.E. Innovation Week and the Year of Reading 2016 from 20-26 November, 2016. The Centre events will be part of the 800 plus events that will be ongoing across the UAE in celebration...

DIY Bookmarks

Date: Sunday 20 Nov, 2016 - Sunday 20 Nov, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

The year 2016 has been declared the ‘Year of Reading’ in the UAE to create a generation of book lovers and consolidate the UAE’s position as a global capital for culture and knowledge. Do you often find yourself at a...

Picasso Portrait

Date: Sunday 13 Nov, 2016 - Sunday 13 Nov, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Pablo Picasso is probably the most important figure of 20th century, in terms of art, and art movements that occurred over this period. Students will learn about Pablo Picasso, getting to know him and looking at his works. Students, by...

Create a Toy with littleBits™

Date: Monday 07 Nov, 2016 - Monday 07 Nov, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

During this workshop, children will go through the process of engineering design, in order to create a toy for each other. They will be using littleBits™ Electronics along with some crafts. At the end of this workshop they will create a...

PLACE AND UNITY

Date: Monday 31 Oct, 2016 - Monday 31 Oct, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

PLACE AND UNITY: Works from the ADMAF Art Collection at Maraya Art Centre 31 October, 2016 – 31 January, 2017 Artists are frequently concerned with place – examining and capturing the soul of a location they have a connection with,...

Edible Canvases

Date: Saturday 29 Oct, 2016 - Saturday 29 Oct, 2016
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Edible Canvases is a children's workshop where they can unleash their creativity combining cake decorating skills and art. Children will be provided with cakes covered in white fondant and an array of 'art materials' to use- such as edible paint,...

Makey-Makey with littleBits™

Date: Monday 24 Oct, 2016 - Monday 24 Oct, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

During this workshop the students will be introduced to one of the most exiting littleBits modules; Makey-Makey, they will create a simple Piano using copper tape and carton sheets, also they will explore and use different types of motors during...

Miniature Painting

Date: Tuesday 18 Oct, 2016 - Tuesday 18 Oct, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Miniature is a small painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a “Muraqqa”. The techniques are broadly comparable to the Western and Byzantine...

Selected Works from the Maraya Art Centre Collection

Date: Friday 14 Oct, 2016 - Friday 14 Oct, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

This exhibition will present selected works of contemporary art and design from the Maraya Art Centre collection, including new acquisitions. It will include works by 10 Emirati and U.A.E.-based artists and designers or from the wider Gulf area.The exhibition is a...

Beloved Bodies

Date: Friday 14 Oct, 2016 - Friday 14 Oct, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Barjeel Art Foundation, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

The quandaries of love and desire have been debated in philosophy, literature, music and art across cultures, spanning centuries. The main characters that give rise to love and desire are the lover and the beloved. Although the lover is a...

Egg Tempera With Pigments

Date: Sunday 25 Sep, 2016 - Sunday 25 Sep, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Participants will learn how to create egg tempera by their own, from pigments powder like in the ancient times and they will paint a geometrical abstract canvas. This workshop is open for teenagers and adults. About the Instructor: Sara Berti...

Kodu Gaming

Date: Wednesday 21 Sep, 2016 - Wednesday 09 Nov, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Kodu is a Software from Microsoft's Labs, which empowers users to create their own games, which could be run on Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. During this course, participants will build various games, and learn basics of programming. By the...

3Doodler for the Young

Date: Tuesday 20 Sep, 2016 - Tuesday 20 Sep, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

The young participants will learn how to use the 3Doodler pen and how to create wonderful little designs in plastic which can became jewelry or little sculptures. This workshop is open for children from the age of 10 and teenagers....

Frida Kahlo Doll Making Workshop

Date: Saturday 17 Sep, 2016 - Saturday 17 Sep, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Join this fun make-and-take workshop and learn how to make dolls! In this workshop you will create a colourful and eccentric doll that looks like famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Learn essential doll making skills from transferring patterns, cutting fabric, making and...

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Open Call: Artist Residency 2017

Date: Tuesday 06 Sep, 2016 - Thursday 20 Oct, 2016
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Venue: New York, USA & Seoul, South Korea

Call out for U.A.E. based artists for Spring 2017 Residencies in New York at International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) and Seoul at Seoul Art Space _Geumcheon Maraya’s residency programme is designed to support emerging and mid career contemporary U.A.E. based...

Artist in Residence: Jumairy

Date: Thursday 01 Sep, 2016 - Friday 30 Sep, 2016
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Milan, Italy

Maraya Art Centre is pleased to announce that Emirati artist Jumairy has been selected as our artist-in-residence at FARE in Milan, Italy. He will spend September in Milan carrying out research while continuing his ongoing project (Left) which focuses on teaching...

The Trans-Indian Ocean Artists Exchange

Date: Thursday 01 Sep, 2016 - Monday 31 Oct, 2016
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
Venue: Kochi, India and Sharjah, U.A.E.

Maraya Art Centre is excited to announce its participation in an exchange programme between India and the UAE. This is Maraya Art Centre’s first exchange programme with India and it’s first collaboration with the Kochi Biennale Foundation, host of the...

Salt Dough Sculptures inspired by Jonathan Baldock

Date: Sunday 28 Aug, 2016 - Sunday 28 Aug, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Baldock uses this elaborately rudimentary technique to explore a contemporary kind of ‘primitivism’. Looking at different cultures from all over the world, his figures are adorned with all manner of exotica - florets and bijoux, armour plates, and masks. In...

Synth Activity with littleBits™

Date: Wednesday 24 Aug, 2016 - Wednesday 24 Aug, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

During the synth workshop, children will be learning how to generate different sounds at different frequencies using LittleBits synth kit. The students will unleash their inner musical skills with the easy-to-use modular synthesizer, and will learn about the properties of...

DIY: geometric embroidery pocket notebook

Date: Wednesday 17 Aug, 2016 - Wednesday 17 Aug, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Combine traditional embroidery techniques with modern geometric designs that are fun for all levels. This workshop inspired by Japanese Sashiko sensibilities. Participants can use the pattern pictured, or get creative and make their own. To register please contact Maraya Art...

Lino Printing

Date: Saturday 13 Aug, 2016 - Saturday 13 Aug, 2016
Time: 04:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

This workshop acts as an introduction to relief printing using lino. The technique, known as linocut, uses linoleum, a material usually made of linseed oil and cork dust. The surface of the lino is cut and carved into to create...

Watercolor 3

Date: Wednesday 10 Aug, 2016 - Wednesday 10 Aug, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Watercolor 3: painting a landscape, nature or flowers in watercolor This workshop shows participants how to make the most interplay between the representational and the abstract. Developing an awareness of how an artist can develop a strong 2-dimensional design, while...

Onform Sketching

Date: Tuesday 02 Aug, 2016 - Tuesday 02 Aug, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

A simple and fun workshop where participants are provided a simple shape, and then draw on it! Based on Karoline Pietrowski’s ONFORM drawing game, participants will need to think fast and sketch what they see when provided a series of...

Recycled Everyday Sculptures

Date: Tuesday 26 Jul, 2016 - Tuesday 26 Jul, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

"When you put together things that other people have thrown out, you're really bringing them to life—a spiritual life that surpasses the life they were originally created for." -Louise Nevelson In this workshop, we will look at recycle artists (artists...

Metal Wire Self Portrait

Date: Monday 25 Jul, 2016 - Monday 25 Jul, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Participants will first learn how to draw a stylised self-portrait from a single continuous line. Then, they will learn how to bend a metal wire in order to create their portrait out of a single strand. By the end of...

Calligraphy Design on Silk Painting

Date: Wednesday 20 Jul, 2016 - Wednesday 20 Jul, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Students will learn how to frame silk fabric and draw their calligraphy design on silk fabric. They will learn how to work with Gutta or resist which stops the dyes flowing into each other. Also, how to mix the paints...

Mixed Media Self Portraits

Date: Tuesday 19 Jul, 2016 - Tuesday 19 Jul, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

In this workshop, children will demonstrate an understanding of portraits as subject matter and of using personal expression for art, create a self-portrait with symbols using the elements of art and principles of design, and use a variety of media...

LittleBits™ Electronics: Summer Camp

Date: Sunday 17 Jul, 2016 - Thursday 21 Jul, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

An introduction to the vast world of electronics. During this course, students construct a number of different real-life based circuits with the aim of understanding the function of each component in the circuit. By the end of each class, students...

Tie-Dye for Children

Date: Tuesday 21 Jun, 2016 - Tuesday 21 Jun, 2016
Time: 04:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Handmade gifts are the best…and wearable art never goes out of style. Choose t-shirts or infinity scarves to create for your family and friends. We’ll teach several tie-dye designs and provide lots of colours to choose from. Don’t be surprised if...

Open Call: Artist Residency 2016

Date: Tuesday 14 Jun, 2016 - Sunday 10 Jul, 2016
Time: 12:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Venue: Milan, Italy

Call out for U.A.E. based artists Maraya’s residency programme is designed to support emerging and mid career contemporary U.A.E. based artists and designers in partnership with institutions internationally. This residency programme is a reciprocal collaboration between Maraya Art Centre and...

Paper Mache Dolls for Children

Date: Tuesday 07 Jun, 2016 - Tuesday 07 Jun, 2016
Time: 04:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Papermache is a composition material made from paper sheets or paper pulp mixed with glue to form a stronger material that was pressed together. In this workshop, participants will learn how to work with this technique and use their hands...

Screening: Red Blue Yellow

Date: Saturday 04 Jun, 2016 - Saturday 04 Jun, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 08:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Najat Makki is a pioneering Emirati female artist, recognised not only for her talent but also for the role she plays in society. Makki has become a legacy and her life is a rich journey that is as colourful as...

Alexander Calder Bird Sculptures

Date: Tuesday 24 May, 2016 - Tuesday 24 May, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Interested in learning about American artist Alexander Calder? This workshop provides opportunities for children to discover Calder with fun and engaging hands-on art projects. Alexander Calder invented the suspended mobile, which actually began as a work of art. This project...

Marbling

Date: Sunday 22 May, 2016 - Sunday 22 May, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Learn the ancient art of marbling and use different techniques to experiment with colors, materials and papers to create your own distinctive design. You can make a cover for your book or calligraphy back ground just display as art. ...

Heritage Objects in Clay: Hand-Building Workshop

Date: Saturday 21 May, 2016 - Saturday 21 May, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Heritage objects in clay: hand-building workshop In collaboration with Yadawei Ceramic Studio and Gallery In this workshop, participants will be invited to select one of two objects to make incense (Bakhoor) burner, or a money jar. Using a combination...

Maraya Art Centre participates in Art16

Date: Friday 20 May, 2016 - Sunday 22 May, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Olympia, Hammersmith Road, W14 8UX, London

20-22 May, 2016 Olympia, Hammersmith Road W14 8UX, London Maraya Art Centre will be exhibiting at Art16 for the second time, this year at the not-for profit section. Art16 is held at Olympia London from 20-22 May. Since its...

Synth Activity with littleBits™

Date: Tuesday 17 May, 2016 - Tuesday 17 May, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

A workshop using ‘littlebits’ for children, it aims at empowering them to become their very own inventors! The synth workshop allows the students to explore different sounds on different frequencies and explore their inner musical skills with the easy-to-use modular...

Japanese Cultural Summer Camp 2016

Date: Saturday 14 May, 2016 - Saturday 21 May, 2016
Time: 09:30 a.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

UAE-Japan Cultural Center presents “Japanese Cultural Summer Camp 2016” to local Community. It is a great opportunity to taste Japanese Culture. This 2-day Camp combines Lectures and Cultural Workshops (in English) by Japanese experienced staffs.This camp is officially supported by...

Reparameterized

Date: Friday 13 May, 2016 - Monday 16 May, 2016
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Reparameterized is a 4-day workshop that has been designed for participants with no previous experience in Grasshopper (Generative modeling plug-in for Rhinoceros) or parametric design techniques. The program will teach them the use of grasshopper as a generative tool, and...

Maraya Artist in Residence: Mohammed Kazem

Date: Thursday 12 May, 2016 - Thursday 23 Jun, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Seoul, South Korea

Maraya Art Centre is pleased to announce that Emirati artist Mohammed Kazem is the next artist-in-residence at Seoul Art Space_Geumcheon in South Korea. He will travel in May for a six-week residency and will participate in Geumcheon’s open studios exhibition....

Design House '16 Open Call

Date: Tuesday 10 May, 2016 - Sunday 05 Jun, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Theme: What is considered change? In its simplest forms, change is a shift, a development or a deterioration, a revision, or a redefinition, a transformation, an adjustment, an evolution. Change is often instigated by curiosity and imagination; curiosity to find answers to...

DIY Watercolour Silhouette

Date: Tuesday 10 May, 2016 - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Children can create beautiful silhouettes with cut-out shapes from magazines, or create their own! They will learn watercolour techniques, rubbing with crayons, and smudging with pastels as well. A great art project for animal studiesor for learning about shadows and...

Design Thinking Workshop

Date: Saturday 07 May, 2016 - Saturday 07 May, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

In this fast-paced, hands-on session you will learn Design Thinking, also called Human Centred Design, as you use it to create your response to a fun design challenge given in the workshop. Design Thinking is used by industry leaders to...

Machine Wiz 1 Course

Date: Wednesday 04 May, 2016 - Wednesday 08 Jun, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

In this course the children learn about simple and powered machines. They also build models from LEGO that represent real applications such as the Wind Mill and many more. Therefore, they learn about several mechanical concepts. Date: Every Wednesday from 4...

Patterns on Textiles with Khalid Mezaina

Date: Tuesday 03 May, 2016 - Tuesday 03 May, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Participants are led through a simple technique of printing patterns on textiles, using visual elements inspired by the city of Sharjah. Participants will learn to create stamps which will then be used to transfer their impressions and designs for patterns onto plain fabrics....

Antique Paper Book Binding

Date: Sunday 01 May, 2016 - Sunday 01 May, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Learn how to create in the style of ancient papers book binding. In this workshop we will show you how to make a paper in the style of ancient papers. And you will learn to use them for making your...

Making Soft Sculptures Influenced by Khalid Mezaina's Work on Old Dubai

Date: Saturday 30 Apr, 2016 - Saturday 30 Apr, 2016
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

In this workshop, participants aims to introduce Emirati designer Khalid Mezaina’s work from Al Haraka Baraka: In movement there is blessing exhibition to the public through this practical workshop. Participants will prepare printed fabric from Khalid Mezaina’s archive. This fabric...

Smart Home with littleBits™

Date: Wednesday 27 Apr, 2016 - Wednesday 27 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

Maraya Art Centre has teamed up with Fun Robotics to offer this innovative workshop for children. A workshop using "littlebits" for children, it aims at empowering them to become their very own inventors! In this workshop, young participants have the...

Sharjah Lines Workshop

Date: Saturday 23 Apr, 2016 - Saturday 30 Apr, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971-Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Sharjah Lines Workshop Postcards/Posters Design By Dr. Shaima Elbardawil and Zena Adhami From University of Sharjah, College of Fine Arts and Design 23 & 30 April, 2016 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fees: AED 50 (inclusive for both dates)....

Made in 1971

Date: Saturday 23 Apr, 2016 - Saturday 23 Apr, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Store, Souq Al Shanasiya, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Made in 1971 is a line of design-products that have been materialised by 1971-Design Store in Sharjah. The brand carries with it several collaborations between 1971- Design Store and independent designers in the U.A.E. and the G.C.C. The brand, is a...

Coral Reef Sculpture Workshop

Date: Tuesday 19 Apr, 2016 - Tuesday 19 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Learning about the ocean is a great way to add some hands-on learning for your kids! Children love to see all the amazing creatures that God has placed in the sea. This workshop will let children learn about under-the-sea creatures...

“Glass Re-imagined": Upcycled Glass Sculptures

Date: Monday 18 Apr, 2016 - Monday 18 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Participants will learn how to upcycle glass bottles in to their own designed sculptures. The final pieces will then be displayed at Maraya Art Centre for a period of time. This workshop is open for teenagers and adults. Special thanks...

Watercolor 2: Painting A Still Life in Watercolor

Date: Sunday 17 Apr, 2016 - Sunday 17 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

In this class students will start from a drawing to define a space and shapes of each subject. In the process of drawing they will learn how to think about the mood, concept and space and how the colors would...

Tse Tse Fly Middle East at Noor Island

Date: Friday 15 Apr, 2016 - Friday 15 Apr, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Al Noor Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

In association with Maraya Art Centre, Tse Tse Fly Middle East will curate an evening of sound art and experimental music at Al Noor Island in Sharjah. Featuring a selection of curated sound art with visuals and projections, followed by...

Do You Trust Me - Workshop

Date: Sunday 10 Apr, 2016 - Tuesday 12 Apr, 2016
Time: 09:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Do You Trust Me Maraya Art Centre and Goethe-Institut invite to a public talk with German photography and media experts. “Do You Trust Me” questions the credibility and rendition of reality in photography both in journalism as well as...

Embroidery Workshop 3

Date: Sunday 10 Apr, 2016 - Sunday 10 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

In this workshop participants will learn different techniques of embroidery such as, French knot, featherstitch, seed stich blanket stich and back stich. How to use them to design, embellish and reinvent artistically fashionable clothing. They will also be given the...

Do You Trust Me - Public Talk

Date: Saturday 09 Apr, 2016 - Saturday 09 Apr, 2016
Time: 09:30 a.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Do You Trust Me Maraya Art Centre and Goethe-Institut invite to a public talk with German photography and media experts. “Do You Trust Me” questions the credibility and rendition of reality in photography both in journalism as well as...

Glass Painting Workshop

Date: Tuesday 05 Apr, 2016 - Tuesday 05 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

In this workshop, children will learn techniques for creating 3 dimensional shapes and textures, blending techniques, tracing, and silver staining of glass. To register please contact Maraya Art Centre on +971 6 556 6555 or by email at rsvp@maraya.ae

Water color 1: Basic level

Date: Sunday 03 Apr, 2016 - Sunday 03 Apr, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (Maraya Community)

In this class students will learn basic rules of colors and how to make secondary, opposite and complementary colors. They will learn about color wheel and basic techniques of water color such as: washes, glazing, wet in wet, dry brush,...

FUNNTASTIC: Spring Camp for Children

Date: Sunday 27 Mar, 2016 - Wednesday 30 Mar, 2016
Time: 09:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

FUNN an organization established by Sharjah government (under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness, the Ruler of Sharjah) to promote and support Media Art (anime, Film making, graphic design etc) for young children...

Embroidery Workshop 2

Date: Sunday 27 Mar, 2016 - Sunday 27 Mar, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Participants will learn how to make different embroidery designs with Zari, gold and silver thread such as spiral, diagonal and twisted designs. They will also learn how to work with pearls and combine it with zari and beads on their...

Interior of a room

Date: Tuesday 22 Mar, 2016 - Tuesday 22 Mar, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

In this workshop, wewantto give children the opportunity to designtheir own room without limits or constraints—they should essentially feel like they areon a huge white sheet that needed to be filled. Childrenwill learn how to divide spaces and furnish themwithrecycled...

Eva Frapiccini Artist Talk: Dreams and Systems of Memory

Date: Monday 21 Mar, 2016 - Monday 21 Mar, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre

Artist talk with Eva Frapiccini, Ph.D. researcher in Fine Arts, University of Leeds, United Kingdom, in conversation with El-Sayed El Aswad, professor of Anthropology at the UAE University, Department of Sociology, Janet Bellotto, Associate Dean College of Arts and Creative...

Eva Frapiccini: Dreams' Time Capsule

Date: Thursday 17 Mar, 2016 - Wednesday 30 Mar, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre

This work is a research and participatory project that attempts to create a source to trace and understand the evolution of dreams through cross-sections of the international society. The work; An inflatable structure with seashell-like appearance, was designed by the...

Embroidery Workshop 1

Date: Sunday 13 Mar, 2016 - Sunday 13 Mar, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Back due to popular demand, a series of embroidery sessions will be introduced for participants to be able to take their time to develop their embroidery skills further across many sessions and not just one workshop. It begins with a...

Slab Animals Workshop for Children

Date: Tuesday 08 Mar, 2016 - Tuesday 08 Mar, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

This workshop focuses on different techniques of clay sculpture. The techniques used are: Slab and pinch pot. In this workshop children will use their motor skills and creativity to work with flat pieces of clay and techniques of connecting to...

Once Upon DESIGN

Date: Thursday 03 Mar, 2016 - Thursday 03 Mar, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Once Upon DESIGN: New Routes for Arabian Heritage Curated by Noor Aldabbagh A select group of makers have collaborated to unearth and experiment with elements of heritage from the Arabian Peninsula, working through their contemporary design practices across the fields...

Walid Al Wawi’s Performance

Date: Friday 26 Feb, 2016 - Sunday 28 Feb, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Al Khan Beach, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

You are invited to watch Walid Al Wawi’s durational performance Act One: The Alien: Living exercise this weekend in an abandoned historic house viewable from Al Khan Beach on 26, 27, 28 February. ‘Performed on a historic plot of land,...

Home Ground

Date: Thursday 25 Feb, 2016 - Thursday 25 Feb, 2016
Time: 07:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Barjeel Art Foundation, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

The connection one feels to place is an abstract notion, often spoken of in terms of memories, habits, rituals, and experiences. It is elusive, yet always present. Home Ground addresses the struggles associated with navigating geo-political barriers, and explores ways...

Al Haraka Baraka: In Movement There is Blessing

Date: Thursday 25 Feb, 2016 - Thursday 25 Feb, 2016
Time: 06:30 p.m. - 09:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Artists: Ammar Al Attar, Alaa Edris, Reem Falaknaz, Hazem Harb, Zeinab Al Hashemi, Tulip Hazbar, Hind Mezaina, Khalid Mezaina, Walid Al Wawi with special guest Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim. A project commissioned by U.A.E. Unlimited Arab Exploration.The theme of the exhibition...

Yarn painting

Date: Tuesday 23 Feb, 2016 - Tuesday 23 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:30 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

The Huichol Indians of Mexico are known for their yarn paintings, which are created by melting beeswax in the sun and spreading it over a piece of wood. They then push coloured yarn into the wax to create images. You...

Riqa Calligraphy Stencil on Fabric

Date: Sunday 21 Feb, 2016 - Sunday 21 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

This workshop would give you a good basis for learning Riqa calligraphy. This workshop is an introduction to the different styles of calligraphy with a hands-on lesson on the basic elements of the Riqa style. It is a great first...

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"Hiwar" Project - Performance

Date: Friday 19 Feb, 2016 - Friday 19 Feb, 2016
Time: 09:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Main Events Area, Heart of Sharjah

Zahed Sultan’s ‘Hiwar’ Project will conclude with a 60-minute live multimedia performance in the Heart of Sharjah’s heritage center. Archival material will serve as the foundation for this project. Complimented by contemporary and folk musicians, the performance will create a...

PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 9

Date: Friday 19 Feb, 2016 - Friday 19 Feb, 2016
Time: 08:20 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Heart of Sharjah

Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! For one time only we will be hosting PKN SHJ in the a unique setting within the Heart of Sharjah for everyone to enjoy the traditional yet modern setting which will be in...

Alia - Performance

Date: Friday 19 Feb, 2016 - Friday 19 Feb, 2016
Time: 06:30 p.m. - 07:30 p.m.
Venue: Main Events Area, Heart of Sharjah

Alia, daughter of a Fisherman, is living a hard life of poverty and hunger. Until, her father gives her a very special fish to eat. However, Alia decides to let the fish go to the sea again. Fish who is...

Doll Heads Workshop

Date: Friday 19 Feb, 2016 - Friday 19 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

By Vinny Dolls This workshop is 1-hour session, by which there will be four sessions conducted with 8 participants per session max. The participants will make typical Emirati characters into doll-heads. The final product is a design object that can...

Nabdh

Date: Friday 19 Feb, 2016 - Friday 19 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 09:30 p.m.
Venue: Main Events Area, Heart of Sharjah

Fun filled activities free for everyone at the Heart of Sharjah The Heart of Sharjah invites you to take part in a number of fun-filled activities and workshops for families and young people that is being held in collaboration with...

Maraya Community Re-opens

Date: Sunday 14 Feb, 2016 - Sunday 14 Feb, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Maraya Community re-opened its doors with a newly designed space that will cater better to how you would like to spend your time at the centre. The new space is designed so that you can enjoy your time without being...

1971 - Design Store

Date: Saturday 13 Feb, 2016 - Saturday 13 Feb, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: Souq Al Shanasiya, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Situated in Souq Al Shanasiyah within the Heart of Sharjah, 1971-Design Store provides the community with the opportunity to acquire design objects made by local and regional designers. The store will showcase newly commissioned work, as well as display designs...

The Drop Project

Date: Saturday 13 Feb, 2016 - Saturday 13 Feb, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Store, Souq Al Shanasiya, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

The Drop demonstration will be a way in which visiting guests can observe a very unique process, Ice Dying, and participate through selecting custom colors and styles for themselves. The process involves covering treated fabric with a layer of ice,...

Claytime Performance

Date: Friday 12 Feb, 2016 - Saturday 13 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Al Qasba, Outside Block (F)

Teachers: Stephan Tiplady and Sally Todd Presented by the Indefinite Articles open theatre project, Claytime is a 'play with clay' created with audience participation. Devised by Steve Tiplady and Sally Todd, with instruments made and performed by Giles Leaman, Claytime...

Shadow Theatre Workshop

Date: Wednesday 10 Feb, 2016 - Tuesday 16 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

The participants will learn the techniques for making a variety of shadow puppets, use the puppets they make to explore shadow and light by using different kinds of lights. They will learn how to transform a story into shadow theatre...

Crayon Batik

Date: Tuesday 09 Feb, 2016 - Tuesday 09 Feb, 2016
Time: 04:30 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Batik is an ancient art medium and methodology used for creatingdesigns, usually on cloth and usually used in clothing. It has enjoyed many periods of revival but in America it had its greatest heyday in the 60's. Batiking is a...

Tapestry Weaving

Date: Sunday 07 Feb, 2016 - Sunday 14 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Sunday 7 and 14 February, 2016 Participants will learn how to warp a loom, weave simple shapes and lines and explore color, pattern and texture. They will learn the basic techniques of weaving. This class is for people with no...

Mask Sculpture Workshop

Date: Saturday 06 Feb, 2016 - Monday 08 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

In this workshop participants will learn how to sculpt masks and create the characters they want by recycling materials. Age range: 15+ years old. About Trainer: Macadi Nahhas is a Jordanian Singer and Song Writer who is well known in Jordan...

Theseus Performance

Date: Friday 05 Feb, 2016 - Saturday 06 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Al Qasba, Block F

By RekaDeak and Husam Abed The story is about the young, buster Greek hero Theseus. About his migration, struggle with various evil men, monsters all the way to meet Ariadne. The performance is musical and fresh. The puppets as the...

Giant Head Workshop

Date: Wednesday 03 Feb, 2016 - Tuesday 09 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

Participants will learn how to create their own giant head. The goal of this workshop is to make heads that will be part of a street performance that will be in the end of the workshop. Age range: 15+ years...

Paper Puppet Workshop

Date: Tuesday 02 Feb, 2016 - Tuesday 09 Feb, 2016
Time: 04:30 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

Dates: 2, 9 February It is an intensive one-day training in work with paper and experiment the possibilities of paper as object and puppet. Participants will enjoy the mixture between visual theatre elements and the puppet theatre techniques. The workshop will...

Open Call: Contemporary Heritage in PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 9

Date: Monday 01 Feb, 2016 - Saturday 06 Feb, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Heart of Sharjah

PechaKucha Night SHJ Vol. 9 Because Good Ideas Need To Be Shared! PK Nights is the perfect private sphere spilling into public, in a smooth transition that your ideas will be appreciated. For one time only we will be hosting PKN...

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Stories of Pulcinella Performance

Date: Friday 29 Jan, 2016 - Saturday 30 Jan, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Souq Al Shanasiyah, Heart of Sharjah

On Friday, 29 January, Italian traditional hand puppet theatre master Bruno Leone will present his acclaimed show: 'The stories of Pulcinella'. The performance, which is a master class in the art of the “guarattelle", tells the story of Pulcinella and...

Hand Puppets Workshop

Date: Wednesday 27 Jan, 2016 - Tuesday 02 Feb, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

The participants will create their own hand puppets inspired by the traditional form. They will design their characters, learn about sculpturing, sewing and finishing. During the process, the participants will develop ideas for short scenes in the assistance of the...

Open Call For Musicians: Hiwar Project 2016

Date: Tuesday 26 Jan, 2016 - Monday 29 Feb, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Heart of Sharjah

About Zahed Sultan Zahed Sultan is a multimedia artist from Kuwait. His music has been licensed for television, film and music compilations. Zahed has been featured on renowned media platforms as an emerging Arab artist and tours internationally...

Open Call for professional & amateur photographers: Do You Trust Me

Date: Tuesday 26 Jan, 2016 - Saturday 30 Apr, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

A photography project by Maraya Art Centre and Goethe-Institut Maraya Art Centre and Goethe-Institut Gulf Region invite UAE and MENA based professional & amateur photographers, students, photo journalists and artists to a photography project that deals with the question of...

1971- Design Space X ING

Date: Saturday 23 Jan, 2016 - Saturday 23 Jan, 2016
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

A creative conference examining contemporary heritage, organised by 1971 – Design Space and ING, gathering regional and international professionals from various specialisations in the creative industry to discuss what heritage is and what their views are on implementing it within...

Oshougatsu Event—Japanese Traditional New Year festivities

Date: Saturday 23 Jan, 2016 - Saturday 23 Jan, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Celebrate the New Year with Japanese traditional games such as Fukuwarai, Soroban, Japanese calligraphy workshops and tea ceremony demonstrations with the UAE- Japan Cultural centre. 10:00 a.m. Opening 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. : Japanese Calligraphy (Enjoy writing your...

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Storytelling Techniques & Wonderbox Making Workshops

Date: Wednesday 20 Jan, 2016 - Tuesday 26 Jan, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatrical Association at the Heart of Sharjah

The participants will learn how to write a story adapted from their personal daily life situations, transforming it into expressive drawings by using puppet theater language and later on building the Wonder Box. Wonder box considers part of Arab puppet...

Level 1: Fun Club

Date: Wednesday 20 Jan, 2016 - Wednesday 23 Mar, 2016
Time: 04:30 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

Every Wednesday from 20 January - 23 March Age Range: 7-10 years old Fees: AED 700/ per child – for 15 hour course including the certificate AED 80/per child- per class In this course the child learns how to...

Macadi Nahhas Puppetry Residency

Date: Tuesday 19 Jan, 2016 - Friday 19 Feb, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Renowned Jordanian singer-songwriter Macadi Nahhas will be participating in a number of workshops and performances from 17th January - 19th February 2016 as part of her puppetry residency at the Heart of Sharjah. The planned activities will culminate in a...

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Lead generation on Facebook

Date: Sunday 17 Jan, 2016 - Sunday 17 Jan, 2016
Time: 06:00 p.m. - 06:45 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Here’s what we’ll be covering in this workshop. How to reach out to individuals who will most likely become your followers. How to generate quality leads month after month using Facebook with targeted strategies, ads and funnels. How to use tools like...

Stamp Printing on Fabric

Date: Sunday 17 Jan, 2016 - Sunday 17 Jan, 2016
Time: 05:30 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), First Floor (The Community)

In this workshop, participants will learn to make stamps that express their own unique artistic vision. The session will focus on the process of making stamps and the ways it can be transferred to the fabric. Participants will learn how...

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Brand yourself on Instagram

Date: Saturday 16 Jan, 2016 - Saturday 16 Jan, 2016
Time: 05:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Learn how to build and enhance your personal brand on Instagram. 1 hour workshop will teach you how to create an effective social media strategy, show you the best techniques to connect with your audience, and also discuss case studies...

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The Social Infraculture

Date: Saturday 16 Jan, 2016 - Sunday 17 Jan, 2016
Time: 03:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Venue: 1971 - Design Space, The Flag Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

1971 — Design Space will be hosting a two-day Social Media Forum titled “The Social Infraculture” on 16 and 17 January 2016. The event, will feature workshops, talks and panel discussions focusing on the role of social media in creative industry and...