The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 3 - English Only (3pm UK time) An opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022. The session will be conducted in English. There are [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 4 - Arabic Only (3pm UK time) An opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022. The session will be conducted in Arabic. There are [...]
We are pleased to call for applications from current graduate students to attend a workshop about textile studies, taking place on Friday March 4 2022 in Istanbul. The one-day event focuses on material from the eastern Mediterranean, with a specific aim of spurring dialogue across periods and disciplines, as well [...]
10.1 Dialogues on the Art of Arab Fashion: Syrian Textiles: Aida & Tulip Syrian Folk Art Doll Collection Dr. Reem el Mutwalli in conversation with Aida Dalati, a Syrian American textile and jacket designer specialising in Middle Eastern folk art. With her partner, Tulip Kurdi, a Syrian American jewellery designer [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 5 - English OnlyThe Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 3 - English OnlyAn opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022.The session [...]
The Barakat Trust Grants Programme 2022 Question and Answer Session 6 - Arabic Only (3pm UK time) An opportunity for a question and answer session with the Director of The Barakat Trust, Seif El Rashidi on the Grants Programme 2022. The session will be conducted in Arabic. There are separate [...]
Dr Reem El Mutwalli, Founder of The Zay Initative and Salma Ahmad Caller, Artist, Writer and Art Historian discuss Salma’s project “The Imaginarium Postcard Women: Reclaiming our Futures from the Past”. Salma Ahmad Caller was born in Iraq to an Egyptian father and a British mother and grew up in [...]
with Natasha Mann (http://www.natasha-mann.com) This two-day course, led by Natasha Mann, will introduce students to the Art of Zouaq. Zouaq is a painting technique original to Morocco which creates arresting and powerful designs. Found painted onto ceilings, doors, furniture and wooden objects it is an integral part of the decoration of [...]
The Silver Ratio, though less well know than it's shiny cousin, has similar mathematical properties and hence can be used to generate a highly flexible grid structure. After an introductory, contextual slide show exploring the proportional qualities of the Silver Ratio and their relevance to pattern design, we will construct [...]
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRE-RECORDED SPECIAL WEBINAR. THE RECORDING WILL BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY 5th APRIL 2022 VIA EMAIL. OUR GUEST SPEAKER: HEIKE WEBER, EMBROIDER & AUTHOR Heiker Weber, Author and Embroider recently exhibited at Dubai Expo 2020, and lauched her book documenting the history of embroidery in the [...]
