The Heritage Council of Contemporary Crafts, affiliated to the Namaa Foundation for the Advancement of Women, announced the extension of the art exchange program, which aims to exchange skills with art communities from around the world.
The first phase of the program, which was launched last April, saw the exchange of Pakistani embroidery art with the arts of the UAE's textile industry. The new program is undergoing an advanced course in embroidery arts. The program, which was held over the course of eight months, 21 Emirati students joined the program of Badwa for social development, a board of heritage, to learn crafts, as they learned the basics of embroidery during a series of workshops and workshops held at the headquarters of «Badwa» in Dibba Al Hasn, Sharjah, and presented by 16 literal Pakistan trained by world fashion designer Rizwan Bih. The basic program dealt with more than six types of embroidery, including the art of using the Aryan needle, zirduzi, and ordinary needle, and also included the techniques of introducing beads, lightning and crystal in embroideries.
New experiences
"The program serves to enrich the skills and knowledge of trainees at the professional level, providing them with new training and training experiences that will allow them to upgrade their work and reach advanced stages that provide them with sustainable sources of income, in addition to the role of this type, Of the programs in enriching products and designs and contemporary fashion with a value of art that reflects the aesthetics of local culture and heritage of the UAE.
"This initiative translates into the vision and guidance of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, President of Namaa Foundation for the Advancement of Women, who invites us to provide platforms that support women's capabilities and creations at various levels, especially at the professional and social levels. Creativity in an environment that ensures her access to the letter to a more prosperous and evolving prospects ».
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"After the first phase of the eight-month art exchange program, I noticed during my visits to Sharjah that the trainees showed a remarkable development in their abilities and efficiency in record time and were racing for such a stunning achievement that I did not give," said world designer Rizwan Bey. For 30 years I have been working in the field of fashion, so in agreement with the Heritage Council of Contemporary Crafts, we have decided to extend the duration of the program to organize an advanced embroidery course to provide them with high-level professional skills and techniques. "
"The advanced embroidery course is complemented by what the craftsmen have learned from the fundamentals of the craft. They focus on practical applications on ready-made clothes, especially on the types of fabrics and materials used, as well as upgrading their performance to provide sophisticated products."
He added that the advanced course will provide trainees with a platform to identify designers and craftsmen in the UAE, and provide them with promising opportunities to work with them to produce high quality ready-made garments and will contribute to the development of embroidery in the UAE.
Fatima: I will continue my journey
Fatima Obaid Sorour, one of the apprentices, said: "I joined the professional exchange program offered by the Badwa social development program in Dibba al-Hosn, to prove to myself and to those around me that I am capable of giving and perseverance, although I fear needles and never used them. As long as I believed that dreams can only be achieved with effort and fatigue and the search for the best ways to contribute to open the way to achieve ». She added: "The workshops provided by the Council provided me with the opportunity to prove my abilities to all. Today, I am practicing embroidery, even though I have never practiced this craft or any other craft before, which has now made me a role model for all as I translated my talent and abilities on the ground. , And benefited from the experiences of colleagues trainees, and this is considered a necessary incentive to complete the journey, and raise my talent to better levels ».
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An Emirati trainee joined the Badwa Social Development Program of the Heritage Council.