The UAE artist Farah Al Bastaki has succeeded in achieving a dream she has had since childhood. It is the opening of a cultural house, its walls are full of colors, and it embraces evenings filled with high-end words, dialogues and rich ideas.

Farah al-Bastaki sang a house with a special flavor to welcome the creators and lovers of art and literature. It was named "Atelier Lantana", to be a haven for every artist and writer, as if his companion were raising the slogan: "Home your house, decorate your paintings and fabricate your words."

Farah said in an interview with Emirates Today: "The Atelier was founded less than a year ago in the Al Bateen area of ​​Abu Dhabi to allow artists to present their work, to the writers and poets to discuss what they wrote without words, in a suitable environment."

A dream of a small

"It was my dream from a young age to open a cultural house, visitors from the owners of high-end words and beautiful paintings with each story; the dream turned into reality through a license," said Farah Bastaki, standing in the middle of the paintings decorating the walls of the Atelier with artists from the Arab world. "To support art and culture by hosting artists, writers and intellectuals from inside and outside the UAE to showcase their works and organize various cultural evenings."

"I feel happy when any artist or artist shows his desire to have an evening for us, and I am delighted to be impressed by the place. Everyone who comes to the Atelier immediately feels a contact with him, as if there is a corner in him, so he feels at home. .

Cooperation I cherish

Farah al-Bastaki, a member of a family that has long been interested in and supported cultural content, said that once she opened the Atelier, she worked hard to cooperate with several cultural institutions and associations in the capital. "We have taken an initiative to support art and culture by training 100 people on different arts and skills, In addition to hosting a book from inside and outside the country, presenting paintings of young and old artists, and holding various dialogue sessions. "

meaning of

Al-Bastaki, who holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with distinction from the Higher Colleges of Technology in Al-Ain and the Master of Arts and Museums at Paris-Sorbonne University, explained that Lantana is popular in the region with its multicolored flowers. A small cluster of flowers that appear to the eye as a single flower. "This is the reason for the choice. The Atelier represents a number of artists, embracing their works in one place and in a homogeneous manner, although each of them has a different color, but with each other they represent a beautiful atmosphere of solidarity and cooperation. .

initiative

Last year launched an initiative to preserve imagination and link it to the UAE identity. The initiative supported an online game called "The Red Salsa Game", specifically aimed at children to link them to their local culture and their UAE identity.

• 100 trainees in various handicrafts, Atelier shares in upgrading their skills on the occasion of "The Year of Zayed".

Farah al-Bastaki:

• "Home allows artists to present their works, writers and poets discuss what they have done without charge, in a suitable environment."

• "I feel happy when any artist or artist shows his desire to make an evening for us, and I am even happier and I am impressed by their fascination with the place."