The cultural office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed revealed that the seventh edition of the Sheikha Manal Young Painters Program will be launched from March 20-23 at Art Dubai.
The artistic workshops for children and young people are being held under the theme of "Creating New Worlds", under the supervision of American artist Sally Corcio, in order to provide educational opportunities for them and encourage them to develop their artistic abilities and to explore new creative ways that enrich their artistic culture. The program is part of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Cultural Office's commitment to encouraging young and young artisans and developing their creative skills, which in turn enriches the cultural and artistic landscape of the country.
Sally Corcio will lead the children and young people participating in the art workshops to explore the city's picturesque landscapes and express them with creative and innovative works that allow them to create worlds of their own imagination. How to use various materials such as colored beads, balls and cleaning tools for pipes, glass and plastic covers; and other recycled materials to create new worlds and use them to provide views of a city of different standards with a vision to develop valuable ideas through A range of technical and practical innovations.
Permanent initiatives
Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Director of the Cultural Office of Al-Maha Al Bastaki, confirmed the success of Sheikha Manal's Young Painters program during the last six years. "The keenness of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Emirates Council for Gender Equality, President of the Dubai Women's Foundation, stressed the importance of the artistic aspect of children and young people in the country and is reflected in a variety of innovative projects, initiatives and programs launched and organized by the Office Cultural for Moha throughout the year, Sheikha Manal is the most important program for young artists, who organize the seventh edition in conjunction with (Art Dubai) ».
Discover the talented
Sally Corcio said: "I am delighted to be the main supervisor of the 7th edition of this prestigious pioneering program that takes children and young people to the forefront of advanced artistic horizons." I am eager to work with children and young people and create their own small worlds as they imagine. Mainly on the element of imagination, and stimulate the spirit of innovation ».
The seventh edition of the Sheikha Manal Young Painters Program includes artistic workshops, exploratory tours for children and young people aged 5-17, with the participation of international and local artists, as well as visits to selected schools for workshops within the School Art Initiative, Developing students' artistic sense and discovering talented ones.
Creative energies
"We have reached six successful sessions of the Sheikha Manal Young Painters Program, in which we have collaborated with international artists with outstanding experience in different types of art, to convey their experiences and knowledge to generations," said Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Director of the cultural office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal Bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Which will contribute to the development of their skills, highlight their creative energies during the joint workshops, and reach out to world championships such as Art Dubai, and we are delighted to host Sally Corcio as the main supervisor of the 2019 edition. We look forward to seeing her creativity and innovation that will motivate children and young people. The Harkin in the workshops ».
• March 20, the workshops will run until 23 of the same month.