The Department of Education, Knowledge, Culture and Tourism announced the opening of registration for the third session of the program for developing talented students in visual arts and performing arts «Mawhibti», and invited talented students in 17 categories of art to submit their artwork for evaluation by the competent committee, as the program provides care for students In addition to scholarships for students wishing to study arts at the undergraduate level.

The Mawhibti Program is a talent development initiative in the arts that aims to provide a platform and a catalytic environment to support talented students, discover and develop these talents and develop their artistic skills and engage them in the art scene in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, for students from grades 1 to 12.

In particular, the Department emphasized on the program page that “Mawhibti” seeks to discover the talents of students in the fields of visual arts and performing arts and to develop and develop their abilities and artistic competencies to be able to represent the UAE locally and globally in the various arts fields. Students include eight areas of performing arts including yule, al-azi, rababah, piano, oud, violin, law, and cello, and nine areas of visual arts including painting and coloring, calligraphy, sculpture, ceramics, photography, graphic design, and art. Rah, drama, in addition to ballet.

She pointed out that the program aims at discovering and nurturing talented students, and qualifying specialized cadres in the field of discovering and nurturing talented students, and educating and disseminating technical awareness in the educational field and the local community, while the benefits of the program include the development of artistic student talents through the implementation of specialized programs and participation in events, camps and trips To enhance student talent through annual exhibitions and events to showcase the creations and productions of technically gifted students. To provide scholarships for students wishing to study arts.

The Department pointed out that enrollment in the program is available to all students, where the program targets all students who are technically gifted from the first grade to grade 12 in public and private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, noting that students wishing to enroll in the program should fill in the “online application form” available through the website A team of experts will assess the application and communicate with qualified students.

Promising talents

The Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi confirmed that the final results of the previous two sessions showed a group of promising talents worthy of care to grow and develop, adding that the creations and artistic talents that have been seen by many qualified students in the previous two sessions, is one of the main motivations for us to develop the package Our educational offers more options for the gifted.

The Department of Education and Knowledge stressed its keenness to support and develop talented students in the visual and performing arts, and carried out a survey for parents of gifted students to take their views and suggestions regarding any improvements or modifications required on the program, noting that it is presenting this summer a program for talented students in Visual and performing arts next month.