Education Room in Gallery One:The Picasso Education Room which is located within the exhibition space in Gallery One at Emirates Palace, is a fun learning space where the public can access reading materials about Picasso and his art practice, as well as use online educational resources and artistic games that are meant to foster the public’s understanding and enjoyment of the work of Picasso.
Location: Picasso Education Room in Gallery One at Emirates Palace.
Call 02 6908206 for details and bookings
Portraiture in the Style of PicassoPart of the Picasso Abu Dhabi public programming schedule.
In the Education Room of Gallery One, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.
(FREE OF CHARGE - All materials will be provided)
Wednesday July 16th, 2008
10am to 1pm: children’s workshop
5pm to 8pm: adults’ workshop
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Thursday July 17th, 2008
10am to 1pm: children’s workshop
5pm to 8pm: adults’ workshop
About the Workshop
There will be a number of three hour workshops, for up to 20 people per class, tailored for both children and adults.
The workshop will include exercises in drawing from memory and live portrait drawing, and will also include a tour of the Picasso Abu Dhabi exhibition, a discussion about the works on show, a short talk about Picasso and his work, history, his drawing and painting style and drawing demonstrations by Jacob Sutton.
About the Workshop Leader:
Jacob Sutton – Artist and Art Educator
Sutton was the official artist for 10 Downing St. in London, the Prime Minister’s official residence and office from 2006 to 2007.
Sutton was also the personal photographer to Prime Minister Tony Blair from 2006 to 2007 and a consultant to the Royal Academy of Arts in London and to Foster’s & Partners’ architectural firm from 2007 to 2008.
Sutton spent three years in Afghanistan working as an artist, art teacher and film maker and has recently been developing cultural and educational projects in Abu Dhabi, UAE in collaboration with local institutions.
Thursday 28th August 2008
Location: Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi
Free of charge
An interesting, fun and dynamic multi-art-form cultural event for everyone!
The first of TDIC’s ArtScape series of art evenings in Abu Dhabi, which will be presented on the occasion of the major exhibition Picasso Abu Dhabi at Emirates Palace’s Gallery One.
ArtScape Picasso will shed light on the work of the modern artist Picasso in an informal and unique way.
The evening’s programme will include a mixture of music, performance, art and film in an interactive but relaxed setting, come along and socialise, eat, drink and engage with the arts…
Look out for the next event ArtScape-Medina later in 2008
Young Picasso at Summer in Abu DhabiADNEC, June 26 – August 18, 2008
"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Pablo Picasso
As part of the public programming around Picasso Abu Dhabi, TDIC has developed an area called Young Picasso at the Summer in Abu Dhabi event taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The Young Picasso corner is part of the arts and crafts area within Creativity Island. Here you learn more about the artist and his work, play with a Picasso inspired giant puzzle and much more!
Summer is Abu Dhabi is an eight week event made up of 7 themed islands providing the very best in educational entertainment for children from ages 4 - 16. From the Science of Spying, to Robot Zoo; from Children's Theatre to Circus Shows; from Urban Zones to Cultural Displays, plus so much more - Summer in Abu Dhabi is packed full of attractions to stop your kids getting bored this summer. For more information visit www.summerinabudhabi.com
Understanding PicassoTalk by Celine Pouyat, art historian from the Paris-Sorbonne University
Sunday June, 15th at 6:00pm
At the Education Room of Gallery One, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi
THIS LECTURE WILL BE GIVEN IN FRENCH
Limited space available, first come first served
FREE ENTRY
About the Talk
As part of the public programmes around the Picasso Abu Dhabi exhibition, Pouyat will share her
expert analysis of a selection of art works by Picasso as an attempt at initiating the public to reading a work of modern art, in particular, the work of Picasso, one of modern art’s main pioneers. This lecture aims at fostering understanding of the ideas and the cultural and historical contexts of a work of art, so that the public can better appreciate the aesthetical, instructive and inspiring dimensions in the work of Picasso, but also the work of other artists.
About Celine Pouyat
Pouyat has a doctorate in the History of Art from the Paris-Sorbonne University.
She specializes in the domain of Cultural Heritage and the History of conservation. The subject of her PhD is the historical, architectural and archaeological studies necessary before undertaking monument's restoration. She is responsible for studies at the French Culture Ministry for the drafting of a reference guide intended for the owners of historical buildings. In collaboration with the Geography Department at the Paris-Sorbonne University, directed by M Philippe Boulanger, she organized in May 2008 an international Colloquium in Abu Dhabi on Cultural Heritage in Architecture and Urbanism in the 21st century.
Symposium: Around Picasso A gathering of world renown artists from different practices: cinema, acting, contemporary art are gathered together to share their passion for the timeless vision of Picasso and his artistic legacy. Moderated by Anne Baldassari: the world's preeminent Picasso scholar and chief curator and director of the Musée Nationale Picasso, Paris.
Details : Emirates Palace, Ballroom, 5pm, 27th May, 2008
Free of charge, call 600522299 to reserve a place
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