Emirati artist Azza Al Qubaisi’s classes draw on sustainability

With its range of indigenous plants and trees, Abu Dhabi’s Mushrif Central Park was a fitting choice of venue for a public art workshop promoting sustainability using local materials.

Led by Emirati artist Azza Al Qubaisi, last week’s class, held on May 18 – International Museum Day – was the first in a series, organised by Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation, that will be held in the park’s climate-controlled exhibition hall.

Coming up this summer there will be creative two-hour classes for children between the ages of 5 and 10. They will learn silk painting and how to create their own notepad or backpack, among other practical craft activities.

For Abu Dhabi-based Qubaisi, 37, it is a chance to engage the community to share her passion for sustainable art.

“I’ve been doing interactive public engagements and workshops for more than four years. In the past it was mainly me talking about my experience, which I felt was boring. So to enable the public to actually work with the physical material that I enjoy working with was a very special feeling.”

Original article by Jessica Hill

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Emirati artist Azza Al Qubaisi’s classes draw on sustainability