The third edition of the Arab Film Studio – Young Filmmakers programme, which teaches industry skills to Emirati youth in partnership with NYU Abu Dhabi, concluded on Thursday 26 July
Jul 29, 2018You might know the famous creations of MC Escher, but do you know where he found much of his inspiration for those amazing tessellations?
Apr 05, 2016In Islamic culture, geometric design is everywhere: you can find it in mosques, madrasas, palaces, and private homes. And despite the remarkable complexity of these designs, they can be created with just a compass to draw circles and a ruler to make lines within them. Eric Broug covers the basics of geometric Islamic design.
May 26, 2015The commissioned timelapse photography project highlights Sharjah as an amazing world destination in celebration of it being the Islamic Culture Capital of 2014.
Oct 09, 2014Barjeel Art Foundation has announced the launch of its video production entitled 'Sharjah Timelapse 2014'.
Sep 01, 2014Austrian director Alexandra Schneider follows the lives of four Egyptian women: Fatema, Sharbat, Amani and May, which is far from ideal. In a way, these four women are the personification of today's Egypt, given that all belong to different ideological and social category.
Aug 31, 2014'Return to Homs', directed by Talal Derki was screened as part of the Human Rights Award at Sarajevo Film Festival
Aug 21, 2014SARAJEVO / Arab Fund for Arts and Culture presented 'Nation Estate' by Palestinian multimedia artist Larissa Sansour in the Cinema City in Sarajevo. The 9 min film was screened within the Sarajevo Film Festival Guests Present Programme.
Aug 24, 2013SARAJEVO / As part of the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) and the Human Rights Day program the screenings of the documentaries 'Though I know The Rivers and Dry', by Omar Robert Hamilton and 'Infiltrators' by Khaled Jarrar were presented to the Sarajevo audience.
Aug 21, 2013"Capture the Spirit of Ramadan" International Photography Competitionâ„¢, a unique and unprecedented 30-day visual celebration is coming soon.
Jun 19, 2013Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the special exhibition "In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art" came together, from wood framework to colorful display. 'In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art' is on view at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum from January 31 to June 1, 2013.
Feb 02, 2013Maliha Noorani (Norma Jean Calderwood Curatorial Fellow), accompanied by Mary McWilliams (Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art), walks us through her process of building a Persian miniature painting.
Sep 02, 2012
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