Exhibition
Independent Space

Amalgamate

Wadi Finan Art Gallery
Venue
Wadi Finan Art Gallery
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
8 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Raya Kassisieh creates a socially fueled spatial installation between fiber and clay.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Nuwa Creations

Wadi Finan Art Gallery
Venue
Wadi Finan Art Gallery
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
8 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Katia Al Tal launches her latest Nuwa Creations collection, inspired by Sufi traditions. Katia’s set of delicate ceramic dervishes will be presented in an installation to kick off her new collection.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Transformations

Orient Gallery
Venue
Orient Gallery
Location
Abdoun
Date
8 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
This exhibition comes as a continuation of Bader Mahasneh’s search of the aesthetics of the human figure within the different visual contexts and combinations.
Culture & Food

Catching the Sun

Shalini Chantey
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6, 12 October 2017
Time
-
Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and China, Catching the Sun captures the global race to lead the clean energy future.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
Discover the contemporary aspects of the art of Arabic calligraphy, and practice lively visual implementations of this art.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop will teach participants how to make folk instruments Shababa and Nay from local resources at a minimal cost. Participants will also learn about the popular heritage of musical instruments, the Dabkeh and its relationship with folk music, and folk music’s role in social life and culture.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
The workshop shows participants how to reuse plastic waste materials to create different artworks and craft items, like simple musical instruments and toys.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
Four Jordanian animation designers and educators showcase their work and process in a quick-paced, pecha kucha style presentation, and discuss how motion graphics can be used as a tool for communication, expression, and as a new medium for giving a voice to youth in Jordan.
Talk
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
CLUSTER presents their mapping initiative platforms and projects that map and archive the changing political and urban landscape in Cairo, and offer a preview of their collaborative mapping projects in Amman, done in collaboration with Studio-X Amman and Columbia University's Center for Spatial Research.
Tour
Venue
‘Shabsogh’ street
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
12 October 2017
Time
-
Nahla Tabbaa’s first tour features a walk through ‘Shabsogh’ street, home to a number of industries like silk screen paint, pigment shops, and an assortment of fabric shops with endless prints and patterns.
Culture & Food
Independent Space
Venue
The Children's Museum
Location
King Hussein Park
Date
6 - 9, 11 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
In cooperation with the Goethe Institute (the German Cultural Center), the Children's Museum Jordan hosts the Science Film Festival, where children can watch short science films on scientific topics, discoveries, and quests and enjoy scientific activities.
Children’s Workshop
Independent Space

Toy Hacking

The Children's Museum Jordan
Venue
The Children's Museum
Location
King Hussein Park
Date
6 - 9, 11 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
Taking place at the Children’s Museum Jordan’s Tinker Lab, this workshop is designed for children to tinker with old toys and transform them into new creations. Each participant will choose a toy, deconstruct it, and then reconstruct it again to create an new invention.