Independent Space
Workshop

Pottery Making 101

Beit al Bawadi
Venue
Beit al Bawadi Workshop
Location
Al Muqabelain
Date
8, 10 - 11 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop introduces participants to the art of pottery-making, with a focus on utilizing clay and grit to create ornaments or functional pieces for daily-use purposes. Participants will learn about the stages of oven glazing and how to shape clay manually using the clay wheel, and will make one piece for each technique they learn.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
As Amman looks to institutionalize resilience planning citywide, Resilience by Design University (RBD_U) is an opportunity for academics, students and practitioners to come together through a two-day event focused on Amman’s challenges of water, waste and transportation.
Exhibition
Independent Space

Gallery 35

Yaghmour Architects
Venue
Yaghmour Architecture
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
8 - 12 October 2017
Time
-
Gallery 35 is a physical embodiment of an architect’s experiences and his acquaintances with land, light, stone and everything in between ever-changing shades and shadows. Gallery 35 exhibits ten structures that project shadows onto their surroundings, creating dynamic light formations that reveal the necessity of everyday learning.
Independent Space
Workshop

Puzzle Painting

Love on a Bike
Venue
Love on a Bike
Location
Wadi Saqra
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
Visit ‘Love on a Bike’ to participate in solving a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle of one of Rima Malallah’s paintings. After a week of communal puzzle solving, a time-lapse video of the group effort will be created and shared online.
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.
Independent Space
Workshop

Acrylic Workshop

Samir & Ghassan
Venue
Samir & Ghassan
Location
8th Circle
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches participants the basics of using acrylic paints to create their own works of art with this versatile medium.
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.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Sijal Institute
Location
Jabal Amman
Date
14 October 2017
Time
-
This translation workshop is part of a larger knowledge dissemination project initiated by CLUSTER which aims to bring together experts, both academics and practitioners, in the fields of arts, design, architecture and urbanism.
Independent Space
Workshop
Venue
Studio Be
Location
Abdoun
Date
8 October 2017
Time
-
Photographer Amer Hammad introduces essential food photography tips and styling techniques. After this workshop participants will be able to take better food pictures and learn how to use props in food styling and photography.
Culture & Food
Independent Space
Venue
Majnoon Qahwa
Location
Abdoun
Date
14 October 2017
Time
-
Through this interactive session, participants will be introduced to the history and origin of coffee, in addition to learning the design and process of coffee preparation, type of roasts and variant origin or beans.
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.
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
Badr Adduja
Location
Downtown Amman
Date
8 October 2017
Time
-
Designer May Khoury gives a talk about Badr Adduja’s concept and upcycling vision. Join May Khoury to learn the story behind each piece of design, a process in which she modernizes and changes the purpose of old traditional heritage pieces, while preserving their authenticity.