Culture & Food

Teen Press

TC Johnstone
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
-
Teen Press is a short documentary film about the Santa Barbara “Teen Press” journalism program.
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.
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
Facilitated by the women of the Association of Iraq Al Amir Women, this hands-on workshop teaches students how to create useful and decorative ceramic molds from the casings and shells of various fruits. Kids will also learn how to color the molds using a specific technique. The molds can then be painted and transformed into decorative home accessories or bowls.
Workshop

Origami Workshop

Waragami World
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
This workshop teaches the basics of the art of Origami, and how to create different shapes and designs using Origami paper and recycled magazines and newspapers. Through the sessions, participants will learn soft skills like time management, teamwork, problem-solving skills and creativity. ​
Culture & Food
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
Adam Wa Mishmish is an educational cartoon created for children to learn and love the Arabic language.
Tour
Venue
Shabsogh Street
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
A tour that is paced much slower, encouraging mindfulness, and takes a closer look at the green, urban pockets, inviting participants to become more aware of the urban ecosystems,
Tour
Venue
Darat al Tasweer
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
13 October 2017
Time
-
The tour will meet at Darat Al Tasweer in Jabal Al Lweibdeh for a short introduction about storytelling and documentation through images, then will head to the Amman Design Week main exhibition area, documenting the exhibition and visitors.