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Workshop

Introduction to Social Innovation

Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
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The introduction to social innovation workshop will teach participants about the importance of social entrepreneurship. Under the umbrella of DOT’s Social Innovator program – which supports youth who are interested in developing, testing and launching a sustainable social enterprise – participants will be given ideas on how to cultivate their passions into an entrepreneurial project that creates a livelihood for themselves while also having a positive impact on their community.
Culture & Food

Teen Press

TC Johnstone
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
11 October 2017
Time
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Teen Press is a short documentary film about the Santa Barbara “Teen Press” journalism program.
Workshop

Origami Workshop

Waragami World
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
13 October 2017
Time
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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. ​
Independent Space
Talk
Venue
Omniplan
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 October 2017
Time
-
A talk that explores the role of architects and architecture in the development of video games. By the end of the talk, both architects and video developers will be presented with enhanced design tools and techniques better oriented towards user experience in both fields.
Exhibition

The Hangar Exhibition

Curated by Ahmad Humeid
Venue
Hangar - Ras El Ain
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
-
The 2017 Hangar Exhibition, curated by Ahmad Humeid, presents work by local and regional designers in response to the theme of ‘movement’, whether physical, intellectual, cultural, or social. It showcases work that moves between extremes. The extremes of attitude: from the experimental to the practical. The extremes of impact: from the individual to the collective. The extremes of scale: from a letterform to the planet.
Workshop

Hyper Kite

Shamal Start - Fab Lab Irbid
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 October 2017
Time
-
Participants will learn how to build a paper kite using 3D Printing and laser cutting.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 October 2017
Time
-
Following the development of her approach in the first iteration of “A Pattern Language” in Beirut, Grace Aaraj leads this multidisciplinary workshop to analyze the city of Amman, targeting the issue of pedestrianism. The participatory outcome of the workshop is a documented guide to better approach our city and – later on – affect it.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 - 9 October 2017
Time
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This two day workshop begins with a talk by Huda Abifares that then evolves into a more detailed discussion with a select group of designers. Participants will work to build a knowledge base for future type-research projects tailored for Jordanian culture and market.
Workshop

Origami Workshop

Waragami World
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 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. ​
Workshop
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
-
The workshop provides an introduction to 3D Printing and its technologies and where and how this technology is used on a global scale.
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.
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.