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Exhibition
Venue
The Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
4 - 12 October 2019
Time
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Shapes of Water is an international design project led by architect Silvana Annicchiarico, and promoted by Triennale Design Museum and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Family Workshop
Venue
Dar Al-Anda Gallery
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
10 - 11 October 2019
Time
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Experience transforming paper-drawn mandala art from paper to the garden walls, in a participatory art therapy activity on the picturesque terraced garden of Dar Al-Anda Art Gallery.

Family Workshop
Venue
The House Artistic and Cultural Space
Location
Jabal Al Lweibdeh
Date
6, 9, 12 October 2019
Time
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This workshop on the art of mandalas begins with a brief about the art, and an exercise allowing participants to apply it to fabrics such as white or light colored cotton, jeans, or linen.

Exhibition
Venue
Bunayat Centre for Special Education
Location
Al Muqabelain
Date
6 - 12 October 2019
Time
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This exhibition showcases the handicrafts done by special needs students at the Bunayat Centre, such as ceramics, mosaics, carpentry, and weaving.

Exhibition
Venue
University of Petra, Faculty of Architecture and Design
Location
Airport Road
Date
6 - 10 October 2019
Time
-

The gallery showcases distinguished works by students from different departments: architecture, interior design, graphic and animation, and winning participations and projects in international and

Exhibition
Venue
Mobile MakerSpace
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6 - 14 October 2017
Time
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Visit the Mobile MakerSpace during Amman Design Week at Ras El Ain between 6 - 14 October 2017 and engage in public workshops.
Culture & Food

Loop

Shireen Talhouni
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
6, 10, 14 October 2017
Time
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Architect and choreographer Shireen Talhouni will be choreographing a site-specific performance that explores the relationship between the individual, the collective, and the city.
Talk

Bilingualism in Visual Communication

Book Launch: Diane Mikhael
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
7 October 2017
Time
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The value of bilingual typography and its implications are at the core interests of prominent and emerging designers in the region. Bilingualism in visual communication is becoming an imperative approach in design praxis. Diane Mikhael introduces the new publication, ‘Bilingualism in Visual Communication’, which showcases an amalgam of historical accounts, concepts and design practices in pairing the Arabic and Latin scripts.
Talk
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
8 October 2017
Time
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Huda Abifares speaks about the relevance of type design research for creating culturally relevant communication, sustaining heritage and urban environments, and developing culturally-sensitive products. She discusses projects by The Khatt Foundation that focus on open-platform, exchange and collaboration, and education as case studies for a potential model of operation.
Workshop
Venue
Ras El Ain Gallery
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
9 - 10 October 2017
Time
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This workshop, facilitated by Yvan Rodic, gives participants a general idea about street style culture and the possibility to experience it. The first part of the workshop is about exploring cultural backgrounds (from geo-social identity to the age of subcultures and individualism), the history of photography, and how to shoot. The second day of the workshop allows participants to go around Amman Design Week to photograph the most stylish people, before regrouping to share photos with the other participants.
Talk

Moving Design: From Luxury to Necessity

Ahmad Humeid and Dina Haddadin
Venue
Zain Cultural Plaza - Al Hussein Cultural Center
Location
Ras El Ain
Date
10 October 2017
Time
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For design to become a real industry in Jordan, it has to prove its economic, social and environmental relevance. Is this a neo-Bauhausian statement misplaced in 21st century Jordan? Should designers stay content with a role of ornamentation and embellishment of form, producing so called "art pieces", or will they be a force in the new manufacturing and digital revolutions? This talk joins Ahmad Humeid, curator of the 2017 Hangar Exhibition with Dina Haddadin, the exhibition designer and curator of the 2016 Crafts District in a discussion on the status of design in Jordan.
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.