VCUQatar has expanded its community offerings.
DOHA: Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is starting its next community classes in February in art and design areas to be held by local and international instructors.
Community offerings continue to expand and fill up quickly. The current set of 52 classes includes the hugely popular Adobe package again as well as classes in photography, camera filming, drawing and painting, jewellery making, fashion styling and making, graphic design principles, ceramics, among others.
The eight-week programme runs from early February to early April.
Classes are open to men and women and unless otherwise noted are taught in English at the VCUQatar building on the Education City campus on Al Luqta Street.
VCUQatar is also offering a short spring holiday programme introducing art to young female high school students interested in art and design and want to learn techniques. The programme in Arabic covers an introduction to cartoon-character design, gouache painting, art of ceramic mosaic, masks, children’s workshop in clay and puppet making and is open to girls aged between 10 and 14 years.
All classes are open to girls only, at the campus.
The girl’s holiday programme and some of the community classes such as calligraphy, oil painting basics, are taught in Arabic, however, English speakers are also welcome.
Proceeds from classes are donated to the VCUQatar scholarship fund.
Payments for community classes and the spring holiday programme can be made securely online (http://www.qatar.vcu.edu) or in person by registering at the VCUQatar Design Shop from 8.30am to noon and 1pm to 3.30pm Sunday to Thursday. Seats are limited and can be reserved with full payment.
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