Abu Dhabi Culture Online Classes
Clay Handbuilding
Age group: Teens & Adults
Handbuilding is a pottery making technique that involves creating forms without a pottery wheel, using the hands, fingers, and simple tools. This course is for beginners and those seeking to further their development of hand-built ceramics. Participants will learn fundamental techniques, including coiling, slab building, pinching, and the use of texture.
Masters of Art Techniques
Age group: Juniors & Teens
A session to learn about some of the major art movements that defined and shaped modern art and which still influence the art being produced today, including Surrealism, Pointillism, and Pop Art. In this course, participants will create artworks inspired by each of these movements’ unique styles and techniques.
Mixed-Media Maestros
Age group: Juniors & Teens
During this course, participants will engage in an experimental painting and mixed-media experience, learning methods such as monoprinting, collage, intentional brush strokes, negative space painting, paint pouring and splatters.
Sensorial Arts Exploration
Age group: Children (3-5) with adult
In this course, children accompanied by their favourite adults engage in transformative and experimental introductory art activities with a focus on texture, colour, and experimentation. By providing a variety of sensory art activities, children will be invited to discover these interesting, textured projects and have fun while they explore, investigate and create.
Embroidery Exchange
Age group: Teens & Adults
Embroidery is a form of needlework that has been practiced across the world for thousands of years. It is used to embellish textiles both for decorative and communicative purposes. In terms of form and aesthetics, embroidery may add colour, texture, richness, and dimension. In this course, participants will create their own embroidered artworks using a variety of stitching techniques, including satin stitch, back stitch, running stitch, chain stitch, split stitch and stem stitch.
Storytelling Through Art
Age group: Children (3-5) with adult
This course will stimulate the imagination by turning popular children’s stories into fun art activities. Children accompanied by their favourite adult are invited to join the weekly storytelling sessions, followed by art activities inspired by the characters, places, and events featured in each week’s children’s tale.
Voice Lessons: An Introduction to Singing
Age group: All ages
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. In this course, participants will learn the five basic components of singing: pitch, breathing, rhythm, diction and voice. To become a good singer, it is important to start with the basics.
An Introduction to Music Theory & History
Age group: All ages
In this introductory course, students will learn to identify notes and scales and to understand the fundamentals of pattern and structure in music. Group sizes are kept small, in order to give students a personalised experience.
One-to-One Piano
Age group: All ages
This course is offered to people who grew up in a musical family, or are a complete beginner, as there are unquestionable mental and physical benefits to playing musical instruments. Furthermore, studies show it is truly never too late to start learning piano! Participants of all ages and levels, from young children to adult beginners are invited to take this one-to-one online piano course.
Oil Painting Techniques
Age group: Teens & Adults
Learn the skills and techniques of oil painting as practiced by the great masters in art history. The course includes lessons on light and shadow, color theory and values, drawing with paint, creating form and space, various paint application methods, and creating balance and harmony in paintings.
Creative Clay
Age group: Juniors, Teens & Adults
In this course, the love of clay will ignite children’s imaginations and creative processes. As they learn about the qualities of one of Earth’s more abundant natural materials, they will also learn that squishing it, rolling it, pinching it, and decorating it can create something new and exciting with endless possibilities.
Upcycled Paper Crafts
Age group: Juniors, Teens & Adults
Participants will have fun learning several different types of upcycled paper crafts including decoupage, paper quilling, papier-mâché, and paper bead making, all made from readily available materials upcycled from around the home. Participants will develop their creative skills and have the opportunity to create and personalise unique projects.