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Page 2 | Wednesday 8 April 2015 | 02 Culture [email protected] WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 2015 • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 DINNER IN 25 MINUTES: LOBSTER TAILS WITH GARLIC AND OIL P | 7 VCUQATAR OPENS REVOLUTION OR CYNICAL ROCK MUSIC IN INDIA REGISTRATION FOR PLOY: FASHION FETES SURVIVING AWAY SUMMER CAMP OLDER WOMEN FROM LIMELIGHT P | 3 P | 8 P | 11 Twenty artworks by ten Qatari female artists are on display at an exhibition entitled “Fingers that love art” which recently opened at Katara. PAGE 2 | WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 2015 | 02 CULTURE “The aim of the workshop is to develop the skills of the artists and help them participate in local, regional and international exhibitions. The participants have a distinct artistic vision and the creative ability to stamp their mark in the world of fine arts.” Katara opens exhibition by Qatari artists BY RAYNALD C RIVERA Society for the advancement of the Centre will immediately join the them as well as improvement in art movement in the country,” said Society and enjoy the many benefits speed in drawing. wenty artworks by ten Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin of being a member such as assist- “The aim of the workshop is to Qatari female artists are Ibrahim Al Sulaiti. ance in putting up solo exhibitions develop the skills of the artists and on display at an exhibition Dr Al Sulaiti opened the expo along and taking part in local and interna- help them participate in local, regional Tentitled “Fingers that love with Qatar Fine Arts Society Chairman tional exhibitions. and international exhibitions. The par- art” which recently opened at Katara. Yusuf Al Sada and Girls’ Creativity “Qatar Fine Arts Society is always ticipants have distinct artistic vision The works were the outcome Centre Chairperson Mona Al Sulaiti, keen to diversify workshops in all and the creative ability to stamp their of a workshop organised by Girls’ “Katara is always keen to enrich fields of fine arts. We are working to mark in the world of fine arts,” said Creativity Centre in collaboration Qatar’s art scene as well as support attract expertise of local and interna- Al Shatti. with Qatar Fine Arts Society and con- Qatari artists to present their best tional art trainers,” added Al Sada. A well-known Kuwaiti artist, Al ducted by Kuwaiti artist Khalid Shatti. either in local or international exhibi- Mona Al Sulaiti thanked the Qatari Shatti is an accredited international The ten Qatari artists, among tions,” Dr Al Sulaiti added. Fine Arts Society and said she was trainer and a member of Kuwaiti them were Iman Al Hajj and Fatima Al Sada said the Society welcomes satisfied with the outcome of the Association for Fine Arts and Al Mannai, produced two works each. cooperation with any art entity and workshop as shown by the artworks International Association of Fine Arts. “In each exhibition we see some stressed youth centres play an impor- showcased at the exhibition which He has participated in many exhibi- development and progress in the tant role in supplying talent in the reveal the talent of the participants. tions and won international awards. quality of works created by the creative arena. During the workshop Al Shatti Al Shatti along with the participants Qatari artists. This only shows the He said those who finished the taught the artists how to use water- were were honoured at the opening fruits of the efforts of Qatar Fine Arts workshops from the Girls’ Creativity colours and the importance of using of the exhibition. The Peninsula | WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 2015 | CAMPUS 03 VCUQatar opens registration for community education programme and summer camp irginia Commonwealth University in Qatar’s (VCUQatar) Community Education Program has opened registra- Vtion for late spring community classes and summer camp 2015. Courses are taught by accomplished local and inter- national instructors and are open to the general public interested in expanding their knowledge in art, design and craft areas. The current set of 45 courses includes classes in photography, cam- era filming, drawing and painting, jewel- lery making, fashion illustration, interior and graphic design, Islamic pattern watercolour painting, fabric interventions construction, fashion dress making, and one stroke painting for children. The Adobe and AutoCAD, Arabic calligra- 2015 summer camp for children and phy, as well as art classes for children. high school students include eight dif- The eight-week programme runs ferent art and design courses. The pro- from late April to mid June. Unless grammes vary in length, one week for otherwise noted, all non-credit commu- the smaller children, two weeks for teen- nity classes are open to both, women agers and three weeks for the eldest and men, ages 15 and above, and are group. The “Design Intensive” course taught in English at the VCUQatar build- has been specifically developed for high ing located within the Education City school seniors who are considering a campus on Al Luqta Street. creative career. In addition to classes held at Classes are held in the morning from VCUQatar, the university is offering Sunday to Thursday at the VCUQatar community courses in partnership with campus starting from June 28 through the Academy for Dance Music and Arts to July 16. (IAID). VCUQatar courses on offer at For more information and to register IAID include charcoal and pastel draw- visit www.qatar.vcu.edu/community. ing, fashion design portfolio, advanced The Peninsula QCRI informs youth about relevance of computing atar Computing Research state-of-the-art automated transcrip- Institute (QCRI), a mem- tion system for Modern Standard Arabic ber of Qatar Foundation (QCRI Advanced Transcription System – for Education, Science and QATS); and the MicroMappers platform QCommunity Development (QF), organ- for rapidly assessing humanitarian dis- ised a ‘Coding is Cool’ workshop for 98 aster damage and the resulting needs, students from eight independent and and advanced 3D video applications. private schools in Qatar to encourage Students were also able to see a live interest in the field of computer science. demonstration of cube robots and print- The event, held at the Qatar able robots developed at CSAIL. National Convention Centre and on The eight schools that participated the side-lines of QCRI’s annual meet- were: Tarek bin Zyad Independent ing with the Computer Science and Secondary School for Boys, Jassim Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at bin Hamad Independent Secondary Massachusetts Institute of Technology School for Boys, Rawda bint Mohamed (CSAIL), was part of a secondary- Independent Secondary School for school student outreach initiative. Professor Daniela Rus, Director of Development; and Ahmad Al Salama, Girls, Omar bin Al-Khattab Independent To explain the programme, Dr Eman CSAIL, a great proponent of introduc- who works at GE. School for Boys, Qatar Canadian Fituri, Director of Educational Initiatives ing programming as part of the school The demos showcased current School, Debakey High School, Qatar at QCRI, said: “By organising our first system, was the keynote speaker. The research underway at QCRI, includ- Academy Academic Bridge Program, ‘Coding is Cool’ workshop, we hope to event featured two inspiring presenta- ing a Braille keyboard – an application and ACS International School. inspire and educate young people about tions by Carnegie Mellon University in for smartphones that helps the visually QCRI’s 2015 summer internship pro- the importance of being able to code by Qatar Alumni Hanan Alshikhabobakr – a impaired to type quickly and efficiently; gramme is now accepting applications. demonstrating some of the technologies 2013 Google scholarship recipient and a Kinect-based programme for exercise More information on www.qcri.qa/join- that are being developed at QCRI.” founder of Qatar Robotics Institute for for the elderly based on fitness level; a us. The Peninsula | WEDNESDAY 8 APRIL 2015 | 04 CAMPUS Students performing a dance. Right: Stalls set up by different groups. Stenden University showcases cultural diversity colourful captivation of music, food. The countries represented were hospitality. The stage was on fire with meant. It did not matter where they food and talent – that was the Qatar, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, dancing, singing, dabka and Spanish came from. They just stood together theme of Stenden University’s Spain, Germany, Palestine, Jordan, acts. The performers who represented and displayed a beautiful message of A cultural day. The annual event Iraq and India. Each booth was given each country gave their best during the tolerance that showed how easily we was organised last week by the Student a unique theme. Each stall looked at talent show. can get past cultural differences and Representative Council, better known its best with the eye-catching decora- “Stenden students and staff came language barriers and simply have a as SRC. The students showcased their tions and served the audience with the together to celebrate an exchange of good time together,” a statement from countries’ culture, music, dance and tasty traditional food with their utmost culture. It did not matter what the lyrics the university said. The Peninsula Outreach efforts spark students’ curiosity about math and science exas A&M University at Qatar significance of nurturing and developing and Maersk Oil Qatar have interest in the fields of science, tech- launched a strategic initiative nology, engineering and mathematics, to excite young Qataris about which are known as STEM disciplines. T “Through initiatives such as this, we studying mathematics and science to prepare them for careers in Qatar’s are working to attract and inspire the knowledge-based economy. next generation to follow a technical The Young Engineers and Scientists educational track that can lead to suc- programme, sponsored by Maersk Oil cessful and rewarding careers in indus- Qatar, targets Qatari students in grades tries like oil and gas,” Sheikh Faisal 5 and 6 and provides enrichment pro- said.
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