ARAB CULTURE PROGRAMME
The Foundation supports numerous projects and events to raise
awareness and understanding of Arab culture.
Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)
In spring 2009 the V&A began implementing its Arab World
Family Learning Programme. The programme revolves around three main
activities which include an annual family festival of Arab culture,
a high-profile event celebrating dance, music, theatre performances, storytelling and art (right) from the region; a networking and outreach initiative
offering greater exposure to Arab culture; and the development of
learning resources.
This year's Festival of Arab Culture will be held on Sunday 8 August. Click here for further details.
Photos from last year's event can be seen in our Picture Gallery.
Tate Britain
The Tate's Illuminating Cultures project began in January 2009.
The project aims to provide teachers with resources and knowledge
that will enable them to inform students about Middle Eastern cultures
and recent histories in their teaching of art, religious studies
and history. Project activities include the development of resources
for teachers and school projects
for pupils (Key Stages 2-5).
Six secondary schools across London have been involved with the project during the 2009-2010 academic year. These include Latymer,
Henrietta Barnett and St. Michaels Schools in North London, Rokeby
and Plashet Schools in East London and the Pimlico Academy in Westminster.
The Tate has also been working with Goldsmiths College to develop a
module as part of their MA in Education: Culture, Language and Identity, as well as other professional development programmes
for teachers. The module, entitled Illuminating Cultures, is set to begin in January 2011 and will focus on Tate's growing collection of Middle Eastern and North African art works. Tate and Goldsmiths will each host five sessions of the module. Further information on the course can be found here.
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
BALTIC's Middle Eastern Artists in Residence programme began in
October 2008. The Foundation is supporting four residencies by Middle
Eastern artists that aim to enhance local school children's knowledge
and understanding of contemporary art from the Middle East. The
workshops are the basis for producing online teaching resources
about contemporary Arab art, with supporting inset sessions for
teachers.
Three residencies have now been completed. The first saw Baghdad-born artist Adel Abidin working with three local schools in Gateshead to produce artwork that was exhibited at the BALTIC from December 2008 - January 2009. The second residency, with Samar Maakaron, a Saïd Foundation alumna (left of picture) took place from October 2009 to January 2010. The third, with Egyptian artist Mahmoud Khaled, took place in March and April 2010.
The online educational resources developed so far, entitled Contemporary Arab Art, are now available on the BALTIC website.
For more information please email info@balticmill.com
The British Museum: Arab World Education Programme (AWEP)
AWEP is working on three main initiatives: Arab Artists in Schools,
Discover the Arab World Resource Pack and Teacher Training. Phase 5 of the Artists in Schools project involved four artist
residencies in four secondary schools across London and culminated
in a final celebration at the British Museum in July 2009.
AWEP's Discover the Arab World resource pack, an innovative
free resource for secondary school teachers, is now available both
online and in printed form. It is designed to support teachers in
exploring relevant and challenging issues about the Arab world and
to help them develop a greater awareness and understanding of Arab
culture among their students.
Using 30 key objects in the British Museum's collection, Discover
the Arab World supports teaching about Arab people and culture
at Key Stages 3 and 4 in Art & Design, Religious Education,
Citizenship and History within cross-curricular themes.
To make specific enquiries about the AWEP, contact Mr Nicholas Badcott
at nbadcott@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
The resource pack can be viewed online at:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/pdf/Arab_World_Resource_Web.pdf
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