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Anita Anderson tries on a mask she created in Art Sparks, an art program designed for people with memory loss and their care providers at the Paramount Center for the Arts earlier this year. In just a few hours a week, a Paramount Arts program sparked camaraderie, conversation and connection among people with dementia and…
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Cityscape Global has also scored a first this year by taking its brand art to the outdoors A piece of original art in a room can make a statement and command attention like nothing else in that space can. ‘Brand art’ works in the same way, but is applied specifically to the business environment, to…
Read More Cityscape aims to set record for region’s largest indoor use of brand artWhen students and visitors walk into the office areas of Frederick Douglass and Bunche Park elementary schools, one of the first things they see are mixed-media panels depicting the African-American icons the schools are named for. Pictured with the icons are images of children from all walks of life, who have come to the schools…
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If Dalí were alive today, what would his quick sketch ideas for movie posters look like? Image: Lisa Tate The Artist: Salvador Dalí Salvador Dalí, whose full name is Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol in Figureres, was from the Spanish province of Catalonia. Known best as a surrealist,…
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Emirati designer Khalid Shafar, who has pioneered the design industry in the UAE, speaks to us about his upcoming collection, his design process and what the Dubai Design industry needs to reach international level. When we think of Dubai, we can’t help but think of reinvention and vision. After all, Dubai and the UAE has…
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A selection of the paintings by residents of the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children that will be shown at the first exhibition to be held next month of work done by these women who are survivors of domestic violence, child abuse and human trafficking. Volunteers from the Dubai International Art Centre held art workshops…
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Audio-visual performances by Boris Chimp 504 will be part of the Echo festival in Dubai. Courtesy of Boris Chimp 504 The event will take place from December 14 to 16 at Dubai Design District, and will act as a platform for innovators Casually throwing around phrases like “generative design”, “living technology” and “experiential marketing”, Noura…
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