Tuesday, February 17, 2009

jalal's art trip 2009

Going places

A minibus pulls up between a pile of rocks, an industrial site and some rundown, graffitied buildings in Ras al Khaimah. Out of the bus streams an unlikely parade of people clutching cameras, sketchbooks and bottles of water: five girls in abayas and everyone else in jeans, baseball caps and trainers or walking boots. This is not some strange derelict-town tourism, but Jalal’s Art Trip, an initiative to encourage emerging artists to pursue their art with more dedication and confidence.


to continue reading please go to http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090217/ART/559225524/1111/LIFE

4 Comments:

Anonymous Sumayyah said...

i was amazed today when i picked up the national and the first thing i saw infront of me was a huge article about the trip!!! mashalla...:)

February 17, 2009 9:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i won't miss the exhibition!

February 17, 2009 10:12 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

very interesting..

February 20, 2009 12:43 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You found art in a trip? Excuse me, but art is everywhere.

March 18, 2009 1:18 AM  

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