Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World exhibition
Artistic Dimensions to a Healthier World exhibition is all set to start on October 2-27, 2019, at the Fire Station.
The exhibition is curated by the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), which looks at the interrelationship between art and promotion of health and wellbeing, as well as shines a spotlight on healthcare issues.
It features artworks by Giles Duley, an award-winning humanitarian photographer who documents human plight in war zones across the world.
In addition to that, there will also be drawings created by the Rohingya children who are currently living in refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, after fleeing persecution in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Some of these children are part of a program called ‘Creative Methodologies for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support with Children in Emergency Settings’, which is being delivered by the UK-based charity, Save The Children, in these camps.
The exhibition will also conduct Art therapy and Photography workshop.
Art therapy workshop is taking place on October 2, 2019, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Fire Station Education Room 1. It is a workshop by members of Save The Children charity targeting for adults, Qatar’s school teachers, and the healthcare community, and others to show how effective use of art therapy can help children cope with stress and trauma. Click here for registration.
Photography workshop by Giles Duley will be taking place on October 10, 2019, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Fire Station Workshop 4, this workshop is about a humanitarian photographer, who has documented images of human suffering in conflict zones across the world. Click here for registration.
You wouldn’t want to miss the talk by the award-winning humanitarian photographer, Giles Duley, who has dedicated his life to documenting human suffering in war zones across the world. Register for the inspirational talk, taking place on October 8, 2019, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Fire Station Cinema.
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