Dubai: Art Dubai continued attracting crowds on the second day Thursday.
This is the first visit to Art Dubai by Kuwaiti cousins Ala’a Ali Reda, 24, and Faye Behbehani 30, who told Gulf News, “We are actually impressed by the showcased arts and the innovative creations of the artists from different cultures.
“Not to mention our first impression about the spacious area of the exhibition and its decorative style which is really fabulous.”
Zayed University’s Art professors and students were also there. Emirati Eman Abdullah, 20, an Interior Design student at Zayed University, told Gulf News, “As a student such academic visits help me a lot in gaining knowledge from artists of Interior Design.
“We in fact learned a lot from the different materials used, mixed media and new techniques.”
Her Canadian Associate Professor in the Department of Arts and Designs, Karen Oremus, said, “Art Dubai is fantastic educational platform for students. They get to see art and have the opportunity to intern here as well and some of our students are exhibiting this year such as Tashkeel of Shaikha Latifa who is a former graduate of Zayed University and we also have Emirati artist Maitha Bin Demaithan who is exhibiting this year and this makes us very proud.”
Marco Sosa, Assistant Professor of Art and Design in the College of Arts and Sciences, also shared Karen’s view.
- What: Fifth Edition of Art Dubai
- Where: Madinat Jumeirah
- When: March 16 to 19
- For more info visit www.artdubi.ae
