Registration is now open for the August to October Art Club Workshop series through the KAUSTCentral app. 

The Art Club offers a variety of classes and provides access to the Art and Ceramic Studios at the Island Recreation Club (IRC), where members can develop their skills, attend workshops, and work on personal projects.

Workshop Schedule

Sundays: Oil painting | Starts August 30

Learn classical oil painting techniques from a very experienced art teacher, for beginners, intermediate and advanced painters.

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Mondays: Acrylic painting | Starts August 31

Learn how to paint with acrylic paints, similar to painting with oil paint, but a lot less difficult because you don’t have to wait for it to dry.

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Tuesdays: Ceramics | Starts August 25

Learn to throw pots on a pottery wheel, and how to hand-build pinch pots, coil pots and slab pots, and glazing techniques.

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Tuesdays: Arabic Calligraphy | Starts August 25

Explore the history, techniques, and various script styles to compose your own calligraphic designs. You will also learn the cultural and aesthetic significance of Arabic calligraphy in all its locations, but especially in Islamic mosques. 

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Wednesdays: Charcoal, Graphite and Watercolor | Starts August 26

Learn basic drawing techniques using pencil, charcoal, black-line pen, combined with watercolour painting.

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Saturdays: Kids Art (start on August 29)

Designed for children in K1–Grade 5.

Choose from two sessions:

• 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. | Register here
• 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. | Register here

Register today on KAUSTCentral

You can register for all workshops through the KAUSTCentral app:

• Open Recreation & Lifestyle
• Select Community Clubs
• Choose Art Club under Art and Culture

If you have any questions, email: crnewns@gmail.com