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Tribune News Network
Doha
THE Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy's (SC) Community Engagement team has organised a special workshop for 10 students from the Al Noor Institute for the Visually Impaired. This was conducted in partnership with Al Noor Institute and British visual and performance artist Rachel Gadsden.
The workshop focused on drawing and the painting was presented and run by Gadsden, who is visually impaired. It used the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar as an inspiration for students to create works of art, allowing them to express their pride that their country is hosting the most important football event in the world.
Talking about her participation in the workshop, Gadsden said:"I am really happy to be here. As a person who is physically and visually challenged, I'm really enthusiastic about working with the Al Noor Institute students and helping them develop their talents."
She added:"My father was a professional footballer. He was careful to bring me up to be enthusiastic, and to love competition and a challenge. He was a real inspiration to me, especially in his passion for the game he loved. I owe him a lot because he motivated me to believe in my capabilities and my creativity."
Gadsden had this message for the Al Noor Institute for the Visually Impaired students:"Even though as visually impaired people we cannot fully see our drawings and paintings, art resides in the imagination. I always make sure to teach students that imagination is the basis of art. Above all, art is an expression of thoughts and feelings and not of what the eye sees."
The SC's Community Engagement Manager, Khalid al Jumaily, said:"We're keen to include all sectors of society in our programmes and plans relating to the first ever World Cup to be hosted in the Middle East. We're delighted to organise these programmes in partnership with other institutions in Qatar. Our goal in organising this workshop is to present a successful example to students, motivating them to achieve their life goals and letting them know that they shouldn't surrender to their circumstances. We believe that Qatar's hosting of the 2022 World Cup should inspire creativity and human development in all sectors of the Qatari society."
Ayman Hattab, coordinator of the workshop at the Al Noor Institute, said:"We're happy to partner with the SC and use the opportunity to develop our students' skills and work together to prepare for the World Cup. This workshop is really important because it will present artist Rachel Gadsden's successful example to our students, giving them inspiration. The skills and talents students display in this workshop will help us manage and develop our art programmes accordingly."
