- Adham Ismael Centre for plastic Arts was established in Damascus in
late 1959 as part of the Ministry of Culture, and started its
first round of courses in early 1960. On April 10th 1968, the centre
was named after the late Syrian Artist Adham Ismael. Since the
beginning, major Syrian artists and art educators worked in the
centre and participated with their Syrian and international peers in
joint workshops.
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Whether in
children, teenagers, young adults or adults; the centre aims at
developing the artistic talents and providing these talented people
with the space and the artistic taste to enable them to work on and
produce artistic works. Age and educational background do not matter
for Adham Ismael Centre, what matters is the talent.
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The sessions
are free of charge, and the subjects offered vary between painting,
oil painting and sculpture. Students are also offered sessions on
aesthetics, the human form, engraving, history of art and artistic
criticism.
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Adham Ismael
Centre runs two six-month courses a year: the winter course and the
summer course. Applications for the winter course are made in
December, while the summer ones are made in June. Students graduate
from the centre after completing four courses and submitting a
successful graduation project. On graduation, students are given an
accredited certificate.
The
Centre holds several exhibitions for students’ and graduates’ works
every year. It also participated and participates in several
national and international exhibitions
