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Adham Ismael Centre of visual Art
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Adham Ismael Centre of visual Art 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
