Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar’s (VCUQatar) Community Education Programme has opened registration for late spring community classes and summer camp 2015.
Courses are taught by accomplished local and international instructors and are open to the general public interested in expanding their knowledge in art, design and craft areas, according to a statement. The current set of 45 courses includes classes in photography, camera filming, drawing and painting, jewellery making, fashion illustration, interior and graphic design, Islamic pattern construction, fashion dress making, Adobe and AutoCAD, Arabic calligraphy as well as art classes for children.
The eight-week programme runs from late-April to mid-June. Unless otherwise noted, all non-credit community classes are open to both women and men, aged 15 years and above, and is taught in English at the VCUQatar building located within the Education City campus on Al Luqta Street, the statement added.
In addition to classes held at VCUQatar, the university is offering community courses in partnership with the Academy for Dance Music and Arts (IAID).
VCUQatar courses on offer at IAID include charcoal and pastel drawing, fashion design portfolio, advanced water colour painting, fabric interventions and one-stroke painting for children. The 2015 summer camp for children and high school students include eight different art and design courses. The programmes vary in length — one week for smaller children, two weeks for teenagers and three weeks for the eldest group. The “Design Intensive” course has been specifically developed for high school seniors who are considering a creative career.
Classes will be held in the morning from Sunday to Thursday at the VCUQatar campus, from June 28 until July 16. For more information and to register, visit www.qatar.vcu.edu/community





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