The Jameel House in Cairo and Bayt Yakan winter school

Alumni of the Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo are collaborating with Bayt Yakan, an arts collective centred around the eponymous traditional house in historic Cairo, to deliver a winter programme of workshops for children and adults in the neighbourhood of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar.

The programme is led by the co-founder of Bayt Yakan, Ola Said, herself an alumna and now tutor at the Jameel House in Cairo. It comprises workshops designed for children and adults, at beginner and advanced levels, led by Jameel House in Cairo alumni Aya Hamada, Omnia Hosni, Amal Mostafa and Reham Wahba, teaching geometric and floral design, calligraphy, ceramics and woodworking.

The programme is free and open to all and runs from 27 January to 8 February 2024. The programme will end with a closing ceremony and exhibition on 10 February 2024.

The Jameel House in Cairo is a collaboration between Community Jameel, The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts and Egypt’s Cultural Development Fund.

Ola Said

Co-founder, Bayt Yakan; Alumna (2016), Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo

Omnia Hosni

Alumna (2023), Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo

Amal Mostafa

Alumna (2017), Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo

Reham Wahba

Alumna (2016), Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo

Aya Hamada

Alumna (2018), Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo

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The Jameel House in Cairo alumni winter school in collaboration with Bayt Yakan runs from 27 January to 8 February 2024, with sessions held at Bayt Yakan.

The workshops are designed for women and children of junior and advanced levels. Course dates are as follows:

Course 1: Geometric 3D shapes. 5 sessions. 14h00 to 17h30, on 27, 29 and 31 January, and 3 and 5 February.

Course 2: Floral patterns. 4 sessions. 10h00 to 13h30, on 30 January, and 4, 6 and 8 February.

Course 3: Kufic calligraphy. 4 sessions. 10h00 to 13h30, on 27 and 29 January, and 3 and 5 February.

Course 4: Carving on wood. 5 sessions. 10h00 to 13h30, on 28 and 30 January, and 4, 6 and 8 February.

Course 5: Ceramics. 4 sessions. 10h00 to 13h30, on 29 and 31 January, and 3 and 5 February.

Ceremony and public exhibition: 10 February.