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The Green Bazaar Looking to shop consciously? Don’t miss our Green Bazaar.You’ll find a selection of must-haves from the greenest of plants to one-of-a-kind ceramics.Nurture sustainability as you support the growth of local and small businesses. Shop — All Day Creekside UAE Farmer’s Market Teible, the farm-to-table restaurant located at Jameel Arts Centre launches a UAE Farmer’s Market. Following Teible’s eco-conscious initiatives,the market is a refreshing break from your weekly supermarket run.Shop organic from native farmers offering fresh and seasonal produce directly to the community while raising awareness about sustainable practices. Children’s Reading Session Kids of all ages can enjoy a live storytime reading in the Jameel Library. Featuring books from the ‘Down to Earth’ reading list, the stories invite the audience to consider their natural environment, and their ability to reuse and think creatively. (Age five +; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Shop — All Day Creekside Shop — All Day Green Bazaar MARKETS & POP-UP EATERIES
The Alchemy of Dyeing with Nahla Tabba and Mehru Khan Join the Alchemy of Dyeing to create your own custom textiles. Choose the flavours, colours and ‘toppings’ of your choice and witness the alchemical process of dyeing. Watch as your choices come to life, unravel, finish and seal the magic of your custom-dyed textile ready for you to take home. If you’re curious, ask the team any questions about the process! Faire Trade in collaboration with Farah AliSpecial Activation — All Day Sculpture Park Visit the interactive community ‘barter trade’ where everything is priceless and completely sustained by its visitors! Drop off new or preloved items gathering dust at home and barter them for any item that spikes your interest; from books to a funky cute top! Faire Trade aims to encourage community-spirited interactions through the sustainable and circular exchange of your onceloved belongings. Bootleg Griot in collaboration with Ronald Ekore Looking for a place of solace? Visit the flora of Bootleg Griot to nourish your mind with our carefully curated selection of pre-loved books and your soul with our serene playlist. Special Activation — All Day Green Bazaar Special Activation — All Day Green Bazaar
Satisfy your cravings and indulge in our selection of light bites and refreshments or have a picnic in our designated area across the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park. Shop — All Day Galleries HERE-O Donuts, Teible, The Ice Shop Cream Shop and Soul Sante Cafe
Jameel Arts Centre Exhibitions See ‘An Ocean In Every Drop’; ‘Proposals for a Memorial to Partition’; ‘Library Circles: Rashed Qurwash’ and Artist’s Garden Desert is a Forest. Galleries — All Day Galleries An Ocean in Every Drop with Jameel Exhibitions Team Join the Art Jameel Exhibitions team for a guided walkthrough of An Ocean in Every Drop, a group exhibition with artists from around the globe asking us to think with water, following its flows through the past to inform our present. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Children’s Reading Session Kids of all ages can enjoy a live storytime reading in the Jameel Library. Featuring books from the ‘Down to Earth’ reading list, the stories invite the audience to consider their natural environment,and their ability to reuse and think creatively. (Age five; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Tour — Lobby 11:00am– 12:00pm 2:00pm– 3:00pm Reading — All Day Jameel Library AT THE JAMEEL
Artist’s Garden with Nadine El Khoury Join Art Jameel curator Nadine El-Khoury for a tour of Desert is a Forest, the Artist’s Garden by Sunoj D and Namrata Neog. Learn about how the garden tells the story of the UAE’s plant ecology and nutritional habits and get a preview of the upcoming digital Artist’s Garden, increasing the longevity and interactivity of this ecological project. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Tour — Lobby 1:30pm– 2:30pm
DIY Terrariums Learn about self-regulating ecosystems and plant processes using just an old container and a few materials! Create your own terrarium to take home and watch grow. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Drop-in Workshop — All Day Lobby Flower Clay Printing Celebrate nature by preserving the beauty of flowers: make your own floral fossils in this clay printing workshop! (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Pet Rock Kids of all ages can enjoy a live storytime reading in the Jameel Library. Featuring books from the ‘Down to Earth’ reading list, the stories invite the audience to consider their natural environment, and their ability to reuse and think creatively. (Age five; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Drop- in workshop — All Day Lobby Drop in workshop — All Day Lobby Drop - In Arts Activities For All Ages
Trash to Treasured design by Mariska Get inspired by upcycling an everyday waste item into your very own superhero, unicorn, lion or elephant. This fun workshop is designed by artist and environmentalist, Mariska Nell. Participants will walk away with their own upcycled craft piece. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Drop - in Workshop — All Day Lobby Drop - in Workshop — All Day Lobby Drop - in Workshop — All Day Sculpture Park Mini Fold-out Gallery Everyone is an artist, if given a gallery! Take a tour of our current exhibition ‘An Ocean in Every Drop’, and draw your creative response to the show in your own mini fold-out gallery. (Open to all ages; advisablefor children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Trash to Treasured with YallaPlay Release your inner child with YallaPlay with open- ended play opportunities for children, young people and adults with sensory tuff trays that bring books or particular themes to life, using as many natural materials as possible. Join in for a chilled out time and remember that if children get messy it means they’ve enjoyed themselves! (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult)
Jaddaf Community Garden A call to all green thumbs! Join and connect with friends at the Jaddaf Community Garden in planting a variety of fruits, vegetables and herbs. Explore the surrounding park in Al Jaddaf and join info sessions to hear more about the current programme My Winter Garden. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Special Activation — All Day Scuplture Park
Give a Ghaf with Goumbook The “Give a Ghaf” tree planting programme, an initiative by Goumbook invites children to plant two hundard Ghaf seeds of the UAE national tree, known as a symbol of resilience and tolerance. This demonstration is an opportunity to nourish the UAE’s heritage and contribute to sustainably greening the communities of the future. (Age five; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Demonstration — Grow and Tell Creative Stations 10:00am– 1:00pm Workshop — Sculpture Park 10:30am– 11:30pm Demonstration — Project Space 11:00am– 11:45am TALKS, WORKSHOPS & DEMOS Kids Meditation and Dance with Natasha Rooney Join Natasha Rooney for a deeply rewarding and mindful experience of movement & meditation for children, connecting their body with breathing as a whole in a creative way, giving them tools and insights allowing them to explore what they are feeling through movement authenticity. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) DIY Natural Deo Join Natalya Konforti to learn how to make your own natural deodorant free from toxins and parabens. Get messy and tweak the recipe to suit your preferences using ingredients you know. You’ll be reducing waste and saving money! Participants will each leave with their tub of deodorant and the recipe. (Ages six + ; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult)
Join Cindy Crayon, a resident aquascaper for a demonstration geared for beginners and kids to guide the audience in creating an easy planted bowl that uses natural materials and can self-sustain with minimal maintenance for a pleasant and long lasting experience. (Open to all ages; advisable for children under ten years old to be accompanied by an adult) Demonstration — Green Bazaar 11:00am– 12:30pm Workshop — Project Space 12:00am– 1:00pm Workshop — Project Space 1:00am– 1:45pm Bowl Set with Discus.ae Save the Scraps! with Hala El Abora Join Hala El Abora, an interdisciplinary artist for a creative, and sustainable approach to textile waste. Participants will be using fabric scraps that would otherwise be thrown away. Give life to these materials by creating colourful collages to take home.(Ages ten + ; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Paper Clay Sculpting with Quarter Moon Studios A creative workshop where participants have the opportunity to sculpt and mold their own pieces to take home, using paper clay. Paper clay is versatile, strong and lightweight – made of papier mache mixed with natural ingredients like clay and flour for sturdier builds. Come prepared to nurture your inner child and get messy during this workshop. (Ages fifteen + )
Build a Junkbot with Junkbot The “Give a Ghaf” tree planting programme, an initiative by Goumbook invites children to plant two hundard Ghaf seeds of the UAE national tree, known as a symbol of resilience and tolerance. This demonstration is an opportunity to nourish the UAE’s heritage and contribute to sustainably greening the communities of the future. (Age five; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Demonstration — Grow and Tell Creative Stations 1:30am– 3:00pm Demonstration — Green Bazaar 2:00pm– 3:30pm Workshop — Project Space 3:00pm– 4:00pm Rainforest Paludarium with Discus.ae Join aquascaper and artist Huzefa Goga for a demonstration of building a semi-aquatic habit at,a type of vivarium that combines terrestrial and aquatic elements in the same enclosure where both plant and micro animal species can flourish. This natural and creative environment replicates wetlands and streams, allowing us to bring a piece of the rainforest into any living space. (Open to all ages; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Sustainable Talli Weaving with Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council Join Irthi Contemporary Craft Council to learn about the traditional Emirati craft “Talli” by braiding Talli threads, focusing on ‘Sayer Yay’ technique, to create their own bracelets using recycled threads and plastic strips. Participants will leave with unique, environmentally-friendly bracelets to take home. (Age ten +; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult)
Join Manupriam Seth with your sketchbooks to get closer to your environment as you sketch on location capturing the space, details, people, and activities. These sketches are shared with a worldwide following of Urban Sketchers spread across more than three hundred sixty cities. Special Activation — Sculpture Park 3:00pm– 5:00pm Special Activation — Green Bazaar 3:00pm– 6:00pm Demonstration — Green Bazaar 3:30pm– 4:00pm Urban Sketchers Live Sneaker Painting with Shoevenir Charlotte Hudders, a Dubai-based artist known for her customisations and live art, will be painting nature-inspired designs on Shoevenir’s vegan sneakers, launching here at Down to Earth! Stick around for personalisation requests from an art menu for all and buy your own unique pair of Shoevenir sneakers! Underwater Gardening with Discus.ae Learn how building a miniature underwater garden allows any person to experience the beauty of natural plants and arranging your own scape regardless of the space available. It can be on a desk, a nightstand, or any surface within a room. (Open to all ages; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult)
Buy. Eat. Throw. Regrow! with HeroGo Wondering how to make the most of your groceries? HeroGo has answers! Join this session with the experts to learn how to store your food better and how to reduce food waste by embracing food you already have! (Open to all ages; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Demonstration — Grow and Tell Creative Stations 3:30pm– 4:30pm Workshop — Sculpture Park 3:30pm– 4:30pm Demonstration — Green Bazaar 4:00pm– 7:00pm The Fictional Recipe & Picnic with Moza Al Matrooshi Drawing on short writing exercises and prompts given in previous workshops, The Fictional Recipe presents more quick methods in putting pen to paper and getting unstuck when it comes to writing. The workshop requires participants to bring a personal ingredient with them to a picnic hosted by Moza Almatrooshi, and use this ingredient as the main object that will activate and nourish their literary imaginations. The workshop is open to adults and young adults at all levels of writing. (Ages thirteen +) Nature Aquarium with Discus.ae An elaborative demonstration of a design inspired by the late Japanese artist Takashi Amano, worldly known as “The Master of Aquascape”. With a layout recreating an ecosystem using natural materials such as mountain rocks, drift woods, special substrates, and a combination of plants which grow on hard surfaces and from the ground for a unique encounter to witness from start to finish. (Open to all ages; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult)
Join Manupriam Seth with your sketchbooks to get closer to your environment as you sketch on location capturing the space, details, people, and activities. These sketches are shared with a worldwide following of Urban Sketchers spread across more than three hundred sixty cities. Demonstration — Grow and Tell Creative Stations 5:00pm– 6:00pm Talk — Amphitheatre 5:00pm– 6:30pm Fermentation 101 with Sondos Azzam Presented by SOMA MATER the talks programme hosts three brief interventions followed by a panel of experts looking at sustainable interactions with water. Saeed Alhassan from Manhat unpacks how we draw water from air to nurture our food. Deema Khoury from Dibba Bay Oysters dives deep into embracing the untapped resources of the sea. Rukhsana Kausar encourages cities to drop their plastic bottle habits as part of her work in Liquid of Life. Together, they sit with Greg Ohannessian, partner at SOMA MATER, for a group discussion on how we may holistically value water in our time. More with less: Sustainable Talk interactions with water Featuring Saeed Alhassan, Deema Khoury and Rukhsana Kausar
The Aquatic Planting Process with Discus.ae An informative talk on the growth pattern of different species of aquarium plants and basic requirements. Covering the different subfamilies, size groups, and difficulty levels including how each group is used best and the benefits some have over others. (Open to all ages; advisable for children to be accompanied by an adult) Demonstration — Green Bazaar 7:00pm– 7:30pm Workshop — Rooftop Terrace 7:00pm– 8:00pm Meditation/Sound Healing with Muskaan Adnani Inspired by the ease and flow of nature, we will move through gentle stretches followed by breath work, meditation, and sound immersion. We take the time to ground ourselves and connect with our body and then experience the healing sounds of the handpan. (Ages Twelve +)