JEDDAH: The Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz charity Foundation (MiSK) organized a three-day festival of creativity under the theme “Tales of MiSK” season two, at the King Abdullah Economic City, which ended Friday night.
The foundation’s event included about 139 workshop and 57 seminars, and 18 workshops especially for children.
Ziyad Al Shabil, director of projects at the MiSK Foundation, told Arab News that the three-day creative festival was an opportunity for everyone to attend and learn creative writing, drawing, creation of animation cartoons, short film, theater, filmmaking, scientific and cultural values to motivate youths to put forward their ideas and expressions.
He said on the opening day there were more than 3,000 visitors; while on Thursday around 7,000 women attended the MiSK program.
Elementary school students attended the workshops on creative writing, drawing, and studio production where they learned with professional artists and writers who talked about creativity and latest techniques for filming and products and brainstormed and expressed their feelings.
He said the aim of launching the 2nd edition of the MiSK Festival was to transfer knowledge to the youth after the great success of the festival in the first edition in Riyadh, which managed to attract around 150,000 visitors, with almost 23,000 participating in workshops.
The festival’s activities took place at King Abdullah Economic City due to the suitable environment for hosting such events and the expected large numbers of visitors.
Al Shabil explained that the content of the 2nd edition is the same as the first, and the organization aims to develop education and culture through a range of diverse initiatives and forums by inspiring young people of both genders.
Elementary students attended three theatrical performances and workshops. The professional writing department held six workshops and three seminars; the drawing corner also held six workshops and contests of drawing. The animation section organized six workshops and three seminars, while the production house department also organized workshops. All activities started at 5 p.m. and continued until 10 p.m.
“I enjoyed the small author section as I want to be a successful author in the future. The session was very interesting as it offered simplified and easy ways to deliver information with practical applications,” said Mohammad Alrabga, a 12-year-old student who participated in the workshop.
The foundation’s event included about 139 workshop and 57 seminars, and 18 workshops especially for children.
Ziyad Al Shabil, director of projects at the MiSK Foundation, told Arab News that the three-day creative festival was an opportunity for everyone to attend and learn creative writing, drawing, creation of animation cartoons, short film, theater, filmmaking, scientific and cultural values to motivate youths to put forward their ideas and expressions.
He said on the opening day there were more than 3,000 visitors; while on Thursday around 7,000 women attended the MiSK program.
Elementary school students attended the workshops on creative writing, drawing, and studio production where they learned with professional artists and writers who talked about creativity and latest techniques for filming and products and brainstormed and expressed their feelings.
He said the aim of launching the 2nd edition of the MiSK Festival was to transfer knowledge to the youth after the great success of the festival in the first edition in Riyadh, which managed to attract around 150,000 visitors, with almost 23,000 participating in workshops.
The festival’s activities took place at King Abdullah Economic City due to the suitable environment for hosting such events and the expected large numbers of visitors.
Al Shabil explained that the content of the 2nd edition is the same as the first, and the organization aims to develop education and culture through a range of diverse initiatives and forums by inspiring young people of both genders.
Elementary students attended three theatrical performances and workshops. The professional writing department held six workshops and three seminars; the drawing corner also held six workshops and contests of drawing. The animation section organized six workshops and three seminars, while the production house department also organized workshops. All activities started at 5 p.m. and continued until 10 p.m.
“I enjoyed the small author section as I want to be a successful author in the future. The session was very interesting as it offered simplified and easy ways to deliver information with practical applications,” said Mohammad Alrabga, a 12-year-old student who participated in the workshop.
