Environment

Al Madda

Al Madda is a bilingual (Arabic-English) biodegradable materials library in the form of an App and Website that currently features…

The Sky Oscillates Between Eternity and Its Immediate Consequences (2021)

The Sky Oscillates Between Eternity and Its Immediate Consequences (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 9:30 am on 10 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

Endolab

Two-day in-person Masterclass by Paolo Cardini (Professor in industrial design, Rhode Island School of Design) in Room 266

Envisioning a Post-Petroleum Society: A Futurist Manifesto

Two-day in-person workshop by Jumanah Abbas (architect, writer, and curator) and Alreem Al Kaabi (educator and film critic) in Room 223

Alphabet Soup: A Materials Workshop – from DIY to PLA to PHB

Two-day in-person workshop by Richard Lombard (Materials Specialist, Matter of Importance) in Room 101c

Design Earth

Streamed talk by Rania Ghosn and El Hadi Jazairy (Design Earth) to a live audience in the Atrium

Seeds After Black Gold (2021)

Seeds After Black Gold (2021) will be screened in the Atrium at 5:30 pm on 9 March 2022. This film is part of the Gulf Metaverse 2.0 program curated by Róisín Tapponi.

Cat Trap with Cats Etc.

We will be learning how to use a trap cage and practice trapping stray cats to take the cats to the veterinarian clinic for spay or neuter and return the cats back to the same location. The meeting point is the main entrance of the VCUQ Building on Wednesday, 9th March at 6:30 PM. Registration is required.

Radical Futures of Materials

Streamed talk by Julia Watson (designer, activist, academic, and author) to a live audience in the Atrium

Territorial Agency

Two-day virtual Masterclass by Territorial Agency in Room 255

A Second Life for Plastic

Two-day virtual workshop by Thomas Egoumenides (French architect and designer based in Tunisia) in Room 213

Eco Friendly Etching Workshop

Two-day in-person workshop by Charlotte Rodenberg (Print Media Faculty at VCUarts Qatar) in Room 277 & 268

Exploring boundaries by piercing barriers

Streamed talk by Jalila Essaïdi (Dutch artist and entrepreneur) to a live audience in the Atrium

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