{"product_id":"ways-of-seeing-2","title":"Ways of Seeing","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays and dates:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSaturday's, 15 August to 19 September 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTime:\u003cspan\u003e 11 AM \u003c\/span\u003eto 2 PM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003cspan\u003e 6 Week Course\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: The Co-working Space\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWays of Seeing is a 10-week course that examines major modern and contemporary art movements in the context of the social, cultural, and political events of the past century. This course is designed to familiarize participants with how to read a work of art, unraveling the clues to decipher and understand why one painting, sculpture, installation, or image is valued over another.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe last hundred years have been a turbulent and dynamic time in the world of art. As new museums opened and biennales and art fairs proliferated in cities throughout the world, new arbiters and critics emerged, giving us tools and opportunities to develop informed opinions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe course is uniquely designed to help participants appreciate how artworks of the recent past shape the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTopics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Archives; archives as research, archives as objects\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Prehistoric art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Case study: Egypt\/ Middle East\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Defining the canon of art history through images and readings \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Theories of art based on beauty or taste\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- The birth of modernism and its controversy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"presentation\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Contemporary art from regional perspective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the instructor:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Wells is the Director of Educational Programs and Exhibitions at Al Riwaq. He is a curator, writer, and art critic. Wells set up the Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, in 1998 to promote contemporary art in Egypt. He served as an educational advisor to the UK’s Arts Council and Crafts Council. Wells sits on the board of the Foundation for Arts Initiatives, is the Chairman of the Townhouse Foundation in Sweden, and is currently Director of Educational Programs and Exhibitions at Al Riwaq.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Wells","offers":[{"title":"Full Payment","offer_id":52607701123357,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"BHD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Instalments: Payment 1","offer_id":52607701156125,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"BHD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Instalments: Payment 2","offer_id":52607701188893,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"BHD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/2521\/9613\/files\/WaysofSeeing1.jpg?v=1785229770","url":"https:\/\/www.alriwaqartspace.com\/products\/ways-of-seeing-2","provider":"Alriwaqartspace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}