PRESS RELEASE – The ARTE show goes on
ARTE continue to be holding its well known handcrafted soukh throughout Ramadan and Eid. Each Friday from now till 10th September will see this great group of nearly 60 Artisans of the Emirates showcasing their unique works of art and craft at the Dubai Festival City Centre.
Visit the ARTE Market at the Dubai Festival Centre, Mezzanine floor near Ikea and Hyperpanda from 5pm till 11pm during Ramadan and from 10am till 10pm during Eid.
Please contact ARTE for further information, high resolution photos, or if photographers want to take their own as well as to discuss opportunities for interviews with ARTE-sans.
Miriam Walsh and Paul Townsend, ARTE Management
E info@arte.ae
W www.arte.ae
About ARTE
Artisans of the Emirates was founded in 2005 by Miriam Walsh a feltmaker, and Paul Townsend a silversmith, both experienced artisans regularly featuring at the fairs in Dubai and long-term residents of Dubai.
Many of the craft fairs in Dubai at that time included a high percentage of imported goods of varying quality and often produced in bulk, mixed with a sense of dissatisfaction of how other events were run, Paul & Miriam decided to set up their own Artisan of the Emirates community to showcase the quality work produced by talented individuals living in the UAE.
ARTE has seen a rapid increase in membership since 2005; it now boasts over 1600 members, from at least 30 different countries, with items as diverse as contemporary silver jewellery, haute couture clothing, artistically designed cakes for special occasions, Waldorf dolls, pottery, crochet items, silk & wool felted scarves, hats & bags, photography and digital art plus painting styles ranging from oils, watercolours and acrylics to pencil drawings and 3-d mixed media pieces. The soukhs offer the ideal venue for gift buyers, or those just looking for locally made quality art and crafts as a lasting memory of the Arabian region.
The ARTE Soukh is now the regular haunt for around 100 different vendors and continues to offer a relaxed family atmosphere with plenty of hands on workshops for the visitors to try out.
Miriam Walsh
info@arte.ae
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