The College of Fine Arts of the University of Damascus, in cooperation with the College of Fine Arts of the University of Kolding in Denmark, organized a joint workshop about Old Damascus. Students from both institutions presented visual and written ideas about the Old City using new media technologies.Dr. Ahmed Yazaji, the President of the Department of Visual Arts in the College of Fine Arts, explained that the idea of a workshop and the preparation for it on the part of both the Syrians and the Danes began more than two years ago. The old city in Damascus was chosen as the subject of the workshop due to its historical, societal, and cultural importance, which the Danes well appreciate. For the workshop, groups made up of Syrian and Danish students and professors were distributed throughout the old city with a mission to observe and study the aspects of the Old City that make it unique; the environment, the crafts and professions, the architecture, the local cuisine, among other things. Throughout their explorations of these aspects, the groups were to choose a prominent aspect of their subject to capture and present at the end of the workshop. Cooperation between the Syrian and Danish students was very positive, and the academic rigor of the workshop was equally appropriate for both groups. Dr. Yazaji added that throughout the workshop they discovered a great degree of similarity not only in the caliber of student, and the technical know-how and capabilities of the students, faculty, and facilities, but also in the philosophy and organization of the respective Colleges of Fine Arts. Professor Inger Merete Skotting, one of the professors and advisors from the University of Kolding, considered the workshop and important experience as it was a meeting between students and faculties of two different universities and two different cultures. The workshop represented a significant coming together in which the students observed important phenomena, and produced works that are valuable in regards to science, culture, and society. She also commented on the golden opportunity the students had to exchange ideas and points of view about art and life, which the Danes appreciated very much because they are very much interested in discovering new techniques for painting by hand, and the Syrians have an exceptional ability in that area.
Syrian-Danish Workshop on the Old City
The College of Fine Arts of the University of Damascus, in cooperation with the College of Fine Arts of the University of Kolding in Denmark, organized a joint workshop about Old Damascus. Students from both institutions presented visual and written ideas about the Old City using new media technologies.Dr. Ahmed Yazaji, the President of the Department of Visual Arts in the College of Fine Arts, explained that the idea of a workshop and the preparation for it on the part of both the Syrians and the Danes began more than two years ago. The old city in Damascus was chosen as the subject of the workshop due to its historical, societal, and cultural importance, which the Danes well appreciate. For the workshop, groups made up of Syrian and Danish students and professors were distributed throughout the old city with a mission to observe and study the aspects of the Old City that make it unique; the environment, the crafts and professions, the architecture, the local cuisine, among other things. Throughout their explorations of these aspects, the groups were to choose a prominent aspect of their subject to capture and present at the end of the workshop. Cooperation between the Syrian and Danish students was very positive, and the academic rigor of the workshop was equally appropriate for both groups. Dr. Yazaji added that throughout the workshop they discovered a great degree of similarity not only in the caliber of student, and the technical know-how and capabilities of the students, faculty, and facilities, but also in the philosophy and organization of the respective Colleges of Fine Arts. Professor Inger Merete Skotting, one of the professors and advisors from the University of Kolding, considered the workshop and important experience as it was a meeting between students and faculties of two different universities and two different cultures. The workshop represented a significant coming together in which the students observed important phenomena, and produced works that are valuable in regards to science, culture, and society. She also commented on the golden opportunity the students had to exchange ideas and points of view about art and life, which the Danes appreciated very much because they are very much interested in discovering new techniques for painting by hand, and the Syrians have an exceptional ability in that area.
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