Digital Tools Workshop

Keeping in line with one of the three skill sets that SAFIR works to develop in its artists Outreach, the Digital Tools Workshop was born out of a collaboration between SAFIR and Ein-El Fan who organised a four day workshop that took place at  Ashkal Alwan in Beirut in the summer of 2018.

Three SAFIR Artists (Wissam Al Shaabi, Akil Ahmad and Yamen Youssef) were out of seven participating in the digital workshop.  The main  purpose of which was to develop artists’ ability to communicate virtually by growing their technical skills and online presence in order to help them expand their international reach.

The program, led by an international team with expertise in new media for art exposure, emphasised hands on learning. By the end of the workshop artists had worked on building new websites, writing artistic statements, developing their public speaking skills and leveraging their digital profiles.