Jubair bin Saeed School (Ras Al Khaima)
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Boys Secondary School (Dubai)
Offscreen are proud to announce that two UAE students, Mohammed Al Kaabi from Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum School in Dubai and Abdullah Sultan Abdullah from Jubair bin Saeed School in Ras Al Khaima have been chosen from 100s of potential candidates to take part in the 2008 Offscreen student expedition to the UK.
These students, chosen because of their creative and artistic potential, will now join six other young artists from Bahrain, Oman and Lebanon to take part in the pioneering project in July this year. The project is being run in partnership with HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, the British Council and Gulf Air.
Having entered their artwork into a competition, shortlisted students were interviewed by Stephen Stapleton (Offscreen founder), Shuaa Al Darwish (HSBC) and Sophie Zanoon (British Council). The photos here show a selection of artworks and photographs entered into the competition alongside photos for the interviews.
Many thanks to Shuaa, Forough and Kaltham (HSBC) and Sophie and Amy (British Council) for all their help.
TITLE SPONSOR: HSBC Middle East in the Community Foundation
OFFICIAL AIRLINE: Gulf Air
REGIONAL PARTNER: British Council
GOV. PARTNER: Ras Al Khaima Education Authority, Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority
February 2008
Contact teacher: Stephen Stapleton, founder, Offscreen Education