Nearly one month after the opening night of our second exhibition, the launch of the second collection and three hard months’ work, the second term at The Creative Space slowly draws to a close.

What comes next? We spend the remainder of this month scheduling all our winning bidders for fitting appointments and set the upcoming schedule for our summer term. Stay tuned for news that might interest you on possible ways to get involved, learn something creative over the summer or teach something creative at our space.

Many updates to be announced soon!

Thank you for making it a memorable one! Looking forward to many more.

Because we cannot get enough of this lovely weather and are receiving wonderful visitors from near and far, we have decided to extend our stay at the Beirut Art Center, where you will now find us pleasantly perched between the hours of 1 and 8pm, every single day (except Sunday, of course) until March 30.

Come spend a sunny afternoon with us and experience the collection and exhibition for yourself in the tranquil setting of our beautiful display and the brightly lit B.A.C. Design floor, our new home away from home.

You have until Friday evening, March 30th, dear reader, to bid online or come by the exhibition and have a first-hand experience of the beautiful fabrics, photography and video installation.

Hope to see you in person or receive your email soon!

A very special thanks to Roody Khalil for directing and Karam El Ghossein for editing this video, both volunteering so much time and energy in helping to fulfill a solid representation of our program and team.

Despite technical difficulties yesterday, the silent auction is now live online.

Due to our unexpected delay, the online auction gets a 24 hour extension and will end on Tuesday, 10 pm sharp.

Make sure to visit the “Silent Auction” link on the menu bar, and follow these easy steps:

Send an email to thecreativespacebeirut@gmail.com

On the subject header, write the number(s) of the item(s) you are interested in.

Give us your bid, and whether or not you would like to be updated on its progress. 

Good luck and thanks for your support!

Remember, all the money is divided between the students who are the designers behind these garments,

and a fraction returns to our program, ensuring our continuation and growth. Happy bidding! 

Save the date, time and place : 6 pm at the Beirut Art Center, we open our auction for four days* and exhibit our program and garments for two weeks, until the 30th of March.

Make sure to come out on the opening night for the premiere of our very short documentary about The Creative Space’s ideals and progress thus far. Screening will be at 6:45 pm sharp.

*the auction will also be accessible through our photographs online and will open at 6 pm March 16, and close on March 19 at 6pm. Remember, garments are made to measure and fittings will be scheduled after the bids have been closed and winners are announced.

Looking forward to seeing all of you at our opening night, from 6 – 9 pm on March 16, 2012. 

The month before the exhibition is always the most hectic, productive and inspiring month. The atelier is full of colour, people and activity this month, all in anticipation for our upcoming exhibition.
Things are different this time around, more students, new fabrics and new forms of collaboration – introducing two new projects at The Creative Space are film team Karam and Roody, and embroiderer Denise Maroney.

We’re happy to introduce and welcome to our team: Karam and Roody, filmmaking/directing geniuses who have volunteered their time and experience to capture the work and philosophy behind our program into one short documentary, to be screened at the upcoming exhibition.

Inspired by Denise Maroney’s embroidery workshops, the latest project at The Creative Space is a collective painting piece using only threads, fabrics, rope, beads and much more. This collective project features some input and work from everyone in the team.

Both projects will be displayed at the exhibition – excited to see the results!

At the heart of the matter, is a free education and the talent it discovers, Caroline reminded us throughout the month. Talent lies within each of us and everything outside of us brings about the possibilities for that talent to come through, which is precisely what makes the journey all the more interesting for each individual – what speaks to them becomes a part of their work.

Earlier this week we bid farewell to Caroline as she returned to her native New York where another world, another schedule and another set of people to inspire and guide, await her. We rest assured she will return to us in time for an exhibition worth making a fuss over. Until then her presence never falters, her guiding words still echoing within our workspace.

This has been a month of momentum, growth, rain and Caroline.

The stormy weather kept us indoors as we gathered in observation to lessons, welcomed new friends to our creative hub and worked through our ideas endlessly, critically and with passion.

Excited and inspired for the upcoming exhibition the space is swollen with concepts, ideas and an energy unshakeable even by an enormous list of things to get done which we check off one day at a time.

Lessons in Pants pattern making, Dolman sleeves, Corsets, Brasellettes and the foundational significance of the French Form are just a few of the lessons we’ve learned this month, piecing together design, structure and a creative flow unique  to each individual.

Eager to see the progress? More to come, very soon.

Support can take many forms -  energy, effort, ideas, presence and of course finances.

Many people come to us with their time energy and thoughts, others edit our writing, photoshop our logos and pamphlets, introduce us to great people and write about us on their websites. Some attend fundraisers, donate espresso machines, buy garments we design and give us cool reference books.

We are building a school, piece by piece and every bit counts.

We’ve decided to take it one step further and insert a way for you, whoever you are, to support the space in your own way. “Donate to the Creative Space” is not a plea, its an option and it goes a long way, no matter how humble or generous the amount – we appreciate your consideration and encouragement!

Reasons to support the Creative Space if you were debating it to begin with;

We are a collective, non profit, free educational, artistic platform, cross cultural, non sectarian, [insert other progressive keyword that makes you like us more]…

Its official  - The Creative Space meets the Beirut Art Center on March 16th, 2012 for a two week long exhibition!

We are proud to be representing the journey, principles and energy of the process and products of our team’s collaborative efforts at a gallery space which respects art, people and ideas in all forms.

This will be one not to miss so mark your calendar and tell everyone you know about MARCH 16 2012  at the Beirut Art Center –  more information to come!