Talented students have paid tribute to the UAE through artworks representing the cultural heritage of the nation.

A pop-up exhibition called People of Determination & Talents celebrates 50 Years, is now open and shows the UAE in colour through the eyes of the youngsters. Under the training of Emirati visual artist and art therapist, Dr. Nada Al Ameri, owner of Reflections Art Gallery, it embodies the spirit of generosity and unity from a generation of people of determination, using soil and sand from the seven emirates.

“I started working with people of determination in 2006, especially with the visually impaired. We look at how to paint through primary, secondary, and tertiary colours using the sense of touch and smell.”

Opened by H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Chairperson of the Sheikha Jawaher Al Khalifa Foundation for Youth Empowerment, the exhibition is open to the public until January 13, at the Alliance Française Abu Dhabi. Artist Nada Al Ameri develops her art in a bid to make a difference in the lives of people of determination. “Our main mission is to connect people with the medium of art to see, experience, learn and understand the world in new ways,” she said. “I started working with people of determination in 2006, especially with the visually impaired. We look at how to paint through primary, secondary, and tertiary colours using the sense of touch and smell.”

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