17 Ibrahim Shawky st
Al Ibrahimeya
Alexandria
21500
Egypt
- Arts
AOC was founded in 2011 in Alexandria
We have an art director and a program coordinator. In addition to different origami artists and creative facilitators.
Since establishment in 2011, we have not had a place nor a clear structure until this year, in which we have received an establishment grant of 25000 dollars which is our budget for this year.
We have been working on EduGami and Origami theater. Through the years, we have partnered up with all the cultural centers in Alexandria, such as Goethe institute, the French cultural center, the Spanish Consulate, Jesuits cultural center besides working with Japan foundation in Cairo.
Our Mission
The Arab Origami Center seeks to empower teachers and facilitators in Egypt to use
origami for developing the formal and civic education curriculums, besides promoting
creative thinking skills. The Arab Origami Center also works on combining origami
with different disciplines coming up with creative artistic products that serve social
values.
Our Goals
● Empowering teachers to use origami in teaching school curriculums
● Combining origami with different disciplines to produce various artistic
products
● Deepening the community’s understanding of the origami art as a tool for
creative thinking
● Promoting human values as diversity, acceptance and coexistence through
origami
Target Groups
● School teachers, trainers and facilitators
● Children from all social segments
● Youth from all social segments
● Women and girls in marginalized neighborhoods
EduGami is a project that aims to provide workshops that are based on the applications of Origami and also we use it to teach certain values to children using origami as a tool for entertainment and education. We also provide training for people so they can be qualified to working with children as creative facilitators. It also teaches them using origami as an educational tool in an entertaining way.
Oritheater
These are theatrical / storytelling shows that are essentially based and created by Origami, light and shadows and can only be executed through origami and not other artistic mediums. These shows can be targeted to different age groups.
As we are already established as a group in Alexandria, we have access to a great pool of talented individuals that we have been working with over the years. Therefore, we can help other similar groups that are already starting their journey through sharing our experiences and resources. We are already trying to help our community doing what we can and giving a training or even a short lived entertainment for free if we manage to. Also we are one of the few organizations in the region that is using origami as such and we are trying to spread the word about it and create a community of professionals and enthusiasts so they can show the real potential of that art.