Manama: The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) concluded the fourth edition of the Young Artisan Programme, held throughout July at Al Jasra Handicrafts Centre. The closing ceremony was attended by Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Director General of Heritage at BACA.
According to Bahrain News Agency, the programme attracted strong participation from children and young people and received positive feedback from participants and their parents. They commended the workshops for helping develop practical skills in a range of Bahrain's well-known traditional handicrafts.
The initiative emphasized the importance of traditional crafts within Bahraini society, highlighting their connection to the local environment and the natural materials it provides, which can often be reused. Through hands-on activities, participants learned craft skills that enabled them to create functional everyday items, helping preserve traditional craftsmanship while encouraging creativity in the sustainable use of natural resources.
The programme featured workshops across a broad spectrum of traditional and contemporary crafts, including epoxy resin art, woodcraft decoration, pottery and ceramics, decoupage, cake decorating, crochet, fashion design, traditional jewellery design, macram©, and other creative arts.
BACA also announced a new series of workshops for adults, scheduled for August 2026. These workshops will include Make Your Own Leather Cardholder, Design Your Own Beach Bag, Waves and Threads, Crochet Art, Professional Mobile Photography, Traditional Boat Making, Pottery on the Wheel, Gypsum Decoration and Engraving, Al Sabagh Making, and Arabic Calligraphy.