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Our Camels were painted in a large “Camel Barn” tent facility
in Creekside Park over a period of 5 months. It was a period that
covered the Indian Holidays of Holi and Divali as well as the Holy
month of Ramadan and the Eid holidays and then went thru to Christmas
and the New Year. The city of Dubai (friends and families) walked
thru our tent during these holiday periods and many groups of school
children watched as the camels were painted by local and regional
artists. Tourists were frequent visitors during the Dubai Shopping
Festival and The Camel Barn became a favorite destination. Our Gallery
of the 300+ designs submitted covered a wide range of imaginative
styles and ran next to the “Kids Camel Carnival” wall
of designs by school children from Dubai. Many artists stopped in
to drop off their designs or visit fellow artists working on the project.
Press conferences were held, camels were sanded and painted and we
all watched the Barn of white camels change color as it filled with
a brightly painted herd ready for the streets of Dubai.
We thank the Dubai Municipality and all the staff of Creekside
Park for their friendship, hospitality and good cheer – this
public art project would not have been possible without them.
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