AUK Faculty and Student Participate in Redesign Expo

AUK Arabic Instructor Ghaidaa Mohamad along with AUK student Khaled Al-Abdulqader participated in the Redesign Expo on October 9-10, 2012 at Movenpick Freezone. They had a booth under the brand name "Brushfly: Artists Fundraising for the Environment", with the aim of collecting donated works of art and selling them to the public. All proceeds were donated to support marine life research, specifically, dolphin conservation.

During the exhibit, amateur fishermen in Kuwait were curious about the proper way to handle a speed boat upon seeing dolphins, and from the instructional material provided at the booth through the website ioniandolphinproject.org, they learned its best to put the engine in neutral, staying within 50 meters of the dolphin. Other patrons admired and bought collections of the art work and photography, for their children's rooms and offices.

"The exhibit ran for two days and was a rare and exceptional chance to disseminate both art and science to the high authorities and general public. We appreciate everyone who helped and encouraged us. Thank you all. Special thanks to student Athari Al-Farhoud for donating a monitor for our booth," said Ghaidaa Mohamad.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 18th October 2012