Research Groups

Name of Research Group

Head of Group

The Omani Crafts and Heritage 

Dr. Zahra Al-Zidjali

The Omani Visual Arts Research (OVARG)

Prof. Fakhriya Al Yahyai

Critical & Historical Research in Visual Arts (CHRVAG)

Dr. Yasser Mongy

 

 

Funded Projects
  • Dr. Badar Al Mamari
  • Prof. Fakhriya Al Yahyai
  • Dr. Yasser Mongy
  • Dr. Amal Al Ismaili
  • Dr. Zahra Al-Zidjali
  • Dr. Najlaa Al Saadi

PROJECT TITLE

AWARDING BODY

GRANT PERIOD

Inventing Ceramics Glazes as Alternative for Imported Products: Creating Chemical Solutions for Pottery glazes in Art Educational Institution

SQU

2 years

The Role of Art Education Teacher  in Developing Crafts in Oman

SQU

3 years

Creative Industries in Oman: Reality and Future

Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth

1 year

Evaluating Study of Art Education in Oman 

MOE

6 months

PROJECT TITLE

AWARDING BODY

GRANT PERIOD

A project of transforming the literature of Omani stories and folk songs into visual interactive graphics drawing: Consolidating the concepts of Omani identity and culture    

College of Education, SQU   

2021-2023

The project of review the book of Oman Museum: Across Ages   

Barker Langham Limited & Oman Museum: Across Ages

2018

The Encyclopedia of Omani Crafts   

Encyclopedia of Crafts in the Asia Pacific Region   

2017

The Role of Fine Arts’ Activities in Promoting Academic, Social, Psychology and Artistic practices’ areas in Higher Education Institutions, Oman 

College of Education, SQU   

2015-2017

 

 

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AWARDING BODY

GRANT PERIOD

Creating Designs for Instructional Models Inspired by Gamification Skills, by Combining Ceramic and 3D Printing Techniques SQU 2 years

 

 

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AWARDING BODY

GRANT PERIOD

Applying Modern Techniques to the Traditional Omani Ornaments by Using the Enameling Technique The Research Council Grants One year

 

 

 

PROJECT TITLE

AWARDING BODY

GRANT PERIOD

Evaluating the applied artistic fields in the plastic arts curriculum for the second cycle in basic education in the Sultanate of Oman according to international standards SQU Two Years
Preserving the Traditional Heritage in the Sultanate of Oman through Art Education - A Survey Study SQU Two Years

 

 

 

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AWARDING BODY

GRANT PERIOD

Producing small projects from the resin art to empower women in social security families in the Sultanate of Oman College of Education –SQU 2021-2023

 

Recent Publications
Publications 2022
  • Heiba, E.M, Haroun, M. (2022) “The role of Urban Coordination in Developing Environmental Awareness and Preserving Identity” Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Specific Education, Menoufia University, Issue (32) Part (1).
  • Al-Ismaili, A. (2022), The Role of Omani Bedouin Women in Shaping the Identity of the Traditional Headdress. The 9th Arab Contemporary Art Conference and Festival: Art and National Identity 15(1),389-377, Yarmouk University, Jordan.

  • Almamari, B., Alsaadi, N., & Alsalhi, Q. (2022). Creating matte and opaque stable colored glazes on local Omani earthenware pottery: Testing white Zircon Borax Frit Glaze Recipes. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 12(11), 1740–1748. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojapps.2022.1211119

  • Haroun, Mohamad, Heiba, Islam (2022) “Digital transformation as an entrance to the development of creative thinking among students of sculpture” Menoufia University, Issue (32), Part (1).

  • Al Saadi, N (2022) The Reality of Scientific Research in the Fine Arts, Sultanate of Oman, SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Volume 9 Issue 2, 90-93, Mar-Apr 2022, ISSN: 2394–2703.  www.internationaljournalssrg.org/IJHSS/paper-details?Id=387

  • Al Saadi,N , Almamari, B (2022 ) The Role of Omani Women’s Associations in Preserving  Women’s creative Industries, The European Conference of Arts & Humanities, UK London, IFORE , ISSN 2188-1111 , p 103-111. ece-conference-guide-2022.pdf (iafor.org) 

  • Mongy, Y. (2022). Unknown, Forgotten, Neglected: Observations on the Historiography of Modern Egyptian Art in the Twentieth Century. In Ostour. (15), 299-318. Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.  . https://doi.org/10.31430/ZCSW5735

Publications 2021
  • Heiba, E.M, Al-Hajri, S. (2021) “The Aesthetic Values of the Arabic Calligraphy between Craftsmanship and the Technological Revolution "Scientific Journal" AMESEA Egypt, Africa and the Middle East "Education through Art" Article (31), Volume (7), Issue (26).
  • El-Semary, A. (2021), An Introduction to Invisible Art, IMSIA Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 25, Pages 16 (782:798). https://amesea.journals.ekb.eg
  • El-Semary, A., Mongy, Y, Hebaa, E, (2021), Concepts of Contemporary Drawing as an Introduction to Artistic Creativity for Art Students in Arab Countries, Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Specific Education, Volume 8, Issue 28, Number of pages 17 (1353:1370). https://journals.ekb.eg › article_228 
  • Al-Zadjali, Zahra. and others. (2021). Developing the psychological compatibility of patients with mental disabilities through art. Issue (26), Volume (7). The Scientific Journal of the Association Amsia (Education through Art). Cairo. Available on: https://amesea.journals.ekb.eg/article_178638.html
  • Al-Zadjali, Zahra. and others. (2021). The Patterns Design of the Omani Ghanja Ship as an Educational Resource for Art Students "An Analytical Study". Volume (12), Issue (1). Available on:  https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jass/article/view/4812
  • Alhajri, S.A, Heiba, Eslam. (2021) 3D Printing and its role in developing the higher order thinking skills of art education undergraduate students in Sultan Qaboos University, AMESEA_Volume 7_Issue 25_Pages 697-714.  
  • Al-Yahyai, F, Al Mamari, B., Heiba, E.  & Al- Sadi, N. (2021). Museums in the Sultanate of Oman: Between Cultural Investment and Educational necessity. Scientific Journal of AMESEA Africa & Middle East Society for Education Through Art. Vol. (8), Issue (26).
  • Al-Yahyai, F, Al- Amri, M. (2021). The Roles of Art Extracurricular Activities in promoting the academic, socialist and psychologic sides in the Higher Education Institutions in the Sultanate of Oman. The Educational Journal, University of Kuwait. Vol. 2, Issue 140.
  • Al Saadi, N (2021), The Artistic and Creative Mobility of the Art of Printmaking in the Field of Fine Arts , British Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, January, Vol. 24 (2), ISSN 2048-1268. https://ajournal.co.uk/HSArtcles24(2).htm
  • Al-Saadi, N (2021) Variables related to the performance styles of batik art to achieve linear tactile effects in the printmaking, Academic Journal, University of Baghdad, College of Fine Arts, Issue 99, ISSN(Online) 2523-2029, ISSN(Print) 1819-5229. https://jcofarts.uobaghadad.edu.iq/index/php/jcofarts/article/view/620  
  • Al Saadi,N (2021 ) Enrichment The transfer printing in Technical and marketing production for Art Education students , Scientific Journal of the AmeSea Association - Education Through Art, Volume VII, Issue 26 (1588_1604).  https://amesea>journals.ekb,eg/article_17829.html
  • Mongy, Y. ., Amer Al-Hajri, S. ., & Al Mardhoof Al Saadi, N. . (2021). Inspiring heritage and symbols of local identity in contemporary Omani Graphic Art. Al-Academy, (102), 81–104. https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts102/81-104
  • Mongy, Y., Heiba, E. (Ed.), & Elsadek Aly Elsemary, A. (Guest ed.) (2021). Hurufiyya and the heritage of Arabic calligraphy as two references for rooting the identity of contemporary Arab artists. Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Specific Education, Menoufia University, 8(28), 945-962. .  https://doi.org/10.21608/MOLAG.2021.228018
Publications 2020
  • Almamari,. B. (2020). A comparative study to determine the quality of glaze colorants used in ceramic art education: Zhong Guan Ceramic vs. pottery crafts pigments. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 7(2), 62–65.  https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/ijhss-v7i2p111
  • Almamari, B.M. (2020). Examining the Quality of Local Omani Clays for Ceramic Slip Casting in Art Schools: Testing Deflocculant, Specific Gravity, and Viscosity. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 52(2). 
  • Almamari, D. B. (2020). Investigating Omani artisans’ skills in marketing their creative manufactured goods. Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(9), 466–469. https://doi.org/10.36348/sjhss.2020.v05i09.001
  • Almamari, B., Al-Thamari, F., Al-Zadjali, Z., & Alsalhi, Q. (2020). Use of Ferro Frit 3110 in developing glazes for Omani earthenware clays: Evaluation of color quality for ceramic decoration in high schools. OALib, 07(12), 1–8.  https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1106991.
  • Al-Yahyai, F, Al-Zoubi, S, Bakkar, B, Al-Hadabi, B, Al-Gaseem, M & Al-Qaryouti, I. (2020). Effects of a Special Art Education Course on Attitudes toward Omani Learners with Special Needs. International Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 10, No. 1.
  • Haroun Mohamed (2020) “The Source of Aesthetic Vision in Theo Jansen Sculptures for Benefit from in Teaching Sculpture.” Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Education, Menoufia University, Volume 7, Number 21.
  • Al Saadi, N (2020), Spinning and Weaving Crafts with Bedouin People in Oman, British Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 23 (2) , ISSN 2048-1268. http://ajournal.co.uk/HSArticles23(2).htm
  • Al Saadi, N (2020), The Importance of Fine Art to Sustain the Cultural Heritage in Oman, Journal of Arts & Humanities, Volume 09, Issue 04: 62-67, ISSN: 2167-9053. http://dx.doi.org/10.18533/journal.v9i4.1912
  • Mongy, Y. (2020). The stylistic features of the Egyptian printmaker Nehemia Saa’d’s works. The Scientific Journal of the Amesea Association - Education through Art, (), -. doi: 10.21608/amesea.2020.47329.1035
  • Mongy, Y. (2020). THE ARTISTIC AND HISTORICAL REFERENCES OF THE EUROPEAN STYLE SCULPTURES AT BARON EMPAIN PALACE IN CAIRO: COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL FIELD STUDY. Journal of Arts & Architecture Research Studies, 1(2), 261-274. doi: 10.47436/jaarsfa.v1i2.73
Publications 2019