As part of An-Najah National University’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its community engagement and enhance its connection with local institutions, the Faculty of Fine Arts launched a unique initiative during the first semester of the 2025/2026 academic year. Supervised by Dr. Ihab Abu Hnood from the Applied Arts Department, the initiative aims to share a selection of surplus artistic works produced by the faculty’s students with various public schools in Nablus Governorate.
The initiative seeks to introduce school students—particularly those in the lower grades—to the Faculty of Fine Arts and its diverse departments through showcasing tangible examples of student artwork created as part of their academic coursework. These artistic outputs reflect the nature of the faculty’s specializations and highlight the creative potential students develop throughout their years of study in different fields of art.
The participating artworks included ceramic murals, oil paintings, stained glass pieces, woodwork and décor projects, as well as awareness posters designed by graphic design students carrying motivational messages on cleanliness, initiative, and children’s rights in Palestinian society. Additionally, students from the Fine Arts Department presented educational boards illustrating the principles and foundations of color theory, along with oil paintings of still life subjects.
Exposing school students to these artworks and encouraging them to observe visual aesthetics in their various forms plays a key role in enriching their visual sensitivity, expanding their cultural and artistic knowledge, and promoting positive values that reflect cooperation, compassion, and social harmony. The initiative also contributes to reinforcing the concept of human-centered sustainable development by investing in creative capacities and human resources, thereby enhancing the role of arts in building an informed and engaged community.
The initiative received wide praise from school principals and primary-level teachers, who emphasized its positive impact on broadening students’ perspectives and strengthening their understanding of fine arts specializations, academic pathways, and the universities that offer them. They also commended the university for gifting the artworks, describing the gesture as a culturally enriching contribution that added beauty and creativity to their school environments.
This initiative reflects the Faculty of Fine Arts’ strong commitment to its academic and humanitarian mission of serving the community, promoting sustainable development, and empowering students to participate in meaningful community-based projects that foster creativity and strengthen the bond between the university and its surroundings
