Artrageous is a one-of-a-kind art education experience, located in Dubai, that partners with local schools and art studios to provide after-school art education to primary and secondary school students, as well as occasional school-break camps.
about artrageous
about us
Our mission is to supplement and fill in the gaps of the standard K-8 school curriculum and to provide quality fine art training for kids. Our program is designed for students, who show an interest or talent in art and desire a specialized approach, more guidance in building skills, and encouragement towards a life-long artistic journey. By providing our program on location at local schools, we provide convenience for children and busy parents alike.
our mission
Our vision is that we will encourage young people towards a life-long interest in the creative arts, whether as a hobby or as a potential career path, and increase their desire to bring more balance and healthy self-expression into their lives. We aim to provide an inspiring space for children to step away from the increasingly high-pressured academic system and constant tech entertainment, allowing them to fill their lives with creativity, purpose and well-being.
our vision
Natalie Merheb is a career artist, designer and an internationally-published award-winning children's book illustrator with nearly two decades of professional art experience and is represented by a well-known artist agency in the UK/US. She has lived in Dubai since 2007 and is a mom to twin girls, who love art as much as she does. She is currently pursuing her masters degree in art education.
Natalie was surrounded by art since she was a young child, with many artists and art-educators on both sides of her family. She took every available art class during her primary and secondary years. And even though she eventually minored in Art during university in the United States, she realized that her most influential art teachers and memorable art lessons came from her primary and secondary school teachers. She remains in contact with some of those teachers to this day.
With the increase of Tech Ed in the classroom, the shift in education of having to learn more faster, more time spent on common core subjects, and recently the introduction of AI, she began to notice that creative subjects were regularly taking a back seat and their importance was diminishing, even being neglected. Because of all this, her passion for educating budding young artists grew, starting several years ago with her own children and private lessons, and in 2025 the concept for the Artrageous Art Club blossomed. She plans to expand her after-school art club program to additional schoools in Dubai in the very near future.
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