Tiles of Heritage

About this project

Tiles of Heritage is an art project, for young adults and children, that will help us commemorate 25 years of service to our community, and help preserve our legacy and heritage for future generations.

This project will consist of a commemorative bench covered with Lebanese-themed tiles, hand-painted by artists under the age of 18, from our community.

Would your child be interested in leaving a lasting artistic contribution at the House of Lebanon? We would love to invite them over for a tile painting event on Sunday, September 15th.

Event details

Sunday, September 15th, 1:30 pm to 4 pm.
House of Lebanon, 4800 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles, CA 90010.

A bouncy house will keep non-participating children busy while refreshments and snacks will be served to the artists and their chaperones. Secure underground parking available.

Guidelines

This event is open to the first 40 registered artists under 18 years of age.

The 24 best tiles will be installed by the artists on the commemorative bench at the House o Lebanon, on Saturday, October 5th.

The remaining 16 tiles will be given to their respective artists.

For more information, email hol25@houseoflebanon.com.

Suggested themes

The Lebanese culture goes back 9000+ years, influencing Eastern and Western cultures through art, music, industry, commerce, architecture, and more.

Here are suggested themes from our culture:

• Traditional Lebanese house,
• The Lebanese flag,
• A map of Lebanon,
• The Mediterranean pine tree,
• Lebanese cedar Tree,
• Olive branches, olives,
• Phoenician boat,
• Traditional Lebanese clothing or headdress,
• Tantour (cone-shaped women's headdress),
• Labbadeh (traditional men's felt cap),
• Murex shells, purple dye,
• Phoenician characters,
• Baalbek temple of Jupiter,
• Beirut's Pigeon Rock (Raouche),
• Jeita grotto,
• Lebanese food, mezze,
• Grapes, grape leaves, wine, arak,
• Traditional coffee set,
• Traditional Lebanese water jug (breek),
• Lebanese pottery (jarra),
• Traditional grinding pot (jorn),
• Lebanese expressions: "يَا هَلَا", "مرحبا", "يؤبرني", "يلا "كيفك", "شو في ما في", "خوش بوش,
• Symbols from the national anthem (sword and pen, mountain and valley...),
• Scale (symbol of justice and the world's first law school ever built in Beirut),
• Phoenix (symbol of rebirth),
• Traditional dance (dabke),
• Traditional musical instruments (qanun, oud),