Artists
Zaina Sa'ed
Zaina Saed is a designer and artist. With 17 years of experience, a BA degree in Graphic design from Jordan, and later studied Jewelry design in Italy. Founder of Zaina Sa'ed Design, a multidisciplina...
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Workshops
Telling Stories: Arabic script and the Risograph
Join this introductory course as Ibraheem Khamayseh introduces you to both Arabic calligraphy and Risograph printing.
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Project Updates
Meet the Designer - Neda Salmanpour
The piece has been developed through analysis of existing design language embedded in the built environment and inherited objects around us. The geometry was inspired by the vernacular architecture of...
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News
Tashkeel’s summer group exhibition Made in Tashkeel back after year-long hiatus
Tashkeel’s group exhibition returns this summer with works that will give visitors a glimpse of the depth and diversity of the country’s visual arts practice, from 13 July until 7 September.
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Exhibitions
Made in Tashkeel 2021
Tashkeel is delighted to present Made in Tashkeel 2021. Since opening in 2008, Tashkeel has welcomed over 500 members plus many more as instructors, workshop participants, exhibitors and printing clie...
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Artists
Rakhi Sawalani
Rakhi Sawalani was born and raised in Barcelona. She founded Desert Art Collective in the UAE with art teacher Marina Roussou, to conceive and create new and exciting pieces with a diverse group of lo...
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Winter Camp 2019 (12 - 14 years)
Sign up for a series of creative workshops this winter at the Tashkeel Winter Camp. Sessions are focused on making activities that foster creative and critical thinking. The workshops engage participa...
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Workshops
Winter Camp 2019 (8 - 11 years)
Sign up for a series of creative workshops this winter at the Tashkeel Winter Camp. Sessions are focused on making activities that foster creative and critical thinking. The workshops engage participa...
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Workshops
Winter Camp 2019: Silkscreen Totes (12 - 14 years)
Join Tashkeel's very own Ibraheem Khamayseh as you create your own calligraphic forms through collage, and prepare them for silk screen printing. Participants will learn about Arabic calligraphy varia...
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Workshops
Winter Camp 2019: SilkScreen Totes (8 - 11 years)
Join Tashkeel's very own Ibraheem Khamayseh as you create your own calligraphic forms through collage, and prepare them for silk screen printing. Participants will learn about Arabic calligraphy varia...
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Workshops
Khatt Foundation: Arabic Lettering
(2 sessions) Discover the expressive possibilities of lettering using the Arabic script with Huda Smitshuijzen-AbiFarès. Create a word, exploring letterforms that can later be extended to a typeface d...
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Khatt Foundation: Advanced Arabic Typeface Design
Suitable for experienced designers wanting to learn new type design authoring tools. Join Huda Smitshuijzen- AbiFarès, Naïma Ben Ayed, Khajag Apelian and Georg Seifert to expand character sets and fin...
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Workshops
Introduction to Classic Calligraphy (Latin Script)
Learn the basics of calligraphy forms in Latin, exploring letter forms, terms and the common letter types. Participants will be guided by the instructor John Marsland on constructing a foundation to b...
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Artists
Jodie Cummings
Jodie Cummings is an artist and freelance art and framing consultant with over 14 years’ experience. She specialises in handmade framing, acquiring knowledge of the fundamentals of framing while worki...
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101 Framing
Join this theoretical workshop with framing expert Jodie Cummings, who will be exploring in detail the fundamentals of picture framing. The workshop will cover traditional and contemporary framing, in...
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Workshops
d3 workshops: Calligraphy
In this workshop participants will learn the basics of the craft of Arabic calligraphy, including how to make the fluid forms which are a feature of this art using the tools provided. Materials includ...
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Workshops
Summer Camp 2019: Week 2
Start your summer vacation with two weeks of workshops led by teaching-artists. Explore your creativity with a range of techniques and take home artwork to impress your parents! Suitable for ages 8–16...
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Workshops
Summer Camp 2019: Week 1
Start your summer vacation with two weeks of workshops led by teaching-artists. Explore your creativity with a range of techniques and take home artwork to impress your parents! Suitable for ages 8–16...
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Workshops
Summer Camp 2019: Calligraphy on Fabric
In this workshop, learn how to use a hand-cut bamboo pen with ink to create flowing, lyrical letter forms. Practice how to transfer your Arabic calligraphy designs onto tote bags and decorate them ...
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Workshops
Summer Camp 2019: Building Bridges
When art and engineering meet, everything is possible! Tashkeel joins forces with Engineers to Be (ETB) for a workshop with a difference. Real-world movable bridges sometimes use hydraulic power to...
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