The Tashkeel After School Art Club is back! Join us every Tuesday from 4-5:30 PM until 5 March for a special series of Arabic Calligraphy sessions suitable for ages 8-14 years with calligrapher Ibrahe...
Read moreFailure is often seen as a negative term. Yet without pushing boundaries, taking risk and learning from mistakes, artistic practice stagnates. Failing is an integral part of the creative process. It i...
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The Tashkeel After School Arts Club is back! Starting on 29 January, join us every Tuesday from 4-6pm until 5 March for a special series of Arabic Calligraphy sessions suitable for ages 8-14yrs with c...
Read moreA comprehensive exhibition by Iraqi calligrapher Wissam Shawkat will open Tashkeel’s new season on January 22.
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Disciplined Insurgence marks the second solo exhibition at Tashkeel by Wissam Shawkat, the Basra-born, Dubai-based, award-winning artist and designer.
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Use Arabic typography as the main inspiration for creating narrative brands and creative visual systems. Join the award-winning Tarek Atrissi, one of most recognised designers across the Arab world fo...
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In this workshop participants will learn the basics of the craft of Arabic calligraphy, including how to make the fluid forms, which are the main feature of this art form, using the tools provided.
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Favoured by the Ottoman sultans, Jali Diwani and Diwani were used as the scripts for official decrees, correspondences, badges and ornamentations. Today, Jali Diwani is applied in a wide range of cont...
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Join the renowned Majid Alyousef on an adventure into calligraphy covering its development, tools and scripts. In a series of exercises, learn the right way to hold a pen and create basic shapes, alph...
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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. Photo credit: J...
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The workshop will introduce the participants to the history and practice of calligraphy, with extensive presentation of the letter forms, shapes and anatomy. Participants will work throughout the cour...
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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.
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Join Majid Alyousef and Wissam Shawkat for the basics of composition, letter connections and the calligraphy pen through Arabic styles and scripts.
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Tashkeel will celebrate a decade of art and design by presenting new work commissioned by creatives whose careers it has helped shape and, in turn, whose practice has been part of the organisation’s g...
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Made in Tashkeel 2018 features more than 35 works by at least 25 artists from 16 countries, reflecting the diversity of the Tashkeel's users, members and participants. Spanning a wide range...
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Using Arabic calligraphy as a starting point, young people will explore how to communicate a message or mood using script and colour. In this workshop, participants will start to experiment with the i...
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Tashkeel’s annual Spring Camp 2018 will be offering even more challenging and creative workshops for young people this year. From Painting to 3D sculptures, young people will learn new skills; meet ne...
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Delivered in four sessions, these workshops will be a combination of theoretical presentations and practical experience, providing an introduction to the newly developed modern style of Arabic calligr...
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Combining theory and practice, leading Arabic calligrapher Wissam Al Shawkat introduces ‘Al Wissam’, a new modern style of Arabic calligraphy.
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