Upcoming Workshops

In Conversation with Chafa Ghaddar

Chafa Ghaddar, Kevin Jones

To accompany ‘Recesses’, Chafa Ghaddar joins Kevin Jones to discuss her practice, exploring the ideas that shaped her first solo exhibition in the UAE, their ongoing conversation during the journey of...

Overlay

Chafa Ghaddar

This two-part exploratory workshop is an invitation to explore the idea of overlay materials and text. Participants will examine examples of frescoes and palimpsests and discussing readings shared by ...

Effective Applications and Proposals

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Fatima Uzdenova

Artists and Designers, Open Calls and Competitions can be great opportunities to gain recognition and awards for your work. In this session, we will discuss what should be part of an application, how ...

Live Lecture: Perspire - Biofabrication of the Future Body

Fashion designer and material innovator Alice Potts explores the possibilities of the ability for our body to grow its own accessories. Looking at her most recent project “Perspire” that focuses on th...

Training for Teaching-Artists

Azim Al Ghussein

In this workshop participants will learn how to structure and plan a studio based workshop. Topics discussed will include how to plan according to parameters, how to cost and price a workshop, how to ...

Online Talk: Tanween 2021 – Time to Apply

Tanween is the professional development programme by Tashkeel, open to emerging designers, makers and artisans living and working in the UAE. Each year, practitioners are selected to embark on a journ...

Online Course: Critical Dialogues

Kevin Jones

Running annually since 2016, this twelve-week course offers artists the tools to significantly improve how they represent themselves. Based on the belief that we can’t think critically if we don’t rea...

Adobe for Artists

LMV Creative

Use the social distanced, upgraded Digital Studio at Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba for this interactive course that will enable artists to build a confident foundation for the three main Adobe Creative softwa...

Online Workshop: How to Photograph Art

Altamash Urooj

The workshop will be focused on providing development of skills to photograph and catalogue artwork for archival, commercial and social media use. The presentation-based talk will include discussing t...

Cyber Fashion

Engy Mahdy

Use the social distanced, upgraded Digital Studio at Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba for this course, which aims to teach students the digital clothing software Clo3D. Students begin by learning how to use the ...

Expand Your Practice

Khalid Mezaina

This crash course in screenprinting is ideal for artists and designers looking to access a new technique to enhance their practice or refresh their knowledge. Covering the fundamentals of screenprinti...

Live Lecture: Fungi for Material Futures

Ninela Ivanova, ​Dr.

Explore how Ninela’s personal passion for craft, materials, nature and sensory experience led her to explore the potential use of fungi within fashion and furniture design. Be part of the Q&A at the e...