Upcoming Workshops

Darkroom Hangouts (Afternoon)

Join our “Darkroom Hangouts” at Tashkeel for an informal session where experienced members of Analog Photography in the UAE will help you with traditional darkroom printing. This is not a formal works...

Summer Camp 2019

Azim Ghussein, Elham Shafaei, Engineers to Be, Katie Venner-Woodbridge, Khalid Mezaina, Rania Naccour, Salim Ahmed, Sorour Amini

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...

Summer Camp 2019: The Art of Papermaking

Elham Shafaei

Handmade papermaking is recycling at its best! This workshop offers a creative way to re-use, reinvent and recycle paper scraps into handmade paper. Participants learn the ancient art of papermaking u...

Summer Camp 2019: Week 1

Elham Shafaei, Engineers to Be, Khalid Mezaina, Sorour Amini, Rania Naccour

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...

Summer Camp 2019: Acrylic Painting

Rania Naccour

Tashkeel dreams of making great artists out of everyone at its summer camp. It begins with mastering the art of observation. How do we look at the world around us? How does it change throughout the...

Summer Camp 2019: Sun Prints

Sorour Amini

Discover one of the oldest photographic printmaking processes that harnesses the power of the sun. Learn to create beautiful cyanotype art prints – incredible deep blue photographs that come to lif...

Summer Camp 2019: Tees'n'Totes Screenprinting

Khalid Mezaina

Get stylish and discover the basics of screen-printing with illustrator and Tashkeel member Khalid Mezaina. Make design templates and print them on T-shirts and tote bags. Begin by collaging design...

Summer Camp 2019: Building Bridges

Engineers to Be

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...

Summer Camp 2019: Character Design

Azim Ghussein

Forget about watching cartoons, why not create your own? Learn how to design characters based on everyday things. Find out how to design faces, body types, costumes and accessories with this easy s...

Summer Camp 2019: Week 2

Azim Ghussein, Engineers to Be, Katie Venner-Woodbridge, Salim Ahmed, Sorour Amini

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...

Summer Camp 2019: Cool Tools

Salim Ahmed

Using the very special UNIMAT machines and wearing an apron and goggles, master woodturning, sawing, sanding and drilling in the Tashkeel 3D studio. Supervised by two members of the team, design an...

Summer Camp 2019: Calligraphy on Fabric

Sorour Amini

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 ...