Afterschool Arts Club: Accordion landscape and Making Spaces
Azim Al Ghussein
Participants will reflect upon familiar spaces and locations through this landscape-oriented workshop. Using basic bookbinding techniques and drawing, participants will be guided by the instructor to ...
Afterschool Arts Club: Tote Bags and Rethinking Waste
Azim Al Ghussein
Participants will transform their old t-shirts into usable tote bags. The workshop examines ways in which used objects can be repurposed. It encourages sustainable making practices that explore larger...
Using commonly-found materials, participants will work with the instructor to create their own identity and transform it into a wearable mask. The workshop encourages critical thinking while using cre...
In this course, expert jeweler Lia Staehlin will teach participants how to make a bangle using silver or brass with traditional goldsmithing techniques, such as reticulation and granulation, in combin...
Join Tashkeel Artist-in-Residence Sarah Burt for a self-driven zine-making workshop. The workshop will focus on how to create your own zine with various materials, as well as go through bookbinding te...
Be inspired by Khalid Mezaina’s textile works 'Capes Make the Man' in the current exhibition ‘The Alumni Return’ and learn the basics of printed textile patterns and fashion pattern-making. Participan...
Join leading artist Salama Nasib for an introduction to the basics of bookbinding. Explore three essential binding techniques: Accordion, Single Signature, and Japanese Stab Binding. Participants will...
This session will give participants an insight into the process of creating a repeat pattern tile. Once this skill is mastered the applications for repeat patterns are endless! Students will work wit...
From dragonflies to
scorpions, get the inspiration you from nature to make your own insects in this
introduction to wire sculpture. This workshop will use found materials to add
an interesting dyna...
Azim Al 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...