Past Workshops

Tashkeel Makerspace Open Day

Get ready for a day of artistic exploration and hands-on creativity at the Tashkeel Makerspace! (AED 150 paid at the door)

Dubai Design Week 2023: Make Works UAE Bus Tour

Make Works UAE connects artists and designers with industry to facilitate made-in-UAE production. This full-day factory tour takes participants by bus to four fabricators, manufacturers and suppliers ...

Dubai Design Week 2023: Make Works UAE Advice Sessions

Mansi Bavishi

Are you an artist or designer looking for companies to produce your designs? Then talk to Make Works UAE, the one-stop information resource driving local production and innovation. Tell us about your ...

Dubai Design Week 2023: How to Work with Manufacturers

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Mansi Bavishi

Make Works UAE connects manufacturers, fabricators and suppliers with the creative community in the UAE. It is part of a global community uniting creatives with industry to drive local production and ...

Dubai Design Week 2023: Intro to Make Works UAE

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Mansi Bavishi

Join us for this introductory talk and find out how Make Works UAE can help you access the information to find the right production partner for you.

Craft Jam

Natalya Konforti

Experience the ultimate blend of collaboration and inspiration with our monthly Craft Jams – a unique fusion of co-working and networking tailor-made for creatives. Ever wondered how a typical Craft J...

Artist-led Guided Tours: Ways of Seeing (12 - 1 pm)

Jamal Tayara-Baroudy

Join Jamal Tayara Baroudy on a tour of her solo show. ‘Ways of Seeing’ presents a new body of work derived from the ‘invasive’ giant milkweed plant (Calotropis Procera) that examines connections betwe...

Artist-led Guided Tours: Ways of Seeing (11 am - 12 pm)

Jamal Tayara-Baroudy

Join Jamal Tayara Baroudy on a tour of her solo show. ‘Ways of Seeing’ presents a new body of work derived from the ‘invasive’ giant milkweed plant (Calotropis Procera) that examines connections betwe...

Sunday Funday: Zine Making

Diego Mendoza

Draw, cut, paste, repeat! Join artist Diego Mendoza for a fun hands-on zine-making workshop! Discover the world of zines, self-published gems rooted in DIY culture, and learn the basics of book making...

Reading Group: The role of nostalgia in contemporary art practice in the UAE

Janet Bellotto

In this interactive session, Janet will guide you through a series of thought-provoking texts that delve into the relationship between nostalgia, memory, and social history. Drawing on her extensive e...

In Conversation: Jamal Tayara Baroudy

Jamal Tayara-Baroudy

Tashkeel Critical Practice Programme Artist Jamal Tayara Baroudy joins Jolaine Frizzell to discuss how her practice has grown during her time on the programme and the journey behind the new body of wo...

How to Look at a Plant

Jamal Tayara-Baroudy

Join Jamal Tayara Baroudy to look closely at photographic images of the ‘invasive’ giant milkweed plant (Calotropis Procera) she took during her research. By masking out the external environment and f...