Past Workshops

Jali Diwani

Wissam Shawkat

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...

Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy

Majid Alyousef

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...

Youth x Hub: Calligraphy Basics

Majid Alyousef

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...

Youth x Hub: Arabic Calligraphy

Ibrahim Zaki

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...

Youth x Hub: Arabic Calligraphy

Ibrahim Zaki

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.

10 Years Later: Introduction to Calligraphy

Majid Alyousef, Wissam Shawkat

Join Majid Alyousef and Wissam Shawkat for the basics of composition, letter connections and the calligraphy pen through Arabic styles and scripts.

Spring Camp 2018: Playing With Arabic Letters (Week 2)

Ibrahim Zaki

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...

Spring Camp 2018 (Week 2)

Tamsin Wildy, Salim Ahmed, Natalia Lasso, Ibrahim Zaki, Arsany Emil

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...

Arabic Calligraphy: Al Wissam Style

Wissam Shawkat

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...

Youth x Hub: Contemporary Arabic Calligraphy

Wissam Shawkat

Combining theory and practice, leading Arabic calligrapher Wissam Al Shawkat introduces ‘Al Wissam’, a new modern style of Arabic calligraphy.

Introduction to Calligraphy

Ibrahim Zaki

Riso in Arabic (#ArabicLanguageDay)

Sarah Alfarhan, Ibrahim Zaki

Celebrate Arabic Language Day during this introductory Riso workshop.