Past Workshops

19 February 2019

Afterschool Art Club: Arabic Calligraphy (19 February)

Ibrahim Zaki

The Tashkeel After School Art Club is back! Join us every Tuesday from 4-5:30 PM until 5 March for a special series of Arabic Calligraphy sessions suitable for ages 8-14 years with calligrapher Ibrahe...

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12 February 2019

Afterschool Art Club: Arabic Calligraphy

Ibrahim Zaki

The Tashkeel After School Arts Club is back! Starting on 29 January, join us every Tuesday from 4-6pm until 5 March for a special series of Arabic Calligraphy sessions suitable for ages 8-14yrs with c...

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9 December 2018

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 the main feature of this art form, using the tools provided.

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27 October 2018

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...

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6 October 2018

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...

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8 September 2018

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...

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4 August 2018

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...

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13 May 2018

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.

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21 April 2018

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.

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4 April 2018

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...

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5 April 2018

Spring Camp 2018 (Week 2)

Tamsin Wildy, Salim Ahmed, Natalia Lasso, Ibrahim Zaki

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...

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6 February 2018

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...

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Opening Hours

Tashkeel Alserkal
Gallery, Unit 26, FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue
Sun-Thu 9 am – 3 pm
(closed Fridays & Saturdays).

Makerspace, Unit 89, Alserkal Avenue
Sun-Thu 9 am – 3 pm
(closed Fridays & Saturdays).

Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba
Nad Al Sheba 1
Temporarily closed for renovation


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