Past Workshops

Comic & Sequential Drawing

Mohammed Al Shaibani

Build the basic skills you need to be a cartoonist in this free 3-hour workshop with Emirati artist Mohammad Alshaibani.

Afterschool Arts Club: Splatter Drawings

For the last Afterschool Arts Club workshop, the participants will be encouraged to let go and use paint, paper and dry drawing tools to create figurative work.

Afterschool Arts Club: Pop-Up Cards

Everyone loves receiving a pop-up card, and now you can learn to make your own!

Afterschool Arts Club: Pressed Portraits

Sculpt an unconventional self-portrait while learning how to make your own dough-clay!

Risograph Printing

Azim Al Ghussein

Riso-fy your work in this Risography workshop with instructor Azim Al Ghussein. The risograph printer is a high-volume Japanese printer initially released in the 1980's. Now, it is used by both artist...

Afterschool Arts Club: Printed Collages

Learn all about monoprinting by creating your own collaged artwork and creating colourful prints with it!

Risograph Printing: Preparation for Print

Azim Al Ghussein

In this workshop participants will learn to translate a previous work into an edition of Risograph prints through digital and analog means. This workshop will cover scanning, digital preparation and c...

Youth Hubx: Artist Talk with Khalid Mezaina

Khalid Mezaina

Khalid Mezaina’s explores illustration and surface-based design and art through personal interests that include daily findings from around the city he calls home. He will talk about the subcultures of...

Risograph: Small Print Runs

Azim Al Ghussein

Participants will learn to prepare artwork for a limited print run using the Tashkeel’s very own Risograph machine. The Risograph machine is a specialised printing process that uses soy-based ink usin...

Fine Art: Sketchbooks

Sonia Brewin

Led by Sonia Brewin, the 8-week course is for artists seeking to expand and clarify their practice. Each session introduces a new technique, concluding with a vibrant group critique. The course will g...

Exploring your practice: Painting with Stitch

Katie Venner-Woodbridge

Working on an existing artwork (or copy) we will explore how stitch can add to your practice, bring textures and different dimensions using cutwork, fabric layering and different embroidery techniques...

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...