Past Workshops

Etchfest 2: Aquatint

Diego Mendoza

During the 5-hour workshop, participants will learn how to properly prepare their copper plates, apply spray aquatint evenly, create a range of tones through step biting, and remove unwanted marks or ...

Etchfest: Soft ground & hard ground

Diego Mendoza

Join this printmaking workshop and discover the ancient technique of etching. The intaglio printing method involves using metal plates, such as zinc, copper, or aluminum, to create an image through g...

Sikka 2023: Tashkeel Printmaking Party

Join in the fun at the House 10 Courtyard with the Tashkeel team as they show you how to make and take away your own set of handmade prints. Choose from a range of stencil shapes and figures and mix a...

Printmaking bootcamp

Diego Mendoza

Dive into the world of printmaking and explore the different printing techniques in this 4-session course with Diego Mendoza. In just 4 days, participants will understand and experiment with ink opaci...

Drop-in & Print: Risograph

Finn Murray-Jones

Join us for a drop-in print session exploring the possibilities of Risograph printing.

Sunday Funday: Eraser Block Printing

Diego Mendoza

Participants will be introduced to block printing with the same techniques used by professional textile printers. By using erasers as blocks, the young artists will be able to create beautiful pattern...

Sunday Funday: Exquisite Corpse Prints

Diego Mendoza

Participating families engage in a collaborative art-making exercise that will prompt them to unite to explore the idea of adding to the unknown. Using foam and rubber, each family member will contrib...

Screenprinting (single & multi-colour)

Majd Alloush

This workshop offers you the skills to screen print with confidence and explore its application within your own visual art practice and experiment with it in other media including photography, digital...

One-word Risograph Workshop

Shamma Al Amri, Ibrahim Zaki

Join Shamma Al Amri and graphic designer Ibraheem Khamayseh to create work using the Tashkeel Risograph machine. Using as a starting point the Arabic word ‘sah’ and its multiple meanings (a focal poin...

Summer Camp 2022: Full Week (8 - 11 years)

Maryam El Attar , James Razko, Diego Mendoza, EEZEE Doodles , Shiin by Sharabassy

Missed out on the first iteration of Summer Camp 2022? We've got you covered.

Summer Camp 2022 (12 - 16 years): Dyeing to go to the beach!

Khalid Mezaina

Summer Camp 2022 is back at Tashkeel with 2 weeks of new workshops for young artists and designers. Each workshop ranges is led by a teaching artist in the UAE, and participants will take home their c...

Woodcut (Block Printing)

Imran Liyakhath Ali Khan

Explore the oldest printing technique of woodcut printing in this printmaking workshop with Imran Ali Khan. Woodcut printing involves carving wood and taking an impression (relief) on paper or cloth ...