Past Workshops

Training for Teaching-Artists

Azim Al Ghussein

In this workshop participants will learn how to structure and plan a studio based workshop. Topics discussed will include how to plan according to parameters, how to cost and price a workshop, how to ...

Live Lecture: Perspire - Biofabrication of the Future Body

Fashion designer and material innovator Alice Potts explores the possibilities of the ability for our body to grow its own accessories. Looking at her most recent project “Perspire” that focuses on th...

Obscure Dubai - Analogue Shot to Print

Poras Dhakan

Film is not dead and is in fact very much alive and thriving in Dubai. Discover over 3 sessions how to shoot, develop and print a photograph and publish a zine. The course will cover the basics of usi...

Effective Applications and Proposals

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Fatima Uzdenova

Artists and Designers, Open Calls and Competitions can be great opportunities to gain recognition and awards for your work. In this session, we will discuss what should be part of an application, how ...

After School Arts Club: Crayon Printing

Using crayons and a pencil, participants will learn how to create unconventional drawings by scratching away at the marks they make. Young people can still learn new kinds of making while observing s...

Overlay

Chafa Ghaddar

This two-part exploratory workshop is an invitation to explore the idea of overlay materials and text. Participants will examine examples of frescoes and palimpsests and discussing readings shared by ...

Kevin Jones in conversation with Chafa Ghaddar

Chafa Ghaddar, Kevin Jones

To accompany ‘Recesses’, Chafa Ghaddar joins Kevin Jones to discuss her practice, exploring the ideas that shaped her first solo exhibition in the UAE, their ongoing conversation during the journey of...

Summer Activity Box: Paper Perspectives

Tashkeel is pleased to launch our Summer Activity Box, suitable for 8 - 12 year olds. The activity boxes include materials for art activities, supporting materials for a creative home activity, mindfu...

Summer Activity Box: Wonderful Weaving

Tashkeel is pleased to launch our Summer Activity Box, suitable for 8 - 12 year olds. The activity boxes include materials for art activities, supporting materials for a creative home activity, mindfu...

Summer Activity Box: Playful Printing

Tashkeel is pleased to launch our Summer Activity Box, suitable for 8 - 12 year olds. The activity boxes include materials for art activities, supporting materials for a creative home activity, mindfu...

Live Lectures: Arish

Sandra Piesik, Dr.

In this lecture 'Date Palm Universe in the Post – COVID-19 World', architect, researcher and author of ‘Arish: Palm-Leaf Architecture’ (Thames & Hudson, 2012) Dr Sandra Piesik explores date palm culti...

Summer Activity Box: Emotional Motion

Tashkeel is pleased to launch our Summer Activity Box, suitable for 8 - 12 year olds. The activity boxes include materials for art activities, supporting materials for a creative home activity, mindfu...