Past Workshops

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: Introduction to Geometric Patterns (Week 2)

This introductory workshop will cover the practice of Geometrical patterns in traditional and ancestral technique. By using rulers and compasses only, participants will learn how to create intricate a...

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...

Spring Camp 2018: Monochrome Painting (Week 2)

Tamsin Wildy

What happens when you strip colour away. Imagine if we could only see one colour at a time and everything worked in tones? In this workshop, participants will make a painting using just one colour. Li...

Language of Flowers - A Botanical Workshop

Jennifer Ipekel

During this workshop, participants will be asked to think about time, exploring the secret language of nature in an animalistic perspective.

From Paper to Fabric - Intro to screen-printing

Zohra Opoku

During this workshop, participants will work with Zohra on their own textiles, exploring her process of screen-printing on to fabric.

Drop in and Draw

Sarah Alfarhan

Drop in & Draw is an on-going monthly session for artists, designers, and creatives wanting to share their sketchbook pages with each other and to create a supportive community committed to drawing as...

Cyanotype Printing

Analog Photography UAE

The Cyanotype process was the first workable photographic process. It was first used by Sir John Herschel in 1842! It uses light sensitive iron compounds to make stunning blue images. Eventually it wa...

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...

Drop in and Draw

Sarah Alfarhan

Drop in and Draw is an on-going monthly session for artists, designers, and creatives wanting to share their sketchbook pages with each other and to create a supportive community committed to drawing ...

Japanese Woodblock Printing (Moku Hanga)

Andrew Parry

This workshop will provide the opportunity to learn about the background and origins of Moku Hanga and some of Japan's main woodblock artists.

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.