Past Workshops

Fine Art: Realistic Drawing

Osama Khalaf

Build up your knowledge about realistic drawing in this workshop, where you will be getting acquainted with the right tools and materials and learn how to observe, outline, shade and create volume in ...

Experimental Cyanotypes

Silvia Hernando Alvarez

Cyanotype is a photographic process that utilises sunlight in the creation of a blue-toned photograph or photogram. It was traditionally used as a low-cost way to reproduce building plans, which is wh...

Afterschool Art Club: Monoprinting

Azim Al Ghussein

Learn the basics of monoprinting in this fun and messy afterschool activity! Participants will make and take their own prints home.

Wax Moulding for Beginners

Lia Staehlin

Led by expert jeweller, Lia Staehlin, this workshop focuses on the skills required to design and produce a jewellery set drawing on the facilities of wax moulding in silver and gold, a method commonly...

Criticism and Critique

Kevin Jones

Designed as a companion course to Critical Dialogues, this yearly nine-week course helps artists optimise their engagement in peer critique sessions. The initial three sessions constitute a textual t...

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...

Youth Hubx: Foam Block Printing

Azim Al Ghussein

Learn this simple and effective printmaking technique in this introductory workshop. Participants will learn to design, plan and execute and duplicate a three colour print using foam.

Fundamentals of Bookbinding

Salama Nasib

This workshop will focus on essential bookbinding techniques, focusing on ‘Accordion’, ‘Single Signature’ and ‘Japanese Stab-Binding’. Each technique will be explored in detail, paving the way for par...

Introduction to Darkroom

Michael Glenister

Did you know that tools offered in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom are modelled on darkroom techniques? Learn your way around the Tashkeel darkroom in this introductory workshop. The session will cover ...

Youth Hubx: Volunteering at Tashkeel at Dubai Art Season

Lisa Ball-Lechgar

Interested in getting involved at Tashkeel and getting practical experience in the cultural sector? Find out more on how you can in this informative talk about the volunteering during Dubai Art Season...

Winter Camp 2019: Tiles – Terrazo/Clay (12 - 14 years)

Repurpose old discarded materials into tiles in this clay workshop. Participants will engage in thinking and making activities to encourage the creative reuse of materials in relation to the three Rs:...