Past Workshops

Sikka 2023: Skyline Drawing

Abdulla Lutfi

Using a simple market pen, follow Abdulla as he shows you how to create your own skyline of Dubai in his distinct black and white style. Attendance is free of charge but seating is limited.

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...

Sikka 2023: Eye See You

Victor Sitali

Sit down, relax and draw a human eye using charcoal and paper.

Sikka 2023: Look Up - Chasing the Light

Michael Arnold

Join the celebrated fine artist Mike Arnold to discover a new way to view, enjoy and capture the wonder of the Dubai’s architectural landscape just by ‘looking up’. This introduction will show you how...

Grisaille

James Razko

Learn to paint grisaille portrait studies, a great technique to help you progress from drawing to painting, with artist James Razko. A Grisaille is a painting executed entirely in monochrome and orig...

Sunday Funday: Ink Collage

Diego Mendoza

Ink, rearrange, rinse, repeat! The young participants will cut shapes out of foam and recycled cardboard and use them to create beautiful monoprints. Using ink, participants will fill the shapes with ...

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: Cyanotypes

Finn Murray-Jones

Join us for a drop-in print session exploring the world of Cyanotypes.

Drop-in & Draw

Diego Mendoza

Join us for an informal drawing session focused on drawing with ball-point pen and gestural mark making. Working mostly in black and white and through a series of exercises, participants will be chall...

Sunday Funday: Mosaic Landscapes

Diego Mendoza

Engage in a discussion about the history of mosaics and explore significant regional examples of this ancient artistic technique with Diego Mendoza. During this workshop, the young artists will get to...

Drop-in & Paint

Bassem Boules

Explore soft pastel painting techniques in this workshop with artist Bassem Boules as he introduces the tools and techniques for drawing including outlining, observation and basic shading using two to...

Tashkeel Young Artist Programme: Of Light and Lines

Bassem Boules

Play, experiment and try different drawing tools in this introductory drawing session with Bassem Boules. The young artists will be walked through a series of exercises that will help them expand thei...