Past Workshops

25 February 2023

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.

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24 February 2023

Sikka 2023: Eye See You

Victor Sitali

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

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24 February 2023

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...

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21 February 2023

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...

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5 February 2023

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...

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5 February 2023

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...

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29 January 2023

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...

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22 January 2023

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...

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7 December 2022

Pop-in and Paint, the Gift of Art: Miniature Oil Painting

Alonsa Guevara

During the three-hour session, participants will learn how to make miniature paintings inspired by their favourite tiny objects. Using personal photos of favourite small objects as reference, particip...

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24 November 2022

The Crit Group with Alonsa Guevara

Alonsa Guevara

Join us in the next 'The Crit Group', led by our artist-in-resident, Alonsa Guevara, at Al Safa Library. Bring one completed artwork of your own to discuss it with this group critique which will be mo...

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29 November 2022

Trompe L’œil: Realistic Painting Techniques

James Razko

Trompe l’oeil is an art technique that convincingly tricks the viewer's eye into believing they are seeing a painted object in a three-dimensional space. Learning this technique will help students to ...

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7 November 2022

Plein Air: Oil Painting

Alonsa Guevara

Amid the open-air beauty of Nad Al Sheba Public Park, participants will be introduced to a variety of oil painting techniques and have the chance to practice their new-found skills.

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Acrylic painting using photo references

Opening Hours

Tashkeel Alserkal
Gallery, Unit 26, FN Designs, Alserkal Avenue
Sun-Thu 10am – 7pm, Fri 9am–12pm
(closed Saturdays & public holidays).

Makerspace, Unit 89, Alserkal Avenue
Sat-Thu 10am – 7pm
(closed Fridays & public holidays).

Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba
Nad Al Sheba 1
Temporarily closed for renovation


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