Past Workshops

Afterschool Arts Club: Pop-Up Cards

Everyone loves receiving a pop-up card, and now you can learn to make your own!

Photowalk: d3 at night

Altamash Urooj

Explore the d3 through your camera lens in this free photowalk with Altamash Urooj. The workshop is suitable for amateur and experienced photography enthusiasts who want to participate in a group acti...

How to Transform Plastic Waste into Something Precious?

Every year, 2.5 million tons of plastic are consumed in the UAE and only 6% is currently recycled. To put these numbers in context, we could make five replicas of the Burj Khalifa every year with the ...

Youth: Drawing From Observation

Zahra Jewanjee

A youth workshop on improving drawing skills with artist Zahra Jewanjee who will guide participants with skills, tips and techniques. Drawing is an ability that is the basis of all art, and the techni...

Afterschool Arts Club: Plaster Planters

Make your own planter using plaster and textiles!

Photowalk: Shindagha at Night

Altamash Urooj

Join this night-time photowalk in Shindagha with photographer Altamash Urooj. An initiation to street photography, participants will be encouraged to find narratives in their image-making process whil...

Screenprinting: Expand Your Practice

Khalid Mezaina

This crash course in screenprinting is ideal for artists and designers looking to experiment and access a new technique to enhance their practice or refresh their knowledge. Learn about preparing your...

Afterschool Arts Club: Pressed Portraits

Sculpt an unconventional self-portrait while learning how to make your own dough-clay!

Risograph Printing

Azim Al Ghussein

Riso-fy your work in this Risography workshop with instructor Azim Al Ghussein. The risograph printer is a high-volume Japanese printer initially released in the 1980's. Now, it is used by both artist...

Afterschool Arts Club: Printed Collages

Learn all about monoprinting by creating your own collaged artwork and creating colourful prints with it!

Train the Trainer

Azim Al Ghussein

How can location, timing, materials or number of participants affect your workshop design? Learn how to structure and plan a full studio-based workshop in this Train the Trainer workshop, taking into ...

Online Course: 14-Day Isolation Photography

Altamash Urooj

Based on the idea of staying at home to protect ourselves and our loved ones, this workshop involves 7 creative photo assignments at home. Participants must be willing to try and create, experiment an...