Past Workshops

Afterschool Arts Club: Cardboard Creatures

Cardboard is a versatile, environmentally-friendly material that can be shaped into many different forms, including our own imaginary creatures!

Tashkeel Lecture: Fleeting Stains

Nahla Tabbaa

Watch the Fleeting Stains lecture online at your leisure (sent as a private link after registration), then join artist Nahla Tabbaa for the Q&A session where you lead the discussion.

Casting: Surrogates

Mays Albaik

Explore body-casting techniques with Mays Albaik, the artist whose solo exhibition A Terranean Love Note is on display at Tashkeel. Learn more about the shift between positive and negative, absence an...

Garden with Vikram Divecha

Vikram Divecha

‘Garden’ is a workshop that will take place in the quiet neighborhood of Nad al Sheba with artist Vikram Divecha. Together with the instructor, the participants will explore Tashkeel’s garden through ...

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!