Past Workshops

Drop in and Draw: Travelogue

Drop in and Draw is an on-going monthly session for artists, designers, and creatives wanting to share their sketchbook pages with each other and to create a supportive community committed to drawing ...

Branding with Arabic Typography

Tarek Atrissi

Use Arabic typography as the main inspiration for creating narrative brands and creative visual systems. Join the award-winning Tarek Atrissi, one of most recognised designers across the Arab world fo...

Youth x Hub: Volunteer for Art Week

Lisa Ball-Lechgar

Volunteering at Tashkeel is a good way to explore a career in the UAE arts sector. Would you like to be part of the Tashkeel team during Art Dubai 2019? If you are dedicated art enthusiast who want...

Afterschool Art Club: Arabic Calligraphy

Ibrahim Zaki

The Tashkeel After School Arts Club is back! Starting on 29 January, join us every Tuesday from 4-6pm until 5 March for a special series of Arabic Calligraphy sessions suitable for ages 8-14yrs with c...

Youth x Hub: Binding Books!

Salama Nasib

Join leading artist Salama Nasib for an introduction to the basics of bookbinding. Explore three essential binding techniques: Accordion, Single Signature, and Japanese Stab Binding. Participants will...

Advanced Palestinian Embroidery (Tatreez)

Joanna Barakat

This workshop is a follow-up to the Introduction to Palestinian Embroidery (Tatreez) workshop. Participants can use their new skill in a practical application by cross stitching a motif on a tote bag...

All About Paper Printing

Vera Cannone

Led by Vera Cannone (aka Bera) the master printmaker and founder of Le Raclet Screenprint (Berlin), this three-day course offers an overview of all the styles and effects that can be reproduced with s...

Fundamentals of Painting

Fatima J Atallah

This workshop will cover the 4 fundamental features of image-making: drawing, values, edges and colours.

Drop in and Draw: Ephemera

Khalid Mezaina

Drop in and Draw is an on-going monthly session for artists, designers, and creatives wanting to share their sketchbook pages with each other and to create a supportive community committed to drawing ...

Winter Camp 2018: T-shirt and Tote Printing

Khalid Mezaina

Discover the basics of screen-printing with illustrator and Tashkeel member Khalid Mezaina. Make design templates for t-shirts and tote bags and print them. You can also bring your own fabric to print...

Winter Camp 2018: Tags and Murals

John Marsland

Design your own tags and produce a collaborative mural with photographer and graffiti artist John Marsland. Equipped with stencils, spray-paint and imagination, work on creating a personal tag identit...

Winter Camp 2018: Creating Creepy-Crawlies

Tamsin Wildy

Taking inspiration from some of the world’s most unique and beautiful insects, work with wire, feathers and fabric to create fantastic and imaginative creatures. A great chance to think out-of-the-box...