Past Workshops

DDW 2020 MasterClass: Creative and Cultural Industries, What Does it All Mean?

Lisa Ball-Lechgar

The term ‘creative and cultural industries’ has gained momentum since it was first coined back in the 1990s in a bid to measure the economic and social impact and spread deeper understanding about the...

Expand Your Practice

Khalid Mezaina

This crash course in screenprinting is ideal for artists and designers looking to access a new technique to enhance their practice or refresh their knowledge. Covering the fundamentals of screenprinti...

Online Course: Critical Dialogues

Kevin Jones

Running annually since 2016, this twelve-week course offers artists the tools to significantly improve how they represent themselves. Based on the belief that we can’t think critically if we don’t rea...

Training for Teaching-Artists

Azim Al Ghussein

In this workshop participants will learn how to structure and plan a studio based workshop. Topics discussed will include how to plan according to parameters, how to cost and price a workshop, how to ...

Effective Applications and Proposals

Lisa Ball-Lechgar, Fatima Uzdenova

Artists and Designers, Open Calls and Competitions can be great opportunities to gain recognition and awards for your work. In this session, we will discuss what should be part of an application, how ...

Kevin Jones in conversation with Chafa Ghaddar

Chafa Ghaddar, Kevin Jones

To accompany ‘Recesses’, Chafa Ghaddar joins Kevin Jones to discuss her practice, exploring the ideas that shaped her first solo exhibition in the UAE, their ongoing conversation during the journey of...

Arts Marketing for Artists

Sofiane Si Merabet

As part of its arts management series, join artist and marketing consultant Sofiane Si Merabet (aka The Confused Arab) to run through the steps necessary to grow an artist’s business, including conten...

Arts Management: Effective Applications and Proposals

Fatima Uzdenova, Lisa Ball-Lechgar

Artists and Designers, Open Calls and Competitions can be great opportunities to gain recognition and awards for your work. In this session, Lisa Ball-Lechgar/Tima Ouzden we will discuss what should b...

Criticism and Critique

Kevin Jones

Designed as a companion course to Critical Dialogues, this yearly nine-week course helps artists optimise their engagement in peer critique sessions. The initial three sessions constitute a textual t...

Youth Hubx: Volunteering at Tashkeel at Dubai Art Season

Lisa Ball-Lechgar

Interested in getting involved at Tashkeel and getting practical experience in the cultural sector? Find out more on how you can in this informative talk about the volunteering during Dubai Art Season...

Youth Hub: Volunteer for Dubai Art Season

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 Dubai Art Season? If you are dedicated art enthusiast who wants...

Drop-in Design Surgery (16 November)

Discuss your career and get feedback on your portfolio in a one-to-one session with design industry professionals working in the UAE and internationally.Please note that the workshop is for individual...