Past Workshops

Live Q&A on 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.

Tashkeel Talks: COVID Conversations with Artists

Weblink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8718... Tashkeel presents a live online discussion exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on visual arts practitioners and the creativity borne from the chal...

Live Lecture: Upcycling Plastic Waste for a Circular Economy

Every year, 2.5 million tons of plastic are consumed in the UAE and only 6 per cent is recycled. To put this in context, we could make five replicas of the Burj Khalifa every year with the plastic was...

Meet the Artist: Chafa Ghaddar

Chafa Ghaddar

Over the last four years, the artist Chafa Ghaddar has become an important part of the Tashkeel creative community, using the spaces and facilities to experiment and further her practice while taking ...

Blue: Chafa Ghaddar & Jill Magi talk about more than colour

Jill Magi, Chafa Ghaddar

Blue compels, carries history, is a luxury, is a necessity. What does this colour denote? In this talk, artist, writer, educator and mentor Jill Magi joins the artist to discuss their associations and...

Live Lecture: Fungi for Material Futures

Ninela Ivanova, ​Dr.

Explore how Ninela’s personal passion for craft, materials, nature and sensory experience led her to explore the potential use of fungi within fashion and furniture design. Be part of the Q&A at the e...

Overlay

Chafa Ghaddar

This two-part exploratory workshop is an invitation to explore the idea of overlay materials and text. Participants will examine examples of frescoes and palimpsests and discussing readings shared by ...

Live Lecture: Perspire - Biofabrication of the Future Body

Fashion designer and material innovator Alice Potts explores the possibilities of the ability for our body to grow its own accessories. Looking at her most recent project “Perspire” that focuses on th...

Overlay

Chafa Ghaddar

This two-part exploratory workshop is an invitation to explore the idea of overlay materials and text. Participants will examine examples of frescoes and palimpsests and discussing readings shared by ...

Live Lectures: Fermentation

Ines Neto dos Santos

Tashkeel Live Lectures is a monthly online lecture series by leading experts and practitioners that explores the intersection of art, design, environment and science.

Nature Talk & Walk

Gosia van Unen

Gosia Van Unen talks about the metamorphosis of the Arabian Peninsula where time is relative, and nothing remains the same for long. Followed by a guided walk to explore the plants behind Tashkeel. Fi...

Youth Hubx Talk: Artist’s Talk with Layan Attari

Layan Attari

Layan Attari’s practice focuses on shared myths and objects of soft power that construct social histories. She will be sharing her research on the shifting definitions of patriotism in the UAE. Throug...