Past Workshops

On Frescoes: Learning and Expanding

Chafa Ghaddar

A unique course with artist Chafa Ghaddar exploring the world of fresco and the technical, historical and conceptual undertakings that the medium offers. This three-part course will include a historic...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Winter Camp 2020: Crystal Garden

Grow your own Crystal Garden with instructor Azim Al Ghussein!

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...

Winter Camp (Home Edition): Crystal Garden

Azim Al Ghussein

Grow your own Crystal Garden with instructor Azim Al Ghussein!

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 ...