Upcoming Workshops

Online Talk: Tanween 2021 – Time to Apply

Tanween is the professional development programme by Tashkeel, open to emerging designers, makers and artisans living and working in the UAE. Each year, practitioners are selected to embark on a journ...

Online Workshop: How to Photograph Art

Altamash Urooj

The workshop will be focused on providing development of skills to photograph and catalogue artwork for archival, commercial and social media use. The presentation-based talk will include discussing t...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Risograph Printing: Preparation for Print

Azim Al Ghussein

In this workshop participants will learn to translate a previous work into an edition of Risograph prints through digital and analog means. This workshop will cover scanning, digital preparation and c...

Tashkeel Talks: Design Practice with Bahar Al Bahar

Bahar Al Bahar

Architect and designer Bahar Al Bahar joins Salim Ahmed and Lisa Ball-Lechgar from Tashkeel to talk about the importance of cross-disciplinary collaboration within the realm of design and fabrication....

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...

Online Course: 14-Day Isolation Photography

Altamash Javed

Based on the idea of staying at home to protect ourselves and our loved ones, this workshop involves 7 creative photo assignments at home. Participants must be willing to try and create, experiment an...