Tashkeel is pleased to announce the five UAE-based visual artists selected for the 2024 Critical Practice Programme (CPP). Over the course of a comprehensive one-year program, this cohort will receive...
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Drawing the Founders: Why Portraits of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid Still Belong on Our Desks
The handshake between Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid in 1968 led to the founding of the UAE. Hand-drawn portraits of the founders, in the desert,...
Seven Emirates, Seven Symbols: A Guide to Emirates Collection
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah: each emirate has its own character. Artist Ali Mrad gave each one...
A Year in the UAE, Season by Season: What to Celebrate and the Objects That Go With Each Moment
The UAE has its own rhythm: desert winters, Ramadan nights, flame trees in summer, date season and National Day in December. A month-by-month guide to...
Corporate Gifts from the UAE: Locally Designed Gifts for Clients and Teams
Corporate gift ideas designed in the UAE, from team gifts under AED 160 (playing cards, notebooks, bilingual desk signs) to client gifts such as finyal...