We sit with you, face to face

Tell us what you need; the Al Qalam team will review your request and contact you on WhatsApp to suggest the right artist and a time that suits you.

One-day workshop Mentoring & career guidance Correction Placement session

One-day workshop

One hour in which every participant writes their name in Arabic calligraphy by hand and takes it home. We come to you: a company, school, hotel, festival or family gathering.

  • About an hour
  • All ages
  • No experience needed
  • At your venue: company, school, hotel, festival

What will you do with us?

  1. 1
    We prepare your namesYou send us the attendees' names before the workshop, and we write each name on a card.
  2. 2
    A short filmThe story of Arabic calligraphy and how it evolved over the years.
  3. 3
    Meet the toolsWe show each tool and what it is used for.
  4. 4
    Warming up the handSimple exercises for writing dots, lines and curves.
  5. 5
    Trace your nameThe calligrapher writes your name clearly and correctly, and you trace it to learn its letter shapes.
  6. 6
    Write it yourselfAfter a few tries, you write your name by hand.

At the end of the workshop every participant writes their name in Arabic calligraphy and takes their card home. The workshop takes about an hour and may run longer for larger groups. If you'd like other activities, tell us and we'll agree on them together.

1. About you
2. Tell us about your day
3. Where and when suits you?

Mentoring & career guidance

A one-to-one session with an artist, online or in person. We listen first, then help you plan your next step: what to study, how to develop your work, and how calligraphy can become part of your work.

1. About you
2. What would you like to talk about?
3. Where and when suits you?

Correction session

You write in front of your teacher, online or in person, who sees your hand move and corrects the letter on the spot; live correction teaches what a photo cannot.

How does a correction session work?

  1. 1
    You write in front of your teacherwhat you've practiced, with your own tools and copybook.
  2. 2
    ExplanationThey watch your hand and show you where the letter goes wrong.
  3. 3
    PracticeYou rewrite, copying the letter until it comes right.
  4. 4
    After each sessionThey leave you an exercise and follow up and correct it with you on WhatsApp.
1. About you
2. Tell us about your writing
What would you like us to focus on?

No need to upload photos: bring your tools and copybook, or have them ready in front of the camera if the session is online.

3. Where and when suits you?

Placement session

Before you choose, write a few lines in front of an artist. They read your hand, ask what you want, and suggest the right starting point, so you don't start somewhere easier or harder than you deserve.

1. About you
2. Where are you with calligraphy now?
3. Where and when suits you?
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