Tassa Motifs — hand-build ceramics inspired by Emirati jewellery

Create ceramic earrings, a jewellery tray or both with artist Wijdan Al Hammadi. This three-hour MAKE workshop explores Emirati jewellery motifs through hand-building, carving and impressed details, inspired by Roudhah Al Mazrouei’s Tassa installation for the Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial. Finished pieces are dried and kiln-fired after the workshop.

A hand-built stoneware bowl in progress (2013), photographed by Poupou l’quourouce. Representative clay-building photograph; not MAKE’s workshop, the Tassa installation or the objects participants will make.

Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi · MAKE Abu Dhabi, 66 Yida Street, Zayed Port Freezone, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

When to go

21 or 22 November 2026, 16:00–19:00. Choose one workshop date when registering.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

Ages 14+ · Ages 14+ · free cultural workshop · advance registration

Original Biennial event description and MAKE booking description both explicitly state ages 14+.

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What’s free & what to know

For ages 14 and above; beginner-friendly. Younger children are not eligible.
Participation is free of charge and registration is required. The current booking calendar offered selectable 21 and 22 November sessions; the 21 November session continued to participant details without a payment request. Places remain subject to availability and organiser confirmation.
Choose one of the two dates; each session lasts three hours. This is one workshop programme with alternative dates.
Finished pieces will be dried and kiln-fired after the workshop. Confirm collection arrangements with MAKE; do not expect to take a fired piece home immediately.
No product purchase or paid MAKE membership is stated as a condition of this Biennial collaboration. Other MAKE courses and memberships have separate charges. Travel and refreshments are not advertised as included.

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Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

6 November 2026: current original Biennial page identifies Wijdan Al Hammadi, MAKE, 21 November 16:00–19:00, ages 14+, hand-built ceramic earrings/trays and subsequent kiln firing. Its linked official MAKE booking calendar lists 21 and 22 November, three hours each, and explicitly says participation is free of charge; the public booking data also records price 0.00. Current selectable classes displayed 10 and 9 available places. Selecting 21 November progressed to participant details with a Book Class button; no personal details entered or reservation submitted. The specific free workshop terms override MAKE’s generic payment boilerplate for unrelated paid classes. The live Google Maps venue entry matches 66 Yida Street and provides 24.5182508,54.3697493. A directory retained an old distant pin, which was not used.

Public Art Abu Dhabi Biennial — Tassa Motifs

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Photo: Poupou l'quourouce / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · Resized and compressed to WebP, retaining the full composition.