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Studio Seminars

This studio seminar invites participants into the world of Karim El Atrache's creative practice, one rooted in the Arabic letter as a living, evolving form. Moving beyond the boundaries of traditional calligraphy, the session traces the lineage of Arabic script from its classical foundations to Karim's contemporary approach, opening a space for participants to find their own visual language somewhere in between.

The day begins with a presentation of key works from Karim's practice, offering a window into his process, influences, and way of seeing the letter. From there, participants are introduced to Arabic calligraphy as a living tradition: its history, its classical scripts, and the distinction between traditional calligraphy and contemporary type, contextualized through a curated inspiration board spanning Arabic, Cyrillic, Armenian, and other letterforms from across the world.

Guided by Karim, participants trace the foundational movements of Naskh and Thuluth scripts before being invited to break from the practice book entirely, developing their own letterforms across paper and screen. Sound, image, and intuition sit alongside the technical throughout the day, with Karim's iterative process of looking, listening, and responding as the guiding framework.

To encourage the continuity of this practice, each participant leaves with a 421 Artist-Kit of fully stocked materials from the session, along with a curated selection of Karim's prompts and references to guide the practice beyond 421.

Accessibility & Participation

Open to ages 18+

60 AED

No prior experience is required

About the Instructor

Karim El Atrache is a self-taught Lebanese Artist with a focus on Arabic Calligraphy, Typography, Graffiti and Illustration.

Among DAZED MENA's TOP 100 Creatives of 2025, the 26 year-old wishes to ignite public engagement with the Arabic language as an art-form