Open Call for Makers | Heenat Salma Farm

A craft is more than something we learn.

They are an invitation to slow down, sit together, and learn through the hands — to feel the grain of the wood, the softness of the fibre, the earth beneath the clay, and the story held within each material.

A space to share knowledge, make together, and leave with something made by your own hands.

Hands at work with raw wool at Heenat Salma Farm

Bring us the craft that lives in your hands.

Your practice may come from a long tradition, a personal journey, a material you have come to know closely, or an idea you are still exploring. It may be traditional, contemporary, experimental, or entirely your own. We welcome workshop ideas across the following — but this is only a beginning.

Weaving on a traditional ground loom at Heenat Salma Farm
Craft & Heritage

Weaving · Sadu · Palm Craft · Embroidery · Pottery · Woodwork

Practices that carry stories, traditions, skills and cultural knowledge from one generation to another.

Working with raw natural fibre at the farm
Natural Materials

Plant Dyes · Natural Fibres · Clay · Paper · Wood · Leaves · Seeds

Making with materials from the earth, and discovering the colours, textures and possibilities found in nature.

A clay and hand-building workshop in progress
Creative Making

Printmaking · Illustration · Art · Sculpture · Design

Creative practices that invite people to explore, experiment and make something of their own.

Shaping earth bricks by hand at the farm
Reuse & Sustainable Making

Upcycling · Repurposing · Recycled Materials · Resourceful Making

Giving materials another life, finding beauty in what already exists, and creating with care for what we have.

A group gathered in the growing beds on a farm walk
Family & Community

Making Together · Farm Experiences · Seasonal Activities · Creative Play

Hands-on experiences that bring children, families and communities together through making, learning and sharing.

And if your practice doesn't fit neatly into one of these categories, don't let that stop you.

Perhaps you work with a material we haven't mentioned.

Perhaps you carry a skill that is rarely taught.

Perhaps you have your own way of bringing people together through making.

We would still like to hear from you.

Tell us about what you do

We would love to know a little about you, your practice and the workshop you would like to share.

  • Who you are and what you make
  • A little about your practice or craft
  • What you would like participants to experience
  • What they will make or learn
  • Materials you use, and where they come from
  • Tools or equipment you need
  • How long the workshop takes, and who it suits
  • Images, portfolio or social media, and your proposed fee
A weaver at work on a traditional ground loom at Heenat Salma Farm
Weaving at Heenat Salma Farm

Share your craft. Share your knowledge. Make something together.

People who come to make

Your workshop meets visitors, families and school groups who arrive at the farm already wanting to learn with their hands — not an audience you have to find first.

A setting made for it

Shaded majlis, open courtyards and the gardens themselves. Space, daylight and quiet — and materials growing a few steps from where you teach.

More than one moment

Seasonal celebrations, family days, educational programmes and cultural gatherings — a practice that fits can be invited back through the year.

Heenat Salma Farm — Al Shahaniya, Doha, Qatar