Muslim Artists Academy

Important Update 🌟

Salaam everyone, we hope you had a restful holiday break.

We are currently making some significant changes to the Academy, and as a result, we have decided to postpone the restart of Muslim Artists Academy workshops.

We’ll be pausing activities for now, but sessions will resume soon, aligned with the Ramadan calendar.

Thank you for all the energy, creativity, and commitment you’ve shown so far, it’s been wonderful to see our community coming together. We’ll be back shortly with updates and next steps.

Announcement: We are on holiday break!

We’re taking the chance to send our best wishes for the holiday season to all our participants and followers. Muslim Artists Academy workshops will be back in 2026, starting with the following sessions:

Visual Arts
Saturday 10 January, 1–4pm
The Whitworth

Calligraphy
Saturday 10 January, 1–4pm
The Whitworth

Theatre
Sunday 11 January, 1–4pm
The Whitworth

Poetry
Sunday 11 January, 2–5pm
Levenshulme Old Library

See you in the new year!

We’re back with a Visual Arts session this week before the holiday break, and we have an exciting volunteering opportunity!

Tomorrow, 12th December, Visual Arts participants and aspiring content creators are invited to join us at Qadria Jilania Islamic Centre, 42-44 Altrincham Road, Manchester, M16 8FA, from 10am to 4pm.

Come for as long as you like and capture this incredible initiative, where Alchemy Arts is offering free health checks to the community, normally a £300 service, making care easily accessible.

Volunteers will have access to Alchemy Arts equipment to practice what they’ve learned and help document this inspiring work. DM us to get involved!

Important announcement! 🌟

No regular MAA sessions will take place this Thursday or this weekend. Instead, we invite you to join us for a precious cultural visit.

Our dear friends at are running their programme this weekend, on the 6th and 7th of December.

Their vision is the same as ours, their commitment to the community, and their drive to bring Muslims into the creative space mirrors that of the Muslim Artists Academy.

Thus, this weekend we will all be heading to MLF and exploring their rich and inspiring programme of events and workshops.

We encourage all our participants to sign up, share the links, and get involved. Register at the link below:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/muslimlitfest25

We can’t wait to see you there!

Our third Calligraphy session, led by , takes place this Saturday at The Whitworth, from 1pm to 4pm.

Attendance has been incredible, but we still have a few places left. If you would like to join us, we would be happy to welcome you.

Sign up via the link in our bio.

Sign up today! Link in bio 🔗
And join us at Old Levy Library
Cromwell Grove, Levenshulme, Manchester M19 3QE
Date: Sunday 23rd November
Time: 2-4.30PM

Introducing this year's Ustaads and Facilitators. The Muslim Artists Academy Workshops are live now and you can join in!

• Sign up now! Link in bio 🔗 •

Introducing this year’s Ustaads and Facilitators!
Join us for the Muslim Artists Academy 2025 Launch Event — Tomorrow! Don’t miss it — RSVP now! 🔗 Link in bio