Opportunities for Cultural Immersion and Learning in Tetouan
FACULTY LED STUDY ABROAD
Are you a professor or study abroad coordinator? We are here to resource your next University Study Trip for your students in Morocco!
We also coordinate special workshop trips for art instructors who are interested in leading an art trip for their students (see our past programs Plein Air Tetouan and Sketch Morocco ). Contact us for more details, and follow us to receive news of the next schedule workship or trip.
COMMUNITY ART CLASSES
Green Olive Arts is not an art school. Our main focus is to host established artists who come to work in our studios on their own creative projects. But we always ask our artists if they would like to give back to the local community by teaching a class or a workshop, so occasionally we host classes in our studio, for children and/or adults. Visit our Events page or our Instagram for news of upcoming opportunities.
INTRO TO MOROCCAN ARABIC
Learn basic phrases and words to help you connect with the local culture in a deeper way. This 2 hour introductory coaching session is led by a native Moroccan Arabic speaker and is available in person or online. Learning the basics of Moroccan Arabic will open doors into the culture for you and help you to be more than just a tourist. It means a lot to people when you are attempting to speak their language!
250 MAD per session.
ARTISAN WORKSHOPS
Learn traditional craftsmanship from Master Tetouani Artisans! The following individual workshops are available through Green Olive Arts. Please contact us if you will be in Tetouan longer and would like to schedule multiple successive workshops. Contact us about group rates for more than 6 participants.
Want to meet some of these artisans first in a visit to their workshops, and then decide which course to take? Schedule one of our Artisans of Tetouan Visits and we will take you to meet them all and talk with them about their work!
MOROCCAN GEOMETRIC DESIGN
A 3 hour workshop with a local craftsman, where you’ll learn how to develop and draw TASTIR, the ancient Arabic geometric designs, using the traditional method – drawing with just a compass and a straight-edge. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English (with a translator), or in Arabic, Spanish, or French.
500 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
550 MAD – 2 People
600 MAD – 3 People
650 MAD – 4 People
700 MAD – 5 People
750 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL MOROCCAN PAINTING
A 3 hour workshop with a local craftsman, where you’ll learn how to transfer the ancient Arabic geometric designs to a panel and paint them using traditional paints and a handmade horsehair brush. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English (with a translator), or in Arabic, Spanish, or French.
550 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
600 MAD – 2 People
650 MAD – 3 People
700 MAD – 4 People
750 MAD – 5 People
800 MAD – 6 People
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ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY LESSON
In this 2 hour lesson with a local calligrapher you’ll learn the basics of writing Arabic letters using a variety of typical Moroccan Arabic calligraphy styles. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in Moroccan Arabic and (with a translator) in English and French.
350 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
450 MAD – 2-4 People
550 MAD – 5-7 People
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S’DUF SHELL & METAL WOOD INLAY
A 3 hour workshop taught by master S’DUF craftsmen Abdsalam Abezzaz in his workshop just outside the ancient medina of Tetouan. S’DUF is the traditional craft of embedding precious shell and metal into wood to create exquisite designs in furniture and decor. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
550 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
600 MAD – 2 People
650 MAD – 3 People
700 MAD – 4 People
750 MAD – 5 People
800 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL WOOD CUT DESIGN
A 3 hour workshop with a master woodworker, learning to cut traditional Moroccan patterns out of cedar wood by hand with a handmade traditional bow saw. Choose from basic geometric or organic Moroccan patterns. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
550 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
600 MAD – 2 People
650 MAD – 3 People
700 MAD – 4 People
750 MAD – 5 People
800 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL WOOD CARVING
(Not for beginning woodworkers) – A 3 hour workshop with a master woodworker, carving traditional Moroccan geometric or organic patterns into wood by hand. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
550 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
600 MAD – 2 People
650 MAD – 3 People
700 MAD – 4 People
750 MAD – 5 People
800 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL TETOUANI EMBROIDERY
(2 sessions, 3 hours each) – Learn how to embroider using the traditional Tetouani TAAJEERA organic designs and methods in this 2 session workshop led by a master craftswoman who will help you create your own traditional 11 color floral design with silk thread on yellow satin fabric. Taught in a traditional Arab home in the Tetouan medina. Includes tea and cookies and all materials. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
850 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
1600 MAD – 2 People
2352 MAD – 3 People
3104 MAD – 4 People
3855 MAD – 5 People
4608 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL FESI EMBROIDERY
This 3 hour workshop teaches the counted stitch, traditional geometric embroidery from the city of Fes, which is uniquely reversible – the same on the front and back, no knots. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
400 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
450 MAD – 2 People
500 MAD – 3 People
550 MAD – 4 People
600 MAD – 5 People
650 MAD – 6 People
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MOROCCAN LEATHERWORKING
A 3 hour workshop on traditional Moroccan leather design and embossing, taught by a local master craftsman. Create your own design for a leather covered notebook, using traditional iron stamps and tools. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
550 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
600 MAD – 2 People
650 MAD – 3 People
700 MAD – 4 People
750 MAD – 5 People
800 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL BRASS ENGRAVING
A 3 hour workshop on Moroccan hand engraving into brass, taught by a master brass artisan. Use traditional tools, patterns and techniques to create your own brass art. Taught at the Green Olive Arts Studio, in Tetouan. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
550 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
600 MAD – 2 People
650 MAD – 3 People
700 MAD – 4 People
750 MAD – 5 People
800 MAD – 6 People
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TRADITIONAL MOROCCAN POTTERY
A 3 hour introductory wheel throwing lesson with a master potter in his workshop just outside the medina walls. Learn to throw a pottery vessel on a traditional kick wheel, using local clay dug near the ancient medina walls of Tetouan. Available in English or French (with a translator), or in Moroccan Arabic.
400 MAD – 1 Person
Group Rates:
450 MAD – 2 People
500 MAD – 3 People
550 MAD – 4 People
600 MAD – 5 People
650 MAD – 6 People