Where Do We Dock Without a Sea?
Aoun Ayesh, Noor Al-Haq, Mariam Al-Taher
A group exhibition closing the residency, with talks, a workshop and a radio takeover across three evenings. Part of Amman Design Week.
Programmes
Upcoming
Past
SEPTEMBER 2026
September Reflections
Childlike Wonder
Workshop: Writing the Creative Practice
End of Summer Celebration
3-day rooftop programme: winter vintage pop-up, radio workshops/listening sessions, rooftop food & drink.
AUGUST 2026
Radical Imagination
Creative Coding Workshop with Replit
Playful intro to coding using Replit — no experience needed.
Hands: Object of Memories
Sharing and listening session
Poetry, Mindfulness, and Cultivating a Practice of Wonder
The Formation, Deformation, and Reformation of Our Perception of Time
Artist Residency Program
Aoun Ayesh, Noor Al-Haq, Mariam Al-Taher
3 emerging artists explore individual/community interdependence; culminates in a group installation during Amman Design Week.
JULY 2026
My Mind Says It's Doom
Pictures Are Modern Poems
Abdelrahman Sami
Dialogue with Wedad Al Nasser
Wedad Al Nasser
Where Verse Becomes Vision
Tala
Before Cinema: The Art of Flipbook, animation masterclass
Diasporic Specters
Lino carving and printing workshop
JUNE 2026
Stranger Than Fiction
Rania Dawud
Sonic Margins: Violence Across Gendered Lines in Music
We Are Made of Layers and Multitudes
Haya Abdul-Hadi
Freedom of Staying
Angham Steckelberg
Subverting Romanticism: The 'Ugly' in Poetry
Hebatallah Hammad, Amaal Fawzi [?]
Dialogue with Mais al Azab
Mais al Azab
Intro to music production with Ableton Live
Yaser Al-Zoubi
TouchDesigner Workshop with Zeid Abu Isa
Zeid Abu Isa
Intro to creative coding with TouchDesigner, suitable for beginners.
Dwelling
Angham Steckelberg
MAY 2026
مشية لله: a group walk
Workshop with Aoun Ayesh (Denim Painting)
Aoun Ayesh
Interactive workshop painting/writing on denim; drop-in format.
Mishmish (Apricot) Seasonal Gathering
Studio Nahla
Studio Nahla hosts two seated sessions: full apricot-menu tasting plus a collective zine. 15 JD per person.
Dialogue & workshop with Alaeddin Rahmeh
Alaeddin Rahmeh
Central Art Market — May 2026 Edition
Second edition of the artist market — 3 days of art, dialogue, and music.
The Poetics of Music
Osama Alkubaisi
Parallel Writings
Workshop: The Portfolio
Homeland as a Mirror for the Inner Self
APRIL 2026
One Year Anniversary
Naji Al Ali (drawing workshop); Lubna Jaqqa, Raed Ibrahim, Diala Khasawneh (panel); Toumba (wanasa session); 14 local artists, unnamed (radio day)
3-day flagship: Day 1 — Membership Day (photo + card, 7 JOD one-time) + free drawing workshop with Naji Al Ali + Zawyeh Vintage pop-up (runs all 3 days). Day 2 — panel discussion with Lubna Jaqqa, Raed Ibrahim & Diala Khasawneh on independent art spaces, followed by a floor session ("wanasa") with Toumba. Day 3 — spring menu tasting + radio programme 4pm–11pm with 14 local artists.
Poetry Pharmacy
Dialogue with Dalal Mitwalli
Dalal Mitwalli (muralist)
The World Will Never Be This Way Again: Poetry as Archive
The Poetics of Nostalgia
A Man That Hated Men
Workshop: Pre-Beginnings
The Sacred in the Ordinary: Oil
MARCH 2026
The Sacred in the Ordinary: Breath
Identity in the Work of Mahmoud Darwish and Edward Said
Love & Loss
Hebatallah Hammad
Doodling Session with Mr. Badleh
Mr. Badleh
Casual Ramadan doodling session.
Fayrouz's Writers
Mental Care Sessions with Sara Saleh
Sara Saleh (therapist)
Online mental-care sessions bridging Amman and Cairo, two sessions.
Naji Al Ali Interactive Art Session (short film "Ardi")
Naji Al Ali
Collaborative drawing/art session; work incorporated into Naji Al Ali's short film "Ardi." Free, materials provided.
Talk with Tayseer Abu Oudeh on Amman
Tayseer Abu Oudeh
In-depth talk on understanding the city of Amman.
Verse & Vision: "Where Our Roots Lie" Poetry Evening
Verse and Vision (Nasayeb partner collective)
Storytelling evening and poem-sharing themed around roots.
Photography Walk with Khalil Awad
Khalil Awad
Photography walk through Downtown Amman.
Movement Lab with Mohammad Al-Assaf
Mohammad Al-Assaf
Movement/physical practice session blending play and discipline.
Reading Session: Abrar Wahdan Novel
Abrar Wahdan (author)
Reading session on a novel exploring motherhood and myth, with the author.
Collage Session with Noor Hanania
Noor Hanania
Collage-making session, limited spots.
On Spring
FEBRUARY 2026
Chess Night with Challengers
Challengers (collective/club)
Chess night in collaboration with Challengers.
Comfort Talk with Leen (Dish Course)
Leen (Dish Course)
Evening conversation about comfort, paired with shared lentil soup.
Jam'at Program (Ramadan Gathering Series)
Container programme: Zawyeh opens the space as a shared "home" during Ramadan. Community proposes clubs/skills/discussion spaces via an open call; runs as weekly sessions below.
The Sacred in the Ordinary: The Moon
Talaqi 4: a cultural salon
Andrew Gharaibeh Collingwood, Lubna Juqqa
Between the Individual & the Collective: On Belonging
Poetry Pharmacy
JANUARY 2026
The Barzakh and Temporal Transformations
Poetry as Archive & Future Vision
The Sacred in the Ordinary: Bread, of Crust and Crumb
Zawyeh Club — Membership Launch Day
Launch of the Zawyeh Club membership card (photo + card printing on-site). One-time 5 JOD fee; also an open discussion on the 2026 yearly plan.
Symbolism
As the Year Begins (Write and Share)
DECEMBER 2025
Between the Personal & the Political
Central Art Market — December 2025 Edition
Diala (Rocca family) — art complaints radio show host
Artist market with original artwork for sale direct from artists. Program includes an "art complaints" radio show with Diala (Rocca family) and an open discussion on shared artist experiences.
Again It's the Longest Night of the Year
At the Dinner Table
Rania Dawud
Liminal Space: The In-Between
NOVEMBER 2025
The Media that Made Us: On Fandom
Rania Dawud
Amman (dialogue session)
Ahmad [?surname]
Seeds of Liberation: Imagine Tenderness
OCTOBER 2025
Poetry as Enchantment: Writing Magical Realist Poems
Seeds of Liberation: Imagine Courage
New Brand Identity & Radio Launch
Launch framed as the debut of Zawyeh's new visual identity across the space, café, and radio — not just a radio launch.
SEPTEMBER 2025
The City
Rania Dawud
Listening Session: Siga & Asaas
Siga, Asaas
Open-format listening session featuring guests Siga and Asaas.
Of Love and Letting Go
Manar Abdullah
September Reflections (Write and Share)
Sonic Collaboration: Ahmad Masoud & Ramsey Kattan
Ahmad Masoud, Ramsey Kattan
Special sonic collaboration performance at the space.
Imagine Liberation
AUGUST 2025
Amman
Reopening Celebration
Celebrating reopening after a temporary closure — new vintage collection, Friday radio sessions, and other Nasayeb-run events.
Malakat Records: "Al Anhar Wal Oyoon" — Listening Session & Exhibition
Malakat Records (label); featured artists: Intibint, Charls Ava, Sukkar, DAL!A, Liliane Chlela, Sandy Chamoun, Bint Mbareh; production: Mohammad Hijazi, Machine Eat Man, Nicolas Jaar (guidance on closing track); mastering: Heba Kadry
Album listening event and exhibition for Malakat Records' 7-track release amplifying Arab womxn artists. Registration by DM, suggested donation to support the project.
MAY 2025
Grand Opening Weekend (New Rooftop Space)
Shalaby, Big Murk, Toumba (Day 1); Concrete Amman takeover — Zmaili, Jana (EG), Boshoco (SY) (Day 2); Mishmish, Sara Allan (Day 3)
3-day launch of the new rooftop space: new listening café launch, vintage summer pop-up, and a DJ lineup across three days.
JANUARY 2025
4th Anniversary Celebration
Zawyeh's 4-year anniversary — new vintage pieces and music across the weekend.
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