
Short Courses
The Open Programme offers lectures, workshops and short, practical courses in traditional arts and crafts. Our programmes are open to anyone over the age of 18 and suit all levels of ability and experience, from beginners to seasoned practitioners.
Upcoming courses and lectures

In the Alchemist’s Studio: Green
Dates: 27 – 28 March 2025
Tutor: David Cranswick

The Flemish Technique: Painting Breughel’s ‘Tower of Babel’ in Mixed Egg Tempera & Oil Paint
Dates: 31 March – 4 April 2025
Tutor: Dr. David Noel Harvard Cranswick

The Flowers & Trees of an Indian Garden
Dates: 1 April – 6 May 2025
Tutor: Samantha Buckley

Labyrinth – The Journey Inwards for Transformation and Rebirth
Dates: 7 April – 19 May 2025
Tutor: Tom Bree

Byzantine Icon Painting: The Crucifixion
Dates: 7 – 11 April 2025
Tutor: Hanna Ward

Designing Decorative Patterns for an Arch
Dates: 7 – 11 April 2025
Tutor: Mahrukh Bashir

In the Alchemist’s Studio: Blue
Dates: 16 – 17 April 2025
Tutor: David Cranswick

The Geometry of Gothic Rose Windows: Notre Dame Cathedral
Dates: 23 April – 14 May 2025
Tutor: Lucie Galvani

Patterns from the Al Aqsa Mosque
Dates: 25 April – 23 May 2025
Tutor: Mohammad Abdul Aziz

Make a Japanese woodblock print & folded screen
Dates: 28 April – 2 May 2025
Tutor: Hiroko Imada

The Drawn Line: Birds & Angels
Dates: 28 April – 2 May 2025
Tutor: Clare Newbolt

Persian Miniature Painting: Heavenly Architecture & the Falnama
Dates: 1 May – 5 June 2025
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari

Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 12 – 16 May 2025
Tutor: Ajay Sharma, Vinita Sharma

Lovers in a Garden: Layla & Majnun
Dates: 17 May – 21 June 2025
Tutor: Sana Sanjrani

Masterclass: Traditions & Techniques in Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 19 – 23 May 2025
Tutor: Ajay Sharma, Vinita Sharma, Sam Buckley, Susana Marin, Desmond Lazaro, Hira Kamil, Simran Panesar

The Rivers of Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 27 May – 1 July 2025
Tutor: Sam Buckley

Indian Miniature Painting: Pahari Love Pavilions
Dates: 2 – 6 June 2025
Tutor: Susana Marin

Painting a Head after Piero della Francesca
Dates: 2 – 6 June 2025
Tutor: Lily Corbett-Gale

Arabic Calligraphy: Thuluth Script
Dates: 9 – 13 June 2025
Tutor: Gulnaz Mahboob

In the Alchemist’s Studio: Yellow
Dates: 19 – 20 June 2025
Tutor: David Cranswick

Painting with Casein Tempera: Milk-Based Paint
Dates: 23 – 27 June 2025
Tutor: David Cranswick

Byzantine Icon Painting: Paint a Guardian Angel
Dates: 14 – 18 July 2025
Tutor: Hanna Ward

Seeing Through the Solids: The Hidden Geometries of the Archimedean
Dates: 14 – 18 July 2025
Tutor: Thomas Codol

Persian Miniature Painting: Heavenly Architecture & Iskandar’s Horoscope
Dates: 17 July – 28 August 2025
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari

Islamic Manuscript Illumination: Flower-Inlaid Rumi Patterns
Dates: 21 – 25 July 2025
Tutor: Ayten Tiryaki

Egg Tempera: Painting a Tree of Life
Dates: 28 July – 1 August 2025
Tutor: Lily Corbett-Gale

Arabic Calligraphy: The Roundels of Aya Sophia
Dates: 4 – 8 August 2025
Tutor: Gulnaz Mahboob

Ceramics: Design & Glaze Iznik Tiles
Dates: 4 – 8 August 2025
Tutor: Shorsh Saleh

Build a Geometric Wooden Screen: Mangour
Dates: 11 – 15 August 2025
Tutor: Shorsh Saleh

In the Alchemist’s Studio: Black
Dates: 11 – 12 September 2025
Tutor: David Cranswick

Ottoman Miniature Painting: A Floral Bouquet
Dates: 22 – 26 September 2025
Tutor: Mahrukh Bashir