Upcoming courses and lectures
Introduction to Traditional Islamic Gypsum Carving
Dates: 24 – 31 October 2026
Tutor: Mariam Ashraf
Elements of Persian Miniature Painting: Water
Dates: 21 October – 25 November 2026
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari
Lecture: Andrei Rublev & Hesychast Mysteries of Byzantium
Dates: 28 October 2026
Lecturer: Dr Sir Richard Temple
Woven Stories: Weaving a Kilim Carpet
Dates: 2 – 6 November 2026
Tutor: Shorsh Saleh
A Gilded Pilgrimage: Reimagining the Bayeaux Tapestry
Dates: 2 – 6 November 2026
Tutor: Lucy Morrish
Introduction to Stained Glass: Material & Texture
Dates: 7 November 2026
Tutor: Jingshi Wang
Japanese Embroidery: Introduction to Temari
Dates: 7 – 28 November 2026
Tutor: Sachiyo Nishimura
Icon Painting: Mary, Softener of Evil Hearts
Dates: 9 – 13 November 2026
Tutor: Louisa Brouk
Masterclass: The Alchemy of Colour
Dates: 16 – 20 November 2026
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Watercolour Inspired by Chinese Brush Painting
Dates: 14 November – 12 December 2026
Tutor: Prasad Beaven
Unfolding Islamic Geometric Patterns
Dates: 16 – 20 November 2026
Tutor: Ricardo Hinojosa
Indian Miniature Painting: Dancers in a Mughal Court
Dates: 23 – 27 November 2026
Tutor: Sobia Naz
Marquetry inspired by the Alhambra
Dates: 23 – 27 November 2026
Tutor: Shorsh Saleh
Lecture: The Making of the Bayeux Tapestry
Dates: 26 November 2026
Lecturer: Dr Michael Lewis
Introduction to Stained Glass: Traditional Leading Technique
Dates: 28 November – 5 December 2026
Tutor: Jingshi Wang
Medieval Manuscript Illumination on Vellum
Dates: 30 November – 4 December 2026
Tutor: Catarina Pignato
Light, Pattern & Plaster: Islamic Gypsum Craft
Dates: 30 November – 4 December 2026
Tutor: Mariam Ashraf
Seeds of Light: Painting the Pomegranate Tree
Dates: 5 – 12 December 2026
Tutor: Halleh Mortazavi
Painting the Standing Figure – An Icon of the Archangel Gabriel
Dates: 7 – 11 December 2026
Tutor: Hanna Ward
A Garden in the Palm of Your Hands: Flower Paintings in Mughal Albums
Dates: 7 – 11 December 2026
Tutor: Hira Kamil
Lecture: The Emergence of Astrological Symbolism in Medieval Art and Architecture with a special emphasis on Chartres Cathedral
Dates: 9 December 2026
Lecturer: Lynn Bell
Kashan Inspired Tiles
Dates: 14 – 18 December 2026
Tutor: Boris Aldridge
Persian Calligraphy: Nastaliq Script
Dates: 14 – 18 December 2026
Tutor: Bahman Panahi
The Art & Craft of Khatamkari
Dates: 14 – 18 December 2026
Tutor: Marzieh Kaviani
Arts & Crafts of the Islamic Lands: Ten-Fold Patterns
Dates: 18 January – 19 April 2027
Tutor: Tom Bree
Inspired by Persian Miniatures: Beasts, Birds, & Fantastic Creatures
Dates: 18 January – 22 February 2027
Tutor: Yasmin Hayat
Presentations of the Divine: Deities in Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 19 January – 23 February 2027
Tutor: Sam Buckley
Elements of Persian Miniature Painting: Ether
Dates: 20 January – 24 February 2027
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari
Introduction to Stained Glass: Paint a Roundel Portrait
Dates: 23 January – 13 February 2027
Tutor: Jingshi Wang
Islamic Calligraphy: Naskh Script
Dates: 25 – 29 January 2027
Tutor: Gulnaz Mahboob
Masterclass: Egg Tempera Painting of the Florentine School
Dates: 25 – 29 January 2027
Tutor: David Cranswick
Byzantine Icon Painting: St George & the Dragon
Dates: 1 – 5 February 2027
Tutor: Hanna Ward
Persian Miniature Painting: The Horse
Dates: 1 – 5 February 2027
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari
Painting the Maitreya Buddha
Dates: 2 February – 13 April 2027
Tutor: Renuka Gurung
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking in Colour
Dates: 3 February – 31 March 2027
Tutor: Hiroko Imada
Transformation: Painting through Form, Colour & the Imagination
Dates: 8 – 12 February 2027
Tutor: Lily Corbett-Gale
Masterclass: The Flemish Technique – Egg Tempera & Oil
Dates: 15 – 19 February 2027
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Maghribi Mujawhar Script: Ornament & Composition
Dates: 22 – 26 February 2027
Tutor: Ubaydullah Ahmad
Icon Painting: Our Lady of Lourdes
Dates: 22 – 26 February 2027
Tutor: Louisa Brouk
Introduction to Siyahi Qalam
Dates: 1 – 5 March 2027
Tutor: Sangeeta Singh
The Art of Kundal Painting
Dates: 1 – 5 March 2027
Tutor: Sorbon Shifoev
Masterclass: Colour, Light & Technique in the Golden Age of Dutch and Spanish Still-Life Painting
Dates: 15 – 19 March 2027
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Winged Thoughts of the Divine Mind: Angels in a Mystical Landscape
Dates: 30 March – 2 April 2027
Tutor: Lily Corbett-Gale
The Ajami Surface: Relief, Colour & Metal Leaf
Dates: 5 – 9 April 2027
Tutor: Amna Fraz
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking: Make a Hanging Scroll
Dates: 12 – 16 April 2027
Tutor: Hiroko Imada
Persian Miniature Painting: The Figure
Dates: 12 – 16 April 2026
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari
Egg Tempera: 17th Century Dutch Flower Paintings
Dates: 19 – 23 April 2027
Tutor: Lily Corbett-Gale
Ebru: The Art of Painting on Water
Dates: 19 – 21 April 2027
Tutor: Dilara Karaağaç
Paint Kalpavriksha, the Wish-Fulfilling Tree
Dates: 11 May – 13 July 2027
Tutor: Renuka Gurung
Painting in Egg Tempera: Imagining a Garden of Paradise
Dates: 24 – 28 May 2027
Sienese Painting in Egg Tempera
Dates: 5 – 9 July 2027
Tutor: Lily Corbett-Gale
Cosmatesque Ornament from the Capella Palatina
Dates: 19 – 23 July 2027
Tutor: Steve Pomerantz
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