Upcoming courses and lectures
In the Alchemist’s Studio (Bundle)
Dates: 26 May – 9 October
Tutor: David Cranswick
Geometry Summer School: The Creative Alchemy of the Silk Road – Central Asia’s Geometric Legacy
Dates: 17 – 21 August 2026
Tutor: Alan Adams, Rajen Astho, Lisa DeLong, Serap Ekizler Sonmez, Ameet Hindocha, Marzieh Kaviani, Katya Nosyreva, Jyotika Purwar, Chris Riederer, Simon Trethewey, Safoura Zahedi
Kashan Inspired Tiles
Dates: 24 – 28 August 2026
Tutor: Boris Aldridge
Maghribi Mabsut: Form, Proportion & Tradition
Dates: 24 – 28 August 2026
Tutor: Ubaydullah Ahmad
Masterclass: Seven Traditional Grounds
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Painting the Standing Figure – An Icon of the Virgin Mary
Dates: 7 – 11 September 2026
Tutor: Hanna Ward
Persian Miniature Painting: The Cave, the King and the Mystic
Dates: 9 September – 14 October 2026
Tutor: Vaishali Prazmari
Understanding Pattern Families: A Logical Approach to Geometric Pattern Construction
Dates: 14 – 17 September 2026
Tutor: Serap Ekizler Sönmez
In the Alchemist’s Studio: Black
Dates: 3 – 4 September 2026
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Islamic Calligraphy: The Roundels of Aya Sophia
Dates: 21 – 25 September 2026
Tutor: Gulnaz Mahboob
Islamicate Bookbinding: Make an Illuminated Book Cover
Dates: 21 – 25 September 2026
Masterclass: Painting with Casein Tempera: Milk-Based Paint
Dates: 28 September – 2 October 2026
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Icon Painting: St Francis of Assisi
Dates: 28 September – 2 October 2026
Tutor: Louisa Brouk
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking in Black & White
Dates: 30 September- 25 November 2026
Tutor: Hiroko Imada
The Face of God: The Holy Trinity Angels of St Sophrony the Athonite
Dates: 5 – 9 October 2026
Tutor: Dr Christabel Helena Anderson
Arts & Crafts of the Islamic Lands: Twelve-Fold Patterns
Dates: 5 October – 23 November 2026
Tutor: Tom Bree
Decoding Ornament in Islamic Art
Dates: 6 October 2026 – 2 February 2027
Tutor: Mahrukh Bashir
In the Alchemist’s Studio: White
Dates: 8 – 9 October 2026
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
Introduction to Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 12 – 16 October 2026
Tutor: Ajay Sharma, Vinita Sharma
The Garden in Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 13 October – 17 November 2026
Tutor: Sam Buckley
Masterclass: Mughal Miniature Painting
Dates: 19 – 23 October 2026
Woodblock Printmaking: Pattern in Nature
Dates: 26 – 30 October 2026
Tutor: Merlyn Chesterman
Thuluth Maghribi: Form & Expansion
Dates: 26 – 30 October 2026
Tutor: Ubaydullah Ahmad
Woven Stories: Weaving a Kilim Carpet
Dates: 2 – 6 November 2026
Tutor: Shorsh Saleh
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: David Cranswick
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
Medieval Manuscript Illumination on Vellum
Dates: 30 November – 4 December 2026
Tutor: Catarina Pignato
Painting the Standing Figure – An Icon of the Archangel Gabriel
Dates: 7 – 11 December 2026
Tutor: Hanna Ward
Persian Calligraphy: Nastaliq Script
Dates: 14 – 18 December 2026
Tutor: Bahman Panahi
Presentations of the Divine: Deities in Indian Miniature Painting
Dates: 19 January – 23 February 2027
Tutor: Sam Buckley
Byzantine Icon Painting: St George & the Dragon
Dates: 1 – 5 February 2027
Tutor: Hanna Ward
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking in Colour
Dates: 3 February – 31 March 2027
Tutor: Hiroko Imada
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
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