Upcoming courses and lectures
In the Alchemist’s Studio (Bundle)
Dates: 26 May – 9 October
Tutor: Dr David Cranswick
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
Masterclass: Muhaqqaq Script – History, Style & Practice
Dates: 3 October 2026
Tutor: Dr Nassar Mansour
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
Lecture: A Pedagogy of Divine Light and Love: on Discipleship to the Iconography of St Sophrony
Dates: Wednesday 7 October 2026
Lecturer: Dr Christabel Helena Anderson
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
Lecture: Beauty within Darkness – The Revelation of Light
Dates: 15 October 2026
Lecturer: Dr David Cranswick
Masterclass: Mughal Miniature Painting
Dates: 19 – 23 October 2026
Introduction to Traditional Islamic Gypsum Carving
Dates: 24 – 31 October 2026
Tutor: Mariam Ashraf
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
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
Kashan Inspired Tiles
Dates: 14 – 18 December 2026
Tutor: Boris Aldridge
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
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
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
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
Japanese Woodblock Printmaking: Make a Hanging Scroll
Dates: 12 – 16 April 2027
Tutor: Hiroko Imada
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