ICON PAINTING WORKSHOPS WITH AIDAN HART FOR 2010
May 10-14 and September 13-17
at Walcot Hall, Lydbury North, Shropshire, SY9 8AZ
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BOOK ON "TECHNIQUES OF ICON & WALL PAINTING"
Aidan is presently working on a comprehensive colour illustrated book on the techniques of icon and wall painting, due to be published in 2010 by Gracewing Publications, and probably also by another publisher in the U.S. If you are interested in being notified when it is available please email mail@aidanharticons.com

ICON DIPLOMA FROM THE PRINCES SCHOOL OF TRADITIONAL ARTS
Four year part-time diploma two days a month accredited by the Prince's School of Traditional Arts. Full now but enrolments due in 2013.
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FIVE-DAY SUMMER COURSES AT THE PRINCES SCHOOL OF TRADITIONAL ARTS
PSTA is also running a range of five-day courses in London and elsewhere which include various liturgical arts. See the webpage below for details http://www.psta.org.uk/publicprogramme/

ICON PAINTING WORKSHOPS WITH AIDAN HART FOR 2010
May 10-14 and September 13-17
at Walcot Hall, Lydbury North, Shropshire, SY9 8AZ

This year, as in previous years, we shall be having two workshops, each of five days, at beautiful Walcot Hall in Lydbury North, Shropshire (www.walcothall.co.uk).

The teaching
In the May course we shall concentrate on the flesh parts: faces and hands. The September course will concentrate on garments and backgrounds. Both will include talks with slides.
We all do the same icon, with Aidan guiding us through the different stages of building up colours in egg tempera on a previously prepared gessoed panel.
Participants bring their own pigments, panel and equipment. Students will be sent a list of materials which they will need to bring with them to the course, along with instructions on how to make the gessoed panel. If desired, students can instead purchase a prepared panel. They will also be sent a print of the icon that we shall be working on and will be expected to do a drawing of this before the workshop begins, so that we have maximum time for learning painting skills during the course itself.
Each course consists of around seven hours tuition per day (9.00 am - 5.00 pm, except Monday when 10.30 am–5.00 pm, and Friday when 9.00 am -1.00 pm). There are places for twelve participants.

The cost
The cost for the teaching is £295, with a non-refundable £30 deposit at registration (but this will be refunded if there are no places available). This includes a substantial cooked lunch and morning and afternoon teas with home-made biscuits and cakes. The non-refundable balance of £260 is due six weeks before the course begins; an invoice will be mailed about two weeks before that due date.
For accommodation, see below.

Accommodation
The course offers self-catering accommodation at Walcot Hall for up to nine people, in three apartments. There are nine spacious bedrooms, along with two kitchens and two living rooms (the third kitchen and living rooms are used for the teaching). Accommodation is booked through the course and not directly.
The cost is £180 per person. This includes the bed linen and towels, and the food supplies for you to make your own breakfast. A non-refundable £20 deposit is required at registration (but will be refunded if no places are available).
The accommodation is available from 10.00 am Monday until 1.00 pm Friday. Unfortunately the rooms are not available for the Sunday night before the course, nor the Friday night after. If you need accommodation for these nights, you can seek for rooms at the following local places:

- Brumslow Farm phone 01588 680244
- Walcot Farm phone 01588 680243

Registration
If you wish to come, please fill in and return the registration form below, along with the appropriate deposit (£30 for tuition only, or £50 for tuition plus accommodation).

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A DIPLOMA COURSE IN ICON AND WALL PAINTING, SHROPSHIRE
The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts

In October 2009, Aidan began teaching in Shropshire, England, a four year part-time Diploma course in icon and wall painting. It is run and accredited by The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts (PSTA). The programme consists of two full days and an evening of tuition and lectures (usually the last Monday and Tuesday of the month), eleven months of the year for four years.
New entrants will be accepted in October 2013. Aidan works with the same twelve students over the period of four years, hence the wait until 2013.
If you wish to register your interest and be notified when applications are being accepted for 2013, please contact Margot Stone at PSTA in London on Margot.Stone@psta.org.uk, or phone her on 020 7613 8532.
Fees in 2010 were £1,500, but none have yet been set for the 2013 Diploma programme.
This is perhaps the only course of its type in the English speaking world, where the skills and theology of icon and wall painting are taught systematically with regular tuition over a reasonably long period of time. This gives greater scope to enter more deeply into the tradition than can be provided by attendance at isolated five day courses.

WHAT THE COURSE OFFERS
The four year part-time course covers the techniques of egg tempera icon panel painting and wall painting, placing these in the context of the theology of the icon. The course will be taught primarily by Aidan Hart, along with some visiting tutors. Funding permitting, it is also hoped there will be some field trips.
Areas to be studied include: pigment and panel preparation; techniques of egg tempera icon painting and manuscript illumination; theology of the icon; studies of icon masterpieces; the relationship of iconography and church architecture and worship; techniques of secco and fresco wall painting; business skills.

WHEN
The course will run for four years.  
Classes take place usually on the last Monday and Tuesday of each month (except August), and run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., also with an evening lecture/discussion on the Monday night.
If the last Monday and Tuesday fall on a public-holiday the classes are re-scheduled.
Students will be expected to do at least two hours of additional study a week.

WHERE
The classes are held in the beautiful premises of The Holy Trinity Centre, Church Road, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9HF. 

COST
The fee per year is paid in advance of the course starting each academic year.
The fee includes tuition, lunch, Monday evening meal, and refreshments. 
Accommodation is the responsibility of the student, but a list of bed and breakfasts will be provided (average price about £35 per person per night). 
Students are expected to provide all their own materials, at an estimated cost of around £100 per year.

HOW TO APPLY
To obtain an application form please contact Margot Stone at The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in London. Phone: +44 (0)20 7613 8532
Email: margot.stone@psta.org.uk  See the webpage below for details
http://www.psta.org.uk/postgraduateprogramme/postexperiencediploma/