WORKSHOPS AND ICON DIPLOMA
NEW BOOK: ‘FESTAL ICONS: HISTORY AND MEANING’
FIVE-DAY ICON PAINTING WORKSHOPS 2023
As in previous years, in 2023 I shall be running a five-day icon workshop on May 8-12 and on September 18-22, at beautiful Walcot Hall in Lydbury North, Shropshire, (SatNav SY7 8AU) (http://www.walcothall.com/). Full lunches and refreshments are included in the course fee, and for those who wish it, accommodation in one of the Walcot Hall holiday apartments.
In the May workshop we shall concentrate on the full figure (with an emphasis on proportion and drapery), and in September on the face and hands, so that icon will either be a bust (waist up) or head. There will be a talk with slides at each workshop. The theology of the icon is taught in the context of learning the technique.
The course caters both for the inexperienced and the more experienced.
For more information and to register please click below:
ST CATHERINE’S, SINAI TRIP: new date: 15-22 November 2022
The postponed 2020 trip to St Catherine’s Mount Sinai has been rescheduled to 15-22 November 2022. Book soon! I shall be the speaking guide for this trip to one of the great icon centres of the world. The trip is now being run by www.wilderness-expertise.co.uk. To get further details ring +44 (0)20 3817 4101, or email Joanne Pender at joanne@wilderness-expertise.co.uk
Invitation to Icons at St Catherine's November 2022 PDF
Client Information Pack 2022 PDF
Medical & Booking Form WSS Participant 2022 PDF
Booking Terms & Conditions 2022 PDF
‘BEAUTY MATTER SPIRIT: ICONS IN THE MODERN WORLD’ A BOOK BY AIDAN HART
A long awaited collection of essays on contemporary issues as seen through the theology of the icon, covering subjects such as ecology, the role of the material world in the spiritual life, beauty, the revival of liturgical art, the nature of the human person, and abstract art. 240mm x 170mm 256pp + 32pp colour plates. Soft cover, £14.99. ORDER YOUR COPY NOW Click here for more information.
ALSO: ‘Techniques of Icon and Wall-painting’ by Aidan Hart
The most comprehensive book to date on the techniques of icon and wall painting. 460 pages, with over 450 colour illustrations and 160 drawings. 227mm x 278mm. Hard cover, £40. BUY YOUR COPY NOW For more information and to preview book.
FIVE-DAY SUMMER COURSES AT THE PRINCES FOUNDATION 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 https://princes-foundation.org/school-of-traditional-arts/open-programme
CERTIFICATE ICON COURSE AT THE PRINCE’S FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF TRADITIONAL ARTS 2025-2028
This is a three year part-time course, consisting of three days a month for seven months of the year. It is run by the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, and taught by Aidan Hart in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, U.K. If you wish to be notified when applications are being accepted for the 2025/2028 programme, please email Aidan at mail@aidanharticons.com.
Twelve students are enrolled for the programme, with new intakes every three years. The applications for the 2025/2028 programme open around March in 2025, with the first session due to be held in October 2025.
Instruction will cover all the processes required to create traditional icons in egg tempera, including panel preparation, gessoing, gilding, pigment making, design principles and painting techniques. The practical work of the students will be placed in context through studies of masterpieces of icon painting, talks on theology and the relationship of iconography to church architecture and worship. Students will also be guided in ways of developing their skills in the contemporary business environment. Students are required to do at least a further four hours icon work a week at home.( If you have any questions about the Certificate please contact Aidan at mail@aidanharticons.com.
For further information, and how you can prepare for the application, download this pdf.