News & Events
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Announcing the first residential Geometry Summer School at Dumfries House
The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts is pleased to announce its first residential Geometry Summer School at Dumfries House, 27-31 August 2018. This annual event brings together international geometry practitioners and teachers to engage in positive dialogue, share diverse approaches and exchange practical drawing methods relevant to contemporary practice.
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Exhibition selected by The Prince of Wales will mark His Royal Highness's 70th birthday at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace
To mark the 70th birthday of The Prince of Wales this year, the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace will include a special display of artworks personally selected by The Prince of Wales. The exhibition will showcase a selection of The Prince’s favourite pieces in the Royal Collection alongside works created by young artists supported by three of HRH’s charities: The Royal Drawing School, The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts and Turquoise Mountain.
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Exhibition: Contemporary Arts Through Living Tradition
Works by alumni of The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts will be on view from 15 - 22 March 2018 in our gallery.
Admission is free, and no booking is required. All works will be for sale.
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The Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts: a new beginning
We are now part of a dynamic new charity, here’s the exciting story, so far.
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PhD student, Rosalind Whitman, completes doctoral research
Congratulations to Dr Rosalind Whitman on the successful completion of her doctoral research, The Fire of the Imagination: An Artist's Journey, into the visual image, imagination, and the potential for mediation and transformation within the creative process. In her study she used a series of arts p…
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Film Screening: 'The Traditional World of Islam: Man & Nature' and 'Circling the House of God: Reflections on the Hajj'
The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, in association with Temenos Academy, presents two films:
The Traditional World of Islam: Man & Nature Circling the House of God: Reflections on the Hajj by Martin Lings
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A Natural Order - Our Director Speaks with Autumn Salon Magazine
Can you speak a little about the underlying philosophy of your school? We are called the School of Traditional Arts, and the word 'tradition' is in fact very important for us. Tradition can be thought of in different ways, perhaps the most common being the historical customs or mannerisms of vario…
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Workshops at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology
The Prince’s School is in Beijing this November and December, with our expert team teaching at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology (BIFT) for the second year in a row. Participants in these workshops engage with traditional design principles through the rich heritage of China’s visual arts.
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New Centre for Traditional Arts Opens in Karachi, Pakistan
Our new centre in Karachi, Pakistan, the VM Centre for Traditional Arts (VMCTA), opened its doors on 23rd October. For two weeks our team are running a range of short courses for the public in traditional geometry and illumination, and delivering two public lectures. Attendance in these "taster" courses has been steadily building, with word-of-mouth bringing new students every day. Participants in these courses explore the principles of geometry and biomorphic design via beautiful examples from their own cultural heritage, learning to draw designs from the monuments of Pakistan.