Ten Day Workshop on Miniature Painting

Last Date for Registration: 7th January, 2011

Course Leaders:

Murad Khan Mumtaz (NCA, BNU, Columbia University-USA)

Ustad Irfan Qureshi (NCA, P.U.)

Aim:

To offer an introduction to the history and practice of miniature painting in the Sub-continent.

Key Features: 

• Focus on siah qalam, the most basic technique in miniature.
• Using siah qalam, students will explore border design and floral patterns, elements essential to understanding the iconographic and formal language of the tradition.
• By the end of the workshop each student will have had the opportunity to develop a complete border design and have copied a sample from a traditional masterwork.
• A workshop on paper preparation
• Historical lectures  
• A guided trip to the Lahore Museum to view masterworks from the collection.

Duration:
Monday, the 10th of January  -  Friday, the 23rd of January, 2011

Monday through Friday (No classes on Saturday and Sunday)

Timing:

4:00 to 7:00 pm

Venue:

Hast-o-Neest Centre for Traditional Art & Culture, 10 Commercial Building, Mall Road, Lahore

Course fee: Rs.3000/-

For Registration:

Visit Hast-o-Neest or Contact: 042-37-314-316, 03324359211 

Email: hast.o.neest@gmail.com