- The Prince's School of Traditional Arts
The Prince's School of Traditional Arts is a school in
London which teaches students at the postgraduate degree level, and short open courses and in the community. The school was founded in 2005 by the Prince of Wales as part ofThe Prince's Charities group, with the aim "to continue the living traditions of the world's sacred and traditional art forms". [ [http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/gallery/the_school_of_traditional_arts_3012_1112.html princeofwales.gov.uk] ]Philosophy
The School is believed to be unique among art schools although there are many theoretical programmes in western universities at graduate and postgraduate level, there are no colleges apart from the School where the practical skills of the Islamic and traditional arts are taught at this level'. [Description of ethos and objectives from the Prince's School of Traditional Arts website] Verify source|date=August 2008
The School strives to preserve global traditional arts and traditions under threat of extinction .
Building
Based in the fashionable and artistic area of
Shoreditch , an average of 25 students work permanently on site, numbers increasing with students studying PhDs and open courses.History
The School was originally established as the Visual Islamic and Traditional Arts Programme (VITA) at the
Royal College of Art in 1984. It was the brainchild of Dr.Keith Critchlow , the Professor Emeritus at the School, who is also the author of several books on Sacred Geometry.The Programme transferred to The Prince of Wales’ Institute of Architecture in 1993 which subsequently became incorporated into The Prince’s Foundation in 2000. The School was initiated as a separate charity of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales in April 2004.
Postgraduate Degrees
Three postgraduate dgrees are offered by the school: a Master of Arts (MA),
awarded by the University of Wales , a Master of Philosphy degree (MPhil), also awarded by the University of Wales and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).References
ee also
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The Prince's Charities
*The Prince's Drawing School
*Multiculturalism in the United Kingdom
*Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom External links
* [http://www.psta.org.uk The Prince's School of Traditional Arts]
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