Karima Foundation

The first session of the Introduction to Islamic Art with Razwan Baig will be on 27th February and fees are £80.  Classes will take place on Sunday afternoons.  Full details will be sent to you upon registration.  In order to register for the course you need to complete the registration form below and make a payment of at least 50% of course fees.

In the Summer of 2010 Karima Arts ran an eight-week 'Introduction to Islamic Art' Course with locally based Islamic artist, Razwan Baig. During the eight weeks, students were introduced to a variety of traditional Islamic arts with a focus on calligraphy. At the end of the course students organised an exhibition displaying their work for the local community. The event also included a short talk by Razwan where he praised the students for their hard work, creativity and determination, and students also spoke about how much they had enjoyed the course and looked forward to the follow up one.

Efdaluddin Kilic has a great number of art pieces in different collections in Turkey as well as abroad. He is active in his own atelier in Istanbul as Calligrapher and Art Advisor, and works on the development of the preparation of calligraphy materials such as ink, paper, some natural coloring and dying material.

Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang is a renowned master of Arabic calligraphy. Born in 1963 in Shangdong province, China, he brings an immense learning in traditional thought and Islamic art to a modern audience, juxtaposing them in a new calligraphic style all his own, both Eastern and Western.

The Art of Mohammed Ali has been taken across the globe and described as challenging the oft-heard term 'clash of civilisations.' With his unique urban-spiritual art, Mohammed has successfully managed to connect people of different communities through his art, with the themes of his artwork exploring the issues that face contemporary, multicultural societies.