Baha’i Academy for the Arts – over for another year

by Barney on 9 August 2008

Getting ready for the Arts Academy group photo

Getting ready for the Arts Academy group photo

Just back from the Bahá’í Academy for the Arts, a wonderful annual week of courses and classes in a range of arts, organized by a group of Bahá’ís. This has been going on for 14 or 15 years, and has become regular fixture in the UK Baha’i community’s calendar.

Almost 300 people took part. Babies, toddlers, children, junior youth, youth, adults. The oldest participants were in their 70s.

Arts Academy group photo close-up

Arts Academy group photo close-up

This year’s academy took place at Wellington College (in Berkshire, not in New Zealand), my old school.

Wellington College Chapel

Wellington College Chapel

I was there as a tutor, working with concert pianist and music academic, Nancy Lee Harper, on musical narratives. The academy catered for a wide range of skills in a wide range of arts from music, theatre, visual arts, and electronic arts to the art of living well.

I’m now sleep-deprived and will have to put off writing more about this excellent week until tomorrow!

Wellington College crest

Wellington College crest

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{ 3 comments }

1 thelma 10 August 2008 at 17:31

I think all the participants are sleep-deprived! I certainly am. Ron came home and promptly slept for 6 hours! It was a wonderful week, as always, at the Arts Academy.

2 Barney 10 August 2008 at 18:54

I still feel exhausted, even though I slept well last night.

3 Sahar 10 August 2008 at 19:25

Iam so sad that Arts Academey is over!
Imet loads of my old friends and made new i hope i can see them
again.!.

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