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he Ornament Program is now available either as a special one week or six-week summer course. This program will introduce the history, language and design concepts of ornament and its role in architectural decoration. Developed for visual enrichment and symbolic expression, the use of ornament evolved into the great unifying element binding the arts of painting and sculpture with architecture. Traditional forms and patterns from antiquity, created from geometric and natural motifs have been adapted and applied to virtually every period of art history and are essential to the renewed interest in classical design.

The Academy of Classical Design is pleased to offer this unique study which is endorsed by the USA Chapter of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) and the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA).

Part I Introduction to Ornament is a one-week course which includes a series of lectures illustrating the development and uses of classical ornamentation and will culminate with each participant learning to construct and render an ornamental design from the academy’s library of historic models. Individual projects will be assigned based on personal goals. Tuition $1,000

Part II Advanced Ornament is a six-week course that begins with and includes Part I Introduction to Ornament. Applying previous lessons, students will progress to a more complex design project. The goal is to complete an independent work of art using a variety of materials and techniques taught in the full-time curriculum. Tuition $2,000

The Ornament Program is open to all students, artisans and professionals interested in the theory and practice of ornamental design. (JULY 1 - AUGUST 12)

‘If I could have my way in the training of young artists, I should insist upon their spending a good deal of time in the study and designing of pure ornament; that they might learn how independent fine design is of its content and how slight may be the connection between art and nature.’ / American muralist Kenyon Cox from The Classic Point of View

INTBAU USA works with 29 other INTBAU chapters around the world who share a mission to support traditional building, the maintenance of local character, and the creation of better places to live.

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, ICAA is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to advance the appreciation and practice of the principles of traditional architecture and its allied arts by engaging educators, professionals, students, and enthusiasts.