Joining the BAI

We would like to invite you to consider becoming a  Member of the BAI

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We offer the BAI as a means of maintaining contact between members and of providing them with support in their work and their devotions. We hope that it might be of benefit both to people who are interested in the use of icons in their spiritual life and to those whose interest is in icons as a sacred art form. 

The aims of the Association are to establish contact with iconographers, learners, beginners and those with a greater proficiency, to deepen our knowledge and understanding of icons and the spirituality associated with them (including Orthodoxy); to offer a forum for the interchange of ideas and techniques; to offer information about forthcoming exhibitions, courses or other events of interest and to be a means of sharing ideas and experiences.

We produce a Review four times a year together with a meditation on the icon of a particular saint or festival. This includes the historical background and hymnody associated with the subject. We would also value any comments and ideas that you might have, in particular, any material that you think would be of interest to other members which we could include in the Review.

An example of a recent edition of the BAI Review  (Spring 2021) is included in this website.

If you would like to join, please  contact the Membership Secretary:  (membership@bai.org.uk)

More information about BAI membership can be found here …

We feel there is a risk that people practising this art form might feel isolated; if so, do join BAI and be part of an international community of iconographers.