Anthroposophical Society in Australia

Art as a Path of Schooling for the Soul
2026-02-21 - 2027-12-04 | Online
Painted Space Studio
presents

An online training in art as a spiritual practice
for the ordering & strengthening of the soul
2026 Enquiries open now!

What is it about?
This two-year online training offers a unique approach to learning painting and drawing, where artistic practice becomes a schooling process for the soul.
This is a path of inner work through creative practice.

A study of spiritual science through artistic practice, where the study is the artistic exercise and the texts are supplementary to these exercises.
A vision of into the tasks and role of the artist of the future – beyond self-consciousness to world consciousness.

Rudolf Steiner was adamant that Anthroposophy should not just be taken in as concepts or theories, which has a hardening effect on the soul, but be experienced by whole human being. Rudolf Steiner states that without the artistic element, Anthroposophy cannot go into the future, for it will go ‘short of breath’ and become nothing but a dead corpse of the living force it should be.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE SCHOOLING
Delivery mode
A combination of pre-recorded technical videos, mini-lectures, fortnightly Zoom meetings, individual mentoring, self-directed home study and workshop intensives.
Participants can also proceed at their own pace with the videos, but still benefit from professional guidance and sharing with an international artistic community of like-minded souls.
The course package is a combination of:

six courses (three a year over two years)
six lecture webinars (over two years)
five workshop intensives (two+ a year)
an individual project (can be done in conjunction with a course or workshop)
regular study group
two individual consultations
self-directed artistic work

Who is the schooling course for?

Students of Anthroposophy interested in an creative and experiential path to inner work, meditation and understanding Spiritual Science.
Artists trained at conventional art schools who wish to learn about the anthroposophic approach to art.
Waldorf (Steiner) teachers and therapists who wish to extend their professional practice by deepening their understanding of the anthroposophic impulse in art.

READ WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS IN FIONA’S COURSE HAVE TO SAY
Duration?
February-December 2026, over three terms.
Enrolments are accepted by term, according to previous experience.
Duration of the course: Total of 110 hrs contact hours + 400-600 hrs approx self-managed creative work at home over two years. (This is approx. 2.5 to 3 hours a week, five days a week)
A Diploma is awarded at the completion of the course, providing all requirements are fulfilled.
Professional Development certificates are also available on completion and for individua modules, 75% active attendance required.
Enrolments
ENROL HERE
For more information
Read more about the individual course options or contact Fiona Campbell
About Painted Space Studio
Painted Space Studio is led by Dr Fiona Campbell, who brings her extensive research and training in the artistic, therapeutic, and pedagogical aspects of the anthroposophic approach to art to all courses. She believes in artistic practice being an holistic practice that engages the human being in our totality as physical, psychical and spiritual.
Fiona trained in visual arts and artistic therapy at Tobias School of Art. She has three research-based degrees, including a PhD in creative thinking and a Diploma in Waldorf Education from Emerson College, England. She has been a professional artist since 1992, a member of the Anthroposophical Society since 1978 and the School of Spiritual Science since 1992.

THIS SCHOOLING COURSE IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE VISUAL ARTS SECTION

In an inartistic atmosphere, (Anthroposophy) goes short of breath; only in an artistic element can it breathe freely. Rightly understood, it will lead over to the genuinely artistic without losing any of its cognitional character

Rudolf Steiner
Lecture III’, The Arts and their Mission,
2 June 1923, Dornach, CW276

Feature image: Black Study I, courtesy of Fiona Campbell
