Icon Schedule 2025-W

  • 3:00 - 6:00 Arrive & Settle In

    6:00 - 6:45 Dinner

    6:45 - 7:00 Welcome Remarks

    7:00 - 7:15 Depart to Panagia Chapel

    7:15 - 7:45 Compline

  • 7:00 - 8:30

    ---Mon - Agiasmo @ 7:30

    ---Tue & Thu - Matins @ 7:00

    8:45 - 9:30 Breakfast

    9:45 - 12:45 ICON WKSHP (3 hrs.)

    1:00 - 1:45 Lunch

    2:00 - 5:30 ICON WKSHP (3.5 hrs.)

    4:45 - 5:15 Snacks in St Gregory's Hall

    5:30 - 6:30 Vespers

    6:45 - 7:30 Dinner

    7:45 - 9:00 Evening Program

  • 7:00 - 8:30 Matins only

    8:45 - 9:30 Grab-n-Go Breakfast in studio

    9:45 - 12:45 ICON WKSHP (3 hrs.)

    1:00 - 1:45 Lunch

    2:00 - 5:30 ICON WKSHP (3.5 hrs.)

    4:45 - 5:15 Coffee Break at St. Gregory's Hall

    5:30 - 6:30 Vespers

    6:45 - 7:30 Dinner

    7:45 - 9:00 Open Studio

  • 7:00 - 9:30 Matins & Liturgy

    9:45 - 10:30 Breakfast

    10:30 - 10:45 Pack Bus

    11:00 Bus Departs for GSP

    *Bus Arrives at GSP by 12:30 PM

  • Monday: Art History Lecture Part 1

    Tuesday: Art Exhibit with champagne & dessert in St. Gregory's Hall

    Wednesday: Art History Lecture Part 2

    Thursday: Free time in the studio

    Friday: Free time in the studio

Daily Goals for Icon Writing

— MONDAY

  • TRACE image to board

  • APPLY shellac

  • APPLY gold size

  • PRACTICE drawing, color theory, and tone study

  • GOLD GILD

  • SLIDE PRESENTATION: Introduction to Byzantine Technique  

— TUESDAY

  • BEGIN inner and outer garments

  • DISPLAY YOUR ART brought from home if applicable

  • Presentation History &Theology of Iconography

  • Evening Art Party in St. Gregory’s Hall

— WEDNESDAY

  • Wings

  • FINISH garments

  • BEGIN flesh tones

— THURSDAY

  • FINISH flesh tones

  • BEGIN hair and ribbons

— FRIDAY

  • TRACE & PAINT the lettering

  • LEARN HOW TO MAKE the halo

  • PAINT the border and back and attach the hanger

  • VARNISH

  • CRITIQUE

  • CLEAN UP

  • BLESS the icons & PHOTOGRAPH them

— SATURDAY

  • CLEAN UP the studio and supplies

  • PACK UP your icon to take home

A note about church services…

The Chant Academy has an incredibly full schedule of worship all week as part of their study and practice. The Iconography Academy has set its schedule so the you will have enough time to finish your icon. Along with daily matins beginning at 7:00 am and vespers, there are 2 liturgies during the week. The worship and chanting is beautiful and you can decide how much you will attend and how much time you need in the workshop. On Thursday morning, Fr. Anthony will attend only matins and not stay for the liturgy. He will go to the workshop to begin class since there is much to do. The kitchen staff will bring a “grab-n-go” breakfast to you at St. Gregory Hall, so you don’t have to go back and forth around the lake.