updated 8/17/2026

Icon Schedule 2026

  • 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 Agiasmos

    7:45 Meet in Art Studio

  • 7:00 - 8:15 Matins (only)

    8:30 - 9:15 Breakfast in Art Studio

    9:00 - 12:30 Icon Workshop

    12:30 - 1:15 Lunch

    1:30 - 5:00 Icon Workshop

    4:30 - 5:00 Coffee Break with Chanters

    5:00 - 5:45 Vespers

    6:15 - 7:00 Dinner

    7:45 pm - 9:00 pm Art & Icon Lecture

  • 7:00 - 8:15 Matins

    8:30 - 9:15 Breakfast

    9:30 - 12:15 Icon Workshop

    12:30 - 1:15 Lunch

    1:30 - 5:00 Icon Workshop

    4:30 - 5:00 Coffee Break

    5:00 - 6:00 Vespers

    6:15 - 7:00 Dinner

    7:00 - 10:00 Open Studio

    **7:30 on FRIDAY: VIGIL

  • 7:00 - 10:15 Matins & Liturgy

    10:30 - 11:15 Brunch

    11:30 - 5:00 Icon Workshop

    2:30 Free Time & Lite Snack

    4:30 - 5:00 Coffee Break

    5:00 - 6:00 Vespers

    6:15 - 7:00 Dinner

    7:00 - 10:00 Open Studio

  • 9:10 - 10:00 Breakfast

    10:15 - 10:30 Load Cars

    10:30 - 11:00 Cars Departs for GSP

    *1 hour 15 minutes to GSP

Printable Schedule

Daily Goals for Icon Writing

— MONDAY

*Iconography students will attend only Matins and not the Liturgy in order to stay on schedule.

Workshop Goals: trace image to board, apply shellac, apply gold size, gold gild, begin painting Christ’s red inner garment

Beginners Lessons: see above plus line drawing, tone study, color theory

Evening Presentation: The Art of Byzantine Iconography

— TUESDAY

  • Workshop Goals:  finish the inner garment, begin the outergarmentsof Christ

  • Beginners: begin painting Christ’s inner garment, and outer garment

— WEDNESDAY

Workshop Goals: finish all garments, begin flesh tones

— THURSDAY

*Iconography students will attend Matins and Liturgy.

BRING ARTWORK for the exhibit

Workshop Goals: finish flesh tones, hair and beard, and (advanced) Gospel Book

Evening Art Party in St. Gregory’s Hall

— FRIDAY

Workshop Goals: lettering, halo, border, paint back, attach hanger, varnish, critique, clean up, blessing of icons and group photo

Vigil for the Beheading of St John the Baptist begins at 7:30 pm and will go to about 2:00 am. We will also have Open Studio all night.

— SATURDAY

Workshop Goals: clean up the studio and wrap up and depart

A note about church services…

The Chant Academy has a full schedule of worship all week as part of their studywhich includes matins, vespers, a vigil and two more liturgies. The Iconography Academy sets its own schedule so that you will finish your icon. Please note that you are not expected to attend all of the worship services. Indeed, the chanting is beautiful and you may decide how much you will attend and how much time you need in the art studio.

Note that on Monday morning, you will attend only matins and not stay for the liturgy. You all will need to go downstairs to the art studio to begin class . You will be gold gilding which is a delicately timed activity. So for Monday breakfast and lunch you will be eating separate from the chanters. The rest of the week you will be all together. The kitchen staff will bring a “grab-n-go” breakfast to you in the art studio so you don’t have to go back and forth to the dining hall.

Also on Friday we take photographs and bless your icons all together during Vespers. In some cases, it may have to be delayed until Saturday morning Matins or Liturgy, but please note that there is not a lot of time for those who are shuttling to the airport. Please keep all this in mind as you are finishing up and aim for Friday night vespers if possible.