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Serbia Fall 2025 Pilgrimage
2025 Serbia Pilgrimages Fall/ September 23- October 5th Please consider joining this pilgrimage event in 2025! Icon Art Studios recently hosted 2 pilgrimages to Serbia. These experiences were extremely successful in the warmth and expertise of our host and tour guide from Belgrade/UB. “To go on a pilgrimage is to travel at a much deeper […]

Thank you Session 1 Icon Class/ Sessions 2 and 3
Session 2 is upon us and registrations are currently accepted for Session 3 Icon Class at the Basilica of St. Mary. Please contact Deb at akorluka@aol.com or 612-889-5868 to register. Session 3 will study the image of St. Phobe. Session 3–Icon of St. Phoebe at the Basilica of Saint Mary (Mpls.) Saturdays March 8,15 April […]

2025 Icon Class Sessions
Icon Art Studios, Inc. 2025 Winter Icon Class Dates Session 1–The Holy Face at St. George Greek on Summit (including zoom) Tuesdays January 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 6-9 pm Session 2–Icon of saint student’s choice (full figure) at St. George Greek on Summit (including zoom) Tuesdays February 3, 10, 17 and 24 from […]

Iconography Summer Evening Retreats
Iconography Study Evening Retreats Starting in June 2024, we will be offering classes, events, and demonstrations twice a month to bring people together for fellowship and learning in iconography at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Classes will vary in cost and length of time but will generally be a late afternoon/evening event. Cost posted with […]

Serbia Pilgrimages
Icon Art Studios Hosting Cultural/Art/Historical Pilgrimages to Serbia Icon Art Studios recently hosted 2 pilgrimages to Serbia. These experiences were extremely successful in the warmth and expertise of our host and art historian tour guide from Belgrade/UB.These pilgrimages will continually be offered in the fall and spring if group numbers fill to a minimum of […]

2024 Icon Class Session 2 and 3
Icon class sessions 2 and 3(there are still openings to sign up)“The icon is executed upon light” – as we build our layers of lighter color upon each other/ we are actually executing “light” into the processes of technique. This sentence expresses the whole ontology of icon painting. As technique becomes perfected; the iconic image […]

2024 Icon Class Schedule
Icon Art Studios, Inc. 2024 Winter Icon Class Dates Session 1–The Holy Face at St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Summit (including zoom) Tuesdays January 9, 16, 23 and 30 from 6-9 pmapprox. $299 tuition and materials (materials approx. $110/ material cost excluded in the case of having your own already) Session 2–Icon of the […]

Dancing in the Reign
So many of the blessings in the connection of my relationship with God has been inspired by my journey into life with the horse. Particularly dressage training, the unending execution of harmony between horse and rider. In this sport, horse and rider perform a routine of memorized steps and movements, and it requires an extremely […]

Session 3 Icon Class/ March 2023
Session 3–Mother of God of Sorrows at the Basilica of Saint Mary (Mpls.) Saturdays March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (Tuition $145.00) plus materials. The prototype Mother of God of Sorrows exists in both Orthodox and Catholic tradition. We will learn about the history of the icon through 2 variations […]