St. Vladimir’s Seminary to host iconography workshops June 2009

Icon of the Lord Jesus Christ
Two master iconographers, Fr. Protodeacon Nazari Polataiko and Khouriya Erin Mary Kimmett, will instruct students at an Iconography Workshop to be held June 11—17, 2009 on the SVS campus. [Image: icon of the Christ the Savior, by Kh. Erin]

CRESTWOOD, NY [SVS] — Two master iconographers, one painting in the Russo-Byzantine style and the other painting in the Byzantine (Greek-Cretan School) tradition, will offer exclusive workshops on the campus of St. Vladimir’s Seminary campus in Yonkers, New York, from June 11–17, 2009. Fr. Protodeacon Nazari Polataiko, of the Ss. Alipij & Andrei Rublev Icon Studio in Winnipeg, Canada, and Khouriya Erin Mary Kimmett of Norwood, MA, will open their summer workshops to 12 students each, and will accept students with experience ranging from none to decades-long practice, and expertise ranging from novice to master.

Both iconographers will be teaching students to paint an icon of the Lord Jesus Christ: Fr. Protodeacon Nazari will have students produce an image of the Holy Face of Christ, using Russo-Byzantine egg-tempera pigments and gold leaf; Kh. Erin will have students produce a detail of the image of Christ the Savior, using acrylic paints and gold leaf.

The cost per student for the workshop is $500, which covers all meals, snacks, a campus room, and supplies provided by instructors; travel costs to and from the seminary and some costs of materials are not included in that price. Register on-line, read a fuller biography of each iconographer, note the schedule, and view the materials each student must bring to the workshop under “Upcoming Events” on the seminary Web site: www.svots.edu/News/Upcoming/2009-0611-icon-workshop/