Day Classes
We have a variety of shorter classes that give students unique opportunities to learn. These may range from sewing vestments to Ukranian egg painting. Additional workshops include art for healing or recovery and artist gatherings.
Pysanky Workshop
With Father Paul Luniw
March 21, 2026
Celebrate Easter with the timeless Ukrainian tradition of Pysanky! Join Father Paul Luniw, who has shared this sacred art worldwide, for an intermediate workshop. Learn the ancient wax-resist technique to create your own stunning Easter egg, and take home a masterpiece crafted with grace and tradition.
Preparing for Resurrection Joy: Writing and Reflecting on Easter
With Sarah Cortez
March 28, 2026
Enders Island
Join master teacher Sarah Cortez for this one-day writing workshop to prepare for Christ’s glorious Resurrection. The anticipated joys to come at Easter will anchor our discussion and writing as we immerse ourselves in Scripture, then anchor ourselves in the writings of the saints and poets through the centuries. These texts will give us a […]
Praying with a Brush: A Sacred Art Workshop
With Marek Czarnecki
June 27, 2026
Enders Island
Praying With a Brush is a one-day workshop for iconographers to learn essential brush techniques. Practice calligraphic strokes, study icon structure, and explore tonal modeling using dry brush methods.
Panel Preparation and Gesso making for Egg Tempera and Icon Painters
With Marek Czarnecki
October 17, 2026
Enders Island
In this hands-on, one-day workshop, iconographer Marek Czarnecki will guide you through the traditional process of making true artist’s gesso. Learn to apply linen and build up multiple layers of gesso on a Baltic birch panel, preparing it for egg tempera painting.