Orthodox Arts Journal

Acoustical Considerations in Orthodox Church Design by Andrew Gould - As a designer of Orthodox churches, I am frequently asked whether a proposed church building will have good acoustics. Acoustics is a complex matter that cannot always be catagorized as simply “good” or “bad”. In order to shed some light on this topic, I am going to discuss the various acoustical characteristics encountered in churches,… ... Continue reading »

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A Life of Icons – Interview with Anna Gouriev by Jonathan Pageau - Anna Pokrovsky Gouriev is a professional iconographer working in the United States. Originally from Russia, she is the daughter of Ksenia Pokrovsky who was one of the instrumental voices for the rediscovery of traditional iconography in the 20th century. Jonathan Pageau teaches with her at the Hexaemeron School of Ecclesial Arts, and it is in… ... Continue reading »

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Saint Tikhon Choir & Company Release Chart-Topping Album by Benedict Sheehan - South Canaan, PA—On August 28, the world-premiere recording of Alexander Kastalsky’s Requiem was released by Naxos Records. The recording—which was made during a live performance in the Washington National Cathedral in October of 2018 in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the World War I Armistice—features the combined forces of multiple GRAMMY-winning ensembles, including the Cathedral Choral… ... Continue reading »

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A Constellation of Chandeliers – Some Recent Lighting Projects by Andrew Gould - I have written some articles in the past about large choros chandeliers that I have designed and installed. But today, I’d like to introduce a number of other lighting projects: individual or unusual fixtures, chandeliers in interesting places, and other pieces I’ve had the pleasure of making. I will start with a recent chandelier I… ... Continue reading »

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Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift…Part IV by Todor Mitrović - How to Conceive a Paradigm Shift? In the end, of course, we cannot naïvely expect that this change of paradigm can be imposed by some “official directive.” As the “chair and apple” example shows, such change happens neither easily nor suddenly. The need for change can be voiced, or even generated by an individual,… ... Continue reading »

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A Life of Icons – Interview with Anna Gouriev

Painting the Iconographic Murals at Saint Gregory Palamas Monastery

Saint Tikhon Choir & Company Release Chart-Topping Album

‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

Designing an Image of Everything

A Recording of the Kastalsky Requiem – Fundraising Request

Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift…Part IV

Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift…Part III

Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift…Part II

Canon: Time for a Paradigm Shift

The Icon of a New Saint: Sophrony the Athonite

Murals for the Burning Bush Chapel and Prothesis at St John of the Ladder in Greenville, South Carolina

Creating Culture Today

The Icon Painting of Fr. Stamatis Skliris: A Call for Authenticity

Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers

A Retractable Icon Screen

Acoustical Considerations in Orthodox Church Design

Review of “TREASURE IN A BOX: A Guide to the Icons of St Andrew” by Mary Kathryn Lowell

Introducing the Institute of Sacred Arts at St. Vladimir’s Seminary

Orthodox Church Design Featured in The Pennsylvania Gazette

Saint Tikhon Choir & Company Release Chart-Topping Album - South Canaan, PA—On August 28, the world-premiere recording of Alexander Kastalsky’s Requiem was released by Naxos Records. The recording—which was made during a live performance in the Washington National Cathedral in October of 2018 in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the World War I Armistice—features the combined forces of multiple GRAMMY-winning ensembles, including the Cathedral Choral… ... Continue reading »

Introducing the Institute of Sacred Arts at St. Vladimir’s Seminary - The Holy Liturgy in the Orthodox Church can be said to be the aspiration towards, if not the actualization of, a “complete work of art” – a synthesis of all the arts – whether it be music, painting, mosaic, embroidery, poetry, architecture, sculpture, choreography, rhetoric, etc., at the service of theology and divine worship.… ... Continue reading »

A Life of Icons – Interview with Anna Gouriev - Anna Pokrovsky Gouriev is a professional iconographer working in the United States. Originally from Russia, she is the daughter of Ksenia Pokrovsky who was one of the instrumental voices for the rediscovery of traditional iconography in the 20th century. Jonathan Pageau teaches with her at the Hexaemeron School of Ecclesial Arts, and it is in that context that his discussion with Anna was recorded. Her website can be found here: http://www.izograph.com/ JONATHAN PAGEAU: Your mother, Ksenia Pokrovsy, played a pivotal role in this rediscovery of the icon that happened in the later 20th century. You moved to the US in your early twenties, but while you were in Russia under the communist government, there was still low-level hostility towards this type of art. Please, tell me a little bit about how your mother went about practicing iconography and teaching iconography? ANNA GOURIEV: Well, she was just working all the time, and she had students come and go and live with us for a while, a month, a couple months, or a year. She was just working and there was some concern, but it was what I now call a “vegetarian time”. The regime was vegetarian, I… ... Continue reading »

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Richard Barrett
Fr. Steven Bigham
Andrew Gould
John A. Graham

Aidan Hart
Lynette Hull
Fr. Silouan Justiniano

Markos Kampanis
Nicholas Kotar
Mary Lowell

Fr. Ivan Moody
Vladimir Morosan
Fr. Patrick O’Rourke

Jonathan Pageau
Katherine Sanders
Benedict Sheehan
Federico José Xamist

The purpose of this project is to make available online a collection of graphic illustrations of the highest quality. The collection will focus on iconographic drawings and related graphic ornaments stylistically suited to the illumination of printed Orthodox publications. The project will address the needs of Orthodox book designers, graphic artists, and many others, who desire excellent imagery for their publications.

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