Meeting with NGO leaders from Israel was organized by Embassy of Israel in Latvia, July 3, 2023. The meeting was held within the ERASMUS network promoting further development of Social work, Caritative social work and Bible art studies.
Iconography
Icon exhibition in Easter
During easter time, 2023, (April – May) an Icon exhibition was open for visitors at European Christian Academy. Icons were painted by both students and staff, visitors could oberve the icon painting (“writing”) process, take part in workshops lead by icon painter Olesya Aboliņa.
Calligraphy for incoming ERASMUS+ students
Beginning form March 17, 2023, students from abroad will attend academic masterclass in Iconography and Calligraphy (within the “Bible ARt” study program). The masterclass wil be run by DrHC George v. Durtanossky (Germany). Students will attend professional workshops, visit Department of Ancient Manusripts and Rarities at Latvian National Library, where they will do practical part of the masterclass. The course will last 3 months.
“Continental Art Centre” discussion about Icons in the modern world
Group of artists and art producers “Continental Art Centre” has organized international discussion about the role and perception of Orthodox icons in modern Europe. The discussion put together artists and critic from many countries, and Christian Academy was presented by teachers of the Bible art study programme. The discussion was moderated by the President of […]
Discussion about perception of Icons in modern world
Continetal Art Centre (The Netherlands) organized seminar-discussion (online) about fascinating subject – creation of Icons in the context of modern European society in October 15-16, 2022. Is traditions still there, and if it does – how? How do we perceive it? The discussion was moderated by Sir Leen la Riviere, Director behind the CAC.
Meeting with the board of European Association of Social Anthropologists
Director of the Scriptology and calligraphy department at Christian Academy prof, DrHC George v Durtanossky (Berlin University, Germany / Macedonia) met the board of European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) in October 3-5, 2022. Possible future cooperation was discussed. Prof. Durtanossky will report to the Senate about the progress important for the Academy.
Icon Painting Summer School – August 2020!
Latvian Christian Academy in AUGUST 10-16, 2020, organizes SUMMER SCHOOL IN ICON PAINTING to go through all phases of Icon painting starting from preparation of the Icon board until the final varnish of the ready painting. Summer School provides theoretical and practical basis for canonical Icon painting.
Date and venue: August 10-16, in Jūrmala (Latvia), Bulduri (address: Vienības prospekts 23), in the premises of Latvian Christian Academy.
Training fee: 250 EUR + materials.
Excursion of art students to unique monasteries in Pskov
Students of the Biblical art study programme together with their teacher, Icon painter K.Tambovskaya, visited the world-famous monastery in Pechori (Pskov, Russia). They visited the Kremlin, its splendid Cathedral of St. Trinity, churches of John the Baptist and St. Basil the Great, and historical reservation of the old Russian architecture “Поганкины палаты”. They saw icons […]
Dedication of the Icon of the Holy Family at Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Riga Old City .
Studies at Latvian Christian academy are attended by Roman Catholics, Orthodoxes and Lutherans. One of the students, Laura Valle, being Roman Catholic, has made a research in the history of iconography of the Holy Family, painted an icon and defended her Bachelor thesis in Arts this spring. Icon was conceived as a gift to the […]