The Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University (OCSC), the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA), and C-Icon Gallery successfully presented “Wartime Beauty,” a groundbreaking exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian sacred art at The Refuge Gallery. This landmark collaboration highlighted the powerful works of Ukrainian iconographers Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko, showcasing their innovative approach to…
Lydia Lozovaya on Two Kinds of Social Ethos during Wartime. Icon painting is rightly considered to be the visual expression of the Orthodox tradition. The icon speaks of the Gospel, the liturgy, the hymnography, the saints, the dogmas, and the pedagogy of the church. Icons testify to the reality of God’s Incarnation, the image of…
New York, November 20, 2023 – The collaborative efforts of The Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University (OCSC), The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture and C-Icon Art Gallery resulted in the inaugural exhibition, “Beauty during Wartime and Before,” held at The Sheen Center Gallery in Manhattan. Curated by Sergei Chapnin, this exhibition showcased…
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Holy Mandilion 
"I am not of this world". Calligraphy