Ikon Atelier

10/10/2026

To the wonderful team at the Neos Kosmos, we are grateful beyond words for your support.
💙 🇬🇷 🤍

08/10/2026

Our Byzantine Iconography introductory course, Writing the Divine, has SOLD OUT!

We wish to thank the Hellenic Museum, Neos Kosmos, platon denezakis from Omogeneianews and 3xy Greek Radio Station! for all their support.

We sincerely look forward to meeting our students tomorrow and commencing our journey to writing the Divine!

If you are interested in learning Byzantine Iconography, but missed out on this round, you can register your interest on the Hellenic Museum website.

https://www.hellenic.org.au/event-details/waitlist-writing-the-divine

29/09/2026

A heartfelt thank you to TA NEA for featuring Apostolos and sharing his story.

With just 11 days to go until the course begins on 10 October, the timing couldn’t be more special. We’re so grateful for the interest and support.

26/09/2026

We are deeply grateful to platon denezakis and his team at Omogeneianews for this beautiful feature, and for taking the time to approach our conversation with such sincerity, thoughtfulness, and care.

It was a genuine pleasure to speak about Byzantine iconography, the tradition behind this sacred art, and the new educational initiative of Ikon Atelier in collaboration with the Hellenic Museum

Our heartfelt thanks also to the Hellenic Museum for welcoming us so warmly, and especially to Lily Hawkins for her wonderful hospitality and support.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share a little of what lies at the heart of our work. 🙏

22/09/2026

Very grateful to Neos Kosmos for featuring my story and the journey behind Ikon Atelier, now also shared in English.

It is always meaningful to have the opportunity to reflect on the path that has shaped my work... the experiences, influences and values that continue to inform what I create today.

I’ve shared the article below for anyone who would like to read it.

Byzantine iconographer Apostolos Lagoutatzis brings the centuries-old sacred art of the Orthodox Church to Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum through a new eight-week program for beginners.

18/09/2026

A heartfelt thank you to Neos Kosmos for featuring Ikon Atelier and sharing the story behind Writing the Divine: An Introduction to Byzantine Iconography, our upcoming program at the Hellenic Museum.

We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to share this journey, and especially to see the beautiful tradition of Byzantine iconography celebrated and brought to a wider audience.

Thank you to Neos Kosmos for your continued support of Greek culture, the arts and our living traditions here in Australia.

We look forward to welcoming a new group of students to the iconographer’s table this October.

🙏 Ευχαριστούμε θερμά, Neos Kosmos.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BgqvSkrhL/

Η βυζαντινή αγιογραφία, μια από τις σημαντικότερες εκφράσεις της πνευματικής και πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς της Ορθόδοξης Εκκλησίας, θα βρεθεί στο επίκεντρο μιας ξ....

17/09/2026

We are so fortunate to have Omogeneianews supporting and connecting our Greek-Australian community.

A heartfelt thank you to platon denezakis for taking the time to translate and publish our Writing the Divine story in Greek. We truly appreciate all that you and Omogeneia do for our community. 🙏

Read the article below.

Μια παράδοση αιώνων συναντά το σύγχρονο κοινό της Μελβούρνης μέσα από το έργο του Απόστολου Λαγουτάτζη, ο οποίος εδώ και περισσότερα από δεκαπέντε χρόνια είναι αφο...

15/09/2026

Learn Byzantine Iconography:

https://www.ikonatelier.com.au/learn

12/09/2026

For many years, one of the questions I’ve been asked most often is:

“Can you teach me iconography?”

It has been a dream of mine for a long time to create a course where I could share the beautiful and ancient tradition of Byzantine iconography with others. After years of preparation, I’m very happy to say that this course has finally become a reality.

Writing the Divine: An Introduction to Byzantine Iconography is an eight-week, hands-on beginner course in Byzantine icon painting, which I’ll be teaching at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne.

The course has been created especially for people who would love to learn iconography but may have wondered where, or how to begin.

No previous experience in iconography or icon painting is required.

Over eight weeks, I will guide students through the traditional process of writing a Byzantine icon, step by step, from beginning to end.

Together, we will write an icon of the Mother of God (Theotokos), learning not only the practical techniques involved in creating an icon, but also gaining an understanding of the artistic language, symbolism and traditions that have shaped Byzantine iconography for centuries.

Every stage of the process will be demonstrated and taught carefully, allowing students to build their icon gradually over the eight weeks.

To support you throughout the course, every single step has also been carefully documented in words, photographs, diagrams and video in a comprehensive 70-page course manual, with accompanying instructional videos for each stage. Every student will receive their own copy.

The class size will be intentionally small so that I can work closely with each student, and all materials are provided.

At the end of our eight weeks together, you will have experienced the complete process of writing a Byzantine icon and created your own icon of the Mother of God to take home.

For me, this course is about more than learning a painting technique. It is an opportunity to pass on a beautiful living tradition that has been handed down from one generation of iconographers to the next.

I’m very much looking forward to sharing it with you.

Learn more and book through the Hellenic Museum:
https://www.hellenic.org.au/event-details/writing-the-divine

Or through my website:
https://www.ikonatelier.com.au/learn

I look forward to writing with you.

Apostolos

10/09/2026

8-week course from Sat 10 Oct