Violence, terrorism, natural disasters, and scandals are all too common in today’s world. The church can and should respond to these occurrences with compassion and hope. The arts and creativity can provide excellent vehicles to help us convey God’s heart … Read More
The artists of Saddleback Visual Arts (SVA) recently took a live art project to the streets of a local spring art walk. Artists from SVA were given freedom to paint their vision of the spiritual metaphor of doors. We have … Read More
Many churches host addiction recovery programs such as Celebrate Recovery that help redeem precious lives that have been affected by addictions and, as CR says, “hurts, habits, and hang-ups.” The arts offers a number of ways to assist in the … Read More
Submitted by: Indy Vineyard Arts Community (IVAC) Concept: A simple, interactive art project that illustrates 1 Peter 4:8, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins” Background: In addition to illustrating the verse, this … Read More
(Adapted from Creative Church Handbook) Contributed by Jessie Nilo Art tables are areas in the sanctuary set up with art supplies. They are available for personal expression during church services. Concept: Create a space in your sanctuary for visual processors … Read More
Creating a church art gallery show that complements a sermon series is not uncommon, but the curators at Vineyard Church in Columbus, Ohio took it a step further. They organized a gallery of art by women about biblical women and … Read More
(Adapted from Creative Church Handbook) Concept: Create a mosaic art project that can be interactive and that gets part of its beauty from the broken contributions of average members of the congregation. It could possibly become a permanent piece of … Read More
Locks = Love. Nancy Hendrickson, worship leader at Indy Vineyard Church, Indianapolis, came across this stunning display of locks on a wall at an Anthropologie Store in Portland and she knew there was potential for a creative arts project at … Read More
From Christianity Today’s This is Our City site An interview with Los Angeles’s Jason Leith about his new installation that features portraits of the homeless. Interview by Joseph E. Gorra (Jason Leith is the leader of Saddleback Church’s Saddleback Visual … Read More
What looks like vandalism is part of message This article was published on KXAN.com : Tuesday, 06 Dec 2011. It was written by Calily Bien AUSTIN (KXAN) – An unusual work of art at St. David’s Episcopal Church in downtown Austin … Read More