The Society for the Arts in Religious and Theological Studies or "SARTS" had its charter meeting at the 2002 AAR/SBL (American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature) conference. The Society was organized to provide a forum for scholars and artists interested in the intersections between theology, religion, and the arts especially in the classroom. The goal of the Society is to attract consistent participation of a core group of artists and scholars of theology and religion in order to have dialogue about the theological and religious meaning of the arts, and the artistic/aesthetic dimension of theological and religious inquiry. SARTS is located at the United Theological Seminary in Minnesota.
Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Religious Arts Award | DC
Posted on 07:11 by john mical
The Annual Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards program is co-sponsored by Faith & Form Magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA), a Knowledge Community of the American Institute of Architects. The Awards program was founded in 1978 with the goal of honoring the best in architecture, liturgical design, and art for religious spaces. The program offers three primary categories for awards: Religious Architecture, Liturgical/Interior Design, Sacred Landscape, and Religious Arts. To join IFRAA's mailing list [click: here]. I did.
Monday, 29 March 2010
Christian Visual Artists | MA
Posted on 07:29 by john mical
Founded in 1979, Christians in the Visual Arts exists to explore and nurture the relationship between the Christian artist in the church and in the world-at-large. Known widely as CIVA, its purpose is "to encourage Christians in the visual arts to develop their particular callings to the highest professional level possible; to learn how to deal with specific problems in the field without compromising our faith and our standard of artistic endeavor; to provide opportunities for sharing work and ideas; to foster intelligent understanding, a spirit of trust, and a cooperative relationship between those in the arts, the church, and society; and ultimately, to establish a Christian presence within the secular art world." Just eight year ago, In 2002, CIVA hired its first full-time staff and accepted Gordon College in Massachusetts' invitation to make the school its first permanent home. It has 1,300 members and conducts conferences, exhibitions and auctions.
Sunday, 28 March 2010
About: Faith & Form | DC
Posted on 07:20 by john mical
Faith & Form, as an organization and a journal developed over a 40 years period. Its roots include the Church Architecture Guild of North America founded in 1940; Guild for Church Architecture founded in 1965; and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA, now part of AIA). Faith & Form represents clergy, lay leaders, artists, architects, and landscape designers concerned with design for worship. It is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in Washington, DC and a quarterly magazine, Faith & Form. The group also sponsors a yearly Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards program. To view the 2009 honorees, [click: here].
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Art Database | Online
Posted on 15:52 by john mical
The non-profit Christus Rex is dedicated to the dissemination of information on works of art preserved in churches, cathedrals and monasteries all over the world. They intend to assemble a collection of images that will constitute a visual representation of the Bible, ad maiorem gloriam Dei! (for the greater glory of God!). According to the groups website, they are in the process of "building the data base for a world wide tour of churches and monasteries, comprising in excess of 10,000 images." The group is soliciting artistic works for display. To participate, send them a color photograph and they indicate they will present online them with appropriate credits. The contact information is E-mail: christusrex_inc@hotmail.com.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Papers: Today's Great Artists?
Posted on 06:39 by john mical
The Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art is seeking papers on the lack of major religious artists of today. The deadline is Oct. 1, 2010. They are seeking 20-minute papers that examine specific examples of art from the 20th century which employ Christian subjects, symbols, and contexts in order to consider the methodological challenges that these works of art pose. The symposium will convene on February 8, 2011 at NYC's Museum of Biblical Art, the day before the annual meeting of the College Arts Association.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Society for R.A. | NY/PA
Posted on 15:40 by john mical
The Society for the Art, Religion and Contemporary Culture (ARC) was established in 1961 and is based in Kutztown, PA. Its archives are maintained at the Harvard Divinity Library and Nelvin Vos is the executive director. The Society meets three times each year, normally in New York City, on the first Saturday of November, February and May. It's purpose and program are based on the belief that the roles of the arts and religion are decisive. The Society believes that "Religion in isolation from the arts is starved of concrete embodiment of its insights into the fullness of human life. Art gives religion the eyes to see ourselves in all our dimensions." (Source: SARCC)
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