Honouring My Ancestors: Their Blood Runs Through My Veins
byVisual artist Julia MacLaurin describes how researching family history led her to create her artwork Honouring My Ancestors, continuing our series of artist reflections…
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Introducing ITIA’s Artist-in-Residence: Karlee Rene Lillywhite
byEwan Bowlby interviewed visual artist and illustrator Karlee Rene Lillywhite, Artist-in-Residence at the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts for 2021-22, to find…
The Wound and The Coyote: Joseph Beuys’ Spiritual Vision
byIf you come in a space with a big flame of fire you will get burnt, and you cannot say: ‘This is the symbol…
Where does our service lie?: The Christian Artist and the Church (Part 2)
byLast week I brought up the topic of how we might think about the relationship of the artist to the church, raising some questions…
The Worldview Behind the Work of Art: Five Cautionary Statements
byAnalysing a work of art by constructing a worldview that supposedly shapes the work of art or is embodied by the work of art…
Where Does our Service Lie?: The Christian Artist and the Church (Part 1)
byHow are Christian artists meant to relate to the church? This is a question that has plagued us for centuries, and I definitely don’t…
Featured Artist: Bruce Herman
byBruce Herman (b. 1953) is Lothlórien Distinguished Chair in the Fine Arts at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts. Herman lectures widely and has had…