Linking Art and Faith

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 How to create a group for artists to connect with God? Activities to do: Film discussion Reading a book Discuss an album See a performance together Read a Psalm together. Who is God for you? Write a Psalm Read one of Jesus' parables. What is the moral? Write your own parable. Themese to discuss Life Death Suffering Pain Where to find artists? Art school Expositions Museums How build Community throughout art?

Vidéos  Spectacle - « Noé » Danser le deluge Spoken Word: The Woman at the Well Lokokitchen:  It's just pretty https://www.lokokitchen.com TED talks Titus Kaphar Can art amend history? Haas Hahn How painting can transform communities El Seed Street art with a message of hope and peace Magda Sayeg How yarn bombing grew into a worldwide movement Benjamin Zander On music and passion Daniel J. Watts  To accomplish great things, you need to "let the paint dry"

A non-exhaustive reading list BOOKS Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts   by Steve Turner an exert Art and the Bible   by Francis Schaeffer Art for God's Sake by Philip Ryken La foi et l'art de Calvin Seerveld For the Beauty of the Church   by W. David O. Taylor BOOKS to discover: —The Substance of Things Seen: Art, Faith, and Christian Community   by Robin Jensen — Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art   by  Madeleine L'Engle —L'art pour Dieu ? De Jean-Michel Bloch — Art and the Question of Meaning de Hans Küng —La Bible et son message : Comprendre Genèse 1-11 aujourd’hui de Matthieu Richelle — Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling by Andy Crouch — Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life by   Makoto Fujimura —Modern art and the death of a culture de Hans R. Rookmaaker ARTICLES The Art of Peacebuilding in a Divided World   by   Roberta R. King The Beautiful Freedom of Christians in the Arts by

Listen to  good talks about art & faith Truth, Identity and Morality: Tweens, TV-shows and the Gospel Picasso, Human Stain and the Search for Identity Art and Life's Big Questions Echoes of the Bible: How Its Theme Pervade Today's Movies and TV Art as Contemplation Is God Beautiful? Incarnation & Hospitality: How Artists Can Create Spaces of Mutuality in the Church | Shannon Sigler  Notes: Artist need space,   expressing creativity, communicating culture through art.  Know your artists, what they like who they are… On Being an Artist-Minister, Artist-Advocate, Artist-Student, Artist-Scholar | Maria Fee  “What is the thing that you want Christianity or theology to acknowledge, the thing that you want to think about or investigate or do critical analysis. Now go think with your hands.” PODCASTS (English) — Analyser ce que l'on regarde, notre grille (½) Podcast Memento Mori , avec Raphaël Charrier et Matthieu Giralt, (disponible

Some places to visit on the journey to link art and faith in English, French and other languages... ArtWay  This is a great site that contains tons of resources for artists, churches and anyone who is interested in the arts. There are many great resources that help connect artists or art lovers to faith. They highlights certain artists, books and articles concerned with art and faith. There's also a great resources "Art and the church" that can open up a dialogue about what it looks like to include art in the church.  Languages: English, German, Dutch, French  Cinemayward  Curren t movies are reviewed and analyzed for the deep themes and underlying messages. It a way of linking films and spirituality. This could be useful for hosting film and discussion nights. Languages: Englis h Diary of an Arts Pastor   W. David O. Taylor is an arts pastor, writer, assistant theology professor and director of a community worship, theology and the arts. He shares his thoughts and