Events
Exhibition: Cloud of Witnesses
‘Cloud of Witnesses’, an exhibition taking place in March and April in central London, showcases a unique set of artists who have come together to explore faith and divinity while provoking the viewer to think differently about how these have traditionally been portrayed.
sixty beats per minute
sixty beats per minute turns St George’s Church in Ramsgate into a musical instrument and time machine. An array of microphones amplify the 1829 Vulliamy Turret pendulum clock, to form a multi-channel surround sound installation inside the church. The work performs a temporary reversal of time creating a feedback loop that focuses these technologies back on themselves. Matching the tempo of our heart at rest, the clock’s rhythm is known to raise consciousness and stimulate meditation. Specifically tuned to the resonant frequency of the architecture, sixty beats per minute creates a deep listening experience where audiences can reflect on the physical nature of time.
Tour to 'sixty beats per minute' and Ramsgate churches
A day out in Ramsgate to view the art installation ‘sixty beats per minute’ at St George’s Ramsgate and the world famous Shrine to St Augustine by AW Pugin.
2025 Annual A+C weekend retreat in West Yorkshire
The weekend will begin with a lecture by Fr Marc Chaveau, who will share his experience as a Dominican curator during 17 years in the Priory of La Tourette, France, and ‘dialogue between contemporary art, religious spaces and spirituality.’
2025 A+C annual lecture
Given by the Director of the Wellcome Collection, Melanie Keen, the A+C Annual Lecture will explore the Ancient Art of Mothering: from iconography to lived experience.
Conversations – an online event to explore racial justice and faith through contemporary art
A reflective online event focussing on the the Walker Art Gallery’s current exhibition ‘Conversations’, which brings together work by 40 leading Black women and non-binary artists.
Conversations – an event to explore racial justice and faith through contemporary art
A discussion event focussing on the exhibition ‘Conversations’, which brings together work by 40 leading Black women and non-binary artists.
Online workshop with Jane Sheppard
Led by Jane Sheppard, artist from the Vessel art trail
Vessel online talk with curator Jacquiline Creswell and artists
Led by Jacquiline Creswell, curator of the Vessel art trail
EdgeExchange considers Art in and for Churches
A HeartEdge event
On-line with Laura Moffat and Jonathan Evens.
Ecclesiart talk: More Than a Nail Man
Canon Christopher Irvine, former Canon Librarian at Canterbury and now Honorary Teaching Fellow at St Augustine’s College of Theology, will look at three extraordinary pieces of contemporary sculpture in Canterbury Cathedral: Stephen Cox’s altar and water stoup in St Anselm’s Chapel and the Nave, and Anthony Gormley’s ‘Transport’ in the Crypt.
Workshop: Lucy Glendinning – Unleash Your Drawing Skills at St Jerome’s
This is a workshop for experimenting and exploring the fun of drawing through different materials. Using a combination of speed, meditation and drawing with movement, we will be drawing from the imagination and subconscious, responding to the beautiful atmosphere of the church at St Jerome’s.
Workshop: Lou Baker – Social Knitwork at Dore Abbey
Join Lou Baker in some mindful making alongside her installation of red knitting in the spectacular Dore Abbey. Making is good for you; research shows that the repetitive actions of many textile processes can improve wellbeing. Making with others adds a different dimension; it leads to mellow conversation and a sense of connection.
POSTPONED Workshop: Jane Sheppard – Yielding to Softness at St Michael and All Angels
Our relationship with clay is as old as humanity. Working with it can bring us softly back into ourselves using ancient skills.
This 2 hour session aims to stretch time with a blend of guided meditation, basic making skills and a relaxing, applied and open approach to our lives and treasures.
Workshop: Barbara Beyer – Mud, Sticks and Stones at St Cadoc’s
A hands-on sustainable workshop creating sculptures with cob and a variety of found materials. We will use cob as our main building material and combine it with other natural materials and objects to create small scale sculptures.
Performance - Felled, yet unfurling - by Holly Slingsby
A performance by the artist Holly Slingsby drawing on the iconography of remarkable 15th-century Tree of Jesse within St Mary’s.
Lecture - ‘Living Stones: Buildings, Bodies and Spirit’
This lecture will explore the ways in which art, architecture and theology are intertwined - it will explore the ways in which stones speak of God in the communities where they are placed, and how flesh and spirit encounter the divine in and around religious spaces.
Annual A+C weekend retreat in Wales
Join us this September for a weekend in the beautiful area of the Black Mountains in South Wales with talks, walks and an art trail in churches curated by A+C exploring the theme of ‘Vessel’.
Ecclesiart in Cathedrals: Llandaff
Join us for a tour with A+C Director, Laura Moffatt, as we look at the many and varied works of art from the last century in Llandaff Cathedral.
Vessel: an art trail in remote rural churches
Vessel is a curated art trail in remote rural churches near the Black Mountains between Usk and Hay-on-Wye.
Ecclesiart in Cathedrals: Manchester
Join us for a tour with A+C Director, Laura Moffatt, as we look at the many and varied works of art from the last century in Manchester Cathedral.
Art and Atonement: exploring artistic responses to contested church heritage
A specially devised day to take you through the practical and creative steps involved in addressing contested heritage.
Ecclesiart in Cathedrals: Liverpool Anglican and Metropolitan
Join us for a day of two tours with A+C Director, Laura Moffatt, as we look at the art within two outstanding 20th-century cathedrals.
CANCELLED: Ecclesiart in Cathedrals: Westminster
WE APOLOGISE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join us for a tour of Westminster Cathedral, which is filled with 20th-century artwork featuring Tom Phillips, Giacomo Manzu, and Leonard McComb.
Ecclesiart in Cathedrals: Winchester
Join us for a tour with A+C Director, Laura Moffatt, as we look at the many and varied works of art from the last century in Winchester Cathedral.
2024 Annual Lecture
Given by the Director of V&A East, Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, the A+C Annual Lecture will explore the story of the African wise man, and race and racism in religious art.
Fluid Body
An evening of performance, film and discussion exploring the liquid content of the human body, and its theological significance.
Art in Churches tour
Our tour – which involves some walking but can also be done on a bus if you need – will begin at 2pm at Mile End Tube station. We’ll visit St Benet’s Chaplaincy and the extraordinary sgraffito murals by Adam Kossowski depicting John’s Revelation. We’ll also visit St Paul’s Bow Common and its mural cycle of the Heavenly Host by Charles Luytens made over a 5-year period from Venetian mosaic tesserae.
To end the afternoon, the artist Alice Sielle has generously offered to host us for Cava (or tea) and cake at her home in nearby.
Design: Wren’s impact on artists and designers
A panel discussion examining the impact of Wren’s churches on artists and designers.
Paper-cutting workshop
A chance to get your creativity flowing with a paper-cutting workshop led by Chloe Campbell.
Wren Churches day event
Join us for a day of Wren-inspired activities: an exhibition, walking tour of Wren churches and a paper-cutting workshop. You can join for the whole day or choose just the walking tour or workshop.
Stained glass in Wren Churches tour
Join us for a walking tour of Wren churches and the art within them with Alexandra Epps.
A performance by the artist Holly Slingsby drawing on the iconography of remarkable 15th-century Tree of Jesse within St Mary’s.