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The Art of Baptism
Nov
22
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The Art of Baptism

'Enlightened at the font: seeing the meaning of baptism' - A talk by Chris Irvine, theologian and liturgist

'Water as an artist’s medium' - A talk by William Pye, artist and creator of the Salisbury Cathedral font

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New Dawn
Nov
8
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New Dawn

Join us to visit New Dawn, a work that expresses its meaning through the river tides and coloured light, at the Houses of Parliament, with the artist Mary Branson.

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EdgeExchange considers Art in and for Churches
Nov 26
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
Nov 19
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.

Patrons and Benefactors evening
Oct 31
Patrons and Benefactors evening

A+C Support Circle invitation - by invitation only

Workshop: Lucy Glendinning – Unleash Your Drawing Skills at St Jerome’s
Oct 13
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
Oct 12
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
Oct 6
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
Oct 5
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
Sept 14
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.

Artists Gathering
Sept 14
Artists Gathering

Art + Christianity invites you to a gathering of artists and makers

Lecture - ‘Living Stones: Buildings, Bodies and Spirit’
Sept 13
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
Sept 13
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
Sept 13
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
Aug 8
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
Jul 4
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
Jun 15
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
May 10
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
Apr 21
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
Mar 21
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
Feb 8
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
Nov 24
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
Oct 29
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
Oct 19
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
Sept 16
Paper-cutting workshop

A chance to get your creativity flowing with a paper-cutting workshop led by Chloe Campbell.

Stained glass in Wren Churches tour
Sept 16
Stained glass in Wren Churches tour

Join us for a walking tour of Wren churches and the art within them with Alexandra Epps.

Wren Churches day event
Sept 16
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.

Exhibition - Wren on Paper
Sept 6
Exhibition - Wren on Paper

An exhibition of works on paper inspired by Wren’s churches: paper-cuts of all 52 Wren churches by Chloe Campbell and photography by James Newton.

Visit to St Francis at the National Gallery with the co-curator Joost Joustra
Jun 22
Visit to St Francis at the National Gallery with the co-curator Joost Joustra

A members’ only visit to St Francis at the National Gallery with the co-curator Joost Joustra on 22 June at 9am.

Call to Holy Ground, film screening
May 23
Call to Holy Ground, film screening

A chance to see the 20 min film commissioned by A+C as part of the Call to Holy Ground project which took place in Leytonstone, east London in 2020-21.

Online tour of Fruits of the Spirit
May 10
Online tour of Fruits of the Spirit

In this online tour of a virtual exhibition, Ayla Lepine will be guiding us through Fruits of the Spirit, inspired by Saint Paul’s description of themes including love, joy, and peace.

2023 annual lecture
Feb 8
2023 annual lecture

Given by the painter and the current President of the Royal Academy of Arts, Rebecca Salter: ‘The Dust of the World – a personal reflection on painting and transience’

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