Get to know other artists and their work
Meet other liturgical artists and get to know their work. Learn about organizations and events that support and promote creative worship.
“Texture III: Deep Calls to Deep”
This is a sculpture by liturgical artist Erling Hope. Here is Hope's description of the piece:
The piece is a 9” x 11” wall sculpture in sun-stained cherry commissioned for the meditation chapel of Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. Verses from Psalm 42 are inscribed in grade 1 Braille using steel and brass brad nails. The brass nails inscribe verse 7, reading:
“Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves wash over me.”
It’s an odd and lovely passage, and the chapter as a whole combines awe at the grandeur of Nature with deep inwardness in a surprising way.
I’m sure I'm not the first to turn this text in this way. There are no waterfalls here. Deep calls to deep in the touch of skin to skin. In human contact, the waterfalls roar.
Still and all, in the age of splitting atoms, splicing genes and changing climate, haven’t we ourselves become Forces of Nature? |
 From Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary 7/16/2008
by Toya Richards Hill
LOUISVILLE – Mary Gaines, who has been involved in arts in the church for 40 years, said she came away from the 2008 Worship and the Arts Conference at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary “renewed” and energized.
“It’s almost a feeling of new life,” the 70-year-old Texas resident and retired minister said July 12, following a spirit-filled worship service that closed out the conference. “There’s just a fullness.” Keep reading.
Worship and the Arts Facebook Group
 This group seeks to inspire the liturgical imaginations of Presbyterians by promoting conversation, collaboration, creative work and theological reflection on worship and the arts. [Note: you must be a member of Facebook to join.]
Presbyterian Association of Musicians (PAM)
PAM is a national organization of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for people who are involved in the areas of worship, music and the arts. Choir directors, organists, Christian educators, clergy and lay people will find PAM to be a valuable resource for creative worship planning. PAM is not just for Presbyterians. Other denominations find our resources, conferences and publications helpful in their work for the church.
PAM sponsors three Worship and Music Conferences each summer that seek to model a high standard of worship through the promotion of worthy church music and other arts and through the sharpening and refining of the tools of worship. They provide opportunities for intensive work in many areas and stimulate the imagination through exposure to new possibilities for worship. The conferences adhere to the principles of Reformed worship and provide for the continuing development of the skills and understanding of the entire worshiping community: pastors, musicians, choir members, worship committee members, children — everyone committed to the worship of the church.
Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA)
Christians in the Visual Arts exists to explore and nurture the relationship between the visual arts and the Christian faith. CIVA’s 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.
 Episcopal Church & Visual Arts
The mission of Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA) is to encourage artists, individuals, congregations and scholars to engage the visual arts in the spiritual life of the church. ECVA values the significance of visual imagery in spiritual formation and the development of faith and creates programs to support those who are engaged in using the visual arts in spiritual life.
Christian Actors
Connect with directors, producers, and other actors in this network for Christian actors interested in film, television and stage drama.
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