Religious Art

Aug 22, 2024 | artistsofutah.org | Religious Art

38th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Exhibition DUE: Sep. 5The Springville Museum of Art invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 38th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Exhibition. We are constantly striving to showcase the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. This year all entries will be juried online by three jurors and are due by September 5th. All instructions and details can be found at https://www.smofa.org/38th-annual-spiritual-religious-art.

Aug 19, 2024 | invaluable.com | Alexis Culotta |Religious Art

Throughout history humanity has been fascinated with manifesting the divine in sculptural form to both pay homage to godly figures and to pass down the traditions, rituals, and narratives across different religious faiths. Though these vessels of the spiritual community are tailored to different faiths, they frequently share elemental aspects that speak to some of the universal intersections between art and religion.

May 22, 2024 | patheos.com | Religious Art

Thanks to the recent release of Denis Villeneuve’s epic film “Dune Part Two,” Frank Herbert’s original Dune novel is likely enjoying a surge in new readership. There are many who are coming to the book for the first time thanks to this new theatrical iteration. They will now be able to delve deeply into the rich narrative that Herbert created and learn even more about the fascinating universe in which the story is set.

May 9, 2024 | patheos.com | Religious Art

Even though I’ve never considered myself a poet, I recently decided to take a class on writing poetry. My eyes were opened to a world of writing that wasn’t about rhyming or alliteration, but more about connecting to both the inner and outer worlds. Poetry has long been revered for its ability to nourish the soul and promote healing on many levels. This was new to me.

Jan 30, 2024 | patheos.com | Religious Art

XIVWe have strong joy because His joy is strongerAnd more robust, fuller, heartier than all thoseLittle firework-squibs and faint sparklers – thoseSporadic spurts of celebration we manage to find inOur seas of steadfast gray. Out of the ennui endlesslyLulling comes on occasion the lighthouse-beamNeedling a line of light through the night, the un-Ending night of the long march. Here we have joyInfused and fed to us unendingly, even in the waitingRoom, where cries can be heard down the corridor.