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In this video Betsey Steele Halstead walks through basic elements of visual design and how they work in the context of gathered worship.  This is a great resource for thinking through how to work with the visual arts and design in an existing church building.

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CONSIDERING THE PROBLEMS AND/OR POSSIBILITIES OF CONTEMPORARY ART

Taylor Worley of Union University (TN) offers some reflections and thoughts about the state of contemporary art to frame a discussion of the problems and possibilities that accompany the contemporary art of today. Providing some context to the historical, social and religious issues surrounding art in the 20th and 21st century, he wants to encourage realistic but hopeful thinking about future trajectories in culture-shaping/making that involves the visual arts. (more...)

[video post: click title to view] David Taylor is an arts pastor based in Austin, Texas. He writes my favorite blog - Diary of an Arts Pastor. In this video, he shares some of his thoughts about how we can bring the gospel to the art community. (more...)

This video is the first in a series of three lectures led by experts in the intersection of Christianity and Art that help to provide a basic understanding of (1) what is the history of art and the church, (2) how can we understand new, cutting-edge art, and (3) how is the church relating to visual art today. Click the title above to see the video properly on the screen.

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Harold Best shares what creative people can learn from God's creation.

Many of the ideas presented can be found in Best's book Unceasing Worship.

This lecture took place at the 930 during the Cultivate Beauty Festival 2008.