[video post: click title to view] 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.
Essays
HOW TO LOOK AT ART: A summary of Steve Halla’s Art and Exegesis Model by Michael Winters. This essay examines three simple steps toward "getting it": (1) Observation, (2) Interpretation, (3) Evaluation and Application.
IMPORTANT VALUES FOR CHRISTIAN ARTISTS by Andy Farmer. This helpful document provides 14 solid values for Christian artists along with great quotes from significant art and theology writings.
Lectures
Learning Party Two: Art & Culture by Taylor Worley
[video post: click title to view] 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 [...]
David Taylor – In His Own Words
[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. This video was made by Jeremy Rogers of [...]
The History of Visual Arts and the Church with Steve Halla
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 [...]
What Creative People Can Learn from Creation by Harold Best
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] 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.
Recommended Reading
Art for God’s Sake by Philip Graham Ryken
"What we need to recover (or perhaps discover for the first time) is a full biblical understanding of the arts - not for art's sake - but for God's sake." This is a really good, really short introduction into thinking about art ...
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