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20 Sep 2011

Palestinian and Israeli students use art to bridge differences

Though their leaders may be at political odds with each other, a group of Israeli and Palestinian students learned that they can communicate through art.
8 Jun 2011

New York art exploration of 'The Man of Sorrows'

An acclaimed exhibit ending a four-month run in New York City has given art lovers the chance to explore a single theme, Christ as the Man of Sorrows, and the Venetian artistic tradition that gave it full flowering.
21 May 2011

Kirk invites public to 'Roll Away the Stone'

A cultural event sponsored by the Church of Scotland and taking place on 'Assembly Sunday' — May 22nd, 2011 — will seek to illustrate the connections between the Kirk, Scottish Christianity and the life of the wider community.
2 Apr 2011

C17th religious paintings saved for the northeast of England

A multi-millionaire has bought a series of 17th century religious paintings from the Church of England for £15 million and then given them back to the nation.
14 Mar 2011

The simple eye: Vivian Maier’s photographic mysticism

Currently on display at the Chicago Cultural Center are Vivian Maier’s street photographs, which are generating enormous excitement not only in Chicago, but internationally. Jeremy Biles explores their aesthetic, meaning, and significance in terms of Evelyn Underhill's mysticism.
12 Jan 2011

New sculpture is centrepice of 'Poverty Over' cathedrals tour

The 'Poverty Over' tour of Britain's cathedrals launches on 17 January with a spectacular new work of art and an exhibition on Christian Aid's work in poor countries
6 Sep 2010

Kremlin fresco of Christ rediscovered

A fresco of Christ on the Kremlin Wall in Moscow rediscovered after being plastered over after the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution has been presented to the Russian Orthodox Church.
29 Aug 2010

The voices that will not be drowned: reflections from a Bank Holiday

“I hear those voices that will not be drowned”. These words from Peter Grimes are pierced through the four metre high sculpture by Maggi Hambling which stands on the beach at Aldeburgh in celebration of the life and work of Benjamin Britten. Read against the Suffolk sky, they go straight to the heart.
22 Jun 2010

Westminster Cathedral announces public exhibition for its centenary

Westminster Cathedral, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of its consecration on Monday 28 June 2010, will launch The Treasures of the Cathedral Exhibition next week.
1 Apr 2010

US exhibit shows Christian-Jewish artistic ties in medieval Spain

An exhibit in New York illuminates the complex relationship between Christians and Jews in medieval Spain and shows how art was often a cooperative, interfaith enterprise.

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