Christians in the Visual Arts

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Christians in the Visual Arts
AbbreviationCIVA
Formation1979 (1979)
Key people
Sandra Bowden
Website civa.org

Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) is an American visual arts organization working to enhance and explore the relationship between Christian faith and the visual arts. [1] [2] It was founded in 1979. [3]

Gallery instructor Jeremy Hamilton-Arnold describes CIVA's work as "Many of the artists involved [in CIVA] are making art worth showing, sharing, and talking about." [4] It publishes the Seen magazine, [3] and co-curates and co-sponsors traveling art exhibitions. [5] [6]

Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation Between Two Worlds, (2017) edited by W. David O. Taylor and Taylor Worley, is a collection of essays based on the 2015 CIVA conference. [7]

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References

  1. "Art Connections: Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA)". Wheaton College. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. Sherman, Amy (2011). Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good. InterVarsity Press. ISBN   978-0830838097.
  3. 1 2 "Art as Hospitality". Curator Magazine. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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