Have you ever longed for a different way to connect with God, either as an individual or in ministry? This conference extends an invitation to participate in a variety of sessions that use visual art history, art-making and art experiences to commune with our Creator. No matter what your previous experience with visual art, you belong.

Save the date for the next Visio Divina: an Art and Faith Conference: Saturday, 9/14/2024, 9a-6p at Otter Creek Church West End, Nashville.

Breakout sessions range from contemplative painting, learning from medieval church art, wrestling with the meaning of contemporary art, and the place of visual art in the worship spaces. Registration includes lunch, snacks and art materials.

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is an associate professor of Art and Art History at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and a Little Endowed Scholar. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. She has published scholarly articles on topics ranging from 19th century landscape painting to contemporary photography, but her chief joy is introducing students to the wonders of art history as a discipline. Her first book, Redeeming Vision: A Christian Guide to Looking at and Learning from Art (Baker Academic 2023), won numerous awards and is a practical guide to engaging faithfully with art and visual culture. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband and two sons.

Keynote Theme

Redeeming Vision: Looking at Art as Spiritual Formation
How does following Jesus change the way we see? Instead of being passive consumers or unyielding critics, we can engage art as a means of spiritual formation, growing in our love for God and our neighbor. Using examples from traditional and contemporary art, Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt invites us to experience how faithful looking can expand and enliven our belief in the possibilities of creation, the mystery of the incarnation, and the hope of the resurrection.