Experiences: Art

Organise a floral art exhibition displaying creative interpretations of Bible verses or stories. Widen to include other churches in your area. Let contemporary interpretation mix with traditional.

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Invite a graffiti artist to illustrate a Bible verse in graffiti at a local carnival or fete. Call 01793 418222 for further information.

A Bible based art competition for schools

Organise your own Images of Hope competition and challenge your school, church or community to illustrate their Bible story of hope.Visit the website to download a competition pack which contains all you need to know about running the competition and generating publicity.This competition invites people to illustrate a Bible story of hope and brings communities together as they think about hope and its meaning. Give-away Bibles as prizes are available to the first 300 competition organisers (on a first-come-first-served basis). Suitable for churches, schools, youth groups and your community. Contains all you need to know about organising the competition. Helps people think about the Bible and its stories and engage with Scripture. Inspires your community with images of hope.

Create your own modern-day psalm or parable! Use your own experiences of God and your own observations of the world. Check out some ideas from the Baptist Union...

Bible Project - an exciting and stimulating resource for Images of Hope competitors!

The Project will see Brian J. Turner paint his way through the Bible over the next 30 years. With it’s dedicated, easily accessible and regularly updated website - http://www.bibleproject.co.uk , it’s already proving inspirational in education at Key Stages 1 - 4. Turner not only deals with the biblical narrative in an innovative and quirky way, but also places Jesus in everyday situations. The artist is available to attend prize-givings, presentations and talks, or you could have an exhibition of his work at your venue - contact The Bible Project for details and prices via email from the site.

A fresh look with London School of Fashion

This is a fantastic new resource pack for schools, combining Clothing, Art and Design, Personal Development and RE. In a live presentation, Joanna Jepson uses costumes designed by students at the London College of Fashion to explore five contemporary topics through the lives of Eve, Jacob, Joseph, Rahab and Jesus. Topics covered include environmental sustainability, consumerism, life goals and identity. All was inspired through a project to look at the context of Jesus’ own family tree. The Empty Hanger can be used across the curriculum, providing an ideal opportunity for your church to partner with a local school. To find out more call '01793 418222.