Interactive workshops for worship
planners and leaders
with renowned worship practitioners and trainers
Catherine Kapikian
Vital Encounter: Artful Worship Space
Saturday,
October 28, 2006
2:30 – 5:00 pm
Western Springs
Sunday, October 29, 2006
2:30 – 5:00 pm
Rogers Park, Chicago
This workshop will offer practical suggestions for enlivened adaptation, design and development of worship space and environment. Group reflection on the nature and theology of worship as well as the contemporary art scene will provide theory and guidelines for “artful” worship space. Images of work that Kapikian has done in developing worship environments–before and after pictures–will demonstrate how congregations can enhance their worship setting and experience.
Catherine Kapikian directs the Henry Luce III Center for Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and is a member of the faculty in the interdisciplinary field of art and theology. An acclaimed artist, her work–including paraments, vestments, banner, tapestries, and fiber with wood installations–can be seen in a variety of worship spaces in all major Christian traditions, as well as synagogues and interfaith chapels. Many of her large-format works are designed by her and fabricated by members of the community through a process of “participatory aesthetics.” She recently released Art in Service of the Sacred (Abingdon Press, 2006).