Creative Spirit

Creative Spirit is a new resource for the Church based on the Methodist Church Collection of Modern Christian Art. It consists of eight study sessions on disc with DVD and PowerPoint resources. A 48-page booklet includes leader's notes, colour reproductions, prayers, and bible readings related to the paintings. Forty works of art, by a range of international artists are featured, with eight works selected for special presentation. 

Creative Spirit is compiled and written by Sarah Middleton, Elizabeth Moore, David Hollingsworth and Neil Thorogood: artists and educators from within the Methodist Church, Church of England, and The United Reformed Church.

Who is it for?

• House groups
• Works very well for Lent bible study
• Local Preachers and leaders of worship
• Retreat and Quiet Day leaders
• School and youth groups 16 +
• Individuals wanting a fresh, art-based approach to personal devotion

How does it work?

Each DVD case contains a booklet and two discs:

• A DVD for TV use, featuring almost the full Collection of Modern Art – new works are still being acquired.
• A Powerpoint slideshow CD of the same material designed for projection onto a large screen.
• A 48-page booklet which contains:
• Notes for leaders, questions helping viewers to explore the paintings, prayers, bible readings, outline study sessions, comments from visitors to exhibitions of the Methodist Art Collection, information on the eight artists featured, and colour reproductions of these selected 20^th/21^st century works of art from the Methodist collection:
• 1)      Dalit Madonna by Jyoti Sahi
• 2)      Nathaniel (asleep under the fig tree) by Mark Cazalet
• 3)      Storm over the lake by Eularia Clarke
• 4)      The pool of Bethesda by Edward Burra
• 5)      The healing of the lunatic boy by John Reilly
• 6)      Aimez-vous les uns les autres (Love one another) by Georges Rouault
• 7)      The cross over the city by Michael Edmonds
• 8)      Untitled-Pentecost by John Brokenshire

Session material in the booklet may be photocopied for one-off use.

The price is £9.99 plus £2.50 p&p and there are three ways to order: includes works by Graham Sutherland, Elisabeth Frink and many other renowned artists. It is a living collection, and It has been seen and appreciated by thousands of people, and now you can also experience it on this website; most of the images are accompanied by expert commentary: http://www.methodist.org.uk/static/artcollection/.

• - Online: http://www.ourmagnet.co.uk/
• - by phone: 0844 736 2524
• - by post: PO Box 10378, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 9FT. Cheques payable to Magnet Resources.

The Methodist Church Collection of Modern Christian Art

New blog - Run with the Fire

Run with the Fire is an arts project for the London 2012 Olympics organized by CANA, commission4mission and Veritasse based on the image of fire which links the Church’s Pentecost celebration with that of the Olympic runner.

Run with the Fire aims to celebrate creativity, cultural exchange and hope for the future by providing a virtual exhibition of international artwork for use in Olympics-themed events organised by churches in 2012.

Run with the Fire will provide a virtual exhibition of international artwork available on DVD, for display on large scale HD TV or monitor, or for projection using a digital projector. This digital exhibition can be presented as part of Olympics-themed events organised by churches in 2012 plus arts events or exhibitions organized by local churches.

The Run with the Fire DVD will come with an electronic resource package, to accompany the virtual exhibition, which will give ideas for churches on how to organize and facilitate community/arts events.

The Run with the Fire resources (virtual exhibition DVD & electronic resources package) cost £50.00 and can be ordered by contacting Jonathan Evens on 020 8599 2170 or jonathan.evens@btinternet.com.

 

Latest news of Run with the Fire can be found on our blog at http://runwiththefire.blogspot.com/. Two recent articles about the project can be found at: http://www.artway.eu/content.asp?id=1043&lang=en&action=show and http://www.artway.eu/artway.asp?id=225&lang=en&action=show&type=current.

Run With The Fire

Run with the Fire  - a tremendous opportunity to reach out to your community by engaging with the 2012 Olympics.

Order your RWTF pack now!

• Includes a DVD of 25 new artworks from international Christian artists, with information about the works
• An event support pack, written by Christian artists and event organisers, covering over 20 different themes, to help you plan and run your community arts event
• Phone or e-mail advice and support

All the artwork is in from our 25 international artists, who have created a new piece of artwork specifically for the Run with the Fire project.

This project is unique in that every participant has started their artistic journey from an idea or vision statement provided by another artist. This has created a sense of community and energy which comes through clearly in the finished pieces. Different artists, different media, different nationalities but one common purpose– to glorify God through their work.

CANA, commission4mission and Veritasse are delighted to announce the names of participating artists:

Ally Clarke, England

Andrew Taylor, England

Michelle Mattingly, USA

Bobbette Rose, USA

Christine Garwood, Wales

Dietske van Winkelhoff, Netherlands

Erland Sibuea, Indonesia

Glenn Lowcock, England

Jen Smith, Wales

Hyun-Young Kim, South Korea

Jae Im Kim, South Korea

Kirsten Borror, USA

Jenny Hawke, England

Heather Distant Taiwo, USA

Karen Burnett, England

Nickolay Steffanov, Bulgaria

Kim Daus Edwards, USA

Diane Fairfield, USA

Michelle Arnold Paine, USA

Miriam Cabello, Australia

Rick Delanty, USA

Seong-Kyoo Jeon, South Korea

Titia Ballot, South Africa

Whojeong Lee, South Korea (Residing in USA)

Sue Newham (Wales)

To order a Run with the Fire pack, e-mail Jonathan Evens at jonathan.evens@btinternet.com or phone 020 8599 2170.

Any profit made after publicity and production costs have been met will be donated to Oxfam.