It’s that time of year. When I get up early to go to the gym, and as I drive, I can see the lovely tangerine glow behind Mount Baker in the Cascade Mountains. The sun is starting to come up,…
The Bell: Beholden to the Beholder
Tag: art
Renowned sculptor was drawn back from nihilism to Catholic Christian art
Michelangelo once described his artistic process by saying, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” World-renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz made a similar observation in his keynote speech at this year’s Corpus Christi–St.…
Art and grief: speaking beyond words
An October 5 talk on the collaborative conception, evolution and creation of the bronze and steel monumental work titled Limina by artist Dave Robinson will be held at St. John’s Shaughnessy Anglican Church. How does one express the inexpressible? Especially…
Around Town: Juno Awards reverse course, Saint John’s Bible, ArtWay . . .
Vancouver will host the annual Juno Award ceremonies next March, but for a few days it looked as though Christian/gospel music would no longer be part of the show. Juno organizers have now backtracked, in the face of considerable pushback.…
Deadly diagnosis, miraculous healing – at the intersection of faith and creativity
Vancouver artist Colleen McLaughlin Barlow is now living in Cambridge, where she is participating in a fascinating Artists Project which will culminate in an exhibition June 25 – 27. June 25 note: Go here for the exhibition page. Her comment…
Around Town: Worship Road Radio, UGM artist, sexual abuse statement
Vancouver now has a worship music radio station. Seems a bit unlikely, doesn’t it – but it’s true. Worship Road Radio officially launched May 14, describing itself as “Canada’s national Christian music station – free from interruptions of ads or…
Around Town: UGM Grants, Lent Devotional, Black History Month . . .
Union Gospel Mission is again offering Transforming Communities Grants – “leveraging local congregations to better serve their neighbourhoods.” Leslie Rosenau-Lai, Church Relations Advisor at UGM, wrote: Congregations are acutely aware of needs in their community. As they seek to answer…
Around Town: ‘Sight’ movie screening, Liturgical Textiles, ‘Beneath Springhill’
Tenth Church is the place to be next Friday night (February 2) as a celebrated doctor and a local pastor introduce us to a movie screening of Sight, a Christian film shot in Vancouver. Dr. Ming Wang, the main focus…
Around Town: Patricia June Vickers, Global Peacemakers, Pickleball . . .
There is still time to see a powerful exhibit at Regent College’s Dal Schindell Gallery. Healing Journey: Art of Patricia Vickers has been there for the last two months of 2023 and will continue until January 24. Douglas Todd interviewed…
Christmas creations: The Madonna and Child, poetry, drama, music . . .
Every Christmas season we are reminded by fellow Christians that Canadians have forgotten that ‘Jesus is the reason for the season.” These concerns are true enough; I’ve felt that way myself. A recent National Post comment – well worth reading…