This unit examines how Christian faith informs and spirituality impacts our understanding of, and engagement with the arts. Students will explore how the visual arts historically as well as in contemporary culture have been engaged to communicate and synthesise issues or topics of spirituality. Drawing upon their understanding and experience of spirituality and through the development, production, and exhibition of an art work students will further expand their creative process, skills and their abilities of creative communication and their understanding of faith, reason and justice from a Christian worldview as they explore the use of the arts in connection with spirituality in contemporary culture.
Topics:
+ Visual Arts, Christian faith, and spirituality
+ Creative processes
+ Creative communication
+ Arts, Christian faith, and spirituality in contemporary culture
+ Christian engagement with the Arts
+ Symbolism & Imagery