Artist Roland Biermann with one of his works installed at St. Mary the Virgin, Times Square, New York. Photo/St. Mary the Virgin

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Photo exhibit demonstrates the quiet alchemy of the ordinary

Roland Biermann’s photos transform banal objects and substances into sacramental items.

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Artist Jacqui Parkinson is standing in front of Panel 10, “Two trees-two keepers” Genesis 2:8-9. Photo/Ely Cathedral

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Fabric art exhibit at Ely Cathedral tells the story of Creation

The collection of fabric art panels by textile artist Jacqui Parkinson was inspired by Genesis, the first book of the Bible.

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Pastor Michael Mickens walks down a hallway in Jackson, Miss. Photo/courtesy of Journey Films

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‘Sabbath’ documentary shows religions’ emphasis on rest in a burnout culture

The opening shots of the documentary note how much of modern American culture is characterized by burnout and exhaustion.

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Paintings

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Faith informed Pop art icon Warhol’s work

Written by Pamela A. Lewis. A Brooklyn Museum exhibition explores the artist’s little-known but also lifelong engagement with religious belief and to what extent his Catholic faith informed his art

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In Ukraine, art is cultural memory

Written by By Elizabeth Lev. It may seem frivolous to talk about art during such a grave humanitarian crisis, but art is an essential part of the humanity of a culture, exploited by invaders and destroyed by barbarians to strike at the heart of a people’s identity.

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