Are you a Christian Visual Artist seeking a faith based art community?
Launching spring 2025, discover a transformative program for Christian visual artists seeking to deepen their faith, connect with a supportive community, and create meaningful art that inspires change. Join us on a four-month journey of spiritual growth and artistic expression, culminating in a fall exhibition.
Through this pilot initiative, we aim to cultivate a vibrant community of Detroit artists who deepen their faith and express their authentic identities through art. By combining scripture learning, prophetic imagination, and creative practice, we aim to grow in faith, confidence, and community.
Please consider this program if you are interested in:
Building Faith Through Art: Explore Christian hope, justice, and identity.
Hands-On Learning: Monthly artist talks, gallery visits, and creative workshops.
Growing in Community: Join other artists on a 12-week journey of art and spirituality.
Showcasing Your Work: Participate in a final gallery exhibition celebrating your artistic and spiritual growth.
The Details
Dates: The program runs from March through July, with a final exhibition in the fall.
Stipend: Receive $100/month material stipend to support your commitment to creating faith-inspired art.
Time Commitment: Bi-Weekly sessions focused on spiritual practices, prophetic imagination, and developing your voice as an artist and activist. Participants are also expected to dedicate time outside of sessions to produce three or more pieces of art.
Apply if you are
A visual artist seeking to integrate faith and art
Committed to creating three or more pieces reflecting your faith walk
Passionate about using art to inspire change and build community
Available to attend bi-weekly gatherings on Wednesday nights and fully engage in program activities
Our Story
The seeds for our art and faith initiative were planted during our 2023 Cohort Detroit travel intensive to the National Museum of African American History and Culture, when our Cohort walked through their special exhibit on Afro-Futurism. Later that night, we reflected on Psalm 126 and remembered that the final reality of restoration for the captives of Israel was not simply returned land and restored belongings, but a renewed spiritual imagination: the capacity to dream! Out of this dreaming, Ileana lead our first ever ‘Art Night’ where our participants could reflect on their faith through their art.
An invitation to dream has always been present in Detroit, especially among Detroit’s young adult artists. And yet, the space for dreaming is so often stifled by legacies of injustice, day-to-day pressures of mounting bills, and sometimes even the legalism of faith communities.
Responding to this need, we are creating a community that melds faith formation, justice, imagination, and art, serving together with Detroit artists. Detroiters have identified this need for spaces that explore scriptural justice, theology, and spiritual formation through the lens of art, play, imagination, and creativity.
