Illuminate Art And Faith Conference Is April 4-5

  • Thursday, February 15, 2024

Registration is now open for Illuminate, a new gathering for anyone interested in the intersections of art and faith. This special conference to be held on Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5, at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN, features keynote presentations by author Karen Swallow Prior and musician Andrew Peterson.

Illuminate includes approximately 30 sessions about literature, music, and visual art. Presenters include faculty from several schools in the region (Berry College, Bryan College, Covenant College, Lee University, and Southern Adventist University) as well as leaders from the C.S. Lewis Society of Chattanooga and other local arts nonprofits. In addition, there will be performances by spoken-word artist Propaganda and musician Andrew Peterson.

For more information, visit southern.edu/illuminate.

Funding support for Illuminate is provided by ArtsBuild, the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, and Versacare Foundation. 

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