Arts/Music/Film Grants
A Theatre Piece Centering on the image of the Cup (2005)
Katherine Smith, Mdiv
General Theological Seminary
To design and perform a theater piece centering on the image of The Cup as a
symbol of spiritual intersection, juxtaposing word, image and gesture to explore
creatively our liturgy as embodied and performed
Bearfoot Bluegress in Alaska (2005)
Belle Mickelson, MDiv
Church Divnity School of the Pacific
To enable four students and three adults to attend a Bearfoot Bluegrass concert
and camp in Fairbanks, Alaska, to evaluate its potential for a bluegrass music
ministry in Athabascan Indian villages.
>>Final Report: Bearfoot Bluegress in Alaska (2005)
Biblical Arts for the homeless (2005)
The Rev. Dr. Margaret McNaughton-Ayers, Faculty
Virginia Theological Seminary
To create space and time for the homeless who attend worship at Epiphany Church
in Washington, DC, on Sunday to integrate artistic expression with Biblical
reflection.
Arts and spirituality for prisoners (1998)
Pamela L. Werntz, MDiv '99
Episcopal Divinity School
A program offered by volunteers from Christ Church, Cambridge, to 225
incarcerated women at the Suffolk House of Correction in Massachusetts focusing
on art as a non-verbal expression of spiritual experiences.
Film collage on spiritual awakening (2003)
Sidney S. Symington, MDiv '04
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
A film collage of 3-5 stories about spiritual awakening that will focus on
non-religious conversion experiences of everyday Americans and demonstrate
through their stories the discovery and use of spiritual tools to foster and
nurture faith.
Exploring the Scripture through the arts (2000)
Michael R. Sullivan, MDiv '00
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
A curriculum to utilize the arts, primarily clay sculpture, to explore the
meaning of Holy Scripture for the unchurched adolescent and others, to create a
lasting reminder of the Gospel.
Video for unchurched adult spiritual seekers (2001)
Anne Elizabeth Province, MAR '01
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A broadcast quality video for "Baby Boomers" who have left the institutional
church, exploring issues of mid-life and showing how the Gospel can provide
ideas for reconciliation with the church.
Documentary video of San Andres, Monterrey, Mexico (1999)
Patrick J. Miller, MDiv '00
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A film of the work of the Rev. R. J. Smith and the people of San Andres Church
in Monterrey, Mexico, to show what a small barrio parish can accomplish when the
people of the parish work to make their neighbor-hood and their Church the best
it can be.
An arts program at Church of the Savior (2002)
Alan K. Lincoln
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
As they move into a new church home in Ambridge, PA, the diverse members of this
church community - along with some of their marginalized neighbors - will use
study, workshops, and hands-on activities to integrate the arts into every
aspect of parish ministry.
Ministry with young adults: "A Vision to Pursue" (1997)
Donald Kenyon, MTS '98
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
A video using interviews with young adults in places ranging from San Francisco
to Chicago to tell their stories of life in the church, and exploring the
general question of what the larger church can and needs to do with and for
young adults.
Voice lessons for incarcerated women
Suzanne R. Ehly, Faculty
Episcopal Divinity School
A series of workshops to provide witness to incarcerated women through the
exploration of voice to help them prepare for re-entry into their home
communities and to provide a model for ministry and training for seminarians who
will be working within the community.
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