Creative Conference
exploring ART & FAITH

Saturday, November 9 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
On Saturday, November 9, we are hosting the Housemoot Creative Conference in the Schweitzer Student Center.

This conference is for anyone who wants to explore the intersection of art and faith, and will feature talks, breakout sessions, and activities from a variety of national speakers and artists. This will be an in-person conference using video sessions from The Rabbit Room.

The cost is $15, and includes breakfast and lunch. Please register by November 4, so we can plan for food and supplies. This is open to anyone from Schweitzer or our community.
Register for the Conference

About the Conference:

Conference Schedule: November 9, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 Morning Session: 9 - 11:30 AM

Opening Session:  
Writing Like a Painter: A Cross-disciplinary Exploration on the Fluidity of Creativity
Kyra Hinton and Jamin Still are known visual artists in the Rabbit Room community, but recently have both published novels. In this cross-disciplinary session, they discuss how their established art practices have shaped this “new” branch of their creative work. They invite you to ask important questions about the impacts of inspiration and individual creative wiring on how we create in any medium.

Breakout Session 1: Select 1 of 3
- Every Moment Illustrated, 
- Let's Talk FACTS
- Keepers of Lost Moments

LUNCH: 11:30 - 12:30 PM  
 
Afternoon Session: 12:30 - 3:30 PM

Breakout Session 2: Select 1 of 3
• Three True Outcomes 
• My Brother's Keeper
• League of Woe

Closing Session: 1:45 -3:30 p.m.

Imitation, Inspiration, Aspiration: Three Practices and Postures for Creative Growth
Whether you are a beginner or a veteran in your medium, imitating other artist’s work, doing your part in seeking inspiration, and clearing out space and time “congestion” are critical practices for creative growth. We will also consider the “soul work” inherent in each practice, and the postures of heart that inform (and are formed by!) the practice. Sarah Crowley Chestnut will lead this closing session.

Conference Ends: 3:30 p.m.
Have more questions about the conference? Reach out to Cory at cory@schweitzer.church or 417-881-6800.

COnference Sessions & Speakers

This conference is hosted by The Rabbit Room and connected with the Hutchmoot and Housemoot conference.
Breakout Session 1

NED BUSTARD

Every Moment Illustrated
"Every Moment Holy" (volumes I-III) are books of liturgies for the ordinary events of daily life written by Douglas McKelvey and illustrated/designed by Ned Bustard.

The linocut illustrations in the Every Moment Holy books combine classic church art symbolism and contemporary images (and a lot of Easter eggs) to deepen the impact and meaning of the liturgies. In this session, Bustard will read excerpts from many of the liturgies and weave in explanations for the symbolism found in a number of the blockprint illustrations.

MARLITA HILL

Let's Talk FACTS: Faith, Art, and Career Thriving in Synergy

How do we integrate faith, art, and career? What is the relationship between these three aspects of artistic practice? This discussion moves beyond coordination to a new paradigm, showing how faith, art, and career can partner and flourish together in our walk with God, art-making, and career-building.

AMY BAIK LEE

Keepers of Lost Moments and Places: Living Homeward in Time
Many of us carry vivid memories of moments and places that have become lost and forgotten to the world over the years. “I remember,” we say, tasting both a particular goodness we once encountered and the bittersweetness of the fact that we cannot return to it. We know that God remembers these settings and experiences with us, and that He grieves with us on our mortals’ road through time. But could there be more? 
Breakout Session 2

JOHN HENDRIX

Three True Outcomes:
Tools, Trend & Tragedy – A Perspective on Art-Making and AI

Is artificial-intelligence off-limits to those who practice illustration? The rhetoric around the rise of images made by algorithms is not particularly nuanced. The distance between those who see "AI" as a new tool that makes artistic creation easier and more accessible, and the others who believe it to be a cancer that threatens the very soul of humanity is razor thin.  From ethics to ethos, this presentation will consider if image creation using artificial-intelligence is truly a brand-new category of creation or is just the latest chapter in the familiar cycle of skepticism and fear around emergent technology.

DAVID MULLINS

My Brother's Keeper

Rich Mullins is one of the most respected and revered songwriters in Christian music history. Why is it that so many Christ-followers and musicians are still talking about Rich’s impact 27 years after his passing?

 We hear multiple perspectives on the legacy of this ragamuffin from David Mullins (Rich’s brother), Jimmy Abegg (Rich’s tour mate), Cory Asbury (Dove Award-winning songwriter), and more. Produced in partnership with Dave Trout from UTR Media.

DOUG McKELVEY

The League of Woe
What happens when companions set out on physical pilgrimage as a means of embodying the grief journey?

Ned Bustard (Every Moment Holy illustrator) and Doug McKelvey (Every Moment Holy author) reflect on their recent, shared journey across the Highlands of Scotland to the Isle of Iona—an adventure undertaken with the intention of "walking into their sorrows."