Lectures & Conference Presentations
Below are my upcoming and recent lectures and conference presentations.
I welcome the opportunity to lecture or present at your next event.

Upcoming

University of Dallas Ministry Conference
October 28-29, 2011
I will be presenting the following session:
Understanding Contemporary Art & It’s Place in Worship
“Contemporary art is our own, the work of artists of our time and place, and belongs in our celebrations as surely as we do. If liturgy were to incorporate only the acceptable art of the past, conversion, commitment and tradition would have ceased to live.”
     Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy
     National Conference of Catholic Bishops
To pass our beliefs to future generations, we need to communicate to everyone, especially our youth, in our contemporary visual language. This session will help you understand and explore new ways to translate our rich symbolism, traditions and beliefs into vibrant contemporary art. Learn ways to introduce art catechesis to broaden understanding of new forms of expression, regardless of their age differences and personal journeys. Let’s draw on the power of our art to create awe inspiring worship space to foster prayer.
The University of Dallas Ministry Conference

The Madden Museum of Art
Windows of the Divine Exhibition
6363 South Fiddler's Green Circle
Denver, Colorado
I will be co-presenting the following on Nov. 17 from 7-8:30 pm:
Icons & Spirituality in Jewish and Christian Art
Marilyn Lande, local artist/Jewish art historian and Linda McCray, MFA, a Montana based liturgical artist who creates abstract spiritual paintings/national conferences lecturer/faculty member will discuss the history of spiritual art from icons to contemporary in Judaism and Christianity.   A brief history with digital images of visual art from both traditions will be explored by the speakers followed by a stimulating discussion of the facts and fictions of art’s role in spirituality then and now.
Windows of the Divine Exhibition 

Recent

Presenter and Panel Discussion Member, The University of Dallas Ministry Conference 2010, Panel Discussion: Elements of Liturgical Design; Panel Discussion: The Liturgical Artist: Inspired by God in our midst; Session: Just the Basics of Seasonal Liturgical Art and Environment, Dallas, TX, 2010.

Presenter, Form/Reform 2009: The National Conference on Environment and Art
for Catholic Worship, The Marketing and Advertising Way and Contemporary Art
and Its Place in Catholic Worship, San Jose, CA, 2009.

Lecturer, Carroll College, Spiritual Art History: Icons to Contemporary Spirituals, Helena, MT, 2009. 

Lecturer, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology,
The History of Art from Life and Beyond, Helena, MT, 2009.

Lecturer, Carroll College, Contemporary Art & Its Place in Catholic Worship, Helena, MT, 2008.

Lecturer, Saint Mary Catholic Community,
Contemporary Images of the Virgin Mary, Helena, MT, 2008.

Mega-Session Presenter, The Way of the Cross through Heart and Hand: Deepening Personal Devotion through Making Art, Catholic Youth Conference, Diocese of Helena, Helena, MT, 2008.

Lecturer, The University of Montana-Helena College of Technology,
Aggiornamento, Helena, MT, 2007.

Lecturer, Miles Community College, Behind & Beyond, Miles City, MT, 2006.

Lecturer, University Congregational Church, Made Manifest, Missoula, MT, 2006.

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