Invisible College presents Inspiring Creativity,an evening of visual art and music pondering what it means to be created and creative.
Featured local artists and musicians include:
Vocalist Jeanine Noyes
Artist Shari Doseger
Jazz Guitarist Dave Barton
Singer/Songwriter Sarah Baetz
Photographer Mieke Van Geest
Pop-folk duo Kyra and Tully.
Saturday, April 4th at next church, 89 Colborne St. Gallery doors, 6:30pm for art show and reception, Concert begins at 7:30pm. Tickets $5-10 at the door.
invisiblecollege 2009 Monday evenings, Jan 12-Feb 02 7-9pm McLaughlin Room, JDUC
plus Saturday Feb 07 workshops 2-5 pm and concert-in-a-gallery 7-9 pm @ next, 89 Colborne Street
Jan 12
John Franklin (Imago) A biblical orientation to the arts and an introduction to the work of Imago in Canada.
Jan 19
Katerina Atanassova (Varley Gallery, Markham) Being involved in the arts. Life as a curator. What difference does Christian faith make?
Jan 26
David Lyon (Queen’s University) Appreciating art and music, Christianly. The work of Hans Rookmaaker as a signpost.
Feb 02
Susan Norman interviews local Christians in the arts, plus panel discussion. How do they see their work and their calling? Who are their role models?*
Feb 07 - Saturday
Afternoon: 6 workshops (3×2) on various aspects of art and music practices, techniques, styles, flowing out of the discussions of the course.
Evening: Concert-in-a-gallery: mixed-genre music in mixed-media artspace, both featuring local talent.
A five-week Monday evening course - January 14- February 11 2008
(image: Internal City, 2005, Carmina French)
Most people living in cities have mixed feelings. Some delight in everyday sights and sounds from their sidewalk, nodding to neighbours and relishing the rhythms of urban lifestyles. Other lament the lack of peace, bemoan the busy streets or even fear to venture out into the downtown core.This course embraces such ambivalence, seeing such mixed feelings as part of our human makeup, but also reaching back to discover the meaning of the city and forward to find out how our best hopes might be realized. And how we might be part of the good news for the city as actively involved citizens.
That context is found in Christian reflection on and engagement with the urban world, from the symbolically sinful sites of Sodom or Babylon to the joyful New Jerusalem where light and life are full and free. The course aims to help us “read” today’s city in fresh ways and to “relate” to it, rolling up our sleeves to get right in there.
The course aims to understand city life in general, but Kingston is the focus. We’ll use our own city as a source of case-studies for study and action. Expect illustrated, interactive talks on aspects of Christianity and urban life in Kingston and around the world, opportunities for
discussion of central themes, and edgy, practical components obliging us to think about our own responsibility as Christians in the city.
Here’s the MP3 for the second week of Invisible College 2007.
Risky Rest – Going Against the Current January 22, 2007 Email, cell phones; they squeeze the snooze, destroy down-time. Lie down and be counted. –Susan Norman, Graduate and Faculty Fellowship, Queen’s University
Here’s the MP3 for the first week of Invisible College 2007.
Patterns for Person and Planet January 15, 2007 Sabbath is part of the social DNA for human and earthly existence. Deny the rest… and you deny the rest.–David Lyon, Queen’s University
readings
A course outline and package of readings (marked * below) will be available at the course venue. Further readings will be added during the course. The readings are complementary to and should enrich the sessions. Read More »
Book News: we’ll be using Norman Wirzba Living the Sabbath (Brazos 2006) as our main recommended book to accompany the course and the weekend. This is a wonderful little book that will force you to rethink not just what you thought ‘sabbath’ is all about but the rest of your life as well (pun intended, but as you’ll find out in the course, ‘rest’ is more than you bargained for!).
As Wendell Berry says in his foreword, ‘Norman Wirzba’s book asks what kind of human life it takes to include the Sabbath. It is high time somebody asked. As this book shows, what is implied is a set of answers dangerous to ignore.’
Living Lightly: Rediscovering Sabbath in a 24/7 World
Find it hard to say “no” to more work in a crazy-busy world? Ever wondered what it means that God rested after creating the earth? Only PEI has no Sunday trading—does anyone care any more? What if the earth and our own bodies have built-in rhythms for work-and-rest that cause breakdown when they’re disturbed? How vital are pausing, playing, recreation, celebration and embracing life? Read More »
A Special Invisible College Weekend
Co-sponsored by the Anglican Diocese of Ontario
January 26 – 27, 2007
Food is central to who we are as humans, and as Christians. Jesus himself invites us to share the meal of communion. But, what do we eat? Where do we get it? Who gets to eat what? What do we do with waste? From cosmos to kitchen, how does food fit with a Biblical understanding of creation, grace and stewardship? Read More »
Invisible College is a mixed and motley group of disciples who take seriously our enrollment in the school of Jesus. We’re connecting the dots between the message from long ago and far away and the tangible realities of daily life on planet earth. Assembled from various Christian communities and churches to learn and to spark ideas, we’re trying to fuse word and world. Ideas are important to us; so is practical payoff.
January 26 – 27, 2007