The Conference lives and has its being because of the gracious partnership and financial support of many donors, in addition to divine fiat. Below are some of the organizations who have risen in support of this year's event.
www.imagejournal.org
Image is one of America's leading literary and arts quarterlies, exploring the relationship between Judeo-Christian faith and art through contemporary fiction, poetry, painting, sculpture, architecture, film, music, and dance. Each issue also features interviews, memoirs, and essays.
www.eighthdaybooks.com
We sell books of timeless interest that engage the mind and the heart. That which is true, is ours. We're convinced that all truths are related and every truth, if we pay attention rightly, directs our gaze toward God. One of our customers found us "eclectic but orthodox." We like that.
The University
of Dallas, Department of Art
www.udallas.edu
The University of Dallas is a highly selective liberal arts university
affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. UD is nationally recognized
for the strength of its undergraduate core curriculum. The Art Department
offers BA, MA and MFA degrees in Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Ceramics
and Art History.
Hope
Arts
www.hopearts.org
Based in Austin Texas, the Arts Ministry of Hope Chapel seeks a reformation
of the Church in its understanding and practice of art so that God's
people can experience the fullness of beauty, imagination and creation.
Christians in the
Visual Arts
www.civa.org
Founded in 1979, Christians in the Visual Arts exists to explore and nurture
the relationship between the visual arts and Christian faith. CIVA is
a non-profit organization with members in the US, Canada and 40 other
countries. Artists, educators, graphic designers, liturgical designers,
historians, curators, museums, galleries, churches, academics, theologians
and friends of the arts from a wide variety of denominational affiliations
constitute its membership.
www.poiemafellowship.org
Based in Dallas, Poiema is heard through music, film, the visual arts, and literature. Artists, having been nurtured and equipped, develop mentoring relationships with the poets who shape our world.
Wilshire Baptist
Church
www.wilshirebc.org
The fellowship of Wilshire Baptist Church proudly supports the fine arts
community of the Dallas area. In addition to its "Worship and the
Arts" series, Wilshire routinely presents the best in contemporary
music through its "Downstairs Café" - featuring artists
such as Bill Malonee and the VOL, Charlie Peacock and Pierce Pettis.