Event Title
The Ernst Schwidder Liturgical Art Project
Location
Brauer Museum of Art, Center for the Arts Bldg., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Start Date
9-4-2013 3:15 PM
End Date
9-4-2013 4:15 PM
Description
Offers an opportunity for considering the importance of the visual arts in the worship environment, highlighting the connection between liturgy, image and symbol. The work of Ernst Schwidder (1931-1998), teacher, architectural and liturgical artist, designer, wood carver and churchman, provides a model for the environment of worship space as his work is both instructive and doxological. Schwidder has installed work in over 300 churches across the USA and Canada, primarily in Lutheran churches but with a good ecumenical mix. His unique calligraphy connects word and image, truth and beauty, congregational identity and topographical location. This will be an illustrated presentation about his life and work.
The Ernst Schwidder Liturgical Art Project
Brauer Museum of Art, Center for the Arts Bldg., Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Offers an opportunity for considering the importance of the visual arts in the worship environment, highlighting the connection between liturgy, image and symbol. The work of Ernst Schwidder (1931-1998), teacher, architectural and liturgical artist, designer, wood carver and churchman, provides a model for the environment of worship space as his work is both instructive and doxological. Schwidder has installed work in over 300 churches across the USA and Canada, primarily in Lutheran churches but with a good ecumenical mix. His unique calligraphy connects word and image, truth and beauty, congregational identity and topographical location. This will be an illustrated presentation about his life and work.
About the Presenter
Joel Nickel is a retired Lutheran pastor, working artist, living in Salem, Oregon. Richard Tietjen is a retired Lutheran pastor, liturgical specialist, living in Tacoma, Washington.