Catherine Kapikian, Director of the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion (Ky.)
Catherine Kapikian, director of Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., will be the chapel speaker on the Kentucky campus on Thurs., Oct. 18. The service will begin at 11 a.m. in Estes Chapel.
Catherine Kapikian is an acclaimed and commissioned artist. Her work, inclusive of paraments, vestments, banners, tapestries and fiber with wood installations can be seen in a variety of worship spaces inclusive of every major Christian denomination, interfaith military chapels and synagogues. Many of her large-format works, like needlepoint tapestries behind altars, are designed by her and fabricated by members of the community in what she calls "participatory aesthetics." In this manner, the installation becomes the work of the people.
Catherine teaches, gives lectures and workshops nationwide, supervises resident artists at the Center, collaborates in the choice of artists represented in the Center's Gallery and writes and publishes articles in the field of art and theology.
At Wesley Theological Seminary (WTS), the arts are a medium of theological expression. As unselfconscious as breathing, art is visible everywhere. In a working studio, creative processes intermingle with religious ideas. Invited Artists-in-Residence from around the world transform material, transcend their medium, and kindle the onlooker's imagination.