To bestow a crown of beauty instead of ashes (Is. 61:3).
The Arts Awaken
The Arts Transform
The Arts Awaken
"In the beginning God created" (Genesis 1:1).
The arts awaken and decenter us, ushering humanity into the creative momentum of Genesis 1:1 - the realm of the imaginative, the creative and the beautiful. Here we are invited into God's story Here we begin to 'see' through a different lens, experiencing wonder, hope and fullness of life.
The Arts Heal
The Arts Transform
The Arts Awaken
"He heals the broken-hearted" (Pslam 147:3).
This fullness of life - engaged at the intersection of faith, imagination, creativity and beauty - reaches into the deeper recesses of the human soul, igniting profound encounters with God's healing life force. Anxiety, depression and fear give way to
joy and assurance.
The Arts Transform
The Arts Transform
The Arts Transform
"Deep calls to deep..." (Psalm 42:7).
We are meant for more - a more fulfilling, abundant and miracle filled life. The arts can guide us there, changing us in ways unexpected. Immersed in heaven's life affirming creativity, we begin to think differently, to relate differently and to love differently. We are transformed.
The Vision of Flourish Arts
We Believe the Arts Will Change the World!
The arts are storytellers that grip and shape us. We are currently in a global season where storytelling through all the arts is influencing
in unprecedented ways.
Flourish engages the capacity of storytelling to awaken, to heal and to transform at the individual and community levels. By revealing the beauty and brilliance of God's kingdom through film, music, visual art and dance, etc., Flourish unleashes the change
potential of the arts for
empowering (Romans 12:21) good.
Comprised of three platforms: Art for Life Classes, a monthly gathering for artists and an annual gallery event, Flourish embraces the creative momentum of Gen. 1:1 - "In the beginning God created."
How: Art For Life
Flourish cultivates transformational experiences through 3 Community Art For Life Initiatives:
- Art for Life Classes and Workshops - compassion and relationship based instruction in dance and the fine arts to all ages and skill levels in an atmosphere of joy and freedom,
- Studio 31 - artist's gatherings providing meaningful connection, belonging, mentoring and vision casting for all creatives - the master storytellers,
- Blessed Are the Peacemakers - an annual community event exploring issues involving cultural healing and peace-building through the redemptive arts.
- More information forthcoming