From Creation to Reception: TheoArtistry and Co-Creative Encounters with Sacred Art
This article examines co-creative engagement with sacred art, focusing on the TheoArtistry initiative at the University of St Andrews and live interview responses at the Festival of Sacred Arts (FSA) during the 2021 and 2022 Edinburgh Fringe. TheoArtistry pairs artists with theologians and biblical...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Interfaces
2026
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | This article examines co-creative engagement with sacred art, focusing on the TheoArtistry initiative at the University of St Andrews and live interview responses at the Festival of Sacred Arts (FSA) during the 2021 and 2022 Edinburgh Fringe. TheoArtistry pairs artists with theologians and biblical scholars to create works inviting collaborative, interpretive encounters with scripture, theology, and Christian culture. While prior scholarship has emphasised the production of theologically-informed art, this study foregrounds reception as a co-creative, theologically meaningful process. Drawing on interviews and surveys, it shows that audiences actively participate in meaning-making, shaped by intrinsic factors such as theological literacy and imaginative openness, and extrinsic factors including spatial and institutional contexts. Conceptual lenses such as the “beholder’s share,” co-creation, reciprocity, and situatedness illuminate how reception can extend, enrich, or transform theological understanding. These findings advance theological aesthetics and practical theology, portraying spectatorship as a dynamic site of revelation and formation. |
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