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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openedition-oai:revues.org:interfaces_11726 https://doi.org/10.4000/16ove en https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces/11726 2026-08-26T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/16ove https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ From Creation to Reception: TheoArtistry and Co-Creative Encounters with Sacred Art Interfaces Université Bourgogne Europe info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2647-6754 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1164-6225 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/interfaces Froehlich, Caleb TheoAtristry art sacré réception du public esthétiques théologique co-création participation festivalière théologie pratique part du spectateur TheoArtistry sacred art audience reception theological aesthetics co-creation festival engagement practical theology beholder’s share 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. Cet article examine l’engagement co-créatif avec l’art sacré, en se concentrant sur l’initiative TheoArtistry de l’Université de St Andrews et sur les entretiens réalisés en direct lors du Festival of Sacred Arts FSA) pendant les éditions 2021 et 2022 du Fringe d’Édimbourg. TheoArtistry met en relation des artistes avec des théologiens et des spécialistes de la Bible afin de créer des œuvres favorisant des rencontres collaboratives et interprétatives avec les Écritures, la théologie, et la culture chrétienne. Alors que la recherche antérieure a surtout mis l’accent sur la production d’un art informé théologiquement, cette étude met en avant la réception comme un processus co-créatif porteur de signification théologique. En s’appuyant sur des entretiens et des enquêtes, elle montre que le public participe activement à la construction du sens, influencé par des facteurs intrinsèques tels que la culture théologique et l’ouverture imaginative, et par des facteurs extrinsèques comme le contexte spatial et institutionnel. Des cadres conceptuels tels que la part du spectateur, la co-création, la réciprocité et la contextualité permettent de comprendre comment la réception peut prolonger, enrichir, ou transformer la compréhension théologique. Ces résultats font progresser l’esthétique théologie et la théologie pratique, en présentant le regard su spectateur comme un lieu dynamique de révélation et de formation. urn:doi:10.4000/16ove |
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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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From Creation to Reception: TheoArtistry and Co-Creative Encounters with Sacred Art |
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From Creation to Reception: TheoArtistry and Co-Creative Encounters with Sacred Art |
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