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AOA PICK OF WEEK is “26000 Pages” by Hadie Shafdie (Image above), an entry in this year’s Jameel Prize for Islamic Art. The Jameel Prize exhibition runs through Ramadan with the winner of this international fine arts competition being announced on September 12 at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. You can comment online on all the weeks top news below (“Sunday” only). AOA’s three questions of the week are:

1. Ramadan begins tomorrow (August 1), so why should non-Muslims explore Islamic Art? (Comment Here)
2. Why should non-Christians join AOA at the Creation Museum next Sunday? (Comment Here)
3. What lessons have non-Hindu's learned from the roil about an animated Hindu film? (Comment Here)

Below is the rest of week's biggest religious art news. The stories are grouped by the five largest faith traditions, with an additional category for other. The AOA team is commenting and we invite you to comment too.


BUDDHIST ART:

• Buddhist Religious Texts Preserved on Human Bone (MAYANMAR TIMES)

HINDU ART:

• Animated Film Roils Hindus in NYC (THE DAILY BEAST)

ISLAMIC ART:

• The Jameel Prize for Islamic Art at the UK's Victoria & Albert Museum (THE ARTS DESK)

FINE JUDAICA:

• Siona Benjamin in Asian Jewish Life (JEWISH ART SALON)

CHRISTIAN ART:

• Essay: Creativity is the Language of God (SUNDAY HERALD SUN)
• Ohio Art Show Honors Famed Artist Howard Chandler Christy (ZANESVILLE TIMES RECORDER)
• Presbyterian Church Features "Heads of Christ Room" (NEWNAM TIMES-HERALD)
• Tennessee Tattoo Parlor Becomes a District of Hope (KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL)
• Arts & Religion in Indianapolis: It's Been Complicated (AOA NEWS)
• Comedian (Artist) Ricky Gervais’ Evangelical Atheism (BIG HOLLYWOOD)
• The Bone Church of Sedlec (VIDEO)
• Head of Surfing Madonna to be Featured at California Arts Festival (NORTH COUNTY TIMES)

OTHER RELATED ARTS:

• Documentary on Hospice Care Provided by Death Row Inmates (AOA NEWS)

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