RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

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ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest Disney-Britton
This is the final NEWS OF WEEK for 2012, and time to share my appreciation to the members and readers of Alpha Omega Arts. It's been an extraordinary year. I thank you for over 10,000 visits each month; for sponsoring college scholarships for interfaith youth; and for voting to honor an American artist and a religious leader for their advancement of religious understanding through art. In closing out 2012, I wish you blessings in 2013 with Gary Varvel's cartoon (above) as my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and around the world:
  • Interfaith in Art: Art galleries are replacing churches, temples and mosques. [More News]
  • Christianity in Art: Bernardino Luini's breastfeeding Virgin Mary (c. 1520s). [More News]
  • Islam in Art: Mehdi-Georges Lahlou prompts unique dialogues about faith. [More News]
  • Hinduism in Art: The Newar, anonymous artists of Nepal on view in California. [More News]
  • Buddhism in Art: Ram Onkar paintings focus on religious leaders like Buddha. [More News]
Are your friends members yet? [Invite them today!] We are Believers and Skeptics united in a journey to seek deeper human understanding through Religious Art. Since 2008, some have joined by making the $100 commitment to be a member of the governing A&O Society; others as smaller donors supporting the A&O Scholarship & Exhibition Prize; and still more as member-subscribers of this RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK. Please invite a friend to join the journey. It's for Believers and Skeptics too.

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