Good didactic art is simultaneously liturgical, and good liturgical art is simultaneously didactic.
The Forgotten Way of Knowing
Book Recommendation: Festal Icons by Aidan Hart
Hart directs us to apply what we read by participating in the feast itself through the liturgy. He explains how those feasts form a coherent whole so that each celebration simultaneously builds upon and directs us to consider every other while leading us to the still center, the portal of Pascha - Easter.
Notes Towards A Theology of Art
Six Talks on the Eucharist: A Mystagogical Catechesis by Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland
The Gothic Style: Corpus Christi
Catholic Education Foundation seminar: The Role of the Priest in Today's Catholic School
The Gothic Style: The Most Holy Trinity
Talks in Grand Rapids Michigan by David Clayton, 20, 21, 22 June on Beauty in Education
The Gothic Style: Pentecost
Obstinate Contemporary Artists Who Succeeded By Following Tradition: Pietro Annigoni
The Gothic Style: The Ascension
Finally, In-Person Icon Painting Workshops are Happening Again!
The Last Judgement - Gothic and Neo Gothic
An Organization to Watch - The St Louis IX Art Society in Southern Louisiana
They have a vision of a liturgically oriented focus on sacred art, that encourages experimentation outside the church and a conservative approach within it. They have a long view. Nobody involved thinks they are the finished product. All are looking to develop and improve and teach the next generation. They have a 50 year time frame.
