Arts and Music

Clip Art

These websites offer icons, buttons, and other graphics files that can be inserted into electronic documents. Please be sure to read and abide by the terms of use of each site.

Hermanoleón Clip Art*

Spanish-language site with some English translations.

Watton Christian Clipart*

Mainly line drawings by a number of artists.

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Dance

Dance in Christian Worship*

A site dedicated to the use of dance, creative movement, flags, and tambourines as an expression of biblical Christian faith.

Sacred Dance Guild*

The Guild promotes sacred dance as prayer and as a means of spiritual growth, connection to the Divine, and integration of mind, body, and spirit.

Worship God in Dance*

This article/bibliography by Lucinda Coleman briefly traces the history of dance in worship.

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Drama

Dramatix*

A community effort sharing theatrical works written by Christians around the world, the majority available free of charge.

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Drumming

Drumming in Intergenerational Worship*

An interesting article on integrating drumming with worship.

Evensong Worship Resources*

Bruce Harding uses drumming to build community. You can see and listen to simple drum patterns for beginning drummers on his website.

Layne Redmond*

World percussionist Layne Redmond helps us appreciate how important drumming was in biblical times. Her basic frame drum, When the Drummers Were Women book, and beginner CDs are available through UCRD.

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Multimedia

Audio Visual Educational Library (AVEL)

The United Church of Canada's video lending library with regional outlets across the country. United Church constituents are automatically members of AVEL and can borrow resources without paying a membership fee.

Berkeley Studio*

Produces award-winning documentaries for broadcast, including Spirit Connection, video series, promo pieces, news stories, profiles, and educational and training videos.

EcuFilm*

Provides an extensive selection of audiovisual materials for use in Sunday school programs, Bible studies, and group discussions.

Lumicon Digital Productions*

A not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping churches bring the light of Christ into the lives of people who live in a digital culture.

MediaShout*

Worship and presentation software that delivers life's most important message through song lyrics, Bible verses, graphics, text screens, sounds, and video clips.

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Visual Arts

Anno Domini: Jesus through the Centuries*

A virtual exploration of the heart of two millennia, the result of a partnership between The Provincial Museum of Alberta, Alberta Community Development, and the Canadian Heritage Information Network.

Biblical Art on the WWW*

A helpful assistant in the search for biblical art on the Internet.

Asian Christian Art Association*

An association that encourages the visual arts in Asian churches.

Christians in the Visual Arts*

This association explores and nurtures the relationship between the visual arts and the Christian faith.

Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion*

A literary and arts journal that provides a forum for the best writing and artwork that is informed by or grapples with religious faith.

Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture*

A resource for learning the meaning of the symbols used by the Christian church since the earliest ages.

The Passion of Christ in Art*

By Joseph Phelan. From artcyclopedia.com, the fine art search engine.