The historical development of Western music, visual art,
​iconography, poetry, drama, and architecture is deeply linked to the theology, culture and worship of the Christian Church, and some of greatest works of art of all time owe their inspiration to the Christian faith. All these arts continue to play a highly significant role in the life of the Church, and increasingly artists, theologians, philosophers, and churches are re-discovering the profound resonance there can be between faith and art. The Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts in the Fringe was established in 2018 as an annual celebration of this relationship.

The 2020 Festival, organized under the auspices of the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation, will run from 16th to 22nd August, 2020. 
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MUSIC
Vivaldi Gloria, Bach Cantatas, Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time, Macmillan Miserere, Pizzetti Messe di requiem

VISUAL ART
The Art of Illumination, Exhibition of Vestments and Embroidery, Scottish Religious Painting and Glass

POETRY
“The present moment of the past: Christian poetry as perpetual renewal” with Malcolm Guite, poet
​"The Art of Hymns" with John Kitchen, City Organist

Keep abreast of the 2020 programme 

St Vincent's Chapel Stockbridge

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