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Festival 2023 Sun 13th - Sat 19th August Following the success of the 2022 Sacred Arts Festival, planning is well underway for 2023 with more events, more venues, and new partnerships. The week-long programme will include 7 recitals, 3 exhibitions, plus drama, poetry and film. To be kept in touch as we finalize the programme visit our contact page. Click here for a summary of events, pictures and reviews for Festival 2022. Continuing financial support from The Binks Trust is gratefully acknowledged |
Click here for a short introduction by ESAF's director, Revd Prof Gordon Graham.
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Celebrating the Sacred Arts
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.
Celebrating the Sacred Arts
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.