Celebrating the Sacred Arts in August
The Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts has had it most successful year yet. Between Sunday 11th and Saturday 17th August, 2024 over 1000 people attended a wide range of events in music, poetry, visual art, architecture, dance and film. Hosted by seven Edinburgh city centre churches, the highlights included sacred jazz at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral, dance at Old Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, film at St Vincent’s Chapel, poetry at the Church of the Sacred Heart, and two art exhibitions that ran throughout the week. A specially notable event was the culmination of the Sacred Music Young Composers Competition in Canongate Kirk. Dame Judith Weir, Master of the King's Music, presented awards to the five young composers whose pieces had been chosen for professional performance. A review of the week-long programme can be found HERE.
This Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts began in 2018. It is an initiative of the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation, a registered Scottish charity (SC051554). The dates for Festival 2025 have been set. The opening service will take place on Sunday August 10th in St John's Episcopal Church on Princes Street, with guest preacher Archbishop Rowan Williams. The Festival will close on Saturday August 16th with Choral Evensong at St Michael's and All Saints, Tolcross, with guest homilist Archbishop Leo Cushley. Plans are now being finalized for a total of 16 events and exhibitions including music, poetry, visual art, embroidery and film. The full programme will be published on this website on Friday 7th February.
This Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts began in 2018. It is an initiative of the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation, a registered Scottish charity (SC051554). The dates for Festival 2025 have been set. The opening service will take place on Sunday August 10th in St John's Episcopal Church on Princes Street, with guest preacher Archbishop Rowan Williams. The Festival will close on Saturday August 16th with Choral Evensong at St Michael's and All Saints, Tolcross, with guest homilist Archbishop Leo Cushley. Plans are now being finalized for a total of 16 events and exhibitions including music, poetry, visual art, embroidery and film. The full programme will be published on this website on Friday 7th February.
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The Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation gratefully acknowledges generous financial support
for the 2025 Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts from: The Binks Trust Christian Arts Trust Edinburgh Society of Organists Royal College of Organists Canonmills Church Geoff and Mary Ball |