Cosmos Dance Workshop - This Saturday

Come down the Holy Biscuit this Saturday for the Cosmos Dance Workshop, led by Fr. Dominic White and hosted by THB. The workshop will be an introduction to the Cosmos Dance, an innovative project that seeks to reconnect the arts, spirituality, and the environment.

10.30 - 2.00 pm

Film, presentation, dance improv class, and discussion over a soup lunch! £5 / £3 for students and unwaged.

Learn more about Cosmos:
http://www.cosmosdance.com/

And listen to Dominic's presentation from Recreation 2012:
Sacred Dance: Can Spirituality Be Fun? (Updated--25 April 2012)

Recreation: Writing Workshop Links

For those who participated in Fiona Veitch Smith's writing workshop, here are some links to online resources she recommends:

Free online Christian Writing course:

http://christian-writing-course.thecraftywriter.com 

Other free courses:

http://non-fiction-writing-course.thecraftywriter.com/

http://creative-writing-course.thecraftywriter.com/

Other free resources on the business and craft of writing:

http://www.thecraftywriter.com

Recreation2012 - Thank you!

Recreation 2012 was a success this year! We were able to Reflect on Recreation as a whole, as we took down the show last week. A big 'Thank you,' to everyone who participated in the conference and came to see the exhibition, and especially to Morphe Arts. We hope you enjoyed the lectures and discussions. 

As we look forward to next year, feel free to send us any feedback and thoughts about this year's conference, or any recommendations for next year.

More pictures after the jump

Recreation Exhibition 1st-18th April

Owen Daily, Artist's Proof: Gravity.

Here at the Holy Biscuit, we've been so busy getting things ready for the Recreation conference, that it might seem that we have forgotten to promote our three week exhibition of the same name. Curated by Morphé Arts, the show will feature some fabulous work by London-based artists, Liza Cucco, Alastair Gordon, and Lucinda Metcalfe, and Scotland-based artists Owen Daily and Cully. 

The Recreation Exhibition preview will be on Saturday 31st March, at 6.30pm. There will be wine and cheese, and live music from Cath and Phil Tyler!

Come back and see the exhibition, April 1-18, open daily from 11am-4pm.

Check out more work by exhibiting artists...

Conference Programme Fri 30th March - Sat 31st March 2012

The second annual Holy Biscuit Conference, in association with Morphé Arts, will explore art as recreation. Early definitions of the word 'recreation' often include the word refresh. Who or what is being refreshed as we recreate? And to what end?

Friday 30th March
19.30 - Welcome, coffee and cake

20.15 - Fr. Dominic White - Sacred Dance: Can Spirituality be Fun?
21.15 - Making Faces - Award Giving Comedy

Saturday 31st March
09.30 - Welcome, coffee and cake
10.00 - Andrew Jones, The Unravelling of Creation: Sin and the Artistic Task
11.00 - Workshops
Fiona Veitch Smith - Writing as Worship and Witness
David Lisser - A Playful Experiment in Making and Re-making
12.30 - Farmhouse Lunch by Teasy Does It

14.00 - Alastair Gordon - Strange Place: How Does Contemporary Art Function in the Kingdom of God?
15.30 - Andrew Jones - The Reweaving of Creation: Christ and the Artistic Task

18.30
Recreation Exhibition Preview, Free and open to the public

Work by, Liza Cucco, Alastair Gordon, Cully, Lucinda Metcalfe, Owen Daily
with Wine, Cheese, and Music by Cath & Phil Tyler 

Read BBC's Review of Cath and Phil Tyler's album, Dumb Supper.

The cost of the conference is £15 (£12 concessions) which includes a beautiful soup sit down lunch on Saturday. To book for the conference please email holybiscuitblog@gmail.com (or tel. 07525644703) by Friday 23rd March!

New Music + A Love Supreme

John Coltrane at the Guggenheim, William Claxton, 1960

It's been an amazing week in music. Beach House confirmed their new album Bloom, a summer tour, and yesterday, they released their lead single "Myth." Sufjan and Rosie are collaborating on a Split 7", half of which, titled "Where Were You?", was released. Sufjan/Son Lux/Serengeti have released a track called "Museum Day." Poor Moon currently has their Illusions EP free on their website.

Yet in the midst of all of the new, I was called back a classic: the John Coltrane classic, A Love Supreme.  NPR's All Things Considered features the story of A Love Supreme as a part of NPR 100.

I'm now jazz aficionado, and for a long time, the only thing I knew about Coltrane was that he was a legend. I don't mean to undermine the music; but learning of this suite's deep personal significance for Coltrane, as a reaffirmation of faith, and a declaration of the marriage of music and faith, has given new ears to listen, to not only his mastery of his instruments and of his genre, but also the story of his journey.

Listen to The Story of 'A Love Supreme'

'recreation': Line Up Announced

Owen Daily, Restoration, 2011

We are very happy to announce that the exhibiting artists for recreation are:

Liza Cucco

Alastair Gordon

Cully McCulloch

Lucinda Metcalfe

Owen Daily

recreation: 1st April - 18th April 2012

Preview: Saturday 31st March 2012 6.30-8.30pm 

In addition, we are also very pleased to announce our recreation conference speakers for 30th/31st March:

Alastair Gordon - Director of Morphé Arts and painter

Andrew Jones - Hackney based Anglican minister and lover of art

Fr. Dominic White - Contemporary dancer, composer and priest

David Lisser - Newcastle based contemporary sculptor and bread baker.

The cost of the conference is £15 (£12 concessions) which includes a beautiful soup sit down lunch on Saturday. To book for the conference please email holybiscuitblog@gmail.com (or tel. 07525644703) by Friday 23rd March - book early to avoid disappointment!