Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts (RSA) is a program of Herron School of Art +Design at IU Indianapolis that brings together artists, religious leaders, religious communities, humanities experts, and a broad range of publics from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary perspectives for sustained study, analysis, and discussion of religious texts in a classroom environment. These textual discussions will explore the varieties of religious experience and understanding and provide the inspiration for creating new artistic works (e.g. music, poetry, fiction, drama, visual art, dance).
After the seminar portion of the program, artists share their creations through exhibitions and presentations to members of the Central Indiana community, including religious organizations, congregations, schools, libraries, and community groups.
Artists accepted to participate in the RSA seminar will be matched with a emerging student artist artist to proceed with through the program and receive will receive compensation of $1500 to offset their artistic production costs and to compensate for their mentorship efforts.