Meet the Priest that Paints: Council of Christians and Jews

Council for Christians and Jews and Progressive Judaism Victoria invite you to:

Meet the Priest that Paints

Date: Friday 25 March 2022      Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Location: St Oswald's Anglican Church 100 High Street, Glen Iris

Rev Canon Glenn Loughrey is both an Anglican priest and an Aboriginal painter. Glenn, who is the priest at St Oswald's Anglican Church in Glen Iris, has been painting for many years and through his art now expresses his Aboriginal heritage. He has several artworks on display at the Anglican Cathedral in Melbourne. 

The Workshop

1. Our first guest artist is Glenn who will talk about bothhis spiritual journey and what part his artworks play in expressing both his religious beliefs and family heritgae.
2. Afterward,  you will be invited to journey with paints or to draw, expressing how your religious, cultural, and/or spiritual heritage has influenced your life. 
3. This will be followed by a discussion amongest all the participants. Sharing in this way, we learn about each other and gain insights into ourselves.

RSVP: 23 March for catering 
Contact: philipbliss@philipbliss.com or 0408 835 862 | maureen@maureenbarten.com | 0416 650 366

You don't have to be a great painter to join and you can come along just to listen and talk. Please bring your paints and pencils, some paper and allow yourself to enjoy a new experience.

About this program

This project began last year on Zoom at two international conferences, where participants painted religious or spiritual icons and smbols and then discussed what those objects meant to them in the context of their faith and culture. 

Our program has grown and this year we are excited to be welcoming different artists, of different faiths, to talk about their art, how it has developed and what it means to them religiously, spiritually and culturally.