In studios, churches, prisons, neighborhoods, and homes, people are using creativity to follow God and bring hope into the world. There isn’t one way to do this.
Featured Story
Sometimes the most meaningful art doesn’t happen in the studio but in the quiet of an open sky. A reflection on what I’m learning when I take time to slow down.
Jessie Nilo
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Faith + Creativity
What a prison art exhibit taught me about creativity, faithfulness, and responding to unexpected change. The lights were off as we installed art in the prison. Not metaphorically. Literally. Amy and I had arrived the prison’s visitation room to set up our fourth art exhibit for incarcerated artists we’ve been teaching for the past two […]
Jessie Nilo
Ideas + Resources
An inexpensive, flexible way to exhibit matted artwork without framing everything. When Amy and I began organizing art exhibits for the residents in the prison where we teach art, we needed a hanging system that was affordable, portable, easy to set up, and simple enough for volunteers to help with. We also need to bring […]
Jessie Nilo
Artist Stories
What happens when we look long enough to really see? Ever do something impulsive? I was recently inspired (yes, at the last minute) to go hiking with my two dogs one hour before sunset. Talk about a short outing! But I reasoned, even if we get 30 minutes in the foothills, it’s worth the mini-exploration […]
Jessie Nilo
