The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts has as its purpose “to nurture and showcase the literary, visual, musical, and performing arts within the Religious Society of Friends, for purposes of Quaker expression, ministry, witness, and outreach. To these ends, we will offer spiritual, practical, and financial support as way opens.”

“ The Arts in the Beloved Community.”

Through this theme’s events,  we hope to be open to including all types of arts and all interested artists and to bring forth the richness of the variety in humanity and nature.  Following are some queries that might help organizers and artists develop an arts event and/or discussion around this topic.  We welcome your ideas, questions, comments,  and especially specifics on name & description of your event,  date, time and location so that it may be included in publicity. Email Doris Pulone at dpulone@comcast.net  or call 609-801-1126 for more info or to chat.

Suggested Queries for thought, discussion,  art:

1. As artists and appreciators of art, how can we most powerfully represent the richness of the planet and its people?  How can we connect our art with our concern for the earth and its inhabitants, human and other than human?  What are we, as Quaker artists, called to do?

2. How can we express the depth and breadth of the beloved community in our artwork? And share our art with others?

3. Do we and how can we better nourish and support a wide range of types of arts and artists  in a way that will empower us to appreciate the variety within our beloved community ?