RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Ernest Disney-Britton

As you know, I am not a Hindu but this past week I celebrated a pure, infinite, and eternal light, and she was named "Kailee". While Hindus lit candles for their holy day of Diwali, as captured by photographers such as B.K. Bangash (above), I lit one for our newly born granddaughter Kailee. For Hindu believers the Diwali Festival of Lights honors awareness of an "inner light" that goes beyond the physical body and mind, and when Kailee's body and mind gave up after only 8-days of life, she left behind her inner light. Because of Kailee, the Diwali Festival of Lights is my NEWS OF WEEK.

In other Religious Art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Judaism in Art: Yona Verwer helps make sense of Judaism's "Thin Line." [More News]
• Christianity in Art: Caravaggio's dramatic light comes to California. [More News]
• Buddhism in Art: I joined a Kickstarter campaign to preserve an ancient site. [More News]
• Islam in Art: A holy hair brings conflict to some but inspiration to others. [More News]
• Hinduism in Art: Hindus shine their light for the world during Diwali [More News]
• A&O Meetup: NYC Weekend Ahead, November 16-18 [More Meetups].

Lastly, I again salute the 2012 A&O Prize honorees and invite you to join the new board of the Alpha & Omega Project for Contemporary Religious Arts at Indiana Interchurch Center in preparing for next year's celebration as a member-subscriber (It's free!). After all, "Who is the religious art for?" Religious art is for you. It's for me. It's for Believers, Creators, and Skeptics too!