Gottesdienst will host a conference May 6-8, 2024 at Redeemer in Fort Wayne featuring keynote addresses by David Scaer, Ed Riojas, and John Hrehov on art and beauty as theological concepts and needs for the Church’s confession. David Scaer is well known among us. Before the schedule produced below is information regarding the other two speakers. Watch here for announcements of when registration goes live.

Edward Riojas received a BFA degree from Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, graduating summa cum laude with a major in drawing and a minor in printmaking. He spent nearly 31 years in the newspaper industry. Riojas has since returned to his fine art roots and works as a full-time artist, creating sacred art for commissions and collaborations with various Lutheran entities. His work can be found in sanctuaries, institutions, private collections, and markets throughout the U.S. and across the globe.

For more information: http://edriojasartist.com/ https://www.facebook.com/people/Edward-Riojas-Artist/100035400236545/ http://theartcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/

John Hrehov holds an MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art. He is a Professor in the Department of Art and Design, at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). Hrehov has had numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the country, including Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN; and Denise Bibro Fine Art, NYC.

Awards include the 2021 Recharge New Surrealist Prize, created for painters living in the U.S. and U.S. Territories who are working in the New Surrealist Style, Gladys Emerson Cook Prize in the Area of Prints, Drawings, and Pastel, the 167th Annual Exhibition National Academy of Design, NYC, and the Eastman- Bolton Memorial Award, Cleveland Institute of Art. His work has been featured and reviewed in various publications including Art in America, American Artist Magazine, Louisville Courier-Journal, and The Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, IN. He is represented by Denise Bibro Fine Arts, Inc. in New York, NY, and Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL. For more information: http://www.johnhrehov.com/

Gottesdienst Conference: Art, Beauty, and Confession Schedule

Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ft. Wayne, IN

 May 6-8, 2024 A+D

Registration: $45

 Monday, 6 May 2024

1:30 p.m. Divine Service  

2:30 p.m. Conference welcome

2:45 p.m. Session 1 -  David Scaer “Beauty as a Theological Category”

4:15 p.m. Break

4:30 p.m. Vespers 

5:00-8:00 p.m. Gemütlichkeit and Supper provided

Tuesday, 7 May 2024

8:30 a.m. Matins - no preacher

9:00 a.m. Coffee and Donuts (undercroft)

9:15 a.m. Session 2 -  Edward Riojas “Art, Beauty, and Confession” 

10:45 a.m. Session 3 - John Hrehov “Art, Beauty, and Confession - another perspective”

12:15 p.m. Lunch provided 

1:00 p.m. Session 3  - Panel Discussion with Riojas and Hrehov

2:15 p.m. Session 4 - Singing Lesson with Jonathan Bussarow

3:45 p.m. Vespers - 

4:30-8:00 p.m. Gemütlichkeit and Supper provided

Wednesday, 8 May 2024

8:30 a.m. Divine Service

9:00 a.m. Coffee and Donuts provided

9:15  a.m. Session 5 -  Nathaniel Pullman “The Centrality of Art in Classical Education”

10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion

11:30 a.m. Lunch on your own