“Art+Christianity were the obvious choice for support and guidance. Without help from A+C, it simply would not have seen the light of day!”
Testimonial by Rev’d Marcel McCarron, Managing Chaplain of a women’s high security prison, 2022
A+C is the UK’s leading expert on art in religious settings. We work with churches and other places of worship, artists and commissioning bodies across the UK to help deliver inspiring, high-impact commissions for new artworks that enhance the experience of religious spaces and worship.
Our team of staff and trustees have over 30 years' experience of facilitating, securing funding for and project managing commissions, exhibitions, installations and artist residencies within churches and cathedrals.
Please contact us to discuss your project and how we can help you. We’re happy to advise at an early stage. After an initial discussion to find out more about your needs, we will provide a fee quote for further work. In some cases it may be possible to offer a limited number of hours pro bono.
“At St Mary with St Alban, Teddington, we were looking for commission a stained glass artwork within a new extension building. A+C’s help was absolutely invaluable and involved advising us on the brief, helping us place the call for artists so that it got a wider exposure, supporting us during shortlisting of artists and then acting as a sounding board about our final selection. As is often the case with these type of projects, our steering committee is made up of volunteers from the congregation, who all have expertise in relevant areas, but none of us had direct experience with commissioning a significant, new work for a church building. We felt well supported and reassured by A+C’s sound approach and advice.” Testimonial by Emmajane Avery, project volunteer at St Mary’s Teddington
For churches, cathedrals and other places of worship:
We can advise on:
writing a brief
advertising your project to the right artists
securing funding
finding the right selection process for appointing an artist
agreeing fees and contracts with artists
project managing and liaising with appointed artist
For artists:
We help artists to identify churches that are open to showcasing their work.
Recent Projects include:
