Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative

The Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative explores the relationships between beauty, faith and the arts, probing their importance to human culture and to a life well lived.

 
 

It seeks to integrate artistic craft with an understanding of aesthetics and an appreciation for the intellectual life behind the creative mind. The centerpiece of this initiative is our new partnership with Dappled Things, a quarterly magazine of ideas, art & faith founded by Penn alumni. The Ars Vivendi Initiative will include fellowship opportunities, cultural productions, artist workshops, seminars, and special events.

Save the Date:

Our next Ars Vivendi special event will take place on Monday, March 11 from 5-6:30pm ET on Penn’s Campus, featuring a scholar and artist exploring the relationship between art & truth. For details and to RSVP visit:

Join Collegium Institute Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative for Art is For Living, a new fellowship program beginning January 2024.

The program will welcome a small cohort of student fellows each semester to participate in a seven-session dinner discussion series held at the University of Pennsylvania, including a capstone museum trip and workshop.

The discussions will be facilitated by artists, philosophers, and other thinkers who seek to explore the heart of craft, beauty and making with an attunement to their philosophical and theological underpinnings. Among the questions to be raised are: What is art? Why do we make? What is the responsibility of the artist? What is the relationship between beauty, truth, & justice? Between creativity and the divine? What is the place of ritual and routine?

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“that infinite Ocean of beauty”

WHAT WE DO:

Special Events

Workshops & Seminars

Dappled Things Magazine

Past Events & Programs

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Dappled Things Literary Magazine

Dappled Things is a literary magazine dedicated to providing a space for emerging writers to engage the literary world from a Catholic perspective. The magazine is committed to quality writing that takes advantage of the religious, theological, philosophical, artistic, cultural, and literary heritage of the Catholic Church in order to inform and enrich contemporary literary culture.

To find out more about the magazine, their blog, or to subscribe:

 

Contact us.

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Jessica Sweeney

Director of the Ars Vivendi Arts Initiative

 

Are you an artist? Are you interested in collaborating us to help explore the intersection of art, philosophy, and the good life? As we continue to develop this project we hope to be a resource for artists and creative thinkers to engage with the unique aspects of the life of the mind that undergird creative work. Be in touch:

jsweeney@collegiuminstitute.org

3814 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143