Environment and Art

Convener: Martin Rambusch, Chairman, Rambusch Decorating Company

Members in Attendance: Carol Frenning, Peter C. Bower, D. Foy Christoferson, Timothy Parker, Martin Rambusch, Jan Robitscher, Richard Vosko, Mark Wedig

Visitors in Attendance: Suzanne Herold, Martin Marklin, Andy Nguyen

Description of Work: Several papers were presented, followed by discussion.

Papers and Presentations:

• Eileen D. Crowley, PhD, Associate Professor of Liturgy, Arts, and Communications, Catholic Theological Union, “Liturgical Media Art in Liturgies for Hard Times: Insights from Experimenting with Photography as Environmental Liturgical Art.” • Timothy Kent Parker, PhD, Director, Graduate Program in Architecture, Associate Professor, History & Theory of Architecture & Art, School of Architecture + Art, Norwich University, “The Religious Architecture of the Second

American Revolution/Founding.” • Richard S. Vosko, PhD, Hon. AIA, Sacred Space Planner, “Nature’s Rotundas,” from a chapter in his new book.

Site Visits: The group participated in the group visit to the MLK site on Friday.

Other Work and Plans for the Future: Discussions for next year’s Seminar are underway.