Grounding the Sacred Through Literature and the Arts Conference
Australian Catholic University, Strathfield NSW, Australia
23-26 July, 2015

The conference will bring writers, artists, musicians, academics, researchers, religious and members of the public together to discuss where creativity sits in relation to religion and the search for meaning. Are the arts a conduit between the divine and the everyday? To flourish, do we need both a sense of the sacred and the means to express it? Do the arts provide a common ground for people of different faiths – or maybe none – to explore the ineffable?

The conference is preceded by a seminar for postgraduate students and accompanied by an exhibition of paintings by Papunya Tula Artists and the Warlayirti Artists of Balgo. In addition to invited papers, some 70 conference papers will also be presented.

Late offers of papers will be considered.

Registration by 8 July is encouraged.

Registration, between $65 (unwaged, single day) and $340 (waged, four-day package). Refreshments included.

Program and registration details: www.acu.edu.au/groundingthesacred
Inquiries: Michael.griffith@acu.edu.au, 02 9701 4192 or Elaine.lindsay@acu.edu.au, 02 9739 2898