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Feb 15
Full Workshop List is Up
Our full list of workshops is up, and it looks pretty great. We have an amazing faculty of workshop presenters, and they’re talking about some awesome stuff. You’re going to have a hard time choosing. Browse the list and detailed descriptions here.
CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts)
One of our presenters, Cam Anderson, is the executive director of Christians in the Visual Arts, aka CIVA. Find more information about this remarkable organization at civa.org.
Concert Tickets
If you’re not interested in coming to the Pulse Arts Conference but would like to see the Sara Groves and Robby Seay Band concert look here.
This will be an incredible evening of music, perhaps the coolest concert Blackhawk has ever done. Get your tickets soon. We’re expecting to sell out.
WCO Music Director Andrew Sewell at Pulse
Andrew Sewell, Music Director for the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra will be at Pulse talking about being an artist and a person of faith. You’ll have the chance to be in conversation with Andrew as he shares insights from his long career as a conductor.
More about Andrew, from the WCO website:
Entering his eleventh season as Music Director of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Andrew Sewell continues to inspire his audiences with energy, vitality and spirit. Of a recent Schubert 9th performance, the Wisconsin State Journal 77 Square critic wrote: Read more
Independent Film – Wrestling for Jesus
Filmmaker Nathan Clarke will share his documentary film “Wrestling for Jesus” as part of the Pulse Arts Conference. After the concert on Friday, March 9th there will be a showing of this compelling film. We anticipate the film starting at 9:45pm.
What’s the film about?
A man from rural South Carolina tries to find solace from the demons of his past by starting a Christian professional wrestling league. His goal is to use wrestling to evangelize his neighbors. However his passion and vision for his ministry are tested when his personal life begins to disintegrate.
Nathan Clarke will also be doing several workshops about film-making and the art of storytelling. Read more
Why An Arts Conference?
I was reflecting last night on why we do Pulse. It’s a lot of work gathering all the presenters, getting the word out, and pulling off the event. It’s a lot to ask of others too: pay money, give up your weekend. Why all the fuss?
The simple answer is this: the arts matter. The arts can easily be marginalized and pushed to the periphery. Sometimes they’re seen as the warm-up act to the sermon, or the “relevant” stuff we do to compete with the world, but not as the “meat and potatoes.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. Read more
Pulse 2010 – A Stunning Image
A stunning photo from Pulse 2010.
