Glencairn Museum Holding "Sacred Arts Festival" Sunday

BRYN ATHYN, PA —The historic Glencairn Museum will welcome visitors to the castle for its "Sacred Arts Festival" this Sunday.

Visitors can explore the connection between art and spirituality as demonstrators share their skills across various mediums including metal, glass, sand, stone, eggs, wood, and ink.

The event takes place from 1-5 p.m.

The festival promises an exploration of religious artistry, featuring live demonstrations by skilled artisans and a temporary exhibition, "Easter Eggs: Symbols of Rebirth and Renewal."

The festival offers an opportunity to appreciate artistic expressions from a variety of faith traditions, including Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Indigenous practices, and others. In addition to learning from the demonstrators, visitors can also enjoy self-guided exploration in the galleries (only offered twice a year), a visit to the Tower, and engaging activities for kids and families. Join us for an inspiring afternoon of creativity, cultural exploration, and a celebration of diversity.

Admission to the Sacred Arts Festival is $12 for adults; $10 for seniors and students; and free for all Museum members and children 4 and under.

Festival participants include:

1. Losang Samten – Sand Mandala

1. Losang Samten
2. Timelapse of Sand Mandala at Glencairn Museum on Vimeo

1. Susan Kelly von Medicus – Icon Painting

1. Susan Kelly vonMedicus (susanvonmedicus.com)
2. Windows into Heaven: The Icons of Susan Kelly vonMedicus — Glencairn Museum

1. Warren Holzman – Metal Working

1. Holzman Iron Studio | Philadelphia Blacksmith | Philadelphia Iron Works (ironstudioltd.com)
2. An Interview with Warren Holzman of Iron Studio — Glencairn Museum

1. Carol Stirton-Broad – Mosaics

1. Carol Stirton-Broad

1. Grayson Zuber – Stone Carving

1. An Interview with Jens Langlotz, Bryn Athyn’s Master Stone Carver — Glencairn Museum (Grayson was Jens’ assistant)

1. Elizabeth DaCrema – Stained-Glass

Elizabeth DaCrema has been the Stained-Glass instructor for Bryn Athyn College’s Building Arts program since 2020. She graduated from Tyler School of Art in 2016. Since then, she has worked as a stained-glass artist at Beyer Studio, Inc., a prominent stained-glass company in the Philadelphia area specializing in large-scale fabrication and restoration of stained-glass windows. There, DaCrema has been involved in many important projects, such as the restoration of windows from Catholic University and Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel. Her specialty is classical Bavarian-style glass painting from traditional studios of 20th-century Munich and Philadelphia.

1. Elaine Luschas – Lithuanian Egg Art

https://www.draugas.org/news/a-conversation-with-the-luschas-family/

1. Feroz Noori - Islamic Calligraphy Feroz is a practicing physician based in Maryland who has worked with Mohamed Zakariya for many years. He received his ijaza, or certification, at the first such ceremony in the United States hosted by Reed Society in 2022.

i) Amelia Winger-Bearskin

Amelia will sing chants from the 16th-century chant book in the Glencairn Museum collection. https://www.glencairnmuseum.org/newsletter/2016/7/27/glencairns-two-foot-tall-medieval-hymnal

ABOUT GLENCAIRN MUSEUM

Glencairn Museum, a National Historic Landmark and part of the Bryn Athyn Historic District (including Cairnwood, built 1892-95, and Bryn Athyn Cathedral, 1913-19), houses a collection of religious art and artifacts from around the world and serves as a museum of the history of religion. Glencairn itself, built in the Romanesque style between 1928 and 1939 by Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn for their family’s home, was given to the Academy of the New Church in 1980 after Mildred Pitcairn’s death.

Glencairn Museum offers tours of its tower and 6 floors depicting world religious history as well as a glimpse into the family’s personal life, visiting art and object exhibits, workshops, concerts, seasonal programs, and its popular annual “Christmas in the Castle” tour featuring outstanding examples of Nativity art.

For more on the Museum or becoming a member, call 267-502-2600, send an email to info@GlencairnMuseum.org or visit www.GlencairnMuseum.org.