Art in Heaven Competition

Vision!

What is vision? Whose visions inspire me? What is my vision? How do we see visions? How do we make them happen? In this theme, pupils might think of the meaning of vision for them, or the place of vision in a religion, or a sacred story that includes a vision. The vision of Martin Luther King, or Mahatma Gandhi, or some lesser known visionary might be the stimulus, but it could be about the spiritual vision of the child too. A written reflection on visions in life plus a visionary image will be a winning combination.

A Fairer World

This theme is about how religions seek justice. Pupils might show a faith based charity in action: Islamic Relief, Christian Aid or one of many others. Or they might give an artistic reflection on their own hopes for 'making poverty history' or 'seeing justice for all people'. Good work will express clearly a link between faith and action, between the teaching of sacred texts and a modern problem, or between prayer for peace and action for peace.

Spiritual

Stories

In this theme, any faith story being studied in RE can be explored or analysed by pupils, young and old, who express their own ideas and insights into the story. They might ask ‘what makes this story spiritual?’ or ‘What’s the spiritual point of this story?’ or ‘What spiritual impact does this story have today?’ Some will respond to Jacob, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Gurus, the stories of Jesus or the Buddha. Others will make spiritual links to the Good Samaritan, Harry Potter or the life of a Nobel Prize winner. A profound image, with a clear explanation will go far!

Giving Thanks

Saying “thank you” matters! In this theme, pupils are invited to express their responses to the theme of thankfulness. An attitude of gratitude makes life better! Should we all say “thank you” more often? Some people thank God, others thank their parents, or friends, some are grateful for love, the world, the gift of life or the little things that make the heart sing. What makes you thankful? How is the thanks expressed? Tell us what your image means too.

Searching

for God

Where do you look for an invisible being? How do you search for what cannot be proved? In this theme, pupils are invited to think about how people look for God. Some stories from faith communities answer this question. Many pupils will have their own idea. Agnostics and atheists may say 'we don’t know' or 'nowhere'. Winning work in this area will mix the idea of searching with the different possible ways of finding God. Talking about God ~ or to God ~ doubt, theology, seeking, sensing or listening to God creatively lead to the answers of one or more religions.