Cloud of Witnesses: Images of Faith and Divinity Today

We are excited to launch our exhibition from 4th March – 27th April 2025.

We invited artists to submit artworks that explore faith and divinity while provoking the viewer to think differently about how these have traditionally been portrayed.  Racial justice and inter-faith integrity are the central inspiration for this exhibition.
The deadline is now closed and our judges have made their selections from 26 artists.

Artists
Amber Khokhar – Winner of the Second Prize
Carole Bury
Ceri Elisabeth Leeder
Chloe Campbell
Constance McIntosh Smith
David Robinson
Elizabeth Crichton
Federico Gallo
Fitzroy Schofield
Iain Malcolm McKillop – Winner of the First Prize
Ivilina Kouneva
Jill Hartman
J.R Bateson
Kirsty Kerr
Lorna May Wadsworth
Melissa Roskell
Michael Takeo Magruder
Pauline Medinger
Prasad Beaven
Raji Salan
Richard Kenton Webb
Shaeron Caton Rose
Sofia Butrus
Sophie Hacker – Winner of the Third Prize
Svetlana Atlavina
William Foyle

Working ecumenically and across faiths, St John’s Waterloo and the God who Speaks, advised by Art + Christianity, are seeking to raise awareness, understanding and mutual respect of our collective witness in the UK. We aspire to create a richer dialogue about how we see and understand faith and divinity and the value of creativity based on different faiths, cultures and experiences.

Three small cash prizes were awarded to three artists on 4th March 2025 as decided by our panel of judges: 1st Prize of £1,000, 2nd Prize of £750 and 3rd Prize of £500.

Panel of judges:
The Right Revd Peter M Brignall, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham and recent contributor to BBC 2’s ‘Pilgrimage Series’ (Chair).
Monica Bohm-Duchen, art historian, curator, lecturer, writer, and Founding Director of ‘Insiders/Outsiders: Refugees from Nazi Europe and their Contribution to British Culture’.
Graeme Mortimer Evelyn, an internationally renowned multi-media artist, musician, and curator whose work in civic and sacred spaces interrogates traditional narratives within heritage sites, commenting on cultural identity, politics, and language.
Alexis Stones, lecturer, researcher and subject lead for PGCE Religious Education at UCL; museum educator for young people and teachers at the National Gallery and the Wallace Collection.
Hassan Vawda, an AHRC Doctoral Researcher at Tate Modern and Goldsmiths, University of London. His research focuses on the framing of Islam and Muslims in British Modern and Contemporary art museums.

Exhibition Team:
Revd Georgia Ashwell, Curate of St John’s Waterloo
Fleur Dorrell, Biblical Apostolate Manager, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales
Euchar Gravina, Artistic Director, St John’s Waterloo
Laura Moffatt, Director, Art + Christianity

Exhibition venue and dates:  St John’s Church, Waterloo from 4th March 2025 to 27th April 2025.

Opening times and dates*
Wednesday 5th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 6th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Friday 7th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Saturday 8th March – TBC
Sunday 9th March – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

Monday 10th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Tuesday 11th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Wednesday 12th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 13th March – CLOSED
Friday 14th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Saturday 15th March – TBC
Sunday 16th March – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

Monday 17th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Tuesday 18th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Wednesday 19th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 20th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Friday 21st March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Saturday 22nd March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Sunday 23rd March – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

Monday 24th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Tuesday 25th March – 9:30am to 3pm (last entry, closes at 2:30pm)
Wednesday 26th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 27th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Friday 28th March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Saturday 29th March – TBC
Sunday 30th March – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

Monday 31st March – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Tuesday 1st April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Wednesday 2nd April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 3rd April – CLOSED
Friday 4th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Saturday 5th April – CLOSED
Sunday 6th April – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

Monday 7th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Tuesday 8th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Wednesday 9th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 10th April – CLOSED
Friday 11th April – CLOSED
Saturday 12th April – CLOSED
Sunday 13th April – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

HOLY WEEK
Monday 14th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Tuesday 15th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Wednesday 16th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 17th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Friday 18th April – check Holy Week service schedule
Saturday 19th April – CLOSED
Sunday 20th April – 10am to 12pm (Easter Sunday Service)

Monday 21st April – CLOSED (Bank Holiday)
Tuesday 22nd April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Wednesday 23rd April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Thursday 24th April – CLOSED
Friday 25th April – 9:30am to 4:30pm (last entry, closes at 5pm)
Saturday 26th April – CLOSED
Sunday 27th April – 10am to 12pm (Sunday Service at 10:30am)

*We recommend checking this page for updated dates and timings before visiting the exhibition, as last-minute changes to the schedule may occur due to building operations. If you’re travelling specifically to view the exhibition, we also recommend calling St John’s Waterloo in advance.

Cloud of Witnesses is funded and supported by Art + Christianity; God who Speaks; St John’s Church, Waterloo; The Catholic Bishops’ Conference; Culham St Gabriel Trust and Bible Society.

For more information, please contact Fleur Dorrell – fleur.dorrell@cbcew.org.uk

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