Featured resource: Australian sacred and liturgical art website
The National Liturgical Architecture and Art Council (NLAAC) has created a new website launched virtually during the plenary meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference on 11 May.
The website aims to deepen people’s appreciation of sacred art by featuring Australian artists and liturgical art in its various forms.
All the content is written by Australians and each article has a clear Australian link, featuring artists, architects and works in Australia.
NLAAC chair Fr Tom Elich said the current set of articles will be added to regularly, to produce an extensive database and reference point for Catholic art.
“We have taken a broad view of Catholic art because the Church has not adopted any particular style or form of art as its own,” Fr Tom said.
The NLAAC hopes the website will be of benefit to a wide range of people, including parishes renewing liturgical spaces, for architects and artists, for students and researchers, and lovers of art.
Bishops Commission for Liturgy chair Archbishop Patrick O’Regan launched the website virtually, with members of the NLAAC joining members of the Bishops Conference online.
“The Australian Catholic Liturgical Art website is another significant contribution to the Church in Australia, helping promote the work of some wonderful local artists and educate the faithful along the way,” Archbishop O’Regan said.