Sophie Horton
Glaw
Welsh for rain, Glaw was made in contradiction to the spectacularly bright sunny days of lockdown. Just because it is sunny outside, it doesn’t mean all is well inside.
About
Arts Chaplaincy Projects is a partnership between University of the Arts London & the Diocese of London, connecting arts practitioners with spiritual communities, and creating mentoring and exhibition opportunities
Current Projects
Chelsea students researching art in St Paul’s Cathedral, leading to two exhibitions in 2022
A therapeutic art project at the Connection at St Martin’s, producing memorial artwork for those who have died homeless
a monthly series of practice-led conversations, held in collaboration with Goldsmiths College
Archived Projects
a project building on connections made during The Spiritual Exercises, with 72 artists working in 24 collaborations
An art project for Lent, leading to an online exhibition for Easter, with 36 artists showing 140 works
An online exhibition mediating memory and longing via the parameters of the present, featuring 100 artists
An Easter video reflection for such a time as this, with readings by front line workers and those isolating at home
A project exploring the potential of craft-based practices for communal healing, working between St Peter de Beauvoir Town, London and Trujillo, Peru
A collaborative art project to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St George’s Interdenominational Chapel at Heathrow Airport
A Lenten exhibition of work by MA Fine Art students from Chelsea College of Arts in St Saviour’s Church, Pimlico
Exhibition, Communion, Glimmer Music Festival + Parade Ground pancakes
An exhibition of work by ten recent art and design graduates from Central Saint Martins in the Crypt of St Martin-in-the-Fields, reconnecting the college and the church that founded it
A series of talks across UAL focusing on the relation between creative and spiritual practices, with Faisal Abdu’Allah, Bonnie Camplin, Lucy Newman Cleeve, Sophie Gorton, Sarah Lightman, and Justin Senryū Williams
Contact
@artschaplaincyprojects