These photos are on display at the Wolfram Gallery at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis. They show a collection of our projects from the past 8 years including stained glass windows, murals, chancel spaces, furnishings, mosaics and more. 

Zach Schnare, a CU ecclesiastical art alum, currently teaches art at Metro-East Lutheran High School in Edwardsville, Illinois. His art students made hundreds of Bibelots for the Southern Illinois District Conference in February. It's awesome that the idea of the bibelot is spreading and more are taking the initiative to create and share these little objects that tell the good news! Check out more about this project here!

Today is the 12th Day of Christmas, so we still get to remember the awesome love of God as He sent Jesus into our world. The image above was created by Karl Fay, a CUNE alum and pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. He created this large colored pencil drawing as a feature of their Christmas Eve service. Click here to see more images of how he used this art to enhance worship. 

The stained glass windows for the Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills are finished! From top to bottom, they represent the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The windows also align with the church's theme of "Wisdom, Faith, Service," with each part of the Trinity embodying these ideas. The Father has infinite Wisdom, the Son and his work on the cross is the basis for our Christian faith, and the Holy Spirit works through us as we serve one another. 

CUNE alumna Amber Konz painted this bench in Lincoln, Nebraska to raise awareness for human trafficking. This bench is one of several other artistically altered benches organized by the Slave Free Nebraska campaign. The internationally recognized "Human Trafficking Blue Heart" image is incorporated in the upper right corner. Although this campaign isn't religiously affiliated, we're excited that Amber is part of an effort to stop this terrible crime that takes away the lives of so many. Amber is planning to travel to Thailand soon to work for an anti-human trafficking organization. 

The St. John Child Development Center took a field trip to the CUNE Chapel this week. The children loved looking through the colorful glass of our stained glass window and discovering the Bibelots in the baptismal font. Having these pieces of liturgical art gives kids a tangible object to associate with the more abstract ideas about God. They even sketched their own pictures of the chapel! 

Kristin Easler, a senior art student at CUNE, painted these seven works depicting the days of Creation for the parsonage home of Pastor Eric Wood in Okawville, Illinois. Her graphic style portrays each day in a creative and unique way, and the entire series flows together to make a cohesive set. We are always excited to show off the work of students here at Concordia that spread God's message! 

The CLA is back to making stained glass windows, one of our fortes. This time, we are making three panels for the Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills, Alabama. They will represent Wisdom, Faith, Service as well as the three members of the Trinity. This window symbolizes Faith and God the Son. The design was created by former CUNE faculty Richard Wiegmann. The glass is almost all cut out for this window, and will look even better when it can be upright with the light shining through! 

Now you can check out the CLA on the go! Our mobile website is up and running and gives an abbreviated version of basic information about the CLA. If you visit www.liturgicalart.org on your phone, it should re-route you automatically to the mobile version. 

This video featuring CUNE Prof. Annette Oliver shows how liturgical art can help children visualize aspects of their faith life and remember their baptism. The font shown in the video was made by the CLA and lives in the CUNE chapel.