Our fourth guest blogger in our Sacred ARTy Facts Series is Patricia Ballard, Vice President of ESAG. She shares with us her journey towards becoming a professional sacred artist, insights into her work and some of her beautiful paintings.

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On June 1st and 2nd, 2017 Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild Executive members Chris Kielesinsky  and Patricia Ballard represented the Guild at Fr. Brioux’s prayers and solemn funeral mass held at St. Augustine’s R.C. Church in Vancouver.  

 ESAG Executive members wer...

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ESAG Executive Committee Members Ana Maria Silva and Patricia Ballard’s April 8 presentation of Canadian Copyright Law for Artists was well received by our members.  Drawing heavily on the text Canadian Copyright Law by Lesley Ellen Harris (4th Edition) and  Your Guid...

On Saturday, March 11, 2017 John and Laura Gilroy, of Gilroy Stained Glass Vancouver, gave the Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild members an in-depth presentation about the production of stained glass art from their ecclesial portfolio.

 Some of the cartoons used in the making...

On Saturday, February 11, 2017 Father Richard Soo, S.J. of the Eastern Catholic Church in Richmond, gave us an enlightening Powerpoint presentation on Eastern Rite Icons.  He gave us insights into the differences between the Roman Catholic way of worshipping and the By...

On January 14, 2017, Vanda and Francis Krutsky gave a very enlightening talk to the Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild entitled "The Art of Wood Carving" in which they showed examples of his restoration work in European Benedictine Monasteries from the Baroque period.  In the...

As part of our year-end activities, the Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild staged an exhibition of sacred art at the Archdiocese Liturgy Conference on Saturday, November 19, 2016, held at Our Lady of Assumption church in Port Coquitlam.

​​Mary Catherine Breslin prepared a powe...

The Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild biennial juried exhibition  (Oct. 14-23, 2016) held at St. Jude’s R.C. Church provided an opportunity for over five hundred people to see fourteen local artists’ newly created original sacred art. 

Father Salvador Reyes (Fr. Jun) bles...

The Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild will be having an exhibition of their artist's work and a talk on sacred art at St. Pius X Church, on Sat. Dec. 5, after the 5 p.m. mass in the church hall. Guest artist, Matthia Langone will also be exhibiting her work.  The exhibits w...

For the blessed month of December, we are pleased to present this Guest Blog by Patricia Ballard, Head of ESAG's Spiritual Committee, on her beautiful painting "The Nativity".

The Nativity painting was commissioned by Archbishop Michael Miller in 2013 for his annual...