Artist’s Advent is a four-week journey of reflection, creativity, and hope designed for artists, creatives, and the families who support them. This season can feel rushed, heavy, or overwhelming, and often the creative soul is the first to feel stretched thin. Artist’s Advent invites us to slow down, breathe deeply, and make room for the presence of Christ in the midst of it all.
Advent teaches us that God often works in the quiet, in the unseen, and in the “not yet.” It’s a season that mirrors the creative process itself: the waiting before the work is finished, the longing for beauty, the hope that rises slowly like dawn. Artists understand this rhythm instinctively, and families walk alongside it every day.
Through scripture, gentle reflections, and simple creative prompts, Artist’s Advent helps us enter the story of Jesus with imagination and wonder. It’s for the painter and the musician, the filmmaker and the parent, the writer and the one who simply loves beauty. It’s for anyone longing to experience the message of Advent in a deeper, more tangible way.
Why are we doing it?
Because we believe creativity is a spiritual practice.
Because artists need space to be formed, not just inspired.
Because families need rhythms that unite them around hope, not hurry.
Because Advent is not just a countdown, it's an invitation to see Christ breaking into our world again and again.
Artist’s Advent is our way of preparing room in our homes, in our stories, in our art for the Light that is coming.
the advent of imagination
artist’s advent 2025
Schedule
Nov. 30-Dec. 6
Dec. 7-13
Dec. 14-20
Dec. 21-25
Week 1 | Hope
Week 2 | Peace
Week 3 | Joy
Week 4 | Love
devotionals
Follow along as we post devotionals at the beginning of each week!
VISIO DIVINA GALLERY
The Annunciation (c.1485-92) by Sandro Botticelli. 19.1x31.4cm. Tempera and gold on wood. Click to enlarge image.
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) by Rembrandt van Rijn. 160cm×128 cm (63.00 in × 50.39 in). Oil on Canvas. Click to enlarge image.
Adoration of the Shepherds (c.1642) by Guido Reni. 480 × 321 cm. Oil on Canvas. Click to enlarge image.
Adoration of the Christ child (c.1619-1621) by Gerard van Honthurst. 95.5 cm (37.6 in) × 131 cm (52 in). Oil on Canvas. Click to enlarge image.The Annunciation is a prolific painting by Italian artist, Sandro Botticelli. This depiction of the Annunciation unfolds in a classic architectural interior from a single point perspective to create an illusion of depth, which was a technique used in early fifteenth century Florence. A row of pillars divides the space occupied by the Angel Gabriel from the intimate bed chamber of the Virgin, who kneels in humility as she receives the divine message. This panel was almost certainly commissioned as a private devotional image, and not as part of a larger work. The identity of the patron is unknown.
Week 1: Hope
Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee captures a moment of chaos on the waters; wind tearing at the sails, the boat nearly capsizing, fear etched into the faces of the disciples. Yet in the midst of the turmoil, Christ remains the still point. As you rest with this painting, allow your eyes to linger on the tension between the violent motion of the waves and the steady presence of Jesus. Notice where your attention is drawn: the panic of those fighting the storm, the disciple clinging to the mast, or the calm authority of Christ as He prepares to speak peace over the sea. In this second week of Advent, we are invited to contemplate the places in our own lives where fear threatens to overtake us, and to receive again the promise that Emmanuel—God with us—brings a peace strong enough to quiet even the storm within. Let this image become a doorway into prayer, reminding you that Advent peace is not the absence of storms, but the presence of Christ in the very heart of them.
Week 2: Peace
Week 4: Love
In the quiet intimacy of the manger, love takes on flesh and form. Gerard van Honthorst’s The Adoration of the Christ Child draws us into a moment where divine love is not declared with grandeur, but revealed through closeness, tenderness, and presence. As we enter the final week of Advent, we are invited to contemplate a love that stoops low—God choosing nearness over distance, vulnerability over power. This image calls us to behold Love incarnate, glowing softly in the dark, inviting us to draw near.
Week 3: Joy
Joy arrives not with excess, but with revelation. In Guido Reni’s Adoration of the Shepherds, heaven’s promise meets the ordinary lives of those who were simply watching their flocks by night. This image invites us into a joy born of encounter—the quiet astonishment of realizing that God has come near. As we enter the third week of Advent, we are invited to behold a joy that does not rush past the moment, but lingers in wonder, gratitude, and awe.
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