Focus on the Arts

Hello Wilmette,

Thank you for being a part of the Wilmette Institute community! In this special edition, we present a course on the arts, a webinar on social change through the art of writing, two courses on Baha'u'llah's Writings that use the arts to explore sacred text, and student poems and artwork emerging from various WI extension courses.

Course closing soon - register by 4/9/24

The Baha'i Faith and the Arts

4/3/24 - 5/14/24

Baha’u’llah’s Hidden Words:

The Beauty of Spiritual Identity

Jun 12 to Aug 6, 2024

Through the study of selected sections of Bahá’u’lláh’s mystical text The Hidden Words and reflecting on its spiritual and symbolic meanings, participants will create artistic projects that represent the themes of symbolic language, spiritual identity, transformation, and Divine Commands.

Projects: There are seven artistic projects designed for this course.

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Flyer for Bahaullahs Hidden Words extension course with course dates on a background of blue sky with pink clouds

The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys

through Creative Arts Exploration

Sept 25 to Nov 26

This course will focus on studying Baha’u’llah’s The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys through creative arts expressions such as drawing, writing, photography, crafts, music, and/or dance. The Seven Valleys focuses on spiritual development, while The Four Valleys focuses on the nature of four different kinds of spiritual seekers.

This is a practicum class that emphasizes active regular individual and group participation.

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Start Your Journey of Personal & Social Change

Mark your Calendar: Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 1 pm Eastern

We invite you to attend a panel discussion, "Social Change through the Art of Writing," with panelists Whitney White Kazemipour, Derik Smith, and Michael Karlberg. See details below. Registration is free. If you cannot attend, you can watch the recording afterward on the webinar page.

Flyer for Social CHange through the Art of Writing featuring head shots of the three panelists and the moderator Michael Sabet along with a graphic showing interlocking human profiles with colors ranging from newsprint grey to orange red and green

Copyright note: All student work on this page has been republished from monthly WI eNewsletters, and may not be copied or reproduced without the express permission of the artist.

Listen on SoundCloud

The Arts are Everywhere

WI students have created memorable works of art inspired by many of our courses, not just those about the arts! Click the buttons to read and listen to 'Ain't I a Woman? The Re-mix' by Hermione C. Pickens, who took our course on Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. in 2018.

More inspiration from our students

graphic featuring a young black woman seated with one leg outstretched on the ground at a laptop with a cloud covered moon in background

“A Sacred Whole”

A Poem Inspired by the course Indigenous Perspectives on the Sacred (2018) by Desiree Akhavan.

“Harmonic Matrix”

A poem by Donald (Pete) Jordan, who took Science, Religion, and the Baha'i Faith in 2019.

"The Metamorphosis of Caterpillars"

One of a four-painting series, acrylic on canvas, by Diana Mogrobejo, The Baha'i Faith and the Arts (2016).

Mosaic in blue orange red black and shades of sand featuring a phoenix like bird with wings outstretched and a 5 pointed star

“Proclamation of Baha’u’llah”

Mosaic, Mona Rohani, Baha’u’llah’s Revelation: A Systematic Survey (2018).

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