Art and Monasticism
13 Jun 2026, 11:00 - 16:00
Location: Weston Room
A symposium day in partnership with Art+Christianity to coincide with the Cathedral's Benedictine Art Project and the Sainsbury Centre exhibition, ‘Living by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval’.
The event will focus on contemporary art practice and the influence and synergies with monastic life.
Programme:
11am - Welcome
11.10am - Introduction by Canon Dr Peter Doll, Canon Librarian at Norwich Cathedral
11.30am - Dr Jessica Barker FSA, Senior Lecturer in Medieval Art History at The Courtauld and Dr Ed Krčma, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of East Anglia, curators of ‘Living by the Rule’
12.30pm - Lunch break
1.30pm - Professor Andrew Bick, Professor of Contemporary Art & Reinterpretation at University of Gloucester ‘Parallels in time; The Benedictine Rule, contemporary art, and their lived proximity.’
2.15pm - Dr Nicola Simpson, Research Fellow at Norwich University of the Arts ‘Performing the Rule: Benedictine Pattern Poems.’
3.15pm - Norwich Cathedral / Living by the Rule Artists in residence: Deborah Tompsett, Hardy Gru
Tickets cost from £20.
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