Pulchrum Overview
There are moments when the veil thins—when beauty is not just seen, but felt. Felt in the marrow.
This is not a conference. This is a summons.
A call to the artists who refuse to create for applause, who know that beauty is more than ornamentation—it is revelation. A call to those who have seen the divine flicker in brushstrokes, in melodies, in words that wound and heal all at once.
Pulchrum is for the ones who ache. For the poets, the painters, the sculptors of sound and story who carry both wonder and weight. Who have longed for a space where art is not reduced to commodity but restored to sacrament.
Here, you will wrestle with the questions that have no easy answers. You will step into the tension between faith and doubt, reason and mystery. You will stand before the kind of beauty that transfigures, that demands something of you.
This is not inspiration. It is invitation. To create with fear and trembling. To unmake and remake. To let your art bear the weight of glory.
The world does not need more noise. It needs beauty that burns.
Pulchrum 2025 Schedule
12:30 PM – Doors Open
The space awakens. The air hums with expectancy. Step into an environment designed to ignite inspiration from the moment you arrive.
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Opening Liturgy: Worship & the Power of Transfiguring Beauty
A sacred threshold. Through worship, poetry, and live art, we will enter into an encounter with beauty—not as entertainment, but as a glimpse of the divine.
2:00 – 2:55 PM – Keynote #1: “Why Does Beauty Matter?”
Beauty is not an accessory—it is a necessity. This session explores why beauty has the power to awaken souls, deepen faith, and transform culture.
3:00 – 3:55 PM – Keynote #2: “The Artist’s Burden: Asking the Harder Questions”
What are the limits of Christian art? What does it mean to tell the truth in a world addicted to illusion? This session challenges artists to wrestle with discomfort, push beyond cliché, and create with honesty, risk, and conviction.
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Art Interaction: The Stations of Struggle & Glory
An immersive gallery featuring the most difficult, provocative, and transcendent submitted works. Artists will share their process, struggles, and revelations behind their pieces. This is an opportunity for deep dialogue, cross-medium collaboration, and artistic stretching.
5:00 – 6:15 PM – The Banquet: A Sacred Meal
A free, world-class catered dinner, where attendees will be intentionally seated with artists across different mediums. This is not just a meal—it is a communion of minds and souls, sparking friendships, conversations, and future collaborations that could shape the world.
6:15 – 7:00 PM – Keynote #3: “The Limits of Reason: Why Artists Must Create”
Logic alone cannot save us. Artists are called to reveal what reason cannot articulate—mystery, longing, transcendence. This session unpacks why art is not just important, but urgent.
7:00 – 7:30 PM – Closing Ceremony: The Commissioning
This is not the end—it is the beginning. A charge for artists to leave not just inspired, but entrusted with the responsibility to create. To go forth and shape culture with courage, excellence, and truth.