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What is Divine Art?

Divine Art is a project appearing across the BBC - on Where I Live websites, BBC local radio, the Heaven and Earth show and programming on Radio 4 and Radio 2's Sunday programme.

As-salaam by Miriam Ahmed

We want to know what works of art inspire you spiritually - what lifts your emotions when you see it? We want to build a national library of your divine art.

Rachel Sloane's Divine Art

Read our Faith presenter's account of her Divine Art here.

How can I get involved?

If you or someone you know has been inspired to create a piece of art - take a photo and send it to us - maybe you've done a painting or created a tapestry. Where the work of art is not yours, please obtain consent from the creator of the work before sending in your photo to us.

We also want pictures of works of art which move you - this might be a statue, a stained glass window or an object found in a place of worship.

The art doesn't necessarily have to be religious it could be a secular piece - for example the Angel of the North or a Henry Moore sculpture. Please don't take photos of other people's well known artworks if you don't have their consent - as we won't be able to accept these.

Include in your email:
• your name;
• a short description of why the subject of your picture inspires you (no more than 100 words);
• the location of the art work
• whether this is your own original art work or you have the creator’s consent.

St Mary Magdelene Church in South Yorks

By sending a picture in you agree to the BBC's Terms and Conditions.

What will my pictures be used for?

If your picture is chosen it will be added to an image gallery on this site and also be part of a UK wide library of inspirational images.

A few pictures from each region will be featured on the BBC's main Religion and Ethics site (www.bbc.co.uk/religion) and they may also be featured on your local radio faith programmes or on the Heaven and Earth show.

Examples

South Yorkshire

The star of ITV's 'Priest Idol' Rev James McGaskell is very proud of the new icons which adorn the walls of St Mary Magdalene Church in Lundwood, South Yorkshire.

As-salaam by Museret Imran & Mousumi De

The icons were created by Romanian artist, Christi Paslaru and there are 16 in total showing the stations of the cross, Mary Magdalene and a crucifix which hangs over the church altar.

Coventry

Miriam, Sarah and Amyra are all members of the Coventry based youth group, 'Sisters United'.

The suicide bombings in London on the 7th July 2005 were a turning point for the teenagers. They realised that as British Muslims they were now being treated differently just because of their faith. They all have stories of suffering verbal or physical abuse at school.

Working with professional artist, Mousumi De, the girls have created a series of art works which now appear on their website.

The art project aims to show that not all Muslims are terrorists and that Islam is a religion of peace not war.