When Art Transcends What's 'Pleasing': Elevating Our Standards for Aesthetic Expression
In this richly illustrated presentation, JES Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Michael DeSanctis will offer participants a way of appreciating works of visual art, architecture, music and literature that challenge their existing definitions of what's "pleasurable" to the mind and senses. Concrete examples from each of these genres will be examined with the hope of provoking a lively discussion.
*Online registration will close at 11:55 p.m. the day before the event. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event by calling or visiting the JES office by 1:00 p.m.
Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State St, Erie, PA 16508
Date/Time: Wednesday, May 14, 7pm to 8:30pm
Admission: $10/person; $15 with guest
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Michael DeSanctis, Ph.D.
Dr. Michael DeSanctis is a Professor of Fine Arts and Theology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he teaches courses in the history of art and architecture. He is the author of Building from Belief: Advance, Retreat and Compromise in the Remaking of Catholic Church Architecture (Liturgical Press, 2002) and Renewing the City of God: Catholic Architectural Reform in the United States (Liturgy Training Publications, 1994), as well as numerous popular and academic writings on the topic of contemporary Catholic Church architecture. He is a member of the Commission on Sacred Art and Architecture for Diocese of Erie and has established an international reputation for his work as a liturgical educator and design consultant.
