Monday, February 2, 2026
7:00 – 8:00pm ET / 6:00 – 7:00pm CT
Free registration required
Join Jesuit Media Lab for a discussion on the intersection of art and justice with iconographer Kelly Latimore. When facing injustice and unrest in our world, artists and appreciators of art may be tempted to ask, ‘why make art when the world is on fire?’ How do art and justice work in conversation with one another?
Latimore’s work explores topics of justice and equality through his powerful icons and representations of holy figures. His pieces have been used in concert with various justice movements such as Black Lives Matter and immigrant rights. How can injustice inspire art that leads to meaningful action in our world?
Explore these questions with Jesuit Media Lab and Kelly Latimore over Zoom on February 2.
View Kelly Latimore’s art here and join us for a conversation on art and social justice facilitated by Alli Bobzien.
https://kellylatimoreicons.com/
Kelly Latimore is one of the most celebrated artists of contemporary religious icons, dedicated to prayerfully creating art depicting “God in plain sight.” Latimore’s modern take on the centuries-old practice of iconography in recent years fuses bible imagery and modern cultural resets. He substitutes well-known biblical figures for those who represent the marginalized and oppressed.
Alli Bobzien is a freelance writer, a mother of two spunky girls, and a recent graduate of Fuller Seminary, where she achieved her master’s in theology. Cherishing a love of everyday spirituality, women in scripture, and the healing power of connection through words, she seeks to craft essays and prayers that engage and uplift. You can follow her work through subscribing to her Substack The Pondering Heart.
Eric Clayton is the deputy director of communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States and the award-winning author of “Where Wonder Leads: Findin God Through Fairy Tales, Myth and Contemplative Prayer,” “Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness,” and more. Follow his writing at ericclaytonwrites.com.
