Arts Release

15/09/2026

Manchester Cathedral was buzzing! On Sunday, around 400-500 people moved around the Cathedral, joining with seven culturally distinct music and dance groups. My highlight was the grand finale, when an explosion of worship expressions came together in a truly intercultural way, bringing together three kinds of expression: culturally unique expressions, multilingually integrated songs, and, accompanied by the Resonance Band, an explosion of collaborative, innovative, interactive, worship in which brightly costumed African and Chinese dancers created shared moves, and Persian singers initiated a circle dance — all to the glory of the triune God. Congratulations to Revd Canon David Onabanjo, visionary host and organiser of the event, who personally joined in the dance.

17/08/2026

🚶‍♂️🎨 Arts on the Camino 2027 🎶🌍

What happens when faith, creativity, and adventure come together?

Join us on the Camino de Santiago as we walk alongside pilgrims from around the world, build authentic friendships, and use the arts to share God's love in natural and meaningful ways.

📅 June 18-28, 2027
📝 Applications close February 28, 2027

Are you ready for an out-of-the-box mission experience?

Learn more and apply at https://wecspain.org/arts-on-the-camino/

27/07/2026

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL CULTURALLY DIVERSE CHURCHES!! The training being offered by Intercultural churches and Songs2Serve.eu will equip your church and music leaders to express the unique God-given voices of your congregation!
Resonance Band UK, Arts Release, Intercultural Church and City Transformation Gathering, GCAMM, Global Ethnodoxology Network - GEN, WEC UK and Ireland, WEC Nederland

https://interculturalchurches.org/event/intro/

6-session online training course on intercultural worship for worship leaders and church leaders, designed to help your church launch intercultural […]

13/07/2026

We are inviting artists to contribute original artworks for a series of postcard-sized art cards that will be used as a resource for WEC and Arts Release community outreach programmes.

This is an invaluable opportunity to use your art to help create meaningful connections and conversations with those who have little or no exposure to the Gospel.

Selected artworks will be printed as postcards and made available for use in outreach settings. More details and specifications for artworks are in the pdf file attached below.

You can submit your work at this link by 31 August 2026:
https://bit.ly/artcardsformission2026

Thank you for considering being part of this initiative. We look forward to seeing how your creativity can help spark meaningful conversations and supporrt mission through the arts.

06/06/2026

Resonance Band UK of Arts Release, and Jessie Tang of Songs2Serve.eu, are being interviewed (at 8:30pm) on the livestream for this globally themed evening of Christian music at this premier venue in the heart of London. The event starts at 7:30 pm UK summer time with livestream open from 7:10pm Jill Ford of All Nations Christian College is also involved in the livestream. Among other things, multicultural, global and intercultural Worship is being platformed tonight in this standout occasion!

A spectacular evening of music, worship and global celebration from...

01/06/2026

https://youtu.be/_xn8HYjzRjw?si=0lyb5HgDjYAr3QK5

A SECOND PODCAST TO SHARE WITH YOU! It's on Intercultural worship and how we can help pave the way for this practically so that it builds racial and cultural equality. Dr Jill Ford of All Nations Christian College and I (Ian Collinge) of Resonance Band UK were interviewed by Kevin Thompson of the West Midlands Racial Justice Initiative.

Also available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xSgiQLkvaNFe66aGgiCZa...

Seasons of Justice Podcast from West Midlands Racial Justice Initia...

12/05/2026

Throwback to the Storytelling Workshop with Dr Larry Dinkins on 26 Apr, attended by 60 eager participants on a rainy afternoon in Singapore.

Thank God for crafting Dr Larry's story.
Thank God for writing stories of all of us.

Go tell His stories.

Thank God for His Story.
Thank God for stories of the Bible.

Thank God for shaping our stories.

12/05/2026

Resonance Band UK ("Resonance North") will be in Middleton, Leeds, England, on Sunday evening. If you are anywhere accessible to this venue, please come to join us!! This church is one of the friendliest I know!!

09/05/2026

The Ascension is often overlooked but it is so important for intercultural church and worship! Read more in this blog post by Arts Release founder Ian Collinge:

Following the stimulating WEAVE Manchester 2026 conference in February, we are freshly aware of an overriding question in all our discussions: how can we foster genuinely intercultural church, mission, justice, and worship here in the UK? I would like to offer some biblical reflections, expressed in...

02/05/2026

Join Resonance Band UK in West London this May for two events designed to inspire and ignite intercultural worship and creativity amongst God's people!

Join Resonance Band in West London this May for two events designed to inspire and ignite intercultural worship and creativity amongst God's people