In the building and in the wider community
Quartz uses the arts to help build a language all people can use to explore and express their personal spiritual understanding in the the public life of contemporary Scotland. We are working both within the St John’s community, and the wider community of Dumfries (and online), to build skills in #SensingSpirituality.
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- Birthday
We are reaching the fulfilment of this stage of the Archangel St Michael and the Dragon Sculpture. Dee describes this as “Giving Birth” to the sculpture which has been living in her head for a long time. Throughout Lent Dee has explored the struggle between light and dark. People from St John’s and the wider… Read more: Birthday - Show and Tell
What Quirks have you picked up from your evangelical past? This could be expanded include youthwork in general, and other traditions, but evangelicalism is the context in which I forged my identity. There was a bizarre mix of fear, repression and doom; combined with creativity, and lots of genuine love. But analysing that is not… Read more: Show and Tell - Faith and Art April 2026
Stained Glass We ran a Faith and Art session in Dumfries Baptist Church. We spent some time contemplating their beautiful glass art. Participants were then led by Artist Andy Brooke in creating using shards of glass themselves. These were applied to clear glass using glue. The discussion of symbolism in the window, and exploration of… Read more: Faith and Art April 2026 - Forest Church May 26
QFC Sunday the 17th of May 2026 We will gather as Forest Church. Please meet outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm and dress for the weather. We meet in Peace All are invited. Whether you consider yourself a close friend of Jesus, or are just a wee bit curious we meet in his name and… Read more: Forest Church May 26
For those that want to get deeper – it is also an invitation to explore the diversity of Christian traditions and contemporary practice using contemporary artistic creativity.
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More about Quartz…
Quartz is on a perpetual pilgrimage – looking for the face of God in friend and stranger. Receiving what is offered and giving when asked. Some activities take place within the St Johns building, others are located in community settings, or the Wordsmithcrafts Studio.
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