Worship Arts Teams
At Seattle Unity, Worship Arts means any artform that intersects with worship, whether it's music, dance, visuals, design, poetry, or any other artform.
Worship Arts Director Erin McGaughan leads teams of volunteer congregant singers, supporting all our Sunday services, along with our pro houseband and pro local guest soloists. Inclusion is crucial here, so you don't need fancy skillsets. Just email Erin and let her know you're interested: erinm@seattleunity.org.
Check out some previous services to see the kinds of things our platform backup-singers do. Volunteer instrumentalists are also invited to reach out, though stronger skillsets are needed for those spots.
Erin also presents other Worship Arts workshops and events in a variety of subjects. This past year has seen sessions on vocal technique, sacred scents, singalongs, dance and movement (workshop featuring local master Leah Mann), sound baths, congregant art show, hymnody, seasonal decor, caroling, and more. Got an idea for a session? Email Erin at erinm@seattleunity.org.
Erin hires professionals, too. Do you know of local musicians and artists who could be great in our Sunday services, or leading a special workshop? Email Erin at erinm@seattleunity.org.
Upcoming Worship Arts Special Events
Worship Arts News
Worship Arts Blog
Annie’s Mask Project Annie Christensen was on staff for Seattle Unity for many years, and currently co-leads the Intuition Circle. She’s a multi-modal artist, and you may have seen her knitting prayer shawls during Sunday services in recent times. I asked her if she had any knitting projects going during this Covid-19 time. Hi Erin,…
Worship Arts Blog
Mitch Learns a Tech Thing Covid-19 challenges all of us to learn new things and leap over new hurdles. It’s rarely easy, but we can support each other as we each negotiate these obstacles. Here’s Mitch’s story. Hi Erin, One of the things I learned this week was how to create a ZOOM webinar (video).…
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Didi’s Collage Meditations We continue looking at great stay-at-home worship arts ideas, this time with longtime community member, artist and archivist Didi Graves, who generously shared her collage process. “I started making paper collages in May of 2018. In one way or another as an artist I have been making assembled pieces for many years,…
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5 Element Taiji James Tierney teaches in our Youth Program often, and recently shared with us his special unit on 5 Elements Taiji. Check this out, it’s not just for kids, though; the very brief format and imagery makes it easy for adults to learn, too. “The point of the movement is to help us…
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Three Minutes of Bliss If you saw our Easter Service video, you enjoyed the 3 minute meditation featuring the sounds of bells and bowls, played by Andrea Cariño. For our first Worship Arts blog, we’re offering that piece here, too. Come back to it any time you need a pause. A long time church…
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