Let the Art Speak - On Hope

Let the Art Speak - On Hope

From Upper House Commons Events by Upper House

May 6, 2026 · 48 min · Season 4 · Episode 10

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on hope and art by Tim and Rev. Sherrie Lowly at the Let the Art Speak conference.

At the heart of the 5th annual Let the Art Speak conference — held at Upper House, a Christian study center near the University of Wisconsin–Madison — visual artist Tim Lowly and United Methodist minister and writer Rev. Sherrie Lowly delivered the Saturday plenary session: "Trying to Get a Sense of Scale." Their talk began not with art theory, but with a life: their daughter Temma, now 40, who has lived with profound cognitive and physical disabilities since a cardiac arrest in the first day...

People in this episode

Host: Upper House

Guests: Tim Lowly, Rev. Sherrie Lowly

Topics covered

  • art
  • hope
  • disability
  • Christianity
  • conference
  • visual arts

Keywords

  • art
  • hope
  • disability
  • Christianity
  • conference
  • visual artist
  • plenary session

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Upper House

Places: University of Wisconsin–Madison

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