Latest Past Events

BAIPP Goes to William & Mary!

College of William & Mary Institute for Pilgrimage Studies Symposium Williamsburg

Please join us this fall for the annual international Symposium for Pilgrimage Studies. This year’s theme is Comparing Pilgrimage: Layers of Meaning and Motion. BAIPP Founding Director Dr. Kathryn Barush and Dr. Rachel H. Smith, Gilkison Distinguished Professor of Art History, Taylor University and Director of ASCHA will discuss Contemporary Art as Pilgrimage Journey and Sacred Site. Justin Grosnick, SJ, current Graduate Theological Union PhD student, will present on Jagannath the Pilgrim: Pilgrimage as Envisioned from the Perspective of Sacred Images.

The Blackfriars Gallery Presents: “Reimagining: Faith, Hope and Love” by Deborah Joan Lanino

The Blackfriars Gallery 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley

Reimagining: Faith, Hope, and Love features approximately 20 paintings by Los Angeles based visual artist, Deborah Lanino, made between 2020 and 2024. One could say art is in her DNA, going back to Renaissance Italy. These selected works were inspired by an ancestral, spiritual and art infused pilgrimage that reflects a contemporary view of traditional subject matter seen in Renaissance art.

Pilgrimage Through the Senses

Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University 1735 Le Roy Ave, Berkeley

Savor a sensory experience through wine and tapas that will transport you to the Camino Ignaciano - the Way of St. Ignatius of Loyola - in Spain. Enjoy a guided tasting with renowned New York Times wine critic Eric Asimov who will also share sustainable wine practices from the regions. Professor Kathryn Barush will showcase some of the sacred art of […]

$100.00