INC welcomes Dr. Craig Detweiler to the 2024 Accelerate Creative Conference, which will be held this Fall from November 1st to 2nd at the Cohen Student Union at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, Florida.
A cultural commentator, Dr. Detweiler is the president and CEO of Wedgwood Circle, a philanthropic investment collective funding creative projects of meaning. As Dean of the College of Arts and Media at Grand Canyon University, Craig inspires and mentors aspiring creatives on paths in pursuit of their creative callings and God-given purposes. Detweiler has taught thousands how to launch creative projects with intention, awareness, and confidence. As a result, his students have founded festivals, started companies and schools, written acclaimed graphic novels, and directed movies for Marvel.
In recent years, Detweiler has worked in various roles within academia, including professor of communications at Pepperdine University, associate professor and chair of the mass communication department at Biola University, and director of the Reel Spiritual Institute at Fuller Seminary.
Detweiler’s cultural commentary has appeared on Nightline, CNN, NPR, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. His award-winning documentaries include Remand (narrated by Angela Bassett), Purple State of Mind, and unCommon Sounds. In 2016, he was named Variety’s Mentor of the Year, and for years, he has blogged at Patheos as “Doc Hollywood.”
Followed by a panel discussion at 4 pm, Craig opens the conference on Friday, November 1, at 6 p.m. and will speak to us all about the creative life, challenges, and opportunities to impact the world for Christ with our art.
“The artistic life can indeed be daunting and lonely. Along with the incredible highs and experiences on stage or at premieres, the valleys between productions can feel dry and debilitating. Bad reviews and financial frustration can lead to discouragement and depression. One year of glory may be followed by six years of rejection. So then, how does an artist balance the joy of finding one’s work affirmed with the long stretches when the phone doesn’t ring and the paintings don’t sell any words fail? How can we develop practices and rhythms to encourage a more holistic, sustainable artistic life that nurtures our spirits, minds, bodies, and souls?” (Craig Detweiler, Wait, Watch, Wonder)
His previous books include iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives, Halos and Avatars: Playing Video Game with God, and Into the Dark: Seeing the Sacred in the Top Films of the 21st Century, and Selfies: Searching for the Image of God in a Digital Age received a 2019 Award of Merit in “Culture and the Arts” from Christianity Today.
Detweiler’s newest book is Honest Creativity: The Foundations of Boundless, Good, and Inspired Innovation. At a time when generative AI can aggregate text and images in seconds, Detweiler shows why “honest creativity” is one of the core tenets that separates humans from machines. He will share content from the book at the Fall conference. Conference attendees will learn how to prioritize ideas and develop their method for producing cohesive, whole, and enduring works, escaping comfort zones, and cultivating a like-minded community that motivates and challenges. This groundbreaking approach promises to help creators turn problems into possibilities by honing their ability to innovate and then preparing them to handle the positive and negative feedback that is inevitable when private work is displayed in the public sphere. For Detweiler, creating honestly is a way of honoring the gift of life, and his transcendent guide shows us how we can excel in an act that is fundamentally both uniquely human and magnificently divine.
About the Conference
The Accelerate Creative Conference is designed for artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, performers, techies, other creative types, students and professionals, communicators, churches, and ministries. Sessions inspire creatives to accelerate their passion, purpose, and process.
Registration is $99 per person Student discounts and scholarships are available.
To register and for more information, go to: https://incswfl.regfox.com/accelerate24
The conference officially kicks off on Friday, November 1, with breakouts, panel discussions, worship, a plenary session, an art show, and more, continuing through Saturday, November 2.
The International Network of Creatives is a global non-profit based in Southwest Florida that disciples creatives to reflect and proclaim Christ in their lives and work.
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