Transformational: A Kairos Forum
Event Details
- Saturday, February 18
- 8:30am-12:00pm
- Ministry Center Sanctuary
- Keynote Speaker: David JP Hooker
- ArtShare by Hans Offringa
- Breakfast Provided
- FREE but Registration Required
Following on the heels of the Beautiful Conference, we are thrilled and honored to have Wheaton College Art Professor David JP Hooker as the keynote speaker at our Winter Kairos Forum Feb 18. David will address “Everyday Ordinary Humdrum Transcendence” and the transformational nature of creativity.
We will also hear from The Whisky Couple’s Hans Offringa as he will share about his journey as a writer and whiskey connoisseur. We’ll start with breakfast, enjoy a short film, and have plenty of time for discussion and fellowship.
Whether you are a Kairos Tribe member or not and regardless of your genre or interest in the arts, you can always expect a rich and rewarding time at a Kairos Forum. Please Register for this free Forum.
For more information contact Kristy Barry (KBarry@StAndrews.Church or call 843-284-4351).
David JP Hooker lives and works in the greater Chicago area, where he is an artist and full professor at Wheaton College. He received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from Furman University.
His artistic practice explores a variety of media, including sculpture, pottery, performance art and collage. His works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including the Guilford Arts Center in Connecticut, Pottery Northwest in Seattle, the Third Annual Triennial of Silicate Arts in Hungary, and the 2016 International Cultural Fair in Dunhuang, China. His work can be found in various public and private collections, including the South Carolina State Museum, the Greenville County Museum of Art, Winthrop University, and Lanzhou City University.
Hans Offringa is an established bilingual author and media expert who has been writing and presenting about whisky for over 30 years, culminating in over 25 books on the subject. He is a Keeper of the Quaich, Kentucky Colonel, Lifetime International Ambassador of the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival and Honorary Ambassador of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS).
Hans is European Contributing Editor for Whisky Magazine. He writes and photographs for various other magazines and newspapers in Europe and the USA. Furthermore he is a judge at the Scottish Whisky Awards and the World Whisky Awards and serves as Director on the Advisory Board of The Council of Whiskey Masters.
