The editors of Sacrum et Decorum, a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to the history and study of sacred art, invite submissions for a special focus on sacred Christian art in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. They welcome contributions that engage with the intersection of Christian (broadly interpreted) visual culture and the distinctive colonial, postcolonial, and multicultural contexts of the region.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Church architecture and interior decoration
- First Nations and Māori visual traditions’ encounters with European missionary art
- The reception and adaptation of European sacred art traditions in Australia and New Zealand
- Religious street art
- Individual artists, craftspeople, and workshops engaged in sacred art production
- Stained glass, iconography, sculpture, metalwork, and devotional objects
- Contemporary sacred art and evolving liturgical aesthetics
Sacrum et Decorum is published in both Polish and English and is indexed in DOAJ, ERIH PLUS, EBSCO, and other major academic databases. It is an open-access publication, and authors retain full copyright under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence.
The journal welcomes original, previously unpublished scholarly articles making a substantive contribution to the field. In addition to full research articles, shorter contributions – including reviews, source materials, and artists’ reflections on their own practice – are also invited. Submissions in English are particularly encouraged.
Full author guidelines, technical requirements, and submission information are available at the journal’s website.
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