ART AND RELIGION is a discrete field of multidisciplinary study that attends to the creative interplay between image and meaning making as religious activities. More general usage of the term signifies investigations into the role, place, or experience of art in religion (s).

Religions are deeply embedded in culture. Institutions, practices, and artistic expression often contain both religious themes and evidence of the deep undercurrent of religions in shaping and reflecting the human experience. Artists and activists seeking to ask questions around power and justice also frequently tap into these themes.