Creative Icons TV Show

Creative Icons is a hosted docuseries that explores the intersection of Art & Faith and what it means to BE AN ICON of the Creator.

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DONATION LEVELS:

$30,000 - EPISODE SPONSOR

(4 of 6 AVAILABLE)

You will receive Executive Producer credit on a SINGLE EPISODE

$10,000 - FEATURED INTERVIEW SPONSOR

(8 of 12 AVAILABLE)

Help us pay for travel, venue, equipment and crew to film a featured icon interview

$5,000 - SEGMENT SPONSOR

Help us pay for travel, venue, equipment and crew to film an artist segment.

$2,500 - CREATIVE SPONSOR

Help us pay the editors to index and curate the many hours of interview footage for our segments

$1,000 - RESOURCE SPONSOR

Help us publish bible study materials that will help Christ-followers appreciate and embrace the arts

$5 to $999.99 - BELOVED PATRON

No gift is too small. We believe God will honor every giver and multiply every gift for His purposes. He longs for all his creative icons to abide in Him, grow in their faith, and bear fruit that reflects His Glory.

This is what Cameron Arnett had to say after watching Creative Icons:

"Satan can't create. He can only pervert.

There's only one Creator and He created us in His image and likeness.

So our job as creatives is to reinfuse the Word of God into everything.

When we do that, we retake and reclaim the art for God."

– Cameron Arnett, actor

(The Forge, Overcomer, I Still Believe)

WATCH A CLIP FROM THE SHOW!

Frequently Asked Questions:

WHAT IS CREATIVE ICONS?
This hosted half-hour docuseries explores the intersection of Art and Christian Faith. So far we’ve collected over 30 hours of interviews with talented artists of faith (writers, painters, choreographers, actors, illustrators, cinematographers, fashion designers, filmmakers) who are dedicated to creating with excellence.
Inspired by books like Steve Turner's IMAGINE and Madeleine L'Engle's Walking On Water, our purpose is threefold:
1. to SHINE LIGHT ON ARTISTS who sometimes don’t feel like they belong in the world OR in the church.
2. to LEARN FROM ARTISTS and enlighten the church about THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS
3. to share with non-believing artists the truth about WHY THEY’RE CREATIVE.
We are ALL created by the Creator to create! He made us to be little creators, even those of us who aren’t artistic. An icon is a reflection of something real, so this show teaches us how to BE AN ICON of our creator. #BeAnIcon

HOW ELSE CAN I HELP?
- Follow us on social media @creativeicons.tv to be the first to know about upcoming events.
- Help us redeem the hashtag #BeAnIcon by using it whenever you post about art & faith.
- Spread the word to your friends, small-group, pastor, or anyone who might be interested in sustaining the Arts in the Body of Christ.
- Know an icon? Reach out! Email us at office@creativeicons.tv if you want to connect us to a creative who is successfully reflecting the Creator to the mainstream market.
- Host a screening! Email us at office@creativeicons.tv if you want to organize a watch-party at your church or local arts organization.
- To inquire about sponsorships or investing, click the INVEST button at the bottom of our website.
WHO WILL BE INTERVIEWED?
We have already collected more than 20 hours of interview footage with the following creative icons:
- PAMELA ALDERMAN, mixed-media artist / founder of HealingInArts.org
- ROBERTA AHMANSON, arts advocate & patron
- CAMERON ARNETT, actor (The Forge, Overcomer, I Still Believe)
- SARAH ARTHUR, author (A Light So Lovely, Once A Queen) / cofounder of the Madeleine L'Engle Writing Retreats
- JAMES BURGESS, cinematographer (Pursuit of Freedom, The Challenger Disaster, Washington's Armor)
- PHIL COOKE
- KATHLEEN COOKE, media executive, author (Hope 4 Today), and founder of Influence Women
- ELIJAH DAVIDSON, film critic & author (Come and See)
- TERRY GLASPEY, art historian / author (Discovering God Through the Arts, Not A Tame Lion)
- JOSH LARSEN, film critic (Think Christian, Filmspotting) / author (Movies Are Prayers, Fear Not!)
- ERIC SCOTT JOHNSON, filmmaker (Camp Manna, For the Life of the World) / founder of Gorilla - GR/LA
- WILLIAM ROMANOWSKI, author (Eyes Wide Open, Reforming Hollywood) / film professor emeritus at Calvin University
- JULIANNA RUBIO-SLAGER, choreographer / cofounder of Ballet 5:8 - Chicago
- SOPHFRONIA SCOTT, author (The Seeker and the Monk, Unforgivable Love) / founding director of the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing
- JEREMY SLAGER, marketing director at Moody Publishers
- CHRISTOPHER SLATOFF, sculptor
- TRAVIS THRASHER, author (BONO: From the Sheer Face of Love, The Solitary Tales)
- AARON ZENZ, illustrator / author (The Hiccupotamus, Monsters Go Night-Night)
- SHO BARAKA, musician / author (He Saw That It Was Good)
When fully funded, we will also be able to invite some of the following creative icons to interview for upcoming episodes:
- JON COLLINS, animator / cofounder of The Bible Project
- KAREN EHMAN, author / women's advocate (Proverbs 31 Ministry)
- MARIA FEE, artist / theologian / adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary - LA
- HAEJIN FUJIMURA, lawyer / arts advocate (Beauty + Justice, Embers International)
- JOSH GARRELS, musician (Peace To All Who Enter Here, Love & War & the Sea In Between)
- MELODY GREEN, musician / activist / cofounder of Last Days Ministries
- SARAH GROVES, musician / director of Art House North - St. Paul
- JOHN HENDRIX, illustrator / author (Go and Do Likewise, Miracle Man, The Faithful Spy)
- DALLAS JENKINS, filmmaker (The Chosen, Redemption of Gavin Stone)
- TIM MACKIE, theologian / cofounder of The Bible Project
- KAREN WRIGHT MARSH, author (Vintage Saints & Sinners) / founder of Theological Horizons - Charlottesville
- MAX MCLEAN, actor (The Most Reluctant Convert) / founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts - NYC
- ANDREW PETERSON, musician / author (The Wingfeather Saga, The God of the Garden)
- JAMES K.A. SMITH, author (How to Inhabit Time, You Are What You Love) / philosophy professor at Calvin University
- STEVE TAYLOR, musician / filmmaker (Dead Sea Squirrels, Blue Like Jazz)
- STEVE TURNER, poet / music journalist (Imagine, The Gospel According to the Beatles)
- PHIL VISCHER, co-creator of Veggie Tales / host of The Holy Post podcast
WHAT ARE THE EPISODES IN SEASON ONE?
1. The Garden: Reflecting the Creator with creativity.
2. Vine & Branches: Connecting to the Creator through wonder & reaching out with love.
3. Soil & Roots: Digging into our humanity and finding nourishment in truth.
4. Water & Seeds: Nurturing & healing culture, while inviting faith like a child.
5. Weeds & Flowers: Fighting what so easily entangles & creating beauty that attracts a crowd.
6. Pruning & Harvest: Denouncing Christian hypocrisy & feasting on eternity.
WHEN WILL THE ENTIRE SEASON BE AVAILABLE TO BINGE?
Great question! And only God knows the answer because these things take time and money. Episodes 1-3 are fully funded, and episodes 3-6 will be completed as they become fully funded through donations, sponsorships, and/or investments. To inquire about sponsorships or investing, click the INVEST button at the bottom of our website.

HOW DO I CONTACT THE PRODUCERS?
Creative Icons is produced by Flipbook Moving Pictures, LLC for:
Be An Icon Creative Arts Network, a non-profit ministry based in Lansing, Michigan
Email us at office@creativeicons.tv
Or direct message on social:
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Updates

We're HALFWAY there!!

September 4th, 2024

Wow! What an amazing faith-filled journey!! Creative Icons Episodes 1-3 are "in the can"!! We just returned from The Rabbit Room in Tennessee, where we had some life-giving conversations that we CAN'T WAIT to share with you. Our editors are hard at work putting it all together for you, and our producers are gearing up for upcoming episodes. We would not be where we are today without our faithful donors. Thank you!!!

Please consider giving to Episodes 4-6 TODAY! Your gift to the Be An Icon Creative Arts Network (501c3) are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE, so DON'T WAIT!!

Prayer Requests

Click the Pray button to let the campaign owner know you are praying for them.

Creative Icons TV Show

Goal:

USD $180,000

Raised:

USD $89,295

Campaign created by Be An Icon Creative Arts Network

Campaign funds will be received by Creative Icons

Recent Donations

Show:

Sebastian Vale -

$ 5.00 USD

1 month ago

I love your message. My little book ARTING WITH GOD lines up with that and I want to inspire you with a few free copies for you and your crew. Email me if it looks fun to you and I’ll send ‘em along. See a video for it on Give Send Go. www.givesendgo.com/ArtingWithGOD

Anonymous Giver -

$ 40.00 USD

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$ 50.00 USD

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$ 100.00 USD

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$ 100.00 USD

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$ 125.00 USD

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Media Messengers -

$ 100.00 USD

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Anonymous Giver -

$ 165.00 USD

1 year ago

Can't wait to see what God will accomplish with this project!

Anonymous Giver -

$ 120.00 USD

1 year ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 500.00 USD

1 year ago

God is faithful! Let’s go, icons!

Supporter -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 1000.00 USD

1 year ago

Wish we could give even more to help this miracle happen. Can't wait to see the episodes and share them widely!

Anonymous Giver -

$ 25.00 USD

1 year ago

I'm praying for you, the team, and the project, Scott.

Anonymous Giver -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

Paul Hellquist -

$ 50.00 USD

1 year ago

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday!

Anonymous Giver -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

People need to know: We're all created to create!

Creative Icons TV Show

Goal:

USD $180,000

Raised:

USD $89,295

Campaign created by Be An Icon Creative Arts Network

Campaign funds will be received by Creative Icons

Creative Icons TV Show

Creative Icons is a hosted docuseries that explores the intersection of Art & Faith and what it means to BE AN ICON of the Creator.

Click READ MORE for info...

DONATION LEVELS:

$30,000 - EPISODE SPONSOR

(4 of 6 AVAILABLE)

You will receive Executive Producer credit on a SINGLE EPISODE

$10,000 - FEATURED INTERVIEW SPONSOR

(8 of 12 AVAILABLE)

Help us pay for travel, venue, equipment and crew to film a featured icon interview

$5,000 - SEGMENT SPONSOR

Help us pay for travel, venue, equipment and crew to film an artist segment.

$2,500 - CREATIVE SPONSOR

Help us pay the editors to index and curate the many hours of interview footage for our segments

$1,000 - RESOURCE SPONSOR

Help us publish bible study materials that will help Christ-followers appreciate and embrace the arts

$5 to $999.99 - BELOVED PATRON

No gift is too small. We believe God will honor every giver and multiply every gift for His purposes. He longs for all his creative icons to abide in Him, grow in their faith, and bear fruit that reflects His Glory.

This is what Cameron Arnett had to say after watching Creative Icons:

"Satan can't create. He can only pervert.

There's only one Creator and He created us in His image and likeness.

So our job as creatives is to reinfuse the Word of God into everything.

When we do that, we retake and reclaim the art for God."

– Cameron Arnett, actor

(The Forge, Overcomer, I Still Believe)

WATCH A CLIP FROM THE SHOW!

Frequently Asked Questions:

WHAT IS CREATIVE ICONS?
This hosted half-hour docuseries explores the intersection of Art and Christian Faith. So far we’ve collected over 30 hours of interviews with talented artists of faith (writers, painters, choreographers, actors, illustrators, cinematographers, fashion designers, filmmakers) who are dedicated to creating with excellence.
Inspired by books like Steve Turner's IMAGINE and Madeleine L'Engle's Walking On Water, our purpose is threefold:
1. to SHINE LIGHT ON ARTISTS who sometimes don’t feel like they belong in the world OR in the church.
2. to LEARN FROM ARTISTS and enlighten the church about THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS
3. to share with non-believing artists the truth about WHY THEY’RE CREATIVE.
We are ALL created by the Creator to create! He made us to be little creators, even those of us who aren’t artistic. An icon is a reflection of something real, so this show teaches us how to BE AN ICON of our creator. #BeAnIcon

HOW ELSE CAN I HELP?
- Follow us on social media @creativeicons.tv to be the first to know about upcoming events.
- Help us redeem the hashtag #BeAnIcon by using it whenever you post about art & faith.
- Spread the word to your friends, small-group, pastor, or anyone who might be interested in sustaining the Arts in the Body of Christ.
- Know an icon? Reach out! Email us at office@creativeicons.tv if you want to connect us to a creative who is successfully reflecting the Creator to the mainstream market.
- Host a screening! Email us at office@creativeicons.tv if you want to organize a watch-party at your church or local arts organization.
- To inquire about sponsorships or investing, click the INVEST button at the bottom of our website.
WHO WILL BE INTERVIEWED?
We have already collected more than 20 hours of interview footage with the following creative icons:
- PAMELA ALDERMAN, mixed-media artist / founder of HealingInArts.org
- ROBERTA AHMANSON, arts advocate & patron
- CAMERON ARNETT, actor (The Forge, Overcomer, I Still Believe)
- SARAH ARTHUR, author (A Light So Lovely, Once A Queen) / cofounder of the Madeleine L'Engle Writing Retreats
- JAMES BURGESS, cinematographer (Pursuit of Freedom, The Challenger Disaster, Washington's Armor)
- PHIL COOKE
- KATHLEEN COOKE, media executive, author (Hope 4 Today), and founder of Influence Women
- ELIJAH DAVIDSON, film critic & author (Come and See)
- TERRY GLASPEY, art historian / author (Discovering God Through the Arts, Not A Tame Lion)
- JOSH LARSEN, film critic (Think Christian, Filmspotting) / author (Movies Are Prayers, Fear Not!)
- ERIC SCOTT JOHNSON, filmmaker (Camp Manna, For the Life of the World) / founder of Gorilla - GR/LA
- WILLIAM ROMANOWSKI, author (Eyes Wide Open, Reforming Hollywood) / film professor emeritus at Calvin University
- JULIANNA RUBIO-SLAGER, choreographer / cofounder of Ballet 5:8 - Chicago
- SOPHFRONIA SCOTT, author (The Seeker and the Monk, Unforgivable Love) / founding director of the Alma College MFA in Creative Writing
- JEREMY SLAGER, marketing director at Moody Publishers
- CHRISTOPHER SLATOFF, sculptor
- TRAVIS THRASHER, author (BONO: From the Sheer Face of Love, The Solitary Tales)
- AARON ZENZ, illustrator / author (The Hiccupotamus, Monsters Go Night-Night)
- SHO BARAKA, musician / author (He Saw That It Was Good)
When fully funded, we will also be able to invite some of the following creative icons to interview for upcoming episodes:
- JON COLLINS, animator / cofounder of The Bible Project
- KAREN EHMAN, author / women's advocate (Proverbs 31 Ministry)
- MARIA FEE, artist / theologian / adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary - LA
- HAEJIN FUJIMURA, lawyer / arts advocate (Beauty + Justice, Embers International)
- JOSH GARRELS, musician (Peace To All Who Enter Here, Love & War & the Sea In Between)
- MELODY GREEN, musician / activist / cofounder of Last Days Ministries
- SARAH GROVES, musician / director of Art House North - St. Paul
- JOHN HENDRIX, illustrator / author (Go and Do Likewise, Miracle Man, The Faithful Spy)
- DALLAS JENKINS, filmmaker (The Chosen, Redemption of Gavin Stone)
- TIM MACKIE, theologian / cofounder of The Bible Project
- KAREN WRIGHT MARSH, author (Vintage Saints & Sinners) / founder of Theological Horizons - Charlottesville
- MAX MCLEAN, actor (The Most Reluctant Convert) / founder of Fellowship for Performing Arts - NYC
- ANDREW PETERSON, musician / author (The Wingfeather Saga, The God of the Garden)
- JAMES K.A. SMITH, author (How to Inhabit Time, You Are What You Love) / philosophy professor at Calvin University
- STEVE TAYLOR, musician / filmmaker (Dead Sea Squirrels, Blue Like Jazz)
- STEVE TURNER, poet / music journalist (Imagine, The Gospel According to the Beatles)
- PHIL VISCHER, co-creator of Veggie Tales / host of The Holy Post podcast
WHAT ARE THE EPISODES IN SEASON ONE?
1. The Garden: Reflecting the Creator with creativity.
2. Vine & Branches: Connecting to the Creator through wonder & reaching out with love.
3. Soil & Roots: Digging into our humanity and finding nourishment in truth.
4. Water & Seeds: Nurturing & healing culture, while inviting faith like a child.
5. Weeds & Flowers: Fighting what so easily entangles & creating beauty that attracts a crowd.
6. Pruning & Harvest: Denouncing Christian hypocrisy & feasting on eternity.
WHEN WILL THE ENTIRE SEASON BE AVAILABLE TO BINGE?
Great question! And only God knows the answer because these things take time and money. Episodes 1-3 are fully funded, and episodes 3-6 will be completed as they become fully funded through donations, sponsorships, and/or investments. To inquire about sponsorships or investing, click the INVEST button at the bottom of our website.

HOW DO I CONTACT THE PRODUCERS?
Creative Icons is produced by Flipbook Moving Pictures, LLC for:
Be An Icon Creative Arts Network, a non-profit ministry based in Lansing, Michigan
Email us at office@creativeicons.tv
Or direct message on social:
Facebook
Instagram
Twitter

Recent Donations

Show:

Sebastian Vale -

$ 5.00 USD

1 month ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 40.00 USD

2 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 50.00 USD

2 months ago

Michaelsons -

$ 100.00 USD

4 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 100.00 USD

5 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 25.00 USD

5 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 150.00 USD

7 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 100.00 USD

7 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 20000.00 USD

8 months ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 125.00 USD

1 year ago

Media Messengers -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 165.00 USD

1 year ago

Can't wait to see what God will accomplish with this project!

Anonymous Giver -

$ 120.00 USD

1 year ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 500.00 USD

1 year ago

God is faithful! Let’s go, icons!

Supporter -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

Anonymous Giver -

$ 1000.00 USD

1 year ago

Wish we could give even more to help this miracle happen. Can't wait to see the episodes and share them widely!

Anonymous Giver -

$ 25.00 USD

1 year ago

I'm praying for you, the team, and the project, Scott.

Anonymous Giver -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

Paul Hellquist -

$ 50.00 USD

1 year ago

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday!

Anonymous Giver -

$ 100.00 USD

1 year ago

People need to know: We're all created to create!

Updates

We're HALFWAY there!!

September 4th, 2024

Please consider giving to Episodes 4-6 TODAY! Your gift to the Be An Icon Creative Arts Network (501c3) are TAX-DEDUCTIBLE, so DON'T WAIT!!

Prayer Requests

Click the Pray button to let the campaign owner know you are praying for them.

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