The Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art (MOFSA) is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to inspire, encourage and support the creation of spiritual art. Why a foundation for spiritual art? What drives us? We appreciate art in all forms as an expression of the human spirit. In our world today that spirit is beset by problems at every hand, poverty, violence, and even the destruction of the environment which sustains us. Healing at every level is desperately needed. Art can be not only a personal expression of the artist but can be a powerful catalyst to bring about the very transformation that can heal us and our world. We have this vision:
The Marianne Oberg Foundation for Spiritual Art exists to support artists who create works that inspire peace within individuals and between disparate communities. MOFSA is not bound to any particular religious creed, rather we hope to encourage artists as they pursue their own spiritual path.
The core way in which we have pursued our mission is through grants to artists. We also endeavor to support exhibits of spiritual art. MOFSA was inspired by the life and continuing spiritual presence of Marianne Oberg.
Grants to Artists
MOFSA has provided grants to artists to help them financially in developing and implementing their own vision of spiritual art. We have done this through a biennial spiritual art grant opportunity, and we have awarded a number of special grants.
2024 Spiritual Art Grant Recipients
2022 Spiritual Art Grant Recipients
2020 Spiritual Art Grant Recipient: Martin Dunn
2018 Spiritual Art Grant Recipient: Jennifer McCormick
Exhibits of Spiritual Art
MOFSA has sponsored three exhibits of spiritual art, one physical and two virtual:
2025 Virtual Exhibit “In Conversation with Community”
2022 Virtual Exhibit: “Towards the Spiritual”
2019 Exhibit: “There Is Healing in a Story: An Invitation to Spiritual Art”
We also sponsored two video presentations of spiritual art:
2020 Spiritual Art Grant Recipient
2020 Spiritual Art Grant Honorees
In addition, we have begun to share information about other exhibit and events we feel will be of interest to the MOFSA community. See our Exhibits and Events page.