2026 Multifaith Calendar - Growth and Change
Proudly celebrating its 40th year, the 2026 Multifaith Calendar's theme is ‘Growth and Change'
Published annually by the Multifaith Action Society (MAS), the Multifaith Calendar (MFC) is a unique educational resource that facilitates understanding of religious occasions and festivals integral to a wide spectrum of cultural and faith communities.
The 12-month, full-sized wall Multifaith Calendar offers insight into the world's major faiths - a window that gives not only accurate information on each of the major holidays and festivals, including their dates and significance, but detailed historical information of these faiths and their relationship to time – giving us a better understanding of many varied cultures.
The MFC is also a carefully selected collection of art work. Each year a theme is chosen and artists from across North America as well as Internationally submit art for consideration. We are proud to say that these images are original works from a wide variety of visual artists.
Growth and Change...
From birth to death, life is an ongoing experience of growth and change. We all face challenges, obstacles, and circumstances that force us to reach out in new directions. But how do we embrace change in a manner that is meaningful? What does it take to grow in bold, dynamic, and affirmative ways? How do we avoid stagnation or defeat?
Whether it is human beings navigating the unknown, plants finding their way through concrete, or the universe expanding, we are all participating in an interconnected process of growth and evolution. How might we do so in a way that is wise and fruitful?
In our 2026 Multifaith Calendar, Growth and Change, we invite artists to reflect deeply on these perennial questions and to channel their visions of growth and change into artwork that personifies, among other things, personal development, self-discovery, and self-reflection… striving to build deeper connections within as well as reaching out to the world around us.2026 MFC cover artist: Evelyn Beck : 'Master Gardener'
'"The gardener waters his carefully tended patch of flowers in an eternal cycle of growth and change."
...Evelyn Beck
Fiber; 24" x 20"
Artist's Bio...
My pieces almost always begin with a photograph I’ve taken. I am drawn to capture interactions between people as well as interactions between individuals and their environments, especially water. Examples of inspiration are moments where a child splashes in a puddle or squirts a hose or pours water into a bucket or where a man sits on a log looking out into the ocean or reels a fish into a boat. My preferred technique—raw edge applique—is an effort to express the joy and magic of life’s simple joys.
Using a photograph I've taken, I simplify it in Photoshop. Then I print it out and trace over it on freezer paper. I use the freezer paper pattern to cut out shapes from fabric and adhere them with fusible web to fabric to create the picture. Then I sew the pieces down on my sewing machine and add additional detail with thread. When the picture is complete, I build a frame and staple the art quilt to the frame.
