CIVA at The Met
CIVA members and guests are invited to meet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see Winslow Homer: Crosscurrents. Participants are responsible for their own museum entry. We recommend purchasing tickets for the 5:00 pm entry time prior to the event.
June 3, 2022
5:00 pm ET
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
RSVP
CIVA in Brooklyn
CIVA members and guests are invited to meet at the Brooklyn Museum of Art to view Andy Warhol: Revelation. Participants are responsible for their own museum entry. Reserve a ticket online directly with the museum for 2:00 pm entry time.
June 4, 2022
2:00 pm ET
RSVP
God in the Modern Wing
God in the Modern Wing is back with a new format! Wear comfortable shoes and join other CIVA members as we spend a morning in conversation around the spiritual significance of Modern and Contemporary Art while touring the newly renovated East Building and Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
June 25, 2022
Washington D.C.
YES! – Doing Good Well
A Professional Development Workshop for Women
Are you quick to say YES! to volunteering and supporting others, but hesitate to lead? If so, you are not alone. Join your sisters in CIVA to embrace becoming servant leaders. This three-day, two-night professional development workshop will cultivate practical leadership skills such as ethical decision-making, building credibility, and managing social expectations.
July 18-20, 2022
St. Louis (Eureka), Missouri
LitArt
More details to come.
October 2022
CIVA Gathers
CIVA Gathers is a Christ-centered virtual gathering in which CIVA Members have the opportunity to connect and pray together. The doors are open to all traditions and backgrounds. Each month we will spend time with scripture and an artwork from CIVA’s newest traveling exhibition. The photography exhibition Again + Again is centered around the church calendar. CIVA Gathers is led by CIVA Staff and rotating featured CIVA artists, theologians, and cultural leaders.
Multiple Sessions: Meet the last Thursday of each month
Heart to Heart
“Heart-to-Heart” is a virtual program for CIVA members. It brings together an intimate group of creative thinkers who feel called to pray for and encourage others as they serve God through the visual arts.
Multiple Sessions
This program is FREE for CIVA members. Interested in joining a Heart to Heart group? Contact office@civa.org.
Not a member? Join now!
CIVA in Florence
Join CIVA‘s Executive Director Lawan Glasscock and Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz for an afternoon in the historic La Badia in Florence as they discuss the importance of Dante in regards to the Christian visual imagination of the afterlife, morals, and the soul’s journey. Tim will be installing his commissioned series of Cantos inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy.
Rescheduled – Date TBD
Email lawan@civa.org to RSVP and for more details.
Other CIVA Programs
Nuts and Bolts
Nuts and Bolts is a 5-session webinar course covering the practical and business side of being an artist. Attend a single course or all five! This course is free for CIVA members and can be accessed directly through the CIVA Network. Topics include:
- Setting Up for Success: Creating a Serious Art Business
- Putting Value to Creativity: IRS, Artist, and the Collector
- Protecting Your Work: Copyright and Intellectual Property 101
- Degrees and Me: Should it be?
- Residencies: Are They For You?
*This program is completed. CIVA members can view the recorded webinars for FREE in the CIVA Network. Not a member? Join now!
Maker to Maker
Intimate groups of CIVA members virtually gathering to share their work, receive constructive feedback and discuss their discipline.
Multiple Sessions – TBD
This program is FREE for CIVA members. New sessions coming soon!
Kitchen Table Talks
Kitchen Table Talks are virtual gatherings where we can come together as a community to talk about tough issues facing us as a society and as Christians. It is CIVA’s goal to end each Talk with viable solutions and steps toward action.
CIVA members can view past talks for FREE in the CIVA Network. Not a member? Join now!