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April 2021
My Soul Looks Back and Wonder How I Got Over
Showing from April 3rd to June 20th, "My Soul Looks Back and Wonder How I Got Over" is a thoughtful visual dialogue that uses art to examine how the pervasiveness of a collective past informs our present, and how the persistence of hope and collective purpose positively redeems us to our present, and our future. Hill and Huckaby use collage and fiber and for this specific body of work are influenced by the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. .............................................................................................................. This…
Find out more »May 2021
Beauty Unites Us – Rick Delanty – Solo Exhibition & Book Release
Rick J. Delanty will be presenting a solo exhibition of two dozen of his recent oil and acrylic paintings in the galleries of the Casa Romantica Cultural Center, accompanied by a release of his new book, "Beauty Unites Us." The book is inspired by Romans 1: 19-20, and contains short essays and 59 of the author's paintings, reflecting on God's beauty as evidenced in our surroundings.
Find out more »Healing in Colour
Exhibition will be on display virtually and by in-person appointment at the Dal Schindell Gallery. Curatorial statement below: Healing in Colour explores the intersection of race, faith, and mental health. Featuring Black, Indigenous, and peoples of colour artists from around the world, the show highlights their experiences, wounds, and journeys of healing. The collection includes a variety of mediums, from linocut to dance to acrylic. Artists reflect on the role their faith plays in how they understand mental health challenges…
Find out more »Georges Rouault: A Steadfast Vision
"Georges Rouault: A Steadfast Vision" has been assembled to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth and to introduce this critically important artist of faith from the 20th century. This exhibition focuses on Rouault’s printmaking efforts, including five etchings from his famous "Miserere Series."
Find out more »Mount Tabor Talks – The Great Mother (Nature and Mary)
The Great Mother (Nature and Mary) The Mount Tabor Centre for Art and Spirituality offers a new series of talks given by Mons Timothy Verdon and Dr. Filippo Rossi. In the spirit of its international conferences and art exhibitions in Italy and the USA in recent years, the Centre will offer monthly lectures by Mons. Timothy Verdon, Director of the Cathedral Museum of Florence and Academic Director of Mount Tabor, and by Dr. Filippo Rossi, Instructor in art at the…
Find out more »In-Person Spiritual Collectives- Ryan Walker
Spiritual Collective 10am EST (In Person) - Ryan Walker **Please be reminded that this group meeting will be held IN PERSON AT THE LAB @ CONVERGENCE – 1819 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302** Convergence offers small group “Spiritual Collectives” that meet in person and online for 7 week rounds to practice listening for God’s voice in scripture and in the journeys of companions. This is a space to deepen your ability to abide and hear God’s voice in the…
Find out more »Online Spiritual Collective – Laura Lyon
Convergence offers small group “Spiritual Collectives” that meet in person and online for 7 week rounds to practice listening for God’s voice in scripture and in the journeys of companions. This is a space to deepen your ability to abide and hear God’s voice in the everydayness of life. They are an opportunity for building gentle accountability in your spiritual practice in a supportive environment. Our Spiritual Collective facilitators range from curious questioners to seasoned Christians. Everyone is welcome in…
Find out more »In-Person Spiritual Collectives – Ryan Walker
Spiritual Collective 7pm EST (In Person) - Ryan Walker **Please be reminded that this group meeting will be held IN PERSON AT THE LAB @ CONVERGENCE – 1819 N. Quaker Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302** Convergence offers small group “Spiritual Collectives” that meet in person and online for 7 week rounds to practice listening for God’s voice in scripture and in the journeys of companions. This is a space to deepen your ability to abide and hear God’s voice in the…
Find out more »Online Spiritual Collectives – Ronya Dones
Convergence offers small group “Spiritual Collectives” that meet in person and online for 7 week rounds to practice listening for God’s voice in scripture and in the journeys of companions. This is a space to deepen your ability to abide and hear God’s voice in the everydayness of life. They are an opportunity for building gentle accountability in your spiritual practice in a supportive environment. Our Spiritual Collective facilitators range from curious questioners to seasoned Christians. Everyone is welcome in…
Find out more »Online Spiritual Collectives- Fox Vernon
Convergence offers small group “Spiritual Collectives” that meet in person and online for 7 week rounds to practice listening for God’s voice in scripture and in the journeys of companions. This is a space to deepen your ability to abide and hear God’s voice in the everydayness of life. They are an opportunity for building gentle accountability in your spiritual practice in a supportive environment. Our Spiritual Collective facilitators range from curious questioners to seasoned Christians. Everyone is welcome in…
Find out more »Mount Tabor Talks – How to Organize an Art Studio
How to Organize an Art Studio The Mount Tabor Centre for Art and Spirituality offers a new series of talks given by Mons Timothy Verdon and Dr. Filippo Rossi. In the spirit of its international conferences and art exhibitions in Italy and the USA in recent years, the Centre will offer monthly lectures by Mons. Timothy Verdon, Director of the Cathedral Museum of Florence and Academic Director of Mount Tabor, and by Dr. Filippo Rossi, Instructor in art at the…
Find out more »Online Spiritual Collectives – Dan ABH
Convergence offers small group “Spiritual Collectives” that meet in person and online for 7 week rounds to practice listening for God’s voice in scripture and in the journeys of companions. This is a space to deepen your ability to abide and hear God’s voice in the everydayness of life. They are an opportunity for building gentle accountability in your spiritual practice in a supportive environment. Our Spiritual Collective facilitators range from curious questioners to seasoned Christians. Everyone is welcome in…
Find out more »THE ART OF RE. – with Adrienne Reedy
REFLECT – RESTORE – BE REFRESHED! No matter where we are in our faith journey; being in community, the Art of Re is a way to refocus, and redirect thoughts to simply look within. With the use of Art, Music, and God’s Word in this retreat, participants find the space to release fears or negative thoughts that block one from being able to see where God is calling one to be. The Art of Re brings us back to the…
Find out more »June 2021
Weekly Zoom Collage Group
Dear CIVA Friends, During COVID19 Zoom classes allow us to gather and support one another. For this purpose, I am offering a weekly Zoom art class for non-artists and artists alike. It's just a time to get together for fun and creativity. Instructions for our Zoom “Collage as Spiritual Practice” classes are below. -Anita Breitenberg Materials Needed for Class First, collect your materials. Must-haves are paper or board to attach your pieces (any size will do and will depend…
Find out more »Artist Talk with Letitia Huckaby – My Soul Looks Back and Wonder How I Got Over
Come hear a discussion of the exhibition from Letitia Huckaby we delve into her art, processes, and sources of inspiration. “My Soul Looks Back and Wonder How I Got Over” is a thoughtful visual dialogue that uses art to examine how the pervasiveness of a collective past informs our present, and how the persistence of hope and collective purpose positively redeems us to our present, and our future. Skip Hill and Letitia Huckaby use collage and fiber and for this specific body…
Find out more »July 2021
Weekly Zoom Collage Group
Dear CIVA Friends, During COVID19 Zoom classes allow us to gather and support one another. For this purpose, I am offering a weekly Zoom art class for non-artists and artists alike. It's just a time to get together for fun and creativity. Instructions for our Zoom “Collage as Spiritual Practice” classes are below. -Anita Breitenberg Materials Needed for Class First, collect your materials. Must-haves are paper or board to attach your pieces (any size will do and will depend…
Find out more »Taking Flesh: Incarnation, Embodiment and Artistry
Taught by The Rev. Dr. Trevor Hart Honorary Professor of Divinity, the University of St. Andrews and Rector, St. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchDescription: God as creator taking on the flesh of creation in order to redeem, transform, and exalt that creation is at the heart of the Christian gospel and also central to our existence as embodied beings in God’s creation of both “things visible and invisible.” In an analogous manner, for the human creature to be fully human involves us…
Find out more »September 2021
Reflecting Glory Exhibition
This show highlights several gilded encaustic panels that recall many iconic paintings from our Christian heritage. Because of their solid gold surface, they allow the viewer to delight in the radiance of each panel while drawing on memory and imagination to fill in the forms. Forty encaustic gilded panels and forty black panels that are incised with text, become 40 Days/40 Nights. The black panels are inscribed with the text from John 1, "The light shines in the darkness…
Find out more »November 2021
Again and Again at St. David’s Episcopal Church
A photography exhibition that invites recurring and fresh contemplation of the ordinary and extraordinary through the seasons of the Christian liturgical calendar.
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