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March 2021
Secret Garden Exhibition by Ruthia Pak Regis
Zoom Artist's talk and reception on March 20, 1 pm. Please RSVP and you will be sent the zoom link in the confirmation email. The exhibit runs March 12 to April 28, 2021 In person viewing of the exhibition will only be available by appointment after we move out of this state of emergency. By logging on to the Zoom event you consent to having your shared video and sound recorded and that recording can be used by the Heliconian…
Find out more »With Word and Song Exhibition
With Word and Song includes collagraphs, painting, and collages that incorporate musical facsimiles, as well as her most beloved textural pieces. Sandra Bowden's visual imagery is a provocative example of art centered both figuratively and literally in word. She views the musical score as a kind of language that transcends written languages and also see music as one of the richest historical influences of the church culture.
Find out more »“Breakdown” – Solo virtual exhibit by Misato Pang
We have all experienced some form of breakdown this past year. Whether it is through loss and grief or through a reckoning or revelation, the world and the life we know have been reshaped in some way by the impact of this global pandemic. In this two-part exhibition "Breakdown", Misato Pang creates art in response and as part of her process of understanding her own breakdowns: breaking down who she is in terms of her ethnic identity and her Christian…
Find out more »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 »Art within Cathedrals Lecture Series 2021: New perspectives in medieval sculpture
New perspectives in medieval sculpture by Rob Hawkins, art historian and ordinand An examination of 15th-century bosses from Norwich Cathedral cloister through sculptural space and style in medieval craftsmanship. For every talk you've registered for, you'll recieve a Zoom link before the event. Please note that the online talks will be recorded.
Find out more »Stephen Blackmer, “Original Beauty: Nature as the first source of beauty and divine inspiration”
Since time before memory, human beings have encountered the Sacred through the vastness of the heavens, the fertility of the Earth, and the mystery of life. Yet a vast gulf has grown between this deepest of human experience and the practice of faith in many traditions. This separation of sacred practice from Sacred Source has alienated people from Nature and contributed to human destruction of ecosystems around the globe. Join Stephen Blackmer to learn about Church of the Woods in…
Find out more »Mount Tabor Talks – Spiritual Art Today
Spiritual Art Today 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 Stanford University program…
Find out more »Art within Cathedrals Lecture Series 2021: Coventry Cathedral: Icon and Inspiration
Coventry Cathedral: Icon and Inspiration by Alexandra Epps, art guide and lecturer The extraordinary story of the rebuilding of the Cathedral as a symbol of peace and reconciliation and its inspiring commitment to the modern. For every talk you've registered for, you'll recieve a Zoom link before the event. Please note that the online talks will be recorded.
Find out more »May 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 »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 »Visual Artist Feedback (Virtual Gathering)
FEEDBACK – noun: a reaction or response to a particular process or activity. Anyone who has explored the creative process understands the value of feedback. Exposing our “works in progress” to the critique of our peers certainly takes courage, but feedback can also take our creative endeavors from average to excellent. Art House Dallas wants to provide an encouraging environment within a small group setting to explore your strengths and potential areas of growth as an artist. Groups will always…
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 »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 »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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