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December 2020
Heart to Heart – Chamber 2
What Heart-to-Heart? “Heart-to-Heart” is a new 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. These groups will seek God’s strength and guidance as they support, encourage, and pray for one another in their creative calling through their work and walk with the Lord. Event Information Heart to Heart consists of 4 sessions that meet once a month for…
Find out more »Heart to Heart – Chamber 1
What Heart-to-Heart? “Heart-to-Heart” is a new 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. These groups will seek God’s strength and guidance as they support, encourage, and pray for one another in their creative calling through their work and walk with the Lord. Event Information Heart to Heart consists of 4 sessions that meet once a month for…
Find out more »Heart to Heart – Chamber 3
What Heart-to-Heart? “Heart-to-Heart” is a new 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. These groups will seek God’s strength and guidance as they support, encourage, and pray for one another in their creative calling through their work and walk with the Lord. Event Information Heart to Heart consists of 4 sessions that meet once a month for…
Find out more »January 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 »July 2021
Reservoir
"The man who is wise, therefore, will see his life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the reservoir retains the water till it is filled, then discharges the overflow without loss to itself." - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Join Intersect Arts Center for the opening of their Spring exhibition that explores the delicate, tenuous, and necessary relationship between work and rest. The exhibition seeks to curate a compendium of collective…
Find out more »February 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 »The Art of Business
Today’s artist has to master their craft, think like an entrepreneur, and market their work. It sounds like a lot—because it is. But staying true to the vocational call of being an artist does not have to mean going without pay. This 6-hour online workshop split between two Saturday sessions is taught by experienced and knowledgeable leaders and is designed to give artists the tools and resources needed to excel in their work, build a business, and fulfill their calling…
Find out more »The Art of Business
Today’s artist has to master their craft, think like an entrepreneur, and market their work. It sounds like a lot—because it is. But staying true to the vocational call of being an artist does not have to mean going without pay. This 6-hour online workshop split between two Saturday sessions is taught by experienced and knowledgeable leaders and is designed to give artists the tools and resources needed to excel in their work, build a business, and fulfill their calling…
Find out more »March 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 »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
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 »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 »Unveiled: Prayers of the People
This in-person and socially distanced art opportunity includes work by several CIVA artists local to Madison, WI. This exhibit offers space to pray and reflect on the past year and to consider areas of growth and hope. There are various ways for you to enjoy this exhibition including events (please register to attend) and daily open hours. Learn more at www.upperhouse.org/event/unveiled-prayers-of-the-people
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 »CIVA Gathers
You must register prior to the event to attend the gathering. CIVA Gathers is FREE for CIVA members to attend. Register here! 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…
Find out more »May 2021
Nuts and Bolts – Setting Up for Success: Creating a Serious Art Business
The first Nuts and Bolts webinar covers the basics of setting up a business for your art. Attorney Collin F. Schaefer. Collin will host a 50-minute presentation with a casual discussion and Q+A at the end. All Nuts and Bolts webinars are FREE for CIVA members. Not a member? Become a member! Register *All five Nuts and Bolts webinars share the registration. Attend one webinar or all five! Collin F. Schaefer Attorney, Ogden Glazer + Schaefer Prior to pursuing a…
Find out more »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 »Kitchen Table Talks – Colors of Character
This Kitchen Table Talk is a conversation with CIVA member and painter Steve Skipper. Colors of Character: An Artist’s Journey to Redemption is a documentary of his life. We’ll talk about the movie and explore Steve’s journey to faith and his path to becoming the painter he is today. Moderator: Rev. Ralph Basui Watkins Panel: Steve Skipper & Fig Tree Media (Don Keith, Chris Danielson, & Warren Callaway) Find more information about the panel, watch the trailer and register at…
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 »Nuts and Bolts – Degrees and Me: Should it be?
Panel: Maria Fee, Nate Risdon, Robert Feuge, & John Cobb This Nuts and Bolts webinar is meant to be an honest and transparent sharing of experiences, opinions, advice to those who are struggling with making a decision to further their formal education or not. We will delve into questions such as: Do I need an MFA to be a good/successful artist? What about a PhD? Can I learn more (or equally as much) by investing in life experiences rather than tuition?…
Find out more »Online Spiritual Collective – Amy Hall
Event Description Online Spiritual Collective - Amy Hall Description 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…
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 »Nuts and Bolts – Artist Residencies: Delving into Possibilities
Panel: Lauren Cross, Letitia Huckaby, Laura Tabbut, Justin Sorensen The Nuts and Bolts webinar is formatted as a 50-minute panel discussion with an opportunity for Q&A at the end. Details This time is meant to be an honest and transparent sharing of experiences, opinions, advice for those who are struggling with making a decision to pursue residencies or not. We will delve into questions such as: Difference between types of residencies? How to distinguish the quality of an artist residency?…
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 »Hudson Valley Art Association 88th Juried Exhibition
Member Suzy Schultz has her piece Warrior 7 included in the Hudson Valley Art Association 88th Juried Exhibition. Suzy Schultz grew up in St. Petersburg FL, and was encouraged in her art by her artist mother and physician father, and later her boss/mentor at a missions agency. She has painted full time since 1995. Her work has won many awards, and has been shown in museums and galleries throughout the US, as well as in art books and magazines. Most…
Find out more »CIVA Gathers – May 27
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. We recognize our members come from a variety of prayer…
Find out more »Divine Connections
The artist's last solo exhibition was an attempt to look at and describe relationships between the spiritual and physical planes. Continuing in the same vein and with an ideally large space to work with Robbie Mackintosh is seeking to reach out these connections wider and deeper and with more direct and perhaps more obvious applications. Robbie uses culture references derived from influences close to him to achieve a type of language to express these relationships and connections from where he…
Find out more »Nuts and Bolts – Putting Value to Creativity: IRS, Artist, and the Collector
Panel: Kendra Miller Details More details coming soon! All Nuts and Bolts webinars are FREE for CIVA members. Not a member? Become a member! Register *All five Nuts and Bolts webinars share the registration. Attend one webinar or all five!
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 »Nuts and Bolts – Protect Your Work: Copyright and Intellectual Property 101
Details This is a 90-minute seminar moderated by Francesca Witzbirg of Loza & Loza LLP covering copyright and intellectual property as it pertains to artists and their work. All Nuts and Bolts webinars are FREE for CIVA members. Not a member? Become a member! Register *All five Nuts and Bolts webinars share the registration. Attend one webinar or all five! About the Speaker Francesca Witzbirg Partner, Loza & Loza LLP An Intellectual Property Solutions Group Francesca’s practice concentrates on…
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CIVA in the Ville
We’re gathering in Louisville on Sunday, June 20th. CIVA members and friends are invited to join Executive Director Lawan Glasscock, Sojourn's Director of Arts and Culture Michael Winters, and amazing local artists as we gather for our first in-person event of 2021. Sojourn Arts www.sojourn-arts.com 1207 S. Shelby St Louisville KY 40203 Sunday, June 20th 6:00 PM ET Worship Service 7:30 PM ET Art Reception, Pass the Piece: A Collaborative Mail Art Project *CIVA asks that all in attendance respect…
Find out more »CIVA Gathers – June 24
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. We recognize our members come from a variety of prayer…
Find out more »CIVA Gathers – July 29
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. We recognize our members come from a variety of prayer…
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CIVA in Toledo
Christians in Visual Arts (CIVA) invites Northwest Ohio members and friends to HeARTS Gallery in downtown Toledo for "CIVA in Toledo". Join Lawan Glasscock (Executive Director of CIVA) and Michelle Arnold Paine (CIVA Community Ambassador and Ohio artist) for an evening of fellowship and roundtable discussion. See Toledo's newest outdoor mural and meet others in the region passionate about art and faith. Wednesday, June 30th 6:30 pm ET HeART Gallery, St. Paul Lutheran Church Toledo, OH *HeART Gallery is following…
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 »The RESTART: Virtual Art Conference
The RESTART: Virtual Art Conference 2021 is designed to provide support for art professional development for TK-12 teachers, art faculty, artists, museum educators, and art historians. We aim to bring professionals with innovative art teaching experience to teach, lecture, or host workshops for those who might not have access to transformative art experiences. Two Day Virtual Conference, Friday, July 16th & Saturday, July 17th Purchase tickets for each day individually ($30) if you cannot make the whole event, or the…
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 »Less (and) More: Modernism Greets the River Landscape
July 11 – September 19, 2021 Less (and) More: Modernism Greets the River Landscape at the Barnsworth Gallery, is an exhibition of Fox River landscape paintings that gives viewers a sense of the land and environment in which the Farnsworth House is situated. Artist Joel Sheesley is a painter and the inaugural artist-in-residence at Farnsworth House (2020-21). Artist’s Statement Initially, I planned only to paint the river landscape around the Farnsworth House, but my curiosity drove me to the House…
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