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October 2019
Hold Fast: An Art Experience with Leslie Iwai
November 16, 2019 Hold Fast: An Art Experience with Leslie Iwai Upper|House, Madison, WI
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Hold Fast: An Art Experience with Leslie Iwai
November 16, 2019 Hold Fast: An Art Experience with Leslie Iwai Upper|House, Madison, WI
Find out more »Hold Fast: An Art Experience with Leslie Iwai
November 16, 2019 Hold Fast: An Art Experience with Leslie Iwai Upper|House, Madison, WI
Find out more »May 2020
Arising
ARISING
A Mosaic Exhibit by Eugenia Sherman Brown
Through the breaking and arranging of glass, stone and other materials, I find a metaphor for my life’s journey: In brokenness… beauty.
Arising
A Mosaic Exhibit by Eugenia Sherman Brown Opening Reception, May 1, 6-9 pm Refreshments provided.
Find out more »July 2020
Maker to Maker – Calligraphy
Today's calligraphy ranges from highly legible traditional letterforms to thosewhich have their basis in those same letters, but favor expression over legibility. These word pictures use letter style, color, letter path, and layering to express the meaning of a text. This visualizing process has also become a powerful way to meditate on great words, especially from the Bible.
Find out more »Doing Good Well – Online
CIVA presents the fifth gathering for women in the arts: Doing Good Well 2020 Sometimes things just don’t work out as planned. So, we’re going digital! Continued social distancing measures don’t take away the need for women artists of faith to gather, pause, and focus on who God has called us to be. Transformative community experiences might be even more crucial now than ever. Therefore, CIVA has adapted portions of the Doing Good Well curriculum to create a half-day workshop. That’s right, we’re converting…
Find out more »Semblance Sunshine
Semblance | Sunshine traces the material and aesthetic influence of post-war Los Angeles on minimalist art within Southern California from the 1960s to today. After undergoing a massive phase of industrialization throughout, and after, the second world war, California had become home to 140 military bases and the focus of immense government spending. This sudden economic boom generated a factory-focused workforce, which made the state one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of aircraft and automobiles. Civic projects, like the development…
Find out more »Maker to Maker – Landscape
Creating is such an amazing pursuit, and sharing our work together has great rewards: community, new perspectives, and encouragement to continue in the challenge! The landscape is such a rich theme, whatever materials or genre you use -- reflecting both God's creative glory, and the brokenness of our relationship to nature.
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Weekly Zoom Collage Group
Dear 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 on…
Find out more »August 2020
Weekly Zoom Collage Group
Dear 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 on…
Find out more »Kitchen Table Talks – Being Black in America: Part 2
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. This session's goal is to open conversation for the purpose of moving forward in righteous communion.
Find out more »#ArtWorksFromHome: Virtual Exhibit
We reached out to artists who have exhibited in our gallery in the past and invited them to share with us their responses to our current circumstances: how they are practicing their art, what kind of art they are creating, how they are processing what is happening in the world, and what is inspiring them during this trying time. Their response was outstanding. We exhibited their work on our Instagram page and are documenting their work on The Gallery at…
Find out more »The Art of Prayer
Much Christian art describes prayer, from the churches large and small called “houses of prayer” to mosaics, statues and paintings showing holy women and men in the act of prayer. Art in fact has been a “school of prayer”, and this retreat reflects on the ways in which artists supported this essential function of Christian life for communities and individuals. Leading the reflection, and opening it to prayerful meditation, is Monsignor Timothy Verdon, a Roman Catholic priest and art historian…
Find out more »Maker to Maker – Engaged Community Art
Maker-to-Maker is designed as an intimate group of CIVA members virtually gathering to share their work, receive constructive feedback and discuss their discipline. Each session is moderated by a professional in their medium. Sessions are FREE and open to current CIVA members but are limited to 8 participants per session. Participants should come ready to dig deep and can expect to explore struggles and bonds with their fellow Christian artists. Each session is structured as follows: Moderator Introduction Participant Introductions…
Find out more »LUMINATE
"Luminate is an annual interactive art experience that examines antithetical themes: Light, darkness. Depression, hope. For this year’s Luminate, we invite you to a virtual exhibit featuring 8 professional visual artists who interpret the themes of Isolation and Belonging. Our event goes live on creativitycatalyst.org/Luminate from August 15 through September 12. We look forward to the day when we can safely facilitate this event in-person again, but through this temporary virtual format, we endeavor to deliver a meaningful virtual experience…
Find out more »Maker to Maker – Fibers
Maker-to-Maker is designed as an intimate group of CIVA members virtually gathering to share their work, receive constructive feedback and discuss their discipline. Each session is moderated by a professional in their medium. Sessions are FREE and open to current CIVA members but are limited to 8 participants per session. Participants should come ready to dig deep and can expect to explore struggles and bonds with their fellow Christian artists. Each session is structured as follows: Moderator Introduction Participant Introductions…
Find out more »Visual Artist Feedback
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 »Maker to Maker – Pottery
Maker-to-Maker is designed as an intimate group of CIVA members virtually gathering to share their work, receive constructive feedback and discuss their discipline. Each session is moderated by a professional in their medium. Sessions are FREE and open to current CIVA members but are limited to 8 participants per session. Participants should come ready to dig deep and can expect to explore struggles and bonds with their fellow Christian artists. Each session is structured as follows: Moderator Introduction Participant Introductions…
Find out more »Origin Series: On Becoming
Origin, an Art House Dallas program, seeks to establish a wholeness and connectedness between spiritual formation, imagination, and the arts with the ultimate intent to establish a sacred perspective on how we individually and collectively live and create. We believe that beauty shown through the arts, culture, and creation holds a powerful ability to form the way we see ourselves, the world, and our interaction with both. Observing beauty gives witness to something deep and life-giving—the Source and Sustainer of…
Find out more »September 2020
Weekly Zoom Collage Group
Dear 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 on…
Find out more »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 »Becoming Livestream Concert
The Art House Dallas mission has always been to work directly with artists and creatives of all kinds to spur on their creative endeavors believing that their rich expressions can provide a light and way forward for the benefit of the entire community. More than ever, we need our community of patrons, artists, and friends to rally around our work and mission. Please consider joining us as we encourage artists and inspire the imagination of the next generation.
Find out more »Kitchen Table Talks – Authority and Influence in America
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. This session will have discussions with voices from the faith, political, and law enforcement community.
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