tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170625742011-07-07T16:13:28.347-07:00Encouraging visual arts in the life of the Episcopal ChurchECVAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05446555305742212335noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17062574.post-3880346321859475792007-06-01T17:02:00.000-07:002007-06-01T17:07:03.083-07:00

Remarques has moved to a new address which is http://www.ecvasketchbook.com/remarques/Join us at this new spot where you will find ECVA Sketchbook, a new project which invites you to participate and share your art.

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The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, invites you to submit two-dimensional artwork expressing the theme of "Stations of The Cross" for a group exhibition in the nave of the church from April 1 - May 25. Artists may submit work depicting a particular one of the 15 stations, or expressing the theme of the Stations of the Cross as a whole. Deadline for submissions is March

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The Advent/Christmas exhibition for ECVA, Unto Us A Child Is Born, is now online. Curated by photographer, The Rev. Wilfredo Benitez-Rivera, the exhibition is a collection of images inspired by the incarnation. Filled with a wide range of expressions of the holy mother and child's power, joy and vulnerability, this exhibition is as rich in color and expression as those of us in the Episcopal

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Art-at-the-Cathedral, a Collaboration by Christ Church Cathedral Choirs and Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky, invites you to create works of art in response to the texts and/or music selected from four centuries. You may respond to a musical text, the music, or to art from those eras. The selected visual interpretations will form a collaborative exhibit. Digital images should be emailed by

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The Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA) has launched anew online multimedia feature, "Visual Preludes 2006: The Videos."These videos offer a multimedia experience based on the Visual Preludespresented during daily Eucharist services at the 75th GeneralConvention of the Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio, June 13-21, 2006.They are available for viewing over the Internet athttp://www.ecva.org/

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Visio Divina : Concept & PracticeThe 'Visio Divina : Concept & Practice' exhibition at www.ecva.org showcasesseven Episcopal communities across the United States where the visual artsnurture people¹s spiritual lives:- Christ Church Cathedral in St Louis- The Shrinemont Center in the Diocese of Virginia- Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington North Carolina- The Philadelphia Cathedral- Trinity Church

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In the months leading up to Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington's 20th Anniversary, and the advent of our third decade, we've let our imaginations run wild thinking about the future; so now let your imagination run wild! Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington is sponsoring a Homeless Awareness Arts Contest! Twenty-one winners will receive cash prizes and special recognition during a

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The deadline for the "Symbols" Call has been extended to September 15, 2006, one month beyond the original deadline of August 15. To find out more about this collaborative project between ECVA and the ECUSA Office of Communications Web Team go to the ECVA web site at the link above. Besides developing art for ECUSA's Visitor's Center and Image Shop, selected submissions will be used for an

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Good evening, all! We've received an inquiry from someone looking for a CD with a library of Episcopal symbols and a variety of church clip art as well. Does anyone know of such a CD? If so, could you please post a comment to this blog entry, so that all may benefit?In the meantime, perhaps this is a good time to note our current Call to Artists, "Symbols," available at the "Calls" section of

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ECVA is partnering with the Office of Communications Web Team to sponsor an exhibition "Symbols" which will consist of original clip art that illustrates, represents or references Episcopal or Christian concepts (e.g. baptism, trinity, alpha and omega). Art selected for the "Symbols" exhibition may be used in the Visitors Center (www.episcopalchurch.org/visitors). It may also be selected for the

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Good day, all!Our friend Bowie Snodgrass has sent along links to two web sites where we may view photos from General Convention. With our thanks, here they are:www.episcopalchurch.org/infocuswww.flickr.com/photos/bowiesnodgrassNew photos will be posted daily, and those of the Visual Preludes will have the tag "Eucharist."Brie DodsonThe Episcopal Church & Visual Arts (ECVA)Director of

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Good day! We'd like to share with you an Episcopal News Service article about ECVA and the Visual Preludes, written by The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg. Please click here to view "Artists enliven General Convention’s worship space:ECVA’s Visual Preludes artwork now online" on the ENS website.With the ENS graphics and Marcia Stevens Landry's wonderful painting "The Seed of the Cross" in glowing

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If you're in the Cleveland area, we encourage you to attend the exhibition "A Place at the Table," curated by ECVA's own Mary Ann Breisch. It is on view at The Gallery at Trinity Commons, 2230 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115 from April 22-June 25. Hours are Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Sundays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., and Wednesdays 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. The opening reception is Friday, May 5, 2006 from 6:00

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We have an exciting opportunity to pass along to artists who can act on it quickly. A nonprofit retailer associated with an Episcopal cathedral will be exhibiting at General Convention this June, and has invited ECVA artists to submit samples of their work for possible sale through the retailer's exhibit space at Convention. Literally thousands of people will browse the exhibit area!There is a

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From our friend Richard Gage, a welcome announcement:ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL HOSTS “ENEMIES” EXHIBITION MARCH 1 – APRIL 16, 2006St. James Episcopal Cathedral, located at 65 E. Huron (southeast corner of Huron and Wabash) in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, will be hosting a six-week art exhibition on the theme of “Enemies” during Lent (March 1 – April 16, 2006).Following a call for

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This Call comes to us by way of our good friend Dr. Rachel Bundang, editor of The Worship Well. Many thanks! The Well offers a terrific array of worship resources - we recommend it highly.***Announcing: ARC / CrossCurrents Hudson River Arts AwardThe Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture inCooperation with CrossCurrents Magazine announces an awardscompetition for artists whose

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General Convention is coming this June - and ECVA has a wonderful role init. We've once again been asked to provide multimedia visual arts presentations,"Visual Preludes," to accompany each of the nine worship services to be conductedat the Convention.The overall theme of General Convention is "Come and Grow," derived fromEphesians 4:15 (NIV): "... speaking the truth in love, we will in all

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Our friend Rich Melheim has been working on ways to encourage young artists who participate in the life of their church. Rich and Faithink.com have come up with something wonderful: the Crystal Penguins awards. Grammys, move over! Any ECVA friends reading this, would you please bring Rich's project to the attention of young Christian artists whom you may know? (He especially notes that it might

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The thought behind the painting "Jesus-Our Great and Loving Teacher": I wantedto present Christ as such a good and loving presence that it attracts the intellectual side of all living creatures. I wanted to show that his message was received by people all over the world and from all time periods. That is why there are representative people from all over the world and from all time periods. That

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The Episcopal Church USA, in collaboration with Episcopal Church and Visual Arts, presents "Faces of Christ" at the ECUSA web site homepage, www.episcopalchurch.org. ECVA exhibiting artist, Paula Wallace, curator of the exhibition invites us all "to seek the Risen Christ and know the presence of that divine relationship in our own lives." In her curator's statement, Paula points out the

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ECUSA has launched a marketing campaign that incorporates an appealing visual compotent. Go to Come and Grow to see the site, including the ads. The "Come and Grow" logo is available for download to church websites and blogs at the Come and Grow site.Which brings me to think about art provided to local churches by artist parishioners. I am curious if any of you provide art work to advertise

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May God's presence bless you now and in the coming year.From everyone at Episcopal Church & Visual ArtsArt work from "O Antiphons" by Jan Neal

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"Venite Adoremus—O come let us adore him. These words from an ancient hymn bid us to enter anew into worship of our Lord during the cycle of seasons of the church year from Advent through Christmastide to Epiphany..." writes Frank and Griffin Logue, curators of ECVA's latest on-line exhibition now published at Episcopal Church & Visual Arts. Included in the exhibition is the work at right, "

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Next time you contemplate the power of images, consider the following:According to Nesta de Robeck in his 1956 The Christmas Crib , during the second century Emperor Hadrian built a sanctuary to Adonis in Bethlehem over the site of the Nativity in an effort to destroy Christianity. St. Helena and Constantine reclaimed the spot for Christianity by establishing the Basilica of the Nativity in A.D

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"Greta's Hands" by Krystyna Sanderson, photographer and Chair of the ECVA New York Chapter, appeared in an exhibition of works by members of the New York Chapter of ECVA hosted by The General Theological Seminary in New York from September 26 through October 28, 2005. More information about the exhibition, entitled "The Vision Glorious", can be found at ECVA Newsletter Special Issue (December

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I am wondering if anyone knows of a source where one could buy liturgical kites?Jan NealEpiscopal Church & Visual ArtsProgram Director

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How does your church sanctify worship space during Advent and Christmas? When and how do you green your church, and do you have any particular traditions involving the visual arts for this season?Jan NealProgram DirectorEpiscopal Church & Visual Arts

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Here is an engaging topic for visual exploration: the notion of our enemies. Historically, individuals, families, nations, and cultures have struggled to differentiate friend from foe. More often than not, people have found it easier to define themselves by who they disapprove of, what they fear, and why they hate: in short, their enemies. Richard Gage and Paulette McDaniels -- in

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We are coming to the end of the Long Green Season, and the Feast of All Saints' offers a brief respite from the LGS prior to Advent. In my church for the Feast of All Saints' we read the names of those who died during the year with the sanctus bell rung following each name. It is hauntingly beautiful and reminds me that liturgy is, in and of itself, art. This year our Flower Guild is planning

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Many of you who read this are likely visual artists whose work involves their faith. We'd welcome your comments on whether you are known within your parish as an artist who creates religious/spiritual art. Here are some open-ended questions:If you are known, how did it happen and how does it affect your life within the parish? If you are not known, would you like to be? What could ECVA do to help

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Welcome to ECVA's forum, Remarques, created to provide a place of conversation concerning visual arts in the Episcopal Church. Feel free to post here your ideas for topics to discuss, and an administrator will open a post on that particular topic. ECVA thanks you for your interest and encourages you to drop by often to join in the discussion.

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