As some of you know, Hope Church is sponsoring an art exhibition this coming Saturday night. This is the second year we have done this, and last year’s was truly spectacular. Andrea Rowe and her compatriots did a remarkable job of turning the auditorium into a beautiful art gallery with some phenomenal pieces of art, most from our own congregation.
This year we have solicited art from the community with a desire to build bridges into that community, and to honor artists, allowing them to see that their work brings glory to God whether they think so or not. The response has been good, given the native suspicion that artists can have of the church.
This morning the JoyFM, a local Christian radio station aired a short interview with me and promoted the exhibition. I sounded distinctively unexcited… but as John Thomas pointed out, I share more affinity for Puddleglum than Mr. Beaver.
The interview has not yet been posted, but when it is it will be accessible at the JoyFM web site. (Click here to go there.)
If you are wondering whether an art show should be held in a church ‘sanctuary, ‘ I addressed that in the Bradenton Herald recently, and you can access that here as long as they keep it on their site.
I hope that both of you (!) reading this will make a point to come Saturday night, 7PM to 9PM.
Adria
I can’t yet hear the Joy FM interview, though I am looking forward hearing it when it is published on the website. I did appreciate the article in the newspaper. That was a pretty exciting conversation!! I really wish I could come to the art show, but that would require money. 🙂 Maybe next year!!
MagistraCarminae
I enjoyed both the article and the interview– and you *did not* sound bored to death. I thought it was great!