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Bread
Upon the Waters
A Traveling Exhibition of Prints and Drawings
January 26 - February 22, 2006
On display at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music
WEEKDAYS, 9am - 4pm.
Free and open to the public.
Bread Upon the Waters, a traveling exhibition presented
by Christians in the Visual Arts, will be on display at the Institute
of Sacred Music from January 26 – February 22.
Jurors for the collection were Tim High, Associate Professor of
Studio Art at the University of Texas at Austin, and Curator - Director
of the Visual Arts Ministry of the First Evangelical Free Church
of Austin; and Katherine Brimberry, co-founder, co-director and
Master Printer of Flatbed Press and Gallery. Of the exhibition,
they write:
In an age where acts of unselfish love, service, and generosity
are critically in short supply, the Christian artist should consider
the unique singularity of works created from the abundant overflow
of a pure and thankful heart, embracing the viewer with a spirit
of grace, compassion, and understanding. In this way we are able,
in some measure, to identify with the heart of Christ as he wept,
bled, and died for billions of helplessly confused souls stranded
in this vast, pervasive darkness.
In our view, at the heart of various distinguishing qualities
which should be expressly evident in contemporary Christian art,
is a generosity - winsomely imaginative, rich in diversity, yet
economical in the poignancy of image and the significance of its
content. In all of the possible forms, contemporary Christian
art should reflect the profound differences Christ generously
wrought in each of us - whose names are written in blood in the
Lamb's Book of Life.
The prints and drawings diversely represent contemplative outpourings
of a wide range of subjects, styles, and vocabularies, a fact
expressive of the vast multi-national community of artists comprising
CIVA today. Allow yourself to be visually and conceptually transported,
touchstone-to-touchstone, as you glimpse the unfolding of the
rich historical tapestry of Christendom, the deep valleys and
mountain tops of human emotion, the tear between flesh and Spirit
created by sin, a rift being made whole again ever since the Word
first became flesh - the Body of Christ - his new creations.
The exhibition is open weekdays 9 to 4, and is presented with support
from Yale Divinity School.
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