Art night at the Abbey

I feel a lot of artists enjoy community. We like to gather and share our work, ideas, techniques, problems, successes, etc. Artists thrive this way.

Inspired by another outreach program - http://artreachmcc.org/ - I thought that we'd start an arts get together every other Tuesday evening at The Abbey @ LifeLink Church.

Bring your own sketchbook/canvas and drawing/painting supplies. We'll be soaking up some inspiration from the jazz band while conversing and drawing. I'll have a special communal sketchbook that I'd like everyone to add a drawn prayer to. It's going to be part of the Sept art show.

http://site.theabbeycafe.org/
http://2sendaprayer.blogspot.com/

Opening Night at New Creation Center

The Spirit of Growth Art Show opens this evening, July 10th from 7pm - til whenever. The show will remain up through August 14th and will be open during office hours and most of the weekend. This showcases the expression of the spiritual journey through three dimensional and two dimensional artwork. Artists included in the show are: Mike Maness, Richard Fudge, Kevin Thorn, Erin Fudge, Carol Cox, Dianne Smith, Tina Rentfro and others...

2270 Hwy 51 S. Hernando, MS

www.onthecrossroad.com

I'd like a traditional prayer kneeler

I'd like a a traditional prayer kneeler... for an art project. Do you have one at your church that is damaged or otherwise unwanted. I'd like to turn it into an art piece for my church's To Send a Prayer art exhibit in Sept. Which means it would get painted and stuff, so I cant give it back in its original condition. I would prefer it donated to me, but i could purchase if needed.

New Prayer Journal Blog

Inspired by one of those "hey, we should do this" remarks by a friend, I went out and bought a journal. http://www.lookatbook.com/ I agreed that it looked like a lot of fun and would be inspiring to collaborate with other artists. Especially those artists that we might have met and spoken to online but never in person. It just sounded fun.

We settled on the following a few rules for structure.

1. 5 days to complete a spread. So if you receive it on Weds., you have to mail it the following Mon.
2. A visual expression of a prayer or scripture.
3. Medium: pen, ink, graphite, colored pencil.
4. Keep it moving. Finished or not you need to mail in 5 days.

Keep up with the project here: http://2sendaprayer.blogspot.com/
Would you like to be added to the mailing list and add your doodle? Send your mailing address to me at richard.fudge@gmail.com .

Call to Artists - The Spirit of Growth

Event description:
The Spirit of Growth Art Show sponsored by CrossRoad Church will explore the topic of spiritual growth. Every Christ follower has been on a changing path of spiritual growth during their journey of faith. The hope for this art show is that people from a variety of backgrounds and life situations would depict some aspect of their spiritual development so that others would be able to view, learn and grow closer to Christ through it.

Timeline:
Deadline for submissions: Friday, July 3rd
Selection and artist notification: Monday July 6th
Installation: Wednesday July 8th
Opening: Friday, July 10th
Closing: Friday August 14th

Artwork:
The New Creation Gallery will be accepting submissions of original artworks from artists in two themes; 1.) pieces that explore a verse or passage of scripture and how that pertains to spiritual growth, 2.) pieces that express experiences of spiritual growth from your own experience. Artwork can be two or three-dimensional. Artwork must be ready for installation on Wednesday July 8th. This means that your work must be ready to be displayed (two-dimensional pieces must have wires on the back for hanging).

Instructions:
Digital submissions are preferred. Digital submissions are to be formatted as .jpg at 300 dpi and no larger than 5”x7”. Mailed submissions are to include a CD of digital images of the artwork. Please include your name, phone number, email address, artwork title, medium, dimensions, and date completed with all submissions. Do not send originals. Submissions will not be returned. Multiple submissions accepted, limit five.

Pricing:
We hope that you would decide to showcase your art for people to purchase. Buyers will be able to pick up their purchased works after August 14th by contacting Erin Fudge 901-619-8300, erin@onthecrossroad.com. We ask the participating artists to donate 20% of their profit back to the New Creation Gallery to help us fund the missions we do.


Send to:
Erin Fudge, 2270 Hwy 51 S. Hernando, MS 38632 or erin@onthecrossroad.com

new personal best - painting at 12 services

In an effort to help Resurrection Catholic Church begin its own arts ministry, I volunteered to act as a consultant and resident artist. I began painting there on April 5th, Palm Sunday, and have missed only a couple of Sundays since. I put the count at 12 times that I've painted during the mass there. During that time I completed 9 pieces. Needless to say, I'm a little tired and need a rest. Anyone want a turn at Resurrection?