AOA NEWSCOLORADO - Artistic Impact Publishing, the Christian Art of Candis Kloverstrom illustrates her belief faith is a relationship with God that creates eternal hope. She is releasing the publication of her latest artwork, "Salvation." This is an acrylic painting inspired by her recent trip to Israel depicting God's plan of salvation from John 3:16 in the Bible. Her artwork "Salvation" is now available at Artistic Impact Publishing through giclee canvas reproductions. The feature article by Roderick C. Meredith for Tomorrow'sWorld.org states,...
Monday, 31 October 2011
USA TODAYOHIO — A defunct dinner theater that entertained northeast Ohio audiences for more than 30 years will soon be full again, this time with churchgoers. The former Carousel Dinner Theatre in Akron has been sold to a suburban church that tried unsuccessfully to acquire the property at auction nearly a year ago. An electrical contractor that submitted the winning bid ultimately decided it didn't want to undertake the extensive renovations necessary to transform the building for its purposes, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. The pastor of...
Sunday, 30 October 2011
AOA NEWSBy TahlibMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ARTS new Islamic Art Gallery (above) is the A&O Talk of the Week as the public awaits the grand opening Tuesday, November 1st in New York City. This week's A&O trinity of questions are:Will the MET's new galleries make a difference in understanding the Islamic faith? (Comment)Name one thing you've learned about the Hindu faith's "Festival of Lights" (Diwali)? (Comment)When will...
A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO & THE BOARD CHAIRAs the Board of Directors of Alpha & Omega Project for Contemporary Religious Arts gathered this past weekend in Indianapolis this for its annual meeting, it did so celebrating its first anniversary as an independent 501(C)3 charitable trust. It is in the role as trustees that we share with you our observations of the significant progress made by this organization during the past year. In 2008, a group of visionaries saw the potential of the visual arts to provide a little tested vehicle for interfaith...
Saturday, 29 October 2011
AOA NEWSEntombment of Christ (2010) oil on canvas, 59 x 79 7/8 inchesNEW YORK - On Thursday, NYC's Marlborough Gallery opened the first showing of a new body of work by the world renowned Colombian artist, Fernando Botero. The exhibition, entitled Via Crucis, is based on scenes from the passion of Christ. Botero's most recent American showing was this past Spring at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, but this is Botero’s first NYC exhibition...
AOA NEWSBy TahlibPhoto courtesy of the artistCALIFORNIA - The multimedia solo production, A Missionary Position by Ugandan American artist Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine planned for this November has been postponed to an undetermined date in 2012 at LA's RedCat (Roy & Edna Disney Calarts Theater). Entitled A Missionary Position, this searing satirical work is a response to the rampant homophobia now gripping Uganda —shown most notoriously by the...
ABC NATIONAL RADIO: THE SPIRIT OF THINGSBy Rachael KohnAUSTRALIA - Australia's most generous prize for religious art is celebrating its 60th year. The Blake Prize is named after the 18th century poet, painter and mystic, William Blake, who challenged the Church of England, and rejected its sexual mores. It's a matter of debate just what part of Blake's legacy should be in the foreground; his reverent use of mythic and mystical imagery, or his dissenting views on sexuality and church power. In our day the debate has morphed into whether the Blake...
THE NEW YORK TIMESBy Robert WorthNEW YORK - Over the past decade, many Americans have based their thoughts and feelings about Islam in large part on a single place: the blasted patch of ground where the World Trade Center once stood. But a rival space has slowly and silently taken shape over those same years, about six miles to the north. It is a vast, palacelike suite of rooms on the second floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where some of the world’s most precious Islamic artifacts sit sequestered behind locked doors. There is far more at...
THE HINDU"Pearl Mosque at Delhi," by Russian artist Vasili Vasilievich VereshchaginINDIA - A giant painting of New Delhi’s Moti masjid, the most accomplished work from Russian artist Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin’s famed Indian series, will be the highlight of a Sotheby’s auction here next month and is expected to fetch USD 5 million. The sale of important Russian art on November 1 will see the monumental work — measuring approximately 13...
DAILY ECHOBy Stephen FryStudent sitting next to Hindu Festival artworkUNITED KINGDOM - Students produced examples of stunning Indian-style art to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali. Almost 90 students from the Arts University College at Bournemouth worked with two specialists in ‘Rangolies’. They used rice, gravel, lentils and beans to create colourful designs and patterns to celebrate the annual festival, which began on Wednesday. The 10 different...
Friday, 28 October 2011
JEWISH JOURNALBy Dora Levy MossanenLet me begin by saying that when I finished reading the engrossing “Jerusalem Maiden” by Talia Carner (Harper Collins, $14.99), two thoughts flashed through my mind. First, that the inevitable ending was quite satisfying! And, second, that a number of the ancient cultural and religious rituals and practices among the ultra Orthodox Charedi Jews in Jerusalem at the onset of the twentieth century are still...
Thursday, 27 October 2011
TEHRAN TIMESIRAN - Ranking the name of Iran behind other countries in the title of galleries to be reopened in the Islamic Art section of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has aroused some resentment in Iran. Master Iranian miniaturist Mahmud Farshchian and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art curator Mahmud Shaluii objected to ranking the name of Iran “after other countries”. A suite of 15 dramatic new galleries for the art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on November...
PALM BEACH POSTDaruma, Seki Bokuo is just one of the pieces on display at the Morikami.FLORIDA - The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens opened “Zenmi: A Taste of Zen: Paintings, Calligraphy, and Ceramics” on Saturday. It features the work of Zen masters from the 17th to 20th centuries and the assertion that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition. The pieces are on loan from the collection of Riva Lee...
WALL STREET JOURNALNEW YORK - The Morgan Library and Museum in New York spotlights a lesser-known pocket of its collection with "Treasures of Islamic Manuscript Painting From the Morgan." Gems include the late 13th-century Persian manuscript "Two Mountain Rams Fighting," above. The text is a treatise on animals; details like the bridge and gold clouds reflect Chinese artistic styles introduced by the Mongol invasion. Through Jan. 29. [li...
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES By Mark JohansonA boy prepares deyas, or earthen oil lamps, to decorate his house during Divali celebration. Picture taken November 5, 2010.INDIA - In the midst of India's jam-packed festival calendar, one celebration stands out from the pack as the most dazzling of them all: Diwali, the "Festival of Lights." Here's a look at Diwali customs and traditions as well as a day-by-day look at the typical activities of the five-day...
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER By Martin Dunlop Stephen Callaghan (above), Lentfest directorUNITED KINGDOM - Next year’s Lentfest celebrations has attracted 29 artists from across the UK to take part in an historic exhibition of Stations of the Cross and Resurrection at Glasgow University. The Archdiocese of Glasgow Arts Project (AGAP) made the announcement [yesterday] that a record number of artists have signed up to take part the Lentfest art exhibition...
THE GUARDIAN By Steve Ross"Seventy Two" (2009) by Lucy Liu. Photograph: Martin GodwinUNITED KINGDOM - 'I have been known to dumpster-dive," says Lucy Liu. "If I see something really fascinating and warped or distorted, like a piece of metal, I'll jump over and grab it and create something from it." Liu has always been an artist, she explains. Even while she was shooting movies, she would be drawing or sewing in her trailer. There's...
AOA NEWS By TahlibILLINOIS - The Video of the Week is of Illinois Sculptor Kate Askegaard, who spent nine months creating a replica of Michelangelo's "Pieta" - using tens of millions of dots. The result is a 5ft by 5ft recreation of the classic 1498–1499 work produced by the most famous of sculptors, Michelangelo (1475-564). According to the Daily Mail, the nine months of intensive work resulted in a $7500 purchase by the owner of international Ripley's...
THE MOSCOW TIMESBy Natalya KrainovaCALIFORNIA - A Russian frigate refused to dock in San Francisco on a Pacific tour because of concerns that it might be seized and held as collateral for a collection of Jewish books and manuscripts. The three-masted Nadezhda turned sail on the advice of the Foreign Ministry, even though a welcome delegation was waiting for it at the pier, the ship's owner, the Vladivostok-based Maritime State University, said Tuesday. The incident took place last Friday, but the university only disclosed the official reason for...
ABC 13 By Melinda ZoshVIRGINIA - Seven Buddhist monks from India [came to] Randolph College this week to create sacred art. They're creating a medicine Buddha mandala at the college's chapel. It's a 5-foot piece of sacred art completely made of colorful sand. The mandala is supposed to contain healing qualities, and the monks believe that the sick can be healed. The monks say that nothing stays in one form for very long. "Impermanent is that everything is going to change and we all are," said Tenzin Tinley, a monk. The work is on display to the...
FARS NEWS AGENCYIRAN - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with hundreds of outstanding scientific, cultural, literary, artistic, athletic, social and economic personalities in the western Kermanshah province. Addressing the meeting, His Eminence described art and science as divine blessings and said that the Iranian nation and the Islamic Republic will use these divine blessings in order to promote Islam, spirituality...
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - The US Post Office unveiled two new Christmas stamps Thursday, and is following on Friday with new stamps to commemorate the Jewish holiday Hanukkah and the African-American celebration Kwanzaa. This year's traditional "Madonna and Child" Christmas stamp features a painting by the 16th century artist Raphael which now hangs in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The Hanukkah stamp features the eight letters Hanukkah...
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
FLORIDA JEWISH JOURNAL By Sergio Carmona "Four Species" by Shelter SerraFLORIDA - Every Sukkot, Chabad of Midtown Miami builds its sukkah. However, this being the first year that the Maor Art Gallery, located at the same facility as the Chabad center, was opened during the holiday, the congregation wanted to make its sukkah part of an art exhibit. The exhibit "Four Species," which opened at the gallery, 3030 NE 2nd Ave. in Miami, last week and runs...
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEKBy Catherine HickleyA limewood sculpture of John the Baptist dating from 1510. GERMANY - A limewood sculpture of John the Baptist dating from 1510 will be returned to the U.S.-based heirs of a Jewish art-dealer couple persecuted by the Nazis, the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said. The sculpture, housed in the Landesmuseum Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart, was auctioned without the owners’ permission in 1937, said an e-mailed...
FOX NY By Julie Chang NEW YORK - City leaders gathered Monday to celebrate the opening of the 15 galleries after eight years of construction [at the Metropolitan Museum of Art]. The galleries house 1,200 pieces of history from the 7th to 19th Centuries. They officially open to the public on November 1. [li...
ZEE NEWSINDIA: A three-day international seminar on Islamic art and culture will be inaugurated by Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari here from Nov 25, organizing secretary Khalid Saeed said Monday. The Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad, the Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, and the Muslim Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (MESCO), Hyderabad, are organizing it. The aim of the seminar is to discuss and...
ASSOCIATED PRESSBy Carolyn ThompsonNEW YORK - A possible 16th-century Michelangelo (c. 1545) painting that hung for years in a local family's home is being displayed in Rome as part of an exhibit of Renaissance art, a development its owner calls a major milestone as he works to have it accepted by the art world. Scholars disagree on whether "La Pieta With Two Angels" was painted by Michelangelo or by one of his collaborators. For now, the 19-by-25-inch work is described as "Michelangelesque" in a show sponsored by the philanthropic Rome...
CLEVELAND FOX 8 TVBy Andrea FishmanOHIO - A new art exhibit showcasing the work of Northeast Ohio’s Religious Women opens [today], October 25th at the Cleveland Public Library. Called, "Progress & Promise," the traveling show celebrates the heritage and ministries of religious women through photos, artifacts, and more. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland, the exhibit is on display in the Library Atrium through November...
Monday, 24 October 2011
THE TIMES-PICAYUNEBy John Pope The bejeweled altarpiece once seen at St. Alphonsus Church.LOUISIANA - A bejeweled altarpiece from the 19th century that was at St. Alphonsus Church during the time of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos is up for auction Nov. 16 in New York City and may never return to New Orleans. The piece, which is scheduled to be sold at Sotheby’s auction house, is a monstrance, a vessel shaped like a cross surrounded by a sunburst....
WALL STREET JOURNALBy SARAH MURRAYIn Ghana, the fantasy coffins on offer include giant soda bottles and airplanes— and the exuberance extends to the funerals.Within hours of the death of Steve Jobs earlier this month, impromptu memorials began to appear at Apple stores around the world. But creativity in sending off the dead is nothing new. Human beings are seemingly hardwired to use public rituals to mark such moments. We bury our loved ones in...
Sunday, 23 October 2011
AOA NEWSBy TahlibERNIE CEFALU's "Jesus Christ Superstar" (above) cover is the A&O Pick of the Week as producers announce its return to Broadway this spring 2012. This week's A&O trinity of questions are:Did you vote for America's contemporary religious artwork of 2011? (Vote Here)Which Clergy advocate for artists should be the 2011 Omega Prize honoree? (Vote Here)Can an album cover really be considered religious art?...
Saturday, 22 October 2011
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTERBy Dale Artis HackermanAn early Paleolithic painting of a bison from the Cave of Altamira near Santillana del Mar, Spain (AKG/Newscom/Bildarchiv Steffens) The church’s role and support of the arts throughout the development of Western civilization cannot be underestimated. In many U.S. public high schools, budgets are being cut, especially in the arts. So why mention the importance of a strong curriculum in art history as...
THE TELEGRAPH By Jo Noble'The Supper at Emmaus’, 1601 by CaravaggioI was interested to read the American artist George Condo's comments regarding The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio (Review, October 15). This is a naturalistic everyday scene, but there are many symbols in this image. The man standing and looking on in doubt alludes to the acknowledgement that many people will not believe that Christ is the Son of God. The man's shadow hangs on the...
CHRISTIAN CENTURY by Amy Frykholm "Crucifixion" by Mia TavonattiMICHIGAN - Mia Tavonatti's Crucifixion, a work of stained glass mosaic, is the winner of this year's ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Decided by popular vote, the award comes with the largest single cash award for a work of art--$250,000. This is ArtPrize's third year, and there were more than 1,500 entries in 164 venues. Viewers vote, and then vote again for one of the top...
THE HUFFINGTON POSTBy Daniel Grant[There is] a growing number of artists who have found success selling to the Christian market, a large realm of the population that does not see itself as art collectors but is willing to spend limited amounts of money on prints and posters that reflect its beliefs and values. A pioneer in this market is the California painter Thomas Kinkade. Most of the Christian art market, however, is focused on the specific images rather than the name or style of the artist. Inspirational artwork has a greater likelihood of...
AOA NEWSNEW YORK - The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) invites socially engaged art lovers to the first International Buddhist Art Gala at Tibet House in New York City on November 19, 2011 from 7-10pm to raise funds for important INEB human rights and peace-building programs in Asia. The gala evening will include live music, cultural dance performances, and a special exhibition and silent auction of Buddhist artwork by esteemed...
BLACK PLANET UNIVERSALBy Oretha WinstonCANADA - Producers announced Tuesday that the rock musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar" about the last days of Jesus written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice will hit New York in the spring, a move that was widely expected. Previews will begin on March 1 at the Neil Simon Theatre and an official opening is set for March 22. Des McAnuff, the artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario,...
Friday, 21 October 2011
DAILY MAILBy Graham SmithControversial: An art installation showing a film of naked people playing tag in a former Nazi death camp gas chamber has been withdrawn from exhibition in BerlinGERMANY - Modern art installation of emaciated naked Nazi war camp prisoners playing tag in a former Nazi death camp gas chamber has been withdrawn from exhibition in Germany. Jewish leaders in Berlin were appalled that the Game Of Tag exhibit by Polish artist Artur...
JEWISH PRESSBy Menachem WeckerTEXAS - In some ways, Sukkot is the most contemporary of holidays. Many pay good money and invest a lot of time and effort to obtain a beautiful etrog-indeed its biblical name is "fruit of the beautiful tree"-and the most visually appealing lulav, hadasim and aravot. The lulav and etrog, whether alongside each other or appearing separately, are some of the most prominent symbols in early Jewish art. Steven Fine explains...
Indianapolis Arts Center's "Day of the Dead" posterWed., Oct. 26-29, 1-5pm | Art Entry DeadlineArt entries are due for Beyond Dead: A Youth Reponse, a High School Art contest exploring what happens to the Body after Death, as part of the 16th Annual Spirit & Place Festival. Includes $750 in prizes and no entry fee. Produced in partnership with the Indianapolis Art Center, entries are due at Indiana Interchurch Center, 1100...
Thursday, 20 October 2011
PATCH"60 degree Sukkah" by Filip TejchmanMISSOURI - An art exhibition [which opened Tuesday] at Washington University's Danforth Campus explores the concept of boundaries within the framework of the Jewish holiday called Sukkot. The exhibition runs through Saturday on the lawn of the Ann W. Olin Women's Building lawn. It features the artwork of 10 finalists selected from a pool of more than 40 candidates, an article on the university's website...
WORLD BULLETINCALIFORNIA - A total of 76,000 people visited "Gifts of the Sultan" exhibition in Los Angeles between June 5 and September 5. Turkish Culture & Tourism Ministry stated on Monday that the exhibition, displaying 200 objects about Islamic culture, took place in Los Angeles Art Museum. The exhibition, also including 19 pieces from Turkey, will be shown in Houston Fine Arts Museum between October 23, 2011 and January, 16, 2012. "Gifts...
AOA NEWSBy TahlibPENNSYLVANIA - White Stone Gallery announces a national call to contemporary artists for the 2012 Fine Art & Faith Exhibit, to be held January 14 - February 4 at the gallery's location in Philadelphia, PA. The faith expressed in the submissions must be supported by the Bible. A selection of works from the exhibit will be featured online for one year. One artist will receive a year contract as a represented artist with White Stone...
JEWISH LIGHTBy Leslie Brownstein "Western Wall" by Peter MaxMISSOURI - After a 10-year absence from St. Louis, [Peter] Max will be in town this weekend where his exhibit "Colors of a Better World" is on display at the Ober Anderson Gallery in Clayton. Max was born Peter Max Finkelstein in Germany in 1937 to Jewish parents who fled the Nazis. They first landed the family in Shanghai, China; then Haifa, Israel; Paris, France, and eventually, Brooklyn,...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
AOA NEWSBy TahlibThe following are the 10 finalists for this the 4th Annual Alpha & Omega Prize for Contemporary Religious Art. Please cast your vote by sending an email to member@alphaomegaarts.org by midnight on Monday, October 24, 2011. Key items to remember in making your selection are: (a) this is an interfaith visual art competition; (2) all works are recent works; (3) it's an American prize for America artwork; and (4) the works must add to the American dialogue about faith in America. The winning work will be announced...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
AOA NEWSBy TahlibFor the third year in a row, the readers of Alpha Omega Arts will decide on the annual Omega Prize for Clergy Advocate for Artists. Please cast your vote by sending an email to clergy@alphaomegaarts.org with the name of the clergy member who has earned your vote by midnight on Monday, October 24, 2011.Pastor Rob Bell, Mars Hill Community Church (MI) wrote bestselling book, "Love Wins" based on the inspiration of an artist who portrayed Ghandi in a church art exhibit.Pastor Bill Carter, First Presbyterian Church of Clarks...
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