:: Current exhibit ::

A World of Possibilities
An Exhibition of Paintings by Isabell Villacis
6 November 2010 – 5 January 2011
Trinity Cathedral

Isabell loves to paint. But she can't do it alone.

Since birth her physical abilities have been severely limited by cerebral palsy. With the innovative new Art Realization Technology (ART), the door has been opened for Isabell and others with virtually no use of their arms or legs to express themselves through visual art.

Sitting in her wheelchair, Isabell is fitted with a target laser, an instrument originally designed for military use. With the laser light strapped to her head, she moves the beam around on a canvas, showing a tracker (a person who puts the paint on the canvas) where the paint should go. The choices of color, shape, line, and even texture are all made by the artist.

Isabell's world is filled with dreams and possibilities.
ECVA NJ is pleased to honor her and the people at ART who help to make those possibilities into realities. To learn more about ART, please visit their web site at www.artrealization.org

If you wish to purchase a painting from this exhibition, please contact Ruth Councell at ruth@councell.net. Twenty-five percent of the sale price of the paintings in this exhibition will go to ART in Princeton.

:: Earlier exhibits ::

THIS FRAGILE EARTH An Exhibition of Art Celebrating God's Creation and Our Role as Christians in Protecting, Preserving, and Nurturing it. The art, in a variety of media ranging from oil and watercolor to photography, earthenware, and recycled materials, was on display in Synod Hall from March to May 2010.

SOCIAL WORK WORKS The 25 paintings in the exhibition were selected from an ongoing series that chronicles the artist’s experience in the realm of social work. From the entry point of university graduate social work study and hospital internship through employment at an HIV/AID Clinic — followed by work at a Psychiatric Day Program — these colorful and expressive paintings illustrate the artist’s intent to examine, comprehend, and embrace theories, practices and concepts of the helping profession. They also express a host of feelings, core values, and emotions inherent to the field of social work.

A native of Trenton, New Jersey and a graduate of Mercer County Community College, Storey has been exhibiting and selling his artwork nationally for over 30 years and is a Signature Artist at the Noyes Museum in Oceanville, New Jersey. Storey’s involvement in the arts has been both as an artist and as an arts advocate.

WORLD OF MUSIC Lee Whiteman, a member of Trinity Cathedral, shared some of his vast collection of photographs on a musical theme. From Little Richard to the Trinity Cathedral Choir to a grandmotherly piano lesson at home, Lee's photographs captured his love of music in its many forms. The exhibit featured an array of close-ups of well-known jazz and popular artists, as well as home-grown musicians.

EXPRESSIONS OF HOPE The artist/clients of HomeFront and Partners in Recovery joined forces in an amazing testimony to the power of creative expression. From men and women whose lives have been interrupted by homelessness, addiction, or mental illness, comes art that speaks from the heart and surges with life and hope. The exhibition was held at Trinity Cathedra from April 6-May 22, 2008.

MANY GIFTS, ONE SPIRIT Allow the Spirit to stir up your creativity! ECVA New Jersey held its Second All-Diocese Art Exhibition from May 25- July 12, 2008 in Synod Hall, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton. Artists 18 years of age or older and associated with the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New Jersey were invited to participate.

BEYOND TRADITION: Quilts by Nancy Breland These exquisitely made original quilt designs incorporate traditional quilting patterns to bring a fresh look to a beloved and time-honored craft. The exhibit ran from July 5 through August 31 in Synod Hall. Following services at Trinity Cathedral on July 15, Nancy Breland remained on hand to talk about her work.

THE ART OF RECOVERY We mounted an exhibit of work by the artists of "Partners in Recovery", a program of Catholic Charities and "The A-Team Artists" of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) from May 14 to July 14, 2006 at Trinity Cathedral. "Partners in Recovery" is a partial-care program of Catholic Charities which provides integrated treatment of the co-occurring disorders of mental illness and substance abuse. A Recovery Model is followed as members are viewed as active, responsible partners in their treatment. "The A-Team Artists of Trenton" grew out of the Extra Helpings program of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). They are still based at the Soup Kitchen but have become an independent business entity, a limited liability partnership run by the artists themselves.

OVERCOMING RACISM We sponsored an exhibition, Overcoming Racism, at the 222nd Convention on 3 and 4 March 2006 in Cherry Hill, on 11 and 24 February at Trinity Cathedral, Synod Hall, and also from 5 March to 12 May 2006 at Synod Hall. You can read about the exhibit and the artists, and see the paintings, here. The paintings were commissioned especially for “NO MORE IN MY CHURCH!”, an anti-racism conference of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey held 19 November 2005 at Trinity Cathedral, Trenton.

WILLIAM EARL PERRY A Retrospective in Synod Hall, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, which ran from October through January 2006.

NEW LIFE An Easter Art Exhibit in Synod Hall, Trinity Cathedral, Trenton, Easter Day through the Day of Pentecost (27 March to 12 May 2005). See an overview of the exhibit here