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Welcome to the Home
of Arts in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey! We launched
a diocesan chapter of the Episcopal
Church and the Visual Arts (ECVA) in October 2004.
Just what is ECVA, you may be wondering?
It is a national Episcopal organization, begun in 2001, which supports
artists, individuals, congregations, and scholars in engaging the
visual arts in the spiritual life of the church. It encourages
visual artists in our church to use their creative gifts for the
glory of God. It hopes individuals will explore the opportunities
visual arts offer in their spiritual journeys. It urges parishes
and cathedrals to incorporate visual arts in their programs. And
it fosters conversations and research in the visual arts, theology,
and culture.
Here are some of our activities in the
last few years:
- The Art of Recovery featured
works by artists of Cathlic Charities' Partners in
Recovery program
and the A-Team of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK).
The artworks were
exhibited at Trinity Cathedral's Synod Hall from May
to July 2006. See exhibit online here.
- We sponsored an exhibition, Overcoming
Racism, exhibited
initially at the Anti-racism Conference
No More in My Church! in November 2005, then at
the 222nd Convention, Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Trinity
Cathedral in 2006. You
can read about the exhibit and the artists and see the
paintings here.
- We hosted a retrospective of the photographic
works of William Earl Perry at Trinity Cathedral, from October
2005 until January 2006. You can visit that exhibit
online here.
- In Spring 2005, we sponsored
an exhibition — New Life — at
Trinity Cathedral. You
can read about it and see images here.
- Our New Jersey ECVA chapter began with a celebratory dinner
and exhibit at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton in Autumn
2004, which featured the works of talented men and women
who live in the diocese. You can read about that splendid
occasion here.
We're delighted you've visited us online.
We look forward to welcoming you as a member!
Yours in Christ,
Ruth Tietjen Councell
Chair, ECVA New Jersey
Updated 7 July 2007 |
