Christians in the Visual Arts express faith through creativity at Messiah College
October 9th, 2008
GRANTHAM, Pa. (Oct. 9, 2008) — Plastic toy eyes, paint, sculpture and video join for a unique display of Judeo-Christian art in the twenty-first century at Messiah College’s Aughinbaugh Art Gallery. On view from Oct. 31 to Nov. 26, the Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) exhibition, titled “The Next Generation: Contemporary Expressions of Faith,” displays painting, collage, sculpture, film, photography and various forms of media in an attempt to explore the relationship between the visual arts and the Christian faith. All displays are free and open to the public, on view during normal gallery hours. The Aughinbaugh Art Gallery is located on the lower level of Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus.
About Christians in the Visual Arts
Founded in 1979, CIVA exists to explore and nurture the relationship between the visual arts and the Christian faith. CIVA encourages artists to develop their particular callings professionally, maintaining strong faith convictions. It also provides a safe outlet for sharing work, ideas and ultimately establishes a Christian presence within the secular art world.
While CIVA’s current exhibits focus on varying issues, “The Next Generation” is divided into six sections including, “God in the Details,” “God in the Mystery,” and “Last Things” among others. The artists depict the meaning of each topic in eye-opening ways through the mediums of their professions.
About Aughinbaugh Art Gallery
Located on the lower level of the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on Messiah College’s Grantham campus, the M. Louise Aughinbaugh Art Gallery exhibits the work of internationally recognized artists from around the world, as well as faculty and students. Gallery programming supplements campus classroom instruction by bringing practicing artists to campus to demonstrate techniques in classes and by organizing special evening lectures and afternoon gallery talks. The gallery also functions as a hands-on teaching laboratory for students in the college’s course on museum studies. Aughinbaugh Art Gallery is open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in more than 60 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.