Subscribe to Christianity Today
Subscribe to Christianity Today
Donate to Christianity Today
login | my account
February 13, 2012

Home > 1996 > April 8Christianity Today, April 8, 1996
ARTS: Networking: Art Exhibit Spaces

The following list is a sampling of exhibition spaces, outside of Christian seminaries, college art departments, and churches, that are operated as professional galleries and that openly welcome art involving Christian themes.

- Biblical Arts Center, Dallas, Texas; nonprofit, nondenominational museum housing a permanent 125'- wide canvas with light and sound show about Pentecost, as well as rotating exhibits featuring contemporary Christian, social issue, and biblical art. Curator: Susan Metcalf; (214) 691-4661.

- Foxhall Gallery, Washington, D.C.; commercial space in the embassy area of the nation's capital; owner administers the Christian-based Washington Arts Group lecture series and exhibits. Director: Jerry Eisley; (202) 966-7144.

- Eastbrook Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a small foyer space, with rotating exhibits, on the edge of the inner city in a building that also houses a school of fine arts, community projects, and a theatre, all run by Christians. Director: Helene Pickett; (414) 332-7730.

- Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Topeka, Kansas, respected locale for permanent and rotating exhibitions housed on the University of Oklahoma campus, site of the 1996 juried show "The Living Tradition," which will center on contemporary artists' depictions of the biblical narrative. Director: Thomas Toperzer; (405) 325-3272.

- Gallery W, Sacramento, California; this gallery of permanent and rotating exhibits features contemporary, international artists and is recognized as a professional gallery within the local arts scene. Director: Eric Pleishner; (916) 364-1111.

- Genesis Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois; commercial gallery representing Christian themes in art, plus networks to put artists together with commissions for sacred spaces. ...

This article is currently available to CT subscribers only. To continue reading:




Christianity Today


  


Subscribe to Christianity Today and get 3 free trial issues. No credit card required.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. Offer valid in U.S. only.

If you decide you want to keep Christianity Today coming, honor your invoice for just $19.95 and receive nine more issues, a full year in all. If not, simply write "cancel" across the invoice and return it. The three trial issues are yours to keep, regardless.


Click here for international orders2-for-1 Gifts!

You must be a Christianity Today subscriber or have created a FREE registration to post comments
[Browse More Christianity Today]



Search
Search
Search
Scripture Search
Go Deeper

Books & Culture
Christianity Today
Church Law & Tax Report
Church Finance Today
Leadership Journal
Men of Integrity
Kyria.com
ChristianityTodayLibrary.com
PreachingToday.com