Here is the graphic I made to advertise the event. Keeping with the idea that less is more.

Art Exhibit and Sale

On May 7th at Life Fellowship we are having an art exhibit and sale that we are calling "The Gallery". It is a community art sale. We have invited several local artists to come display and sell their creations. Some are bringing paintings. Others are bringing digital art. Some sculptures and metalwork and jewelry will also be for sale. Needless to say we are very excited for several reasons. First, because art is great and I love to see peoples expressions of life and the world around them.

Secondly, because Art (capital "A") was something that used to be associated with the Church (capital "C") and somewhere in our history we allowed it to become a secular practice or at the very least a practice that was not valued within the Church anymore so it was (like many others Christian practices) turned over to the world. We want to be a part of the Church that reclaims the creation of beauty in the world. Because as created beings we are to in turn create. That is one of our functions as Gods creation.

Thirdly, I believe that artists are the most unreached people group in America today. Art spans culture and socioeconomical barriers. Human nature is to create. And people of all walks of life create beauty or distruction in their own way. To some distruction is beauty. I digress....

We hope that we are seen as a place that accepts art and artists without bias. Scripture shows that God came to reconcile all things unto himself. Not all people, but rather all things. Art is one of those things.

Please pray for us that people will come and that people will buy. This is more than an art show but an opportunity for us to be known within the art community.

Also, artists from Ecclesia Community in Houston (the church Sharon and I would be at if we lived in Houston) are coming to do a live painting demonstration for us and create a piece for our church. Check them out at http://www.artworship.org