exhibits

This solo exhibition features the intricate ink drawings of Bay Area artist Pamela Lanza.

WSR will be co-sponsoring CARE’s gallery reception for Ann Jefferson and Patrisha Gill for “Something Within: Celebrating the Faith and Artistry of African-American Women Hymn and Gospel Pioneers” 

Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

The Graduate Theological Union Library invites you to an exhibition of visual and textual expressions that characterize religious beliefs. Titled Imaging Religion: An Exhibition in Honor of the 50^th Anniversary of the Graduate Theological Union, the exhibition runs from October 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013 (extended through February 28).

Included in the display are Orthodox icons; Catholic paintings, prints, and vestments; Protestant prints; Islamic and Buddhist calligraphy; Jewish scrolls; and printed material, statues and objects from these and other traditions.

Of special note are works by contemporary artists Haji Noor Deen Mi Guang Jiang, Ron Nakasone, He Qi, Alfonso Castillo, Corita Kent, Angelica Vasquez Cruz, and Virginia and Louis Naranjo.

Interfaith faculty discussion

Faculty speakers:

Sunday Spirit: Religious Images by African Artists from the Jean and Robert E. Steele Collection represents an important body of work from the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland.

Join us to watch one, several, or all of these artistic, probing, and daring investigations into the human condition. The Decalogue was produced in 1989 for Polish television, and consists of ten 1-hour films, each loosely based on one of the Ten Commandments. This series will be hosted by DSPT Fellow, Ron Austin, a Hollywood screenwriter and producer.