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Exhibitions

    In the Library Gallery

    Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union, 2400 Ridge Road, Berkeley
    Exhibits can be viewed during library hours; admission is always free.

    Current Exhibitions

    Salma Arastu: Seeking Oneness

    Artwork by Salma Aratsu
    Thursday, October 11th 2018 to Friday, January 11th 2019

    The GTU Library is honored to present a new library art exhibition titled "Salma Arastu: Seeking Oneness." The exhibit runs from October 11, 2018 – January 11, 2019 and is made possible by the Jane Dillenberger Fine Arts Endowment. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 11, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and will include a talk by the artist.

    Artist Salma Arastu has almost 40 solo shows to her credit, and sees her work as inspired by the spirit of the divine. Over the past more than thirty years she has created images with continuous, lyrical line and a variety of re-purposed materials in an effort to express joy in the universal spirit that unites humanity.

    "I have constantly searched for meaning and have arrived at one word, Oneness, which I am seeking constantly through my paintings, sculptures, and poetry,” says Arastu. "My works are lyrical, spiritual, figurative and calligraphic. Subdued colors and shimmering surfaces are created through several layers of colors and intensified with penetrating textures these paintings reveal stories of unity in diversity, peace and joy, celebration of life, groups of women and dancing whirling dervishes. Whether in paintings or in my sculptures these connected faceless dancing figures present the human universality. The same message of universality is spread through verses in Arabic Calligraphy and in Rumi’s poetry. Large or small, wood or metal, print or painting, my works are ongoing process of discovering myself and are created through an ongoing process of introspection that involves action and reaction to a variety of materials."

    Admission to the exhibit and reception is free and open to all.
    Past Exhibitions

    In the Doug Adams Gallery

    Doug Adams Gallery
    The Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe)
    2465 LeConte Avenue, Berkeley
    Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10am - 3pm

    CARe’s Doug Adams Gallery presents exhibitions that examine themes of religion and spirituality, broadly defined. Three exhibitions each year and related public programming offer opportunities for learning, reflection, and enjoyment for GTU students, faculty, and staff, and for the wider community.

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    Current Exhibitions

    Gestures to the Divine: Works by Hagit Cohen

    Thursday, September 6th 2018 to Thursday, December 13th 2018

    Opening reception Thursday, September 6, 2018 | 5-7pm

    Israeli-born artist Hagit Cohen applies the technical precision and vigor of digital photography to the shamanic rituals she incorporates into her daily life. The smallest plant seeds and pods, gathered on the East Bay trails and other traveled countries, demand hyper-focused attention and take center stage in Cohen’s minimalist prints. Strange forms loom large, casting intricate shadows, some resembling calligraphic marks, some resembling dance scores. “Nothing is too small to be the object of wonder or to hold powerful significance in the cycle of life,” says Cohen, who installs her work to create the space of awe, contemplation, revelation, and prayer. The exhibition is curated by Alla Efimova, the Principal and Founder of contemporary arts management company, KunstWorks.
    Past Exhibitions

    In the Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology

    Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley

    The Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology strives to foster a greater understanding of and appreciation for the ancient biblical world through the preservation, research, interpretation, and presentation of artifacts recovered by its founder, William F. Badè, professor of Old Testament literature and Semitic languages at PSR from 1902 until 1936.

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    Current Exhibitions

    Tell en-Nasbeh

    This exhibit is the "heart and soul" of the Badè Museum. It displays a wealth of finds from the excavations at Tell en-Nasbeh, Palestine, whose objects span from the Early Bronze Age (3100–2200 BC) through the Iron Age (1200–586 BC) and into the Roman and Hellenistic periods. Highlights of the exhibit include "Tools of the Trade" (featuring real archaeological tools used by Badè and his team), an oil lamp typology, a Second Temple period (586 BC–70 AD) limestone ossuary, and a selection of painted Greek pottery.

    In addition to the permanent exhibit, other objects in the Badè collection are highlighted in temporary exhibitions. Please check the Badè Museum website for a more detailed description of our current exhibits

    In the Blackfriars Gallery

    Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley
    Monday through Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

    The Blackfriars Gallery, located in the main gathering area of the classroom building at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, is open to the public and has displayed many fascinating exhibits including the largest collection of biblical movie posters, 18th century liturgical vestments, restored stained glass windows from the Neo-Gothic church of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Islamic calligraphy and paintings, contemporary aboriginal art and more.

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    Current Exhibitions

    Via Pulchritudinis

    In celebrating the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Dominican Order, the General Chapter of Trogir (2013) recommended offering events which promote knowledge of the artistic heritage of the Order. Many Provinces throughout the world have prepared art exhibits reflecting this heritage. Santa Sabina recently opened its own exhibition, Auguri! Expressing the Dominican Tradition in Contemporary Art for the Jubilee. In his prefatory comments to this exhibit, Fr. Bruno Cadore, Master of the Dominican Order noted, "The tradition and rule of the Friars preachers calls on them to learn ‘to recognize the Spirit working in the midst of God’s people, and to discern the treasures hidden in the various forms of human culture, by which human nature is more fully manifested and new paths to truth are opened.’ (LCO 99 § II). This Jubilee exhibition stems from such a desire to search, with others and especially in dialogue with artistic creation, these new paths ad veritatem.”