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“I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms,” a Traveling Art Exhibition

Andy Keck — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:07:53 +0000

The Duke Divinity School Library and the Freeman Center for Jewish Life are sponsoring and hosting a free exhibit by the acclaimed Hebrew manuscript artist Debra Band. The exhibit, “I Will Wake the Dawn: Illuminated Psalms,” employs Hebrew and English calligraphy onto calfskin vellum, with gold leaf and powder using ink and gouache. Band will speak about her work at a reception held at the Divinity School Library in the Baker Methodist Research Center on September 30th at noon. The artist has graciously permitted use of the adjacent image from a work inspired by Psalm 28.

Duke Divinity School Juried Arts Exhibit

Luba Zakharov — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:43:22 +0000

The New Creation Arts Group and Duke Initiatives in Theology and the
Arts present the first juried art exhibit at Duke Divinity School,
March 20th – May 1st, 2009.

The theme of the exhibit, “Reconciling All Things,” is based on the
book, Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace
and Healing by Emmanuel Katongole and Chris Rice from the Duke
Divinity Center for Reconciliation.

The purpose of the exhibit is to promote theological engagement on
this theme and to honor the labor and craft of the artistic endeavor
as a Christian vocation and discipline. The exhibit will be judged
by Pedro Lasch, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Visual Arts in
the Duke Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies.

Art entries for the exhibit are open to Duke Divinity School
students, faculty, staff, alumni and their immediate families and
will be received March 16 and 17 in the Divinity Student Council
office. The artist’s reception will be held on Monday, March 30th
from 5pm – 7pm in the zero level of the Westbrook and Gray Buildings.

This event is sponsored by the Divinity School Arts Committee,
Divinity Student Council, Duke Center for Reconciliation, Professor
Jeremy Begbie, Divinity School Women’s Center, Creation Care
Connections, New Creation Arts Group, Sacred Worth, and Fred and Jami
Moss Wise.

Click here for submission and contact information.

Illuminations: A Book of Hours

Andy Keck — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:19:21 +0000

Lee Gruber Clark’s new exhibit, Illuminations: A Book of Hours, runs from September 15 – October 31st in the Divinity School Library during library hours. An artist reception and remarks will be held on October 29th at 12:20pm.

Clark’s work exhibits an understanding of the spiritual connection and physical link between all aspects of life. She is currently a full-time, working artist with a studio in Raleigh’s ArtSpace and both sells and exhibits her work from Studio 208. Her work coincides with October as Theological Libraries Month by drawing attention to a historically visual book, the “Book of Hours.”