Our Community Art Exhibition (3)

Here are photos from the Our Community Art Exhibition at St Paul's Goodmayes which we set up this evening. The exhibition features collages on the themes of people and places, a display of local photographs from my 'Windows on the world' series and visitors will be able to see the permanent artworks commissioned for St Paul's Goodmayes including stained glass by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Leonard Evetts, new Stations of the Crown of Thorns by Henry Shelton and a sculpture by Jane Quail, among other works.

The People and Places collages were begun through an art workshop held at St John the Evangelist Seven Kings earlier in the year in preparation for next Sunday's Our Community Festival. Mark Lewis, of commission4mission, led workshop participants in creating self portraits and drawings of local landmarks. Artist and designer, Mark Lewis, firmly believes that in the pursuit of every artistic endeavour, one should always put drawing first.

The drawings from the art workshop have been supplemented by additional drawings from children at the Holiday Club held at St John’s over the summer and by notes giving thanks to God for particular people and places written by those in the congregation at St John’s for an All-Age Service on the theme of community.

These collages mirror the aim of the Our Community Festival by bringing together people and places within the local community. They have been formed through the input, ideas, prayers and creativity of the local community. They are have been made by and are also about the local community.

The Our Community Art Exhibition will be open Monday 20th to Sunday 26th September from 10 am to 2 pm. Light refreshments will be available. On the final day, Sunday 26th, opening times will be extended to 4 pm to coincide with the Our Community Festival itself.

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Robert Plant - All the Kings Horses.