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Monday 29 September 2014

Bishop Stephen @ Presence exhibition



Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Chelmsford, will speak on the visual arts tonight at the Private View for commission4mission's 'Presence' exhibition at St Stephen Walbrook, London EC4N 8BN from 7.30pm. All are welcome for the Private View which begins at 6.30pm. commission4mission's AGM will be held at 6.00pm.

Bishop Stephen is well known for his interest in the Arts. In Christ in the Wilderness, he reflects on five of Stanley Spencer's 'Christ in the Wilderness' paintings, and reveals them to be a rich source of spiritual wisdom and nourishment. He invites us to slow down and enter into the stillness of Stanley Spencer’s vision. By dwelling in the wilderness of these evocative portraits, Stephen Cottrell encourages us to refine our own discipleship and learn again what it means to follow Christ. His most recent book, Walking Backwards to Christmas, was inspired by a 'Nativity' painting of Albert Herbert.

commission4mission's 'Presence’ exhibition aims to visualise the numinous and will can be viewed at St Stephen Walbrook from Monday 29 September to Friday 17 October, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm (closed on Saturdays and Sundays). 

The exhibition includes work by Ally Ashworth, Hayley Bowen, Harvey Bradley, Valerie DeanElizabeth Duncan MeyerJonathan Evens, John Gentry, Clorinda Goodman, Jean Lamb, Mark Lewis, David Millidge, Janet Roberts, Francesca Ross, Henry Shelton and Peter Webb. The exhibition provides the first opportunity to see work by several new members of commission4mission including John Gentry, Jean Lamb and David Millidge. Their work adds considerably to the variety of styles and media available through commission4mission.

In addition to the exciting and varied work of commission4mission artists, visitors to the exhibition can view the splendour of this Christopher Wren designed building with its altar by Henry Moore and kneelers by Patrick Heron.

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