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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Artlyst: The Art Diary March 2025

For my March Art Diary for Artlyst I first highlight exhibitions in Essex (Firstsite, Focal Point and Beecroft Galleries) followed by group shows engaging with spirituality and social issues (St John’s Waterloo, National, Halcyon and Fitzrovia Galleries, Cambridge, Norfolk and Norwich Festivals, Sainsbury Centre) before ending with several solo or duo exhibitions (Elizabeth Xi Bauer, Serpentine North, Ikon, and Tache Galleries, Wallace Collection and The Stengel Collection), many of which draw on different faith traditions linking them back to the theme of the exhibition at St John’s Waterloo, Cloud of Witnesses:

"‘Cloud of Witnesses’ is an exhibition that showcases a unique set of artists who have come together to explore faith and divinity while provoking the viewer to think differently about how these have traditionally been portrayed. Working ecumenically and across different faiths, St John’s Waterloo and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference, advised by Art + Christianity, have come together to raise awareness, understanding and mutual respect for the collective witness of faith communities in the UK through this diverse display of artworks. Through the exhibition, they aspire to create a richer dialogue about how we see and understand faith, divinity and the value of creativity, drawing inspiration from different faiths, cultures and experiences.

The artworks represent or allude to persons or deities from any religion and from any era. These works, submitted by the artists via an open call in Autumn 2024, were selected by a panel of five judges who based their decision on the integrity of the exhibition theme, the innovation of style and technique as well as the creative skill in responding to an inter-faith and/or racial justice narrative. Including work by artists such as Iain Malcolm McKillop, Lorna May Wadsworth, Michael Takeo Magruder, Richard Kenton Webb, and Sophie Hacker, these are artworks that explore faith and divinity while provoking the viewer to think differently about how these have traditionally been portrayed. Racial justice and inter-faith integrity are the central inspiration for this exhibition."

For more on: Lorna May Wadsworth see here; Michael Takeo Magruder see here, here, here, and here; Richard Kenton Webb see here, here and here; and Sophie Hacker see here and here.

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Friday, 24 September 2021

Global Images of Christ

A landmark exhibition of over 40 works of art, sculpture, and images from artists such as Mark Cazalet, Peter Eugene Ball, and Lorna May Wadsworth will challenge our perceptions of how Jesus Christ and other people of faith are depicted.

The exhibition opens at Chester Cathedral on 25 September and runs every day until the end of October.

The diocesan Race and Ethnicity Forum has been the catalyst for the exhibition and its chair, the Revd Canon Lameck Mutete, Rector of Tattenhall, Handley, and Burwardsley parishes, says: "It is our hope that this Global Images of Christ exhibition will not only be an opportunity for us to listen, learn and be transformed but bring all God's people to an understanding that the God we worship is neither black nor white but a God of all people."

When: Everyday from 25 September to 30 October
Where: Chester Cathedral
Cost: FREE, donations welcome

A special teaching day will take place on 28 October in partnership with the Global Images of Christ, a landmark exhibition of over 40 works of art, sculpture, and images that will challenge our perceptions of how Jesus Christ and other people of faith are depicted.

The teaching day aims to help people think through the issues of race and ethnicity as they affect the Church today.

The teaching day is open to all, lay and ordained.

When: 28 October, 10 - 4pm
Where: In the Nave of Chester Cathedral
Cost: FREE

Speakers include the Revd Cham Kaur-Mann, the Revd Shemil Matthew, and the Revd Dr Calvin Samuel.

Revd Cham Kaur-Mann is the first Asian woman Minister with the Baptist Union of Great Britain. She says: "I now appreciate that my cultural heritage - the way I eat my food, the unique perspective I hold, and the lens through which I look at the world - are all a gift from God to the body of Christ. In the words of a wise friend, I remind myself, ‘God has called me, because of who I am and not in spite of who I am.’"

Revd Shemil Mathew has recently been appointed as the Vice-Dean of Emmanuel Theological College. Shemil was born and raised in Kerela, India, in the Christian church descended from the Apostle Thomas. He has wide experience of working with Anglican communion churches in Asia and Africa and has worked as a teacher in Sri Lanka. He is also the General Secretary of the Anglican Minority Ethnic Network (AMEN).

Revd Dr Calvin Samuel is a Methodist Minister serving in the Bedford, Essex and Hertfordshire District. Born in Barbados and raised in Antigua before coming to Britain to study for a BA in Theology and Pastoral Studies at Nazarene Theological College in Manchester, Calvin went on to complete an MBA at Manchester Business School before pursuing PhD research in New Testament at King’s College London.

Book your place on Chester Cathedral's website here.

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