First United Methodist church celebrates the arts with a twelve-day winter showcase
Grand Rapids Press
February 21, 2011
MICHIGAN -- For thirty-eight years, First United Methodist Church in downtown Grand Rapids has been showcasing religious art at its “Celebration of the Arts,” which opens February 26 and runs through March 9. The exhibit will feature 150 works by area artists, representing not just Christianity but other world religions as well. Erv Raible, executive director of Cabaret & Concert Artists International in New York City, is curating the show this year. Raible will choose the selections from an expected 450 submissions, according to Deborah May, interim director of Music and the Arts at the church. The celebration starts with a gala concert at the church at 7 p.m. February 26, when Traverse City musicians Jeff and Sylvia Norris, Grand Rapids soprano Diane Penning, and pianist Steve Larson will present “Broadway and Beyond.” [link]
February 21, 2011
MICHIGAN -- For thirty-eight years, First United Methodist Church in downtown Grand Rapids has been showcasing religious art at its “Celebration of the Arts,” which opens February 26 and runs through March 9. The exhibit will feature 150 works by area artists, representing not just Christianity but other world religions as well. Erv Raible, executive director of Cabaret & Concert Artists International in New York City, is curating the show this year. Raible will choose the selections from an expected 450 submissions, according to Deborah May, interim director of Music and the Arts at the church. The celebration starts with a gala concert at the church at 7 p.m. February 26, when Traverse City musicians Jeff and Sylvia Norris, Grand Rapids soprano Diane Penning, and pianist Steve Larson will present “Broadway and Beyond.” [link]
