RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Disney-Britton

"Sticks & Stones" (above) by Binuri Lasanya Hapuarachchy, grade 9 of Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School in Indianapolis is the 2014 winner of Alpha Omega Prize for Student Art. Using a mirror surrounded by found objects---some from nature including sticks and stones and others found at home symbolizing childhood, the work reflects the shattered innocence in the viewer. The award was presented yesterday before a packed audience in Indianapolis. Twenty-five student artists explored the theme "Journey to Freedom" as part of the 2014 Spirit & Place Festival and that makes "Sticks & Stones" my NEWS OF WEEK.

Binuri Lasanya Hapuarachchy and her art teacher Heather Mills

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• A&O Artist of Year: Anila Quayyum Agha for "Intersections"[Past Honorees]
• A&O Clergy Advocate of Year: Rev. Clarence G. Newsome, PhD [Past Honorees]
• A&O Museum Exhibition of Year: Museum of Biblical Arts "Back to Eden" [Past Honorees]
• A&O Student Artist Finalists: "Journey to Freedom" Exhibition [Past Honorees]
• A&O Keynote Speaker: President of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

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