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October 28 | Shining Through: Art and the Holy

Date:	Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:00 AM
Location:	Wesley Theological Seminary \| Directions

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Fall Faculty Lecture | Dr. Mark Burrows
Professor of the History of Christianity | Andover-Newton Theological Seminary

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Chapel | Worship with preaching by Dr. Lewis Parks
Professor and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program | Wesley Theological Seminary

12:15 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch | Reservations required by October 20. Inquiries and payment ($15) may be directed to Dennis Crolley at 202.885.8637.

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. "Art Resides" | A meeting of past and present artists-in-residence | All are welcome.

Meet the Artist | Cathy Kapikian

Catherine Kapikian is an acclaimed and commissioned artist. Her work, inclusive of paraments, vestments, banners, tapestries, and fiber with wood installations can be seen in a variety of worship spaces inclusive of every major Christian denomination, interfaith military chapels, and synagogues. Many of her large-format works, like needlepoint tapestries behind altars, are designed by her and fabricated by members of the community in what she calls "participatory aesthetics." In this manner, the installation becomes the work of the people. Catherine teaches, gives lectures and workshops nationwide, supervises resident artists at the Center, collaborates in the choice of artists represented in the Center's Gallery, and writes and publishes articles in the field of art and theology.