The Arts Commission

Our Mission Statement:

“The Arts Commission believes the Church should joyously celebrate expressions of creativity and imagination as gifts from God.”

The Arts Commission serves as a strong focus and leader for visual and performing art experience, in the Church and as a liaison from an art perspective, between First Church and the Community.

Our Meetings are 5:00 pm on the 4th Thursday of each month and is open to those who consider First Church their home church.

We Sponsor: Autumn Art Fantasy ~ Lectures ~ Workshops ~ Local Artist Exhibits ~ Summer Camp Art Group ~ Wesley Library Art Exhibits ~ And One of 8 Venues for Turtle Bay Cultural Cruise in January:

Thursday Art Group meets at 2:00 pm Thursday afternoon’s in the Susanna Room and is open to those who consider First Church their home church. Bring any medium to work on or learn something new from our Instructor. Work at your own pace.

We are a part of the decorations and crafts for the Alternative Christmas Gift Faire. We support all mediums of Fine Art, and help with the Halloween Craft or Face painting booth.

“The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe; he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life.” ~ Henry Miller

For more in formation email Dorothy Hauberg at

art@reddingumc.org

"Seeing Within" by Leah Harper

The Arts Commission is happy to present an exhibit in our sanctuary and lobby, titled "Seeing Within" by the artist Leah Harper. Leah will be giving a lecture that is open to the public at 7:00pm on Friday February 24, 2012.

The exhibit of drawings are her visions of what she saw in the rocks she has displayed in our sanctuary and in the glass case in our lobby. Leah wants you to enjoy looking at the rocks to see if you see what she saw. You may see something different and that is wonderful. Ms. Harper was the Artist-in-Residence at Whiskeytown National Park last summer and this is the first showing of the art she created there. A copy of her biography is available in our Welcome Center. Ms. Harper's exhibit at First Church was part of the Cultural Cruise and we had over 200 people come through our church to view it. We are honored to display the beautiful work of such a talented and spiritual artist.