Our congregation has created an art gallery in our main gathering space (known as Pilgrim Hall). We are pleased to display work from various artists in our community and beyond. We feel blessed to be surrounded by these beauty and spiritually meaningful creations. We welcome inquiries from artists about showing your work.
Current Show Running: January-February
Beautiful mixed media pieces by Deborah Foutch. Deborah is a local artist and uses rivers and other themes from nature in her work. An art reception/coffee hour will be held on February 19th after worship service. Come and meet the artist!
Here are some of the exhibits we have hosted in past years:
- Life-size puppets created by children in the First Church community for the production of “Joseph’s Colorful Coat”
- Photographs of church towers from around the world by Don Loegering
- Minneapolis Public School exhibit of students’ artwork depicting “What Is Home to Me?” focusing on issues of affordable housing and homelessness
- Serigraphs with religious themes by John August Swanson
- Hooked art (textiles) by rug hooking artists Tish Murphy, Joan LeVine and Kathy Morton Mulvain
- Nature photographs and poetry by Bob Ochtrup, photographer, and Jeff Wolvertine, poet
- Watercolor paintings by Ann and Wayne Sisel
- Nature prints by Jan Shogren
- Favorite art pieces from the First Church community
- Watercolors and pastels by Walter Breckenridge
- Exhibit of prints by 21 different artists inspired by the poem “Laughing Bear” by Katherine Tilton, which is about domestic abuse. “The Laughing Bear Portfolio” was the inspiration of Diane Eicher who is also one of the artists. First Church also hosted a fundraiser for the St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project.
- Abstract paintings in oils and acrylics and pencil drawings by Amy Smith
