Our congregation has created an art gallery in our main gathering space. 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.
Now Showing: Surprising Beauty
The Art Team is happy to announce the first ever exhibit of photographs by Pastor Jane McBride, now on display in the Gathering Hall. Jane has entitled this show “Surprising Beauty,” as she practices what she refers to as a “process of discovery, of seeing afresh” when wandering with her camera. “It is a spiritual practice, a way of being present and paying attention, learning and being led.” In sharing a photograph, she is sharing her own experience of revelation. First Gallery will exhibit Jane’s photographs throughout the summer. A reception will be scheduled for early fall.
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
- Watercolors and sketches by Soon-Wai Wong.
- Paintings by Jill Stebbins
- Batik by Kim Gordon
- Brian Poulton’s water paintings and photographs
- Phil Eckhert’s photography
- Botanic Prints by Linda Snouffer
- Painted photographs by Melissa Loop