Why Art Matters
Art matters because it provides a communication tool between an artist or designer and the diverse audience who encounters the art. This encounter may generate thought, stimulate conversation, or evoke emotion.
When we first wake up and become aware of light and shape around us, we see. This is a passive experience. We look when we focus our attention on specific objects, images, or details. Looking is active and engaging.
A beautiful piece of art is pleasing to the eye and soul. Sometimes sad and ugly stories need telling and they might be disturbing and uncomfortable. These scenarios share a common goal: to capture attention and to elicit a reaction. Sometimes thinking is more important than liking.
- Rodney Allen Schwartz
Upcoming Exhibitions:
At the Foot of the Cross, Crosses by James Quentin Young, February 26 - April 29, 2012
Spring 2012: Beginning May 3: Palestinian Art Festival: Room For Hope
Westminster Presbyterian Church will host a Palestinian Art Festival in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 3, through Sunday, May 6, 2012. The festival features dance, poetry, music, film, and art from Palestine in celebration of the Westminster partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church and Diyar Consortium of Bethlehem. The church and consortium work to educate and facilitate the growth of art and culture among the Christian Palestinian community of Bethlehem during the current difficult and challenging social, economic, and political realities.
Summer Exhibition: Members' Art: The Box: Inside or Out?
Fall 2012: God Loves Everyone, an exhibition that celebrates the diversity of God's creation and the inclusiveness of God's love
The Westminster Gallery ~ Come for the Art, Stay for the Grace
Download a PDF Self-Guided Tour brochure to learn more about Westminster's art and architecture.
