Symbols of Faith: Art as Revelation at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center presents Symbols of Faith: Art as Revelation beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2004 at the Burchfield-Penney, Rockwell Hall, Buffalo State College. Westminster Presbyterian Church and St. Joseph University Catholic Church will collaborate on a morning of panels and discussions about art and spirituality. The discussions will be centered on Art as Revelation: Sculptures and Altars by Wes Olmsted on display at the museum until March 21, 2004. The Poetry/Rare Books Collection of the University at Buffalo will also participate in the events. This event is free and open to the public.
The program begins at 9:00 a.m. with coffee and refreshments. After opening remarks by Rev. Thomas A. Yorty of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Rev. Jacob C. Ledwon of St. Joseph University Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m., Wes Olmsted will make a statement about his art and spirituality.
A panel will follow featuring Jeannette Ludwig, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Comparative Religions, Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor of Anthropology, and Monsignor J. Patrick Keleher, Director of the Newman Center, all of the University at Buffalo.
After a recess, a second panel will begin featuring Rev. Lawrence Millby pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Church in Orchard Park, Robert J. Bertholf and Michael Basinski, both curators at The Poetry/Rare Books Collection, University at Buffalo. Images of the Stations of the Cross from Buffalo churches will be compared with Olmsted's images of the Stations.
In spring 2003, Westminster Presbyterian Church and The Poetry/Rare Books Collection sponsored Poets' Weekend: Spirituality and the Ways of the Poem as the first in series discussions art and spirituality. This year's program expands the scope of the discussions.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and County of Erie. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney's members.
The program begins at 9:00 a.m. with coffee and refreshments. After opening remarks by Rev. Thomas A. Yorty of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Rev. Jacob C. Ledwon of St. Joseph University Catholic Church at 9:30 a.m., Wes Olmsted will make a statement about his art and spirituality.
A panel will follow featuring Jeannette Ludwig, Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Comparative Religions, Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor of Anthropology, and Monsignor J. Patrick Keleher, Director of the Newman Center, all of the University at Buffalo.
After a recess, a second panel will begin featuring Rev. Lawrence Millby pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Church in Orchard Park, Robert J. Bertholf and Michael Basinski, both curators at The Poetry/Rare Books Collection, University at Buffalo. Images of the Stations of the Cross from Buffalo churches will be compared with Olmsted's images of the Stations.
In spring 2003, Westminster Presbyterian Church and The Poetry/Rare Books Collection sponsored Poets' Weekend: Spirituality and the Ways of the Poem as the first in series discussions art and spirituality. This year's program expands the scope of the discussions.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and County of Erie. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney's members.
Media Contact:
Kathleen Heyworth, Public Relations, Burchfield-Penney Art Center | 7168784529 | heyworkm@buffalostate.edu