2013 A&O Prize Art of Year: "Golden Sea" Available Online for Holydays

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By TAHLIB

NEW YORK---The full version of this moving Plywood Pictures documentary on Makoto Fujimura's career will ONLY be available with the purchase of Golden Sea monograph. The Golden Sea retrospective monograph is a beautiful cloth-bound book, embossed with gold detail reminiscent of Fujimura’s "Golden Sea" painting. Designed by Darilyn Carnes of Abrams Books, it contains images of Fujimura’s paintings throughout his career. For more information on the entire "Golden Sea" project, see the "Golden Sea" website. [Purchase Here]

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Renowned Artist Makoto Fujimura to Visit Geneva College

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PENNSYLVANIA---Nationally recognized Christian artist, writer, and speaker Makoto Fujimura will visit Geneva College on Wednesday, November 20. At 7:30 p.m., he will present a lecture in Skye Lounge of the Student Center as part of the Geneva Visiting Artist & Lecture Series (GVALS). Fujimura's artworks, painted in a style that fuses fine art with abstract expressionism, are exhibited in galleries across the world, from Tokyo's Sato Museum in to Vienna's Belvedere Museum to New York's Dillion Gallery. Dr. Keith Martel, professor of humanities and higher education, says "Fujimura is a world-renowned abstract artist who doesn't just think Christianly, but creates from a deeply Christian perspective and affection with every word, brush stroke and dash of gold." [link]

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Illuminating Voices in Ohio for the Holidays at Canton Museum of Art

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By TAHLIB

OHIO---This coming December, the place to be to celebrate Religious Art is Canton, Ohio. The Canton Museum of Art will present two inspirational exhibitions, "Sacred Voices: Works by Interfaith Contemporary Artists," and the illuminated works of the "St. John's Bible." There will be a members only opening reception for both the Sacred Voices exhibit and the St. John's Bible exhibit on Thursday, December 5. Many of the artists participating, are from NYC such as Yona Verwer and Makoto Fugimura, but the religious artist roster covers the nation. Many of the artists will also have merchandise in the shop on consignment.

Canton Museum of Art: "Sacred Voices"; and "Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible" (Dec. 5, 2013 - March 2, 2014); 1001 Market Ave. North, Canton, OH. (330)453-7666; cantonart.org
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Our source listed the following artists as some who were invited to participate in the Sacred Voices: 

Sarah Ansari Eileen Levinson Sharon Charmley Bruce Herman Tom Wachunas Adil Akhtar Salma Peter Gould Ameena Khan Chryssa Tobi Hayat Gul Sayyidah Ahmad Susan Hooks Reem Hammad Richard Mcbee

Elke Sudin  Salwa Najm Anne Shams Uzma Mirza Susan Savage Chris Wurst Tony O'Connell Richard Melheim Yona Verwer Efraim Moskovics  Makoto Fujimura Mati Rosenstein Deborah Raichman

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