Saint John's Bible, Religious Art on Exhibit at Canton Museum of Art

THE CANTON REP

"Washing Feet" by He Qi in "Sacred Voices" accompanying exhibition

OHIO---On Friday, the Canton Museum of Art opened its newest exhibit, "Illuminating the Word: Saint John's Bible." It features an extraordinary presentation of a hand-crafted, 1,127 page illuminated Bible commissioned by Saint John's University in Minnesota. The Saint John's exhibit is accompanied by "Sacred Voices," a 30-piece collection of contemporary, religion-themed art created Christian, Jewish and Muslim artists from Great Britain, Austria, Australia, Canada and the United States. [link]

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Saint John's Bible on Display at Spencer, Iowa's Arts on Grand

SPENCER DAILY NEWS

IOWA---The Saint John's Bible will be on display at Arts on Grand through Dec. 31. The Saint John's Bible, the first illuminated Bible made since the advent of the printing press more than 500 years ago, was commissioned by Saint John's University and Abbey in Minnesota. This unique Bible is a richly ornamented masterwork, written andd illustrated by hand on oversized vellum with hand-ground pigments and gold leaf. Copies of pages from this contemporary masterpiece of medieval craftsmanship and calligraphy couple the biblical text with art reflecting a multicultural world and humanity's strides in science, technology and space exploration. [link]

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

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
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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