MC and Sarah in front of their artwork displayed during the Art Party event in November 2016.

Two of our three ministry action plans for what we do are Cultivate Community and Build Into The Lives Of Artists. We know that in these two acts people have an opportunity to see their true humanity and experience the source of that humanity in Jesus the Christ. MC is one of the artists in our community. We met her through one of our drawing nite events and she has become a fixture of Friday Arts Project activities ever since. She and Sarah shared space last Fall to showcase their art for the Art Party event we held in downtown Rock Hill. MC and her husband Rick—a jazz musician—live just outside of Rock Hill where she does her art and takes care of their horse. Here she shares a little about how becoming involved in Friday Arts Project has affected her art and her faith:

“My art has progressed tremendously since being a regular participant in the drawing nights and other group events and get-togethers. The feedback, encouragement, plus the opportunity to draw and paint a variety of subjects from LIFE—as opposed to being a hermit in my studio. The faith aspect has been welcoming…so many of my artist friends have been either non-religious or fall toward a somewhat pagan outlook on life and the cosmos! My own wanderings have been all over the place. Not much of a religious upbringing, but was exposed to various denominations via my childhood friends and my Mother’s occasional bouts of church-going. My personal spiritual journey began with reading “That Hideous Strength” in college (picked it up more for the sci-fi than the philosophy) and then going on to read everything C.S. Lewis wrote…plus MacDonald, Chesterton, and Tolkien. Finding fellow artists that have similar ethics and theological views has given me a sense of being where I need to be—and with the people I need to be with—to strengthen both my art and my faith.”

It is through community that MC has flourished in her art and faith, and we are privileged to have been a part of that community and growth. Thanks for helping us be in this community!

NOTE:

We will be in Texas (Dallas to Houston area) from late May ~30th to early June ~7th—those dates may be flexed. We would love to see you while in town. Please feel free to contact us about connecting.

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