Weekend of the Arts at Church of the Saviour

Church of the Saviour is pleased to host its first-ever Weekend of the Arts—incorporating its seventh annual Art Show—combining photography, art, lectures and music in a remarkable demonstration of the power of human creativity.

All events are free and open to the entire region.

A Friday evening reception on May 18th from 7 to 10 p.m.—attended by the artists—opens the weekend. The hours on Saturday, May 19th, are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., highlighted by a 90-minute photography workshop at 2 p.m. that will cover everything from composition and lighting to post-production software.

Saturday evening is devoted to Church of the Saviour’s semiannual outreach dinner party at 7 p.m., preceded by an art showing at 6 p.m. for attendees. Hear the extraordinary testimony of four people whose lives were transformed by Christian faith; please register here.

Sunday afternoon, May 20th, features a 3 p.m. lecture-demonstration on the piano works of Beethoven and Schumann by concert pianist Mia Chung. Described as “uncommonly insightful, individualistic and lively” by The New York Times, Ms. Chung has enjoyed great success as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. In 1993 she won the Concert Artists Guild Competition, and in 1997 she received the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the highest recognition for young concert artists in the United States. Ms. Chung graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, then received a master’s degree from Yale University and a doctorate from the Juilliard School. She is currently artist-in-residence and professor of music at Gordon College.

At 4 p.m., the afternoon also showcases a fascinating 45-minute discussion and slide presentation on the life, works and struggles of the iconic French artist Claude Monet, given by Cassandre Maxwell, an award-winning illustrator and art professor at Cabrini College. The term “impressionism” came into play when Monet first exhibited his painting, “Impression, Sunrise.”