Art show 2012
11th Annual Calvary Art Exhibit
"I Love to Tell the Story"
Palm Sunday through Easter Sunday
April 1-8, 2012
Calvary's 2nd Floor North Wing (Room N205)
As Calvary continues its exploration of The Story, we also reflect on how God's story has influenced our own daily lives. In that spirit, Calvary presents "I Love to Tell the Story" featuring special guest Pastor Paul Oman and 40+ local artists!
Friends and members of Calvary will display works of photography, painting, drawing, sculpture and calligraphy using such media as oil, acrylic, watercolor, ceramic, metal, glass, textiles and wood.
Exhibit hours
Palm Sunday, April 1 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday, April 2-Friday, April 6 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Saturday, April 7 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Easter Sunday, April 8 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Guest artist reception
Meet our guest artist Pastor Paul Oman...
Guest Artist Reception
Good Friday, April 6
8-9 p.m. (following 7 p.m. worship service)
2nd Floor North Wing (Room N205)
The reception follows Calvary's Good Friday services, where Oman will paint--live before our eyes--complete murals depicting Jesus’ crucifixion.
About Pastor Paul Oman
This year’s guest artist, Pastor Paul Oman, is a former Calvary member who went on to become an ordained minister. While serving as pastor to the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church in Birchwood, Wis., Paul first incorporated his lifelong love of painting with his commission to “tell the story.”
“In the spring of 2006, our Worship and Music Team and I took a risk and planned something different for Good Friday. I suggested painting a larger-than-life sized mural, which would depict the events of the day.”
What would become a highly anticipated, annual event at the church is now a year-round ministry for Paul called “Drawn to the Word.” Its mission is to “paint murals for congregations and audiences so that God’s story can once again be told, seen, rem
embered and re-told for years to come.”
In addition to murals created at “Drawn to the Word” events, Paul creates watercolor paintings, some of which have received awards and special recognition. These include third place in the 1997 Minnesota Loon Art State Competition, first place in the 2002 Iowa Artist State Show and Outstanding Watercolor Finalist in the 2010 Fine Art View International Painting Competition of more than 600 entries. As a member of both the Wisconsin and Minnesota Watercolor Societies, Paul earned merit awards in their fall and spring exhibitions in 2007.
“The awards, however, are not the real reward for me,” Paul adds. “The process of painting and the joy of it is truly the reward, which is purely a gift and blessing from God.”