Who is My Neighbor? Conference & Art Exhibit
Art & Creativity within Church & Community
April 25 & 26, 2014 - Grand Rapids, MI
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Who is My Neighbor? Schedule Overview
FRIDAY - APRIL 25, 2014
7:30 - 8:30am Check In - Catholic Information Center
Opening Service and Plenaries held at Catholic Information Center
8:30 - 10:00am Opening Service
Welcome from Neighborhood Clergy
Presentation by the Artists
Based on Pope John Paul II's "Letter to Artists" 1999,
writings of Pope Paul VI & Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu
Plenary Address 1
Art in Life - Art in Action
Nicholas Wolterstorff
10:00 - 10:30am Coffee, Tea + Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:30am Plenary Address 2
The Second Line Art as a Catalyst for Communal Change
Steve Prince
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch - included with registration
Workshops held throughout the 8 host churches
1:00 - 2:00pm Workshop A
Choose 1 of 12 workshops - one hour long
2:00 - 2:30pm Travel Time
2:30 - 3:30pm Workshop B
Choose 1 of 13 workshops - one hour long
3:30 - 4:00pm Travel Time, Refreshments
4:00 - 5:00pm Workshop C
Choose 1 of 12 workshops - one hour long
5:00 - 7:00pm Dinner - explore Grand Rapids' downtown dining
7:00 - 10:00pm Special Evening Event
Until Justice & Peace Embrace
Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu & Nicholas Wolterstorff
A Catholic - Calvinist Conversation
Love and Fidelity now meet,
Justice and Peace now embrace
Fidelity reaches up from earth
And Justice leans down from heaven.
- from Psalm 85
O God, to those who have hunger give bread;
And to us who have bread
Give the hunger for justice.
- a Latin American prayer
SATURDAY - APRIL 26, 2014
7:30 - 8:30am Check In - Catholic Information Center
Opening Service and Plenaries held at Catholic Information Center
8:30 - 10:00am Opening Service
Read by the Artists & Presenters
Worship service based on the writings of Sister Corita Kent,
Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu, Nicholas Wolterstorff and the Artists.
Plenary Address 3
Who Is My Neighbor? Art as a Bridge to Each Other
Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu
10:00 - 10:30am Coffee, Tea + Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:30am Plenary Address 4
Sharing Our Stories The Art of John August Swanson
John August Swanson & Cecilia Gonzalez-Andrieu
11:30am - 1:00pm Lunch - included with registration
Workshops held throughout the 8 host churches
1:00 - 2:00pm Workshop A
Choose 1 of 12 workshops - one hour long
2:00 - 2:30pm Travel Time
2:30 - 3:30pm Workshop B
Choose 1 of 5 workshops - one hour long
or
2:30 - 5:00pm Artist Hands-on Workshop BC
Choose 1 of 9 workshops - 2.5 hours long
5:00 - 7:00pm Dinner - explore Grand Rapids' downtown dining
7:00 - 8:30pm Conference Finale
Sharing the Vision - Panel Discussion
Artists & Presenters Reflections on Who is My Neighbor?
Sergio Gomez & Steve Prince - Live Performance Drawing
Sergio & Steve create 6' x 16' drawing inspired by Who is My Neighbor? Conference
They begin drawing at seperate ends and continue until they meet in the middle.
8:30 - 10:30pm The Artists Ball
Join the Artists for a time of fun & fellowship!
Live Music - Cash Bar - Creative Conversations
Partnering together to bring you the Who Is My Neighbor? Conference & Art Exhibit
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