Artist Reception at the Gallery
Gillian Armitage | In The Beginning
Gillian Armitage | In The Beginning
ARTIST RECEPTION: Thursday, September 10, 6pm – 8pm
Gillian Armitage’s exhibition In The Beginning is drawn from her larger print series Giotto Revisited. Inspired by the early fourteenth-century frescoes of Giotto, commissioned for churches in Assisi and Padua, Armitage focuses on the small Old Testament portraits embedded within these monumental Christian narratives.
Drawn to the richness of the Hebrew Bible’s stories, Armitage re-centers these figures, highlighting their significance within Jewish faith, identity, and tradition rather than their supporting role in Christian art.
In The Beginning presents five episodes from the Hebrew Bible: the Archangel Michael casting the devil from heaven; the six days of Creation; Moses receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai; Moses striking the rock to bring forth water; and Elijah ascending to heaven in a chariot of fire.
ART & POETRY EVENING: Thursday, September 15, 6:30pm – 8pm
Pandora’s Collective & Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery Presentation
Sponsored by the Yosef Wosk Foundation
Featured Poets: Jenny Morris. Jude Neale, David Shewel, Cecil Hershler
Host: Lindi Nolte
Poets will respond with original work inspired by the current art exhibits on display. Please bring paper and pen. There will be an open mic time when the audience will have an opportunity to write and read poems relating to the exhibit. Free admission.
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