At CHPC we celebrate that God has given us the gift of creativity which we express in various artistic mediums through our arts ministry. We believe that God speaks through a wide array of creative abilities, including forms of art that might reach into mainstream culture and beyond artistic elements traditionally found in the church. Art is a genuine means of connecting with God and enjoying his beauty. We provide the space and material to join in any of our group activities. All you need to bring is your own creativity and love of art!
The arts group nurtures the relationship between the visual arts and the Christian faith, both individually and corporately.
Our Arts Ministry Group is participating in the Capitol Hill Art Walk monthly event on 2nd Thursday evenings. Our current artist is Robroy Chalmers, a local artist. Robroy cuts and rips bits and pieces of images from his printmaking stacks arranging them in a SWARM. You can see samples of his work and his blog at http://www.printtroll.com/a-swarm-to-build-on-2
A couple times a year we curate a major multi-media gallery, soliciting visual art, writing, music and video by local artists that revolves around a central theme. To see our current call for submissions or pieces from galleries past and present, visit our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-WA/CHP-Art-group/248323817427.
We will also continue to contribute to church art projects as we are called.
To find out more about the arts ministry at CHPC or to get involved, e-mail our Artist in Residence, Trisha Gilmore, at trishagilmore@yahoo.com.