First Friday Artwalk, Origins, and Circle of Friends
This Friday night (February 5) at Warehouse 414 (map, facebook), the entire Origins series will be displayed and auctioned with all proceeds going to Circle of Friends. As to how this all got started, you can read that story here.
The auction will start at 5.30 pm on Friday night but Warehouse 414 is going to extend the auction throughout the entire month of February. After Friday, the art will be back on display at Western Hills for our services on Sunday then back to Warehouse 414 on Monday for the rest of the month. On February 28, the auction will close and the paintings sold to the highest bidder.
There has been quite a buzz generating throughout the city about this. In fact, Warehouse 414 published the following article to their art followers:
Students involved in Circle of Friends were given a blank canvas and the opportunity to tell one of the stories of ORIGINS found in Genesis. All of the pieces are available for silent auction with all proceeds going to Circle of Friends at Washburn Rural High School. The following is an interview with Grant English lead pastor at Western Hills regarding this show:
“I stumbled on this stunning piece of art at WRHS one afternoon last fall. I’m an art geek, so I wanted to know the story and meet the artist behind the piece.
Turns out, this student was a part of Circle of Friends. As I learned more about Circle of Friends and saw how disabled students were being touched, I was floored by both the simplicity of the program and its power. It’s the human touch and how redemptive and healing it can be. Art was one of the tools they used.
I had this crazy idea of asking those students if they’d be interested in painting some themed art around the ORIGINS stories Genesis. We could use the art to introduce the story during our worship services then after the series more than likely some of our members would buy the paintings.
The crazy idea sort of took on a life of its own after this. First, Hobby Lobby helped with the canvases and then we had the idea of showcasing them at the First Friday Artwalk but no real venue to partner with. Warehouse 414 graciously stepped in and offered theirs.
The result of all of this? Stunning. Art has always inspired and provoked. With this project we also get to be a part of the healing.”
So if you are in Topeka this Friday night, come see me at Warehouse 414 and see these incredible pieces.
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