Now on exhibit
ICONS IN TRANSFORMATION
This exhibit will be featured at both Grace Cathedral and First Presbyterian Church, 8th and Harrison, Topeka, from January 29-March 25. Call Michael Massey at 235-3457 for special events and tours.
Exhibit hours
Grace Cathedral only: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Grace Cathedral and First Presbyterian Church, 8th and Harrison:
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, Noon - 4 p.m.
FOR THE BEAUTY . . . A FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Grace Cathedral has joined with four other downtown churches to produce an arts festival over the weekend of February 17-19. David Taylor, author of For the Beauty of the Church, will conduct a workshop, public lecture, and community forum. Kim Williams, an art teacher at Cair Paravel Latin School, and the Mulvane Art Lab will conduct art workshops for children along with storytelling by Patty Brown-Barnett. The will also be exhibits of art ranging from local artists to ‘Icons in Transformation,’ an evening of jazz, and our own Jan Kraybill organ concert featured in the festival. Check out the complete schedule at the event website here or visit the For the Beauty FaceBook page for the latest updates. The five churches include First United Methodist, First Presbyterian, St. John AME, Mater Dei (Assumption) Catholic, and Grace Cathedral.
Cloister Gallery
The Cloister Gallery at Grace Cathedral is intended to provide a space for the celebration of the fine arts and to encourage awareness of the deep connections between creativity and spirituality. In keeping with the long-established appreciation of the fine arts in the Anglican spiritual tradition, the Gallery seeks to help people cultivate a fulsome awareness of the relationship between creative expression and human thriving.
The Gallery has been open since 1996, and has hosted shows consisting of a variety of media including paintings, drawings, photography, fabric arts, and mixed media. The Gallery schedule typically consists of shows dedicated to works by a single artist. Shows usually rotate on a monthly basis. Artists of all styles and backgrounds are invited and encouraged to consider displaying their work at the Gallery.
The Gallery is situated in the Cloister Building between the Cathedral and Cathedral Hall. The Gallery itself is in an enclosed hall that runs east and west, with ample natural and artificial lighting. The large windows on the north wall of the Gallery provide a view of the Cathedral’s landscaped Close without allowing direct sunlight into the Gallery space itself.
The Gallery is approximately 61’ long, 7’ wide, and 8’ high. The walls of the Gallery are composed of the unfinished limestone blocks used throughout the Cathedral, with spaces set apart for hangings. Images may be both mounted on the wall or hung on brackets on suspended rods. The Gallery can accommodate up to about 35 framed images and a more limited number of three-dimensional works, depending on their size.
The Cloister Gallery is open from 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 8:00 a.m.-noon on Saturdays, and from 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Sundays. Visitors and touring groups are welcome, and there is no fee for admission. The Cathedral is located at 701 SW 8th Ave. in Topeka, Kansas. For additional information about the Cloister Gallery, please contact the Cloister Gallery Coordinator, Marianna Nothern.
Exhibiting Guidelines
The following guidelines are intended to help those preparing to show their art at the Cloister Gallery organize their work and plan their exhibit.
The Gallery displays only original works; reproductions and prints are not accepted.
Exhibits are normally installed on the first day of the month during which the exhibit is scheduled to run, and are normally taken down on the last day of that same month. Artists are encouraged to be present when their work is being both installed and taken down.
The Gallery will provide all hardware necessary for hanging two-dimensional works; additional hardware is not to be used. Stands and pedestals for three-dimensional works are not available and must be provided by the artist. No adhesives of any kind may be used to secure items to the walls throughout the Gallery.
Artists are encouraged to provide paper tags for each work with information such as the title, the media, date of composition, and price. Tag size for artwork should be 3" X 4" and fit in a plastic name card holder which will be provided. Tags may not be secured to the walls with adhesives of any kind.
Promotional information (brochures, catalogs, business cards, etc.) and a guest book may be left by artists in the Gallery for the duration of their exhibit; Cathedral staff cannot be responsible for providing detailed information about the artist or the exhibit.
Grace Cathedral employs and utilizes a security service during its hours of operation, but cannot be responsible for works that are damaged, destroyed, or stolen. Artists are encouraged to insure their works prior to bringing them to the Gallery.
It is possible to schedule an opening reception, but all arrangements must be made by the artists and should not infringe on the Cathedral’s calendar. Artists are invited to attend a worship service at the Cathedral during the course of their exhibit to meet the community and give Cathedral members a chance to welcome them and ask questions about their work.
Patrons interested in purchasing works displayed in the Gallery will be provided with contact information for the artist, and all sales will be negotiated directly by the artist and the patron. At the end of their exhibit, artists will remit 10% of all sales made during the course of the exhibit to Grace Cathedral. Grace Cathedral uses all monies collected from sales of works displayed in the Cloister Gallery for the purpose of outreach ministry in the Topeka area.