蜜桃传媒 student art projects are sprouting up across campus this week, depicting biblical stories and interpreting moments in Christ鈥檚 life. The project, 鈥淪tations of Christ鈥檚 Life,鈥� won a $10,700 Worship Renewal grant last May from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Each of the 14 student artists will describe their 鈥渟tation鈥� at a dedication walk Friday, Jan. 13, at 3:30 p.m. The tour will begin from the Kerrwood Lawn. The art projects are expected to remain on campus through the spring semester.
The project was developed over the course of the fall semester by art students who wanted to amplify the imagery of faith on campus in keeping with 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 evangelical tradition.
鈥淥rthodox Christians and Catholics have very strong visual traditions, but not Protestants,鈥� says Lisa DeBoer, art professor and project director.
She says Orthodox imagery focuses on Christ鈥檚 incarnation, while Catholic imagery often emphasizes the sacramental suffering of Christ. The traditional Protestant emphasis is on atonement, symbolized by an empty cross.
The student鈥檚 artwork will be linked to local 鈥淪tations of the Cross鈥� at Catholic churches in Santa Barbara. 鈥淲e wanted to make a healthy connection with our Catholic brothers and sisters,鈥� DeBoer says.
One piece of artwork by student Stephanie Smith near Kerrwood Patio is entitled 鈥淓ntry into Jerusalem.鈥� It depicts a scene of Christ entering Santa Barbara, complete with Oprah Winfrey holding a microphone. One young man in the painting holds a sign which says, 鈥淚鈥檓 gay. Am I loved?鈥�
Another painting, by student Harriett Ghormley, is in a phone booth in the basement of the Voskuyl Library. 鈥淪upper at Emmaus鈥� depicts Christ, suddenly revealed in the breaking of bread to two men after the Resurrection.
Professors are not grading the project. The grant will reimburse students for their materials.
Each piece will be photographed for projection during chapel and reproduced on postcards to be sold through the art department.