Presiding Bishop Michael Curry refers to our church as the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement, making clear that we Episcopalians are part of the larger work of what God is doing in our world. Bishop Curry wrote in Following the Way of Jesus that God came in the person of Jesus to show us how to be reconciled to one another and all creation, so that we might move from the nightmare our world has become to reflect God’s dream: “None left out. None shut out as enemies. None broken and tossed aside. All of us beloved. All of us reconciled.”

An Episcopal Task Force on Social Media created a Tweet length definition of Episcopal evangelism: “We seek, name and celebrate Jesus’ loving presence in everyone’s stories – then invite people to MORE.” Visual artists seek, name, and celebrate God’s Loving, Liberating and Life-giving presence in ways that invite the viewer to a deeper engagement with the movement of the Holy Spirit. The artists whose works comprise this exhibit worked beyond the limits of language to inspire, provoke, and challenge us to see our world anew.

Consider the brilliant light shimmering through the gold in Beverly Womack’s “Eternal Council,” giving the artist’s impression of the Holy Trinity knowing a savior would be needed even before the act of creation. Then Peggy Parker shows us Jesus’ concern for a soldier nailing him to the cross in “Station XI.” While Jeanne Harris Weaver painted “Go Fishing” to hang in the parish hall at St. David’s by the Sea Episcopal Church in Cocoa Beach, Florida, reminding parishioners and those who visit her church of our call to spread the word to all mankind that God loves His people. These works and all the art in this exhibition continue the vital contribution artists offer the Church as they share afresh the Loving, Liberating and Life-giving Gospel in which all are connected to their creator and none are left out.

-- Frank and Victoria Logue, Curators

Bio: Frank and Victoria Logue have been active in ECVA since its founding, including participating in exhibits and co-curating the 2010 exhibit Seeking and Serving. Both enjoy sharing the way they see the world largely through photography, and have branched out into other visual arts, Victoria usually opting for collages and Frank for graffiti-style painting. They are both active in the Episcopal Church at several levels as they worked together to plant King of Peace Episcopal Church in Kingsland, Georgia from 2000-2010. They have led numerous retreats together and both served as Deputies to General Convention. Frank is an Episcopal priest who serves as the Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of Georgia. Victoria is an author and Franciscan Tertiary. Their daughter, Griffin, is Exhibits Curator for Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona. Frank and Griffin co-curated the 2005 ECVA exhibit Venite Adoremus.