Interfaith orum scheduled for Tuesday, October 12 at 6pm at Sonoma Valley Museum of Ar
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6 October 2010 – Sonoma, CA: On Tuesday, October 12 at 6pm, join the discussion at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art as religious leaders reflect on the role of art in religious practice and on their respective spiritual communities’ cultural lives.
In mid-September, SVMA convened a panel of artists to talk about the role of religion in art. Now the Museum is flipping the tables to hear from religious leaders.
This discussion is held in conjunction with the exhibition Visions of Paradise: Art and the Power of Faith. The works in Visions of Paradise include historical folk pieces and ritual objects from around the world together with contemporary works by prominent Bay Area artists. These disparate objects range in style from folk to classical to contemporary. As a collective exhibition, the works illustrate the profound power of faith and the complex role of art in religious practice.
At press time confirmed speakers include Reverend Nancy Taylor, First Congregational Church of Sonoma; Joanne Martin Braun, Regional Director, Northern California Shambhala, San Francisco; and Imam Ali Siddiqui, President, California Muslim Institute & Center for Interfaith Studies, Santa Rosa, and Co-Coordinator of the North Bay Jewish Muslim Dialogue.
The SVMA Interfaith Forum is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art at 551 Broadway in Sonoma. Admission to the forum is free to Museum members and $5 for nonmembers.
About the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
With more than 1,000 members, the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) is the largest visual arts organization in the San Francisco North Bay region. It was incorporated in 1998 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to promote the creation, exhibition, and collection of fine arts, to provide a venue for art exhibition in Sonoma, and to offer educational opportunities for people of all ages. It occupies an 8,000-square-foot space at 551 Broadway, just one-half block south of the historic Sonoma Plaza. The Museum purchased the building in early 2001, and completed extensive renovations in March 2004. The Museum is open to the general public during exhibitions Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5 for individuals, $8 for families, and free to members. (707) 939-7862 / www.svma.org.
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