The Collective - Kingdom-minded Creatives

 

Creativity spans beyond fine arts.

God's creative nature is in you - how does it flow through you? 

 

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY

The Collective is a new Infused Arts community that will focus on our role as artists and creatives in God's Kingdom, have discussions around this and many other important topics. The first Thursday of EACH month is designed to encourage our creative journey, challenge it as well, and broaden our vision for how God wants to flow through us to touch this broken and searching world by our art, imagination, and creativity. The Collective is the FIRST Thursday of each month, beginning in February. Each month will have a different topic or theme. February is "Why Creativity Matters to God."

All genres of creativity are welcome!! For example; knitters, home chefs, fine artists, writers, poets, dancers, singer/song writers, musicians, graffiti and tattoo artists, hair stylists, photographers, digital artists, sculptures, wood-working, fiber art, sewing, drama... okay, I think you get the point. :)

Please join The Collective, a group of creatives hungry for more of the Lord and seeking first His Kingdom as it pertains to our art and creativity!

There is no fee for this gathering. Coffee will be on hand, indeed. See you February 4th at 6:30pm!

KidCare is provided but you must register your little ones a week before the event. From the pull down menu, click "Infused Arts" - here's the link to register.

Are you coming to The Collective on 2/4? Let me know!

Hope to see you there!
deAnn Roe

Childcare Available for Infused Arts


We are so very excited to be able to offer childcare for you on Thursdays for Infused Arts events. We hope this opens up the possibility for those of you with childcare needs to attend our spiritually formative arts communities:

• The Collective - the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in the coffee bar
• The Write Space - the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in Rm 112
• The Studio & Open Studio - the 3rd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in the coffee bar

Please register your little ones one week in advance to the event you plan to attend. Here's the link - from the drop down menu, choose, "Infused Arts." You will find some additional information on that page as well.

We hope to see you in February at Infused Arts!

Be in joy-
deAnn

Art Reception POSTPONED

Hello friends!!

Due to the pending storm and the impossibility to nail down when it may arrive, we've decided to postpone tomorrow night's art reception to Friday, 1/29, 6pm to 8pm. One artist participating comes from Reading and a few more from Lancaster and I know some of you plan to come and you drive from Baltimore and Harrisburg - I don't want to put any of you at risk should the snow begin to fall earlier than what's expected. 

I hope you are able to come enjoy a fantastic evening full of art and creativity next week!! Again here's the NEW date for the Art = Ministry Art reception:

Friday, January 29, from 6pm to 8pm at Living Word Community Church

Same awesomeness, different night!

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Be in joy and stay safe in the blizzard!

deAnn

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Powerful Stories of How God Uses Art & Artists

The January/February exhibit, Art = Ministry is up and looking amazing. The stories are even more amazing! Click here to read a copy of The Heart Behind the Art booklet and prepare to be blown away by how God uses surrendered artists to minister to our broken and searching world. Below are a host of photos of the exhibit.

Reminder: The Art Reception is Friday, January 29, from 6pm to 8pm in the Common Grounds Gallery. It's going to be an evening jam-packed with creativity! There will even be art tables for you to explore your artistic abilities. And of course, you'll hear from the artists, there will be a live painting demo, and our friend, Ramon will be here to stylize your name into graffiti. This is a family friendly evening. Snacks and coffee will be provided too. Hope you can make it!

art = ministry exhibit and reception

 

Ministry is allowing God to use your gifts and abilities for the benefit of others, so that they may experience the love of Jesus through you. Gifts and abilities differ from person to person, as God uniquely makes us all for His glory. Some people minister through teaching. Some minister through music. Some minister through hospitality. Some minister through listening. You get it—the list goes on and on. In what ways does God use you to minister to others? Something I discovered powerfully over the past several years is how God uses some to minister through their art. This exhibit has many beautiful examples of just that—stories of how God touches lives through surrendered artists and creatives.

Join us on Friday, January 29nd from 6pm to 8pm for the "art = ministry" exhibit artist's reception. Artists will share briefly how God uses their creativity to minster to others, (these stories are powerful!), and enjoy seeing examples of their art while sipping Seattle's Best coffee and munching on snacks with new friends and old friends. We will have art tables for you to explore your own creativity and even a few of what I'm calling, roaming artists. You'll have come to see what I mean! It will be a creatively-charged evening to say the least! And it's a family-friendly event.

Artist's participating in this exhibit and reception:

• Becky Winand
• Cliff Engle
• Dave Weiss
• David Roe
• deAnn Roe
• Joanne Hilliard
• Kevin Henderson
• Leigh Grames
• Ramon Trevino
• Sam and Kate Mylin
• Travis Thompson

We have more than the 12 artists represented in this exhibit in Infused Arts who minister through their art. I’m proud of the creatives and artists at LWCC for having God’s heart and allowing Him to use them to impact the Kingdom for His glory! This is what Infused Arts is all about.

 

 

Loving God. Valuing our creativity. Making a difference.

 

 

“On earth as it is in Heaven.”

 

We hope too see you at the Art Reception on Friday, January 29 at LWCC.

The Longest Night

December 22, 2015 - the winter solstice - the shortest day, the longest night.

I didn't sleep well last night. It felt like I was out of bed more than in bed. At one point, around 2:00am I thought, I'm so awake, I wish it was morning. But I went back to bed and eventually fell asleep. Sometimes the night feels endless and the longing for the break of day leads to desperation. Spiritually speaking, I've been there too...in long periods of darkness due to disappointment, disillusionment, confusion, loneliness, loss, frustration, physical illness, or a broken relationship. Sometimes it's even hard to hear Father's voice in those dark moments. And it often feels endless, just like my experience last night - when will the morning come?

If you find yourself wandering in the longest night, remember that morning always comes. Always. God set boundaries to day and night. He is faithful. Day always comes. The same is true for you. Your longest night, spiritually speaking, has a boundary. But while you are in the midst of the darkness, look around, what do you see? Can you sense God's presence with you (even if His voice seems muffled)? What are the little blessings you experience despite the darkness? What rays of hope are beginning to sliver the darkness? Look around, you may be surprised with what you see.

As we approach the holidays - the celebration of the birth of our King - the excitement of ringing in the new year, to many this is a season of HOPE and JOY. To others, it's a reminder of what they no longer have...for those of you in that season, we hold you in prayer before the Lord. Hope comes. He came. And He is coming again. The longest night will be over and God will begin to expand the boundaries of day. And that begins tomorrow.

Happy Winter Solstice and Merry Christmas. To you, may God's blessings fall heavy upon you in 2016.

deAnn Roe

Art = Ministry Exhibit and Art Reception

 

All of us here at Infused Arts are beyond exctied about the January|February 2016 exhibit at Living Word Community Church, art = ministry. We have 11 artists/creatives participating from York, Lancaster, and Berks counties...all with very diverse ways that God uses their art to minster to His people.

We invite you to the Art Reception on Friday evening, January 22 from 6pm to 8pm at LWCC's coffee bar gallery - Common Grounds. Artists will share a bit about their experiences of God using their art to impact people's lives for His glory and you'll see examples of their art work. Refreshments and hot drinks will be enjoyed with conversation in a creative, Spirit-filled atmosphere. We hope you join us! I know you will be inspired and see why our creativity matters so much to God.

be in joy!
deAnn Roe