Leytonstone Festival exhibition

Ivy 1 & Ivy 2 By David Hawkins

Chalice & Paten By Harvey Bradley, Genesis by Michael J. Creasey & Today by Jonathan Evens

Entrance to the church & exhibition showing works by Jonathan Evens, Harvey Bradley & Rosalind Hore

Work by Harvey Bradley (and Rosalind Hore - in background)

Harvey Bradley's pottery

Works by Jonathan Evens & Harvey Bradley

Café Refresh

Michael J. Creasey, Henry Shelton & Helen Gould

Works by Harvey Bradley & Joy Rousell Stone

Henry Shelton & Helen Gould

Harvey Bradley & Michael J. Creasey

Works by Jonathan Evens, Michael J. Creasey & Peter Webb

Works by Henry Shelton & Jonathan Evens

North York Moors by David Hawkins

The Moment of Resurrection by Rosalind Hore

Jesus in the Boat by Rosalind Hore & The Sparrow by Joy Rousell Stone

Our Leytonstone Festival exhibition, which is part of the Leytonstone Art Trail, has been set up today at St Andrews Leytonstone ready for the community opening event on Sunday between 12 noon and 2.00pm. The exhibition, which features work by Harvey Bradley, Michael J. Creasey, Jonathan Evens, David Hawkins, Rosalind Hore, Henry Shelton, Peter Shorer, Joy Rousell Stone and Peter Webb will then be open from Tuesday 7 – Thursday 16 July (Tuesday-Friday: 12-4 pm; Saturday: 10-4pm). The new Café Refresh (see photo above) at St Andrews will also be open for teas, coffees, hot chocolate, light snacks and lunches.

An Art & Spirituality networking evening will be held on 9 July from 7-9.30pm involving presentations from three of our artists on the theme of 'Spirituality - the heartbeat of Art?'. The three artists giving their personal responses to this question will be:

• Rosalind Hore is a sculptor and painter of Christian subjects – Christ figures, nativity sets, Ecce Homo, Stations of the Cross etc. She works in clay, plaster, concrete (figures can also be bronze cast at the foundry). Her paintings are mostly in acrylic of the events in the life of Christ.
  
• Mark Lewis is an artist, silversmith, Arts Lecturer at London Metropolitan University and Chair of Faith & Image. He has undertaken drawing and painting in a Christian context and has designed and made Church plate. In addition to his lecturing, Mark has delivered workshops for The Big Draw as part of its national launch.
  
• Jonathan Evens paints in a symbolic expressionist style and has facilitated the involvement of churches in a range of public art projects. His arts journalism has featured in publications including 'Art & Christianity' and 'The Church Times'. He is also a creative writer (meditations, poetry, short stories, and a blog) and the Vicar of St John the Evangelist Seven Kings. Jonathan is the Secretary of Commission for Mission.

Following their input, the evening will continue with open discussion and debate. All are welcome.

Two Saturday openings

This coming Saturday sees the opening of two initiatives with which Commission For Mission is involved.

The first is the opening of the West Ham Festival at All Saints Church, Church Street, West Ham, London E15 3HU. The Festival runs from 20th - 27th June and includes an exhibition by Commission For Mission artists.

Our exhibiting artists are: Harvey Bradley, Anne Creasey, Michael Creasey, Jonathan Evens, David Hawkins, Rosalind Hore, Henry Shelton, Peter Shorer, Joy Rousell Stone and Peter Webb. The 26 works on show will include a conceptual piece, embroidered panels, paintings (abstract and figurative), and wall hangings.

In addition, to our exhibition there will also be: exhibitions by Andy McGuire and John Uche; a church history exhibition (All Saints is one of Newham's finest buildings which dates back a thousand years); a textiles exhibition; and a flower festival. The West Ham Festival also features a wide range of other events and services. Details of these can be found by clicking here.

The second opening is of Café Refresh at St Andrews Leytonstone at 11.00am on Saturday 20th June. Harry Cohen MP for Leyton and Wanstead will be opening the café at 11 am. Free coffee and tea will be served for all their community and guests at Café Refresh from 11 am until 12 noon.

Café Refresh is being launched to serve as a meeting place and ‘haven’ for the local community. Local chef, Elliot Joseph, will run the café. Elliot is passionate about healthy food and bringing the community together. He’s on a mission to bring healthy, tasty food to the community. Café Refresh will be offering teas, coffees, hot chocolate and light snacks and lunches. Opening times are 10 am –5pm on Tuesday and Saturday, and 12 –5pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

St Andrew’s is also opening as a creative centre and will have a creative programme – Reflect – running alongside the café. This programme launches on July 5th, with an exhibition of Christian artworks in the Church by Commission for Mission. A networking evening on Art and Spirituality will be held on 9 July from 7-9.30pm involving presentations from our artists - Jonathan Evens, Rosalind Hore and Mark Lewis. The church will also be playing host to a number of creative events during the Leytonstone Art Trail and Leytonstone Festival.

C4M summer exhibition

Plans are being developed for a Commission For Mission summer exhibition on the theme of Art and Spirituality to be held at St Andrew’s Leytonstone for the Leytonstone Festival and Leytonstone Arts Trail.

The exhibition will be mounted at Café Refresh and will feature a range of our artists working in different media. Through Café Refresh, St Andrews Leytonstone plan to offer a spiritual haven for their community. They intend to run a creative programme in their café, hall and worship space and are looking for local artists of all genres to help and participate in this.

We will also be working with St Andrews to organise a networking event on the theme of Art and Spirituality on Thursday 9 July from 7.00-9.30pm. This event will be run in conjunction with Waltham Forest Deanery.

Community launch and preview: Sunday 5 July, 2009, 12 noon – 2pm

Exhibition Opening Times: Tuesday 7 – Thursday 16 July, 2009
Tuesday-Friday: 12-4 pm.
Saturday: 10-4pm.