SPIRITUAL RESONANCES Project

In Latin America as well as in the Caribbean, Christianity encountered its biggest challenges in trying to merge the traditional beliefs of a region with the deities,  rituals, and beliefs of its local inhabitants. It is my belief that it is the rich spiritual heritage of a country and spiritual resilience of its people that sustains them in times of crisis. And this is manifested by their spiritual beliefs, practices, rituals, and artistic expression.

“Spiritual Resonances”, is an art project I am producing in collaboration with the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts (http://www.emcartsconference.org/)  & the National Art Gallery in Kingston, Jamaica (http://natgalja.org.jm/ioj_wp/) who has invited me to be part of their inaugural arts conference entitled “The Arts: Catalyst for Caribbean Development” that will take place during the second week in October 2011.

“Spiritual Resonance” is a participatory exhibit of paintings exploring the rich spiritual heritage of our humanity through imagery. The viewers will become active participants on the exhibit by responding to the paintings with poetry & sound guided by the lead artist in conjunction with the college music department, jazz musician 
in-residence Orville Hammond ( http://www.southernartistry.org/orville_hammond). The verbal and musical responses produced during the length of the exhibit will become part of the paintings.

“Spiritual Resonances” allows me to bring forward, in a collaborative effort, the essence of my art work as a vehicle and force for the manifestation of spiritual and healing energy thru art. My career as an artist has been fulfilled over the years with art collaborations with art organizations such as Beacon Street Gallery in Chicago, International Conferences such as the International Conference of Educating Cities in Jerusalem, and the Centro Colombo-Americano in Medellin, Colombia, to name just a few.

In times when our world seems to be following a path to self-destruction, “Spiritual Resonances” proposes to reflect on our spiritual roots as a path to establish balance and awareness in our dear planet.

Wouldn’t you want to be part of such endeavor? … 

"Spiritual Resonances" is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. 

If you would like to make a donation in support of this art project, please go to:

http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=4550 

to make the donation online. All gifts regardless of size, will be greatly appreciated.