Art Church 2019: The Light Body
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
46 Deer Hill Rd
NY
41.582049925767315
-73.93941524349223
Description
The Light Body
Make art with us this Sunday afternoon accompanied by music and poetry intended to turn on the Light Body. Discussion will include an art historical overview of figurative luminosity as a recurring motifs throughout world art. Holy people are often painted with glowing haloes and auras. Yogic chakras, acupuncture meridians and points, provide a multi-cultural cartography for lights of the soul. Come prepared to create. Bring a sketchbook and colors.
With Your Hosts: Alex Grey & Allyson Grey
Alex Grey, world-renowned artist, poet, and author, is best loved for his paintings which portray multiple dimensions of reality, interweaving biological anatomy with psychic and spiritual energies. His books, Sacred Mirrors, The Mission of Art, Transfigurations, and Art Psalms, trace the development of his work and mystical experiences that shaped his spiritual artistic life. Alex's most recent monograph, Net of Being, addresses how his art is evolving the cultural body through icons of interconnectedness. www.alexgrey.com
Allyson Grey, artist, writer and social sculptor, has co-written and edited a dozen books and all seven volumes of CoSM Journal of Visionary Culture. Since 1975, Allyson has been artistic partner and studio mate of artist, Alex Grey. With a Master of Fine Arts from Tufts University, Allyson has been an educator and muse to artists for over 30 years. Alex and Allyson are the parents of actress, Zena Grey. allysongrey.com Together, the Grey co-founded the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, CoSM, an interfaith church since 2008, celebrating creativity as a spiritual path.
Event Schedule
1pm – Program Begins• Art Meditation — music by Jon Ohia• BRING DRAWING MATERIALS including colored pencils, pens or watercolor and a sketch book or pad.• Journaling and poetic expression also encouraged.• Meditation Ends with Closing Reflections• Break — [store & cafe will be open]• Presentation on The Light Body• Discussion• Drawing Meditation with Music• Closing Ceremony
Accommodations
Rooms are available for rent in the Grey House, CoSM’s fully renovated Visionary Victorian guest house.For assistance in booking your stay, please call 845-297-2323 ext. 104 or email us at stay@cosm.org.
The artwork of Alex Grey & Allyson Grey plus many other visionary artists are on display in the guest house.
The CoSM Store and the Mushroom Cafe will be open.
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Start:
2019-06-16T13:00:00-04:00
End:
2019-06-16T17:00:00-04:00
Category
Social
Tickets
General Admission (Day of Event)
15.0
USD