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A multi-faceted sacred art exhibition

May 3-5, 2013

Media Kit | V3 | Updated 11/06/12

Contents •  Quick Links •  About Art for God’s Sake •  Guests of Honor •  Artists •  Poster Contest + Call to Artists •  Event Schedule •  Attendees •  Sponsorships + Advertisements •  Media Gallery •  Contact Information

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•  Contents •  Background Information

–  About AFGS –  Mission Statement + Goal

•  Guests of Honor

–  Honorary Chairperson Archbishop Allen Vigneron –  Honorary Committee

•  Chairperson Archbishop Allen Vigneron •  Vic Faust

•  John + Kristan Hale •  Elizabeth Lev •  Michael J. Malinowski •  L. Brooks Patterson

•  Antonio + Suzanne Rea •  John Sauvé •  Monsignor Anthony Tocco

•  Teresa Tomeo •  Robert Wilbert

–  Juror •  Barbara Heller

•  Clergy + Religious Artists –  Father J.J. Mech –  Father Craig Giera

–  Father Bob McCabe –  Brother Michael Gaffney

•  Featured Artists –  Anthony John Bellomo

–  William Butler –  Kathleen Bordo Crombie –  Sergio De Giusti

–  Carol Kabrin –  Dominic Pangborn –  Suzanne M. Young

•  AFGS Volunteers |Committee

•  Poster Contest •  Call to Artists •  Event Schedule •  Attendees

•  Sponsorships + Advertisements •  Media Gallery | AFGS News | Event Promos

| Photos

•  Contact Information

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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About Art for God’s Sake •  Art for God’s Sake (AFGS) is a juried, professional art show that highlights sacred

themes. The three-‐day, mulL-‐faceted exhibiLon includes an elegant opening-‐night gala, interacLve art demos, and educaLonal opportuniLes. It also showcases the non-‐juried artwork of well-‐known arLsts and local clergy

•  The inspiring art celebraLon, a rarity in the Archdiocese of Detroit, will be presented May 3-‐5, 2013 on the campus of St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Troy, Michigan

•  Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Fr. J.J. Mech, Pastor at St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Troy, MI, created Art for God’s Sake with the basic goal of bringing any and all people together, and with art, presenLng an opportunity to pray and to get to know the Lord. His hope is to bring this art show to the community and to allow us to immerse ourselves in the many ways that God can reach out to us through art. Fr. Mech believes that Art For God’s Sake is an upliîng declaraLon and reminder that even when Lmes are troubled, the Catholic Church protects and honors the masterful beauty expressed to us by talented arLsts who are blessed with a measure of the Lord’s creaLvity

•  Prior to earning his degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and his Master of Divinity at Sacred Heart Seminary, Fr. Mech aènded Michigan State University where he enrolled in an art history course providing him with his first opportunity to examine art. He noLced that the Church inspired the majority of the art studied

•  Fr. Mech and the AFGS commièe would like aèndees to be inspired with the transcendent beauty of the art and to walk away feeling upliêd and with a different understanding of the Lord

•  When | Friday, May 3, 2013 thru Sunday, May 5, 2013

•  Where | Campus of St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church, Troy, Michigan

•  A porLon of 2013 proceeds will benefit The Patrons of the Arts iniLaLves to preserve the vast and unique collecLon of art contained in the VaLcan Museums

•  Exhibit Director | Fr. J.J. Mech

•  Exhibit Chair | ChrisLne Broses

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About Art for God’s Sake •  Art for God’s Sake also strives to support ar:sts. A poster contest, high school art

show, and juried art show will give arLsts the opportunity to become eligible for prizes

•  The AFGS poster contest will afford the winner an opportunity for his or her artwork to be used in adverLsing and promoLng the event, an addiLon to one’s porgolio, and also a $100 prize

•  During this challenging economy, arts programs oên get cut. The commièe is tying in with local schools to involve student arLsts in its high school art show. The purpose of AFGS is not only to display art, but for it to be uLlized as a catecheLcal tool

•  Work from jury-‐selected clergy arLsts and other arLsts will also be publicized in a catalog that will be distributed to AFGS aèndees

•  Art for God’s Sake is just that. It is art for the sake of God; it can draw us to know Him more fully. Scripture is beauLful poetry and the Holy Spirit can significantly move us. It is an opportunity to celebrate our history and be liêd up. Fr. Mech would like the community to be drawn in, to be inspired and really understand the art, and thus gain a beèr understanding of who created us

•  For more about AFGS, please listen to Fr. J.J.’s inspiring interview about the launch of AFGS 2011 with Teresa Tomeo on EWTN Radio (Internet connecLon required) •  h`p://avemariaradio.net/archiveListen.php?file=cc_20101102_1

•  2013 Poster Contest •  Prize -‐ $100 •  Deadline – January 18, 2013

•  2013 High School Art Show Prizes:

•  1st Place -‐ $100 •  2nd Place -‐ $50 •  3rd Place -‐ $25

•  2013 Juried Art Show Prizes •  1st Place -‐ $2,500 •  2nd Place -‐ $1,500 •  3rd Place -‐ $1,000

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Our Mission + Goal

Our Mission To expose our community to the transcendent beauty of art while inviLng arLsts to share their talents, so “the knowledge of God can be beèr revealed and the preaching of the Gospel can become clearer to the human mind” 1

1 SECOND VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL, Pastoral ConsLtuLon on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes, 22.

Our Goal Our goal is to educate and inspire the community with sacred art, allowing people to spiritually connect and renew

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•  Art for God’s Sake is a combined effort of faithful people who believe in its mission. These dedicated people include participating artists, devoted volunteers, generous attendees, individual donors, and various business owners and their staff

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Teamwork +

Community

•  AFGS provides artists with a rare and unique platform through which they can showcase their sacred artwork and through their medium express their faith

•  Some feedback from AFGS artists:

–  “It was an honor to be one of the juried artists. Great show. Hope to do it again next year!” (AFGS Facebook follower)

–  “I would love to participate next year!” (AFGS Facebook follower)

–  “It was a wonderful show and I was thrilled to be part of it as a juried artist. Hope you will do it again.” (AFGS Facebook follower)

–  “I was honored to be among such wonderful, and creative talent...Congrats to all the artists!!! I hope to meet you some day!” (AFGS Facebook follower)

–  “…a few photos I captured while at the event. It was an amazing grouping of artwork - most impressive! Thank you for all of your efforts.” (AFGS Facebook follower)

–  “I did participate. I will next time too. Loved it!” (AFGS Twitter follower)

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AFGS Supports

Artists

•  Our 2013 motif is the sunflower. We relate to St. John’s work, Iliotropion, which is the Greek word for helianthus (sunflower)

•  For St. John, the sunflower was analogous to the agreement of the human will with the will of God. Daily, the sunflower turns its face from one side to the other, following the movement of the sun, much like our turning to God

•  Iliotropion, in fact, looks at the Divine and human wills: "The only true means for attaining our happiness in this life and in the next is the constant turning of our attention within ourselves, to our own conscience, to our thoughts, words, and deeds, so as to raise them to passionlessness: this will reveal to us our mistakes in life and indicate the only path to salvation. This path is the entire devotion of our whole being, of our whole self with all the circumstances of our life, to the will of God. As a symbol of this our turning to God we may take the growth of the sunflower; let it be ever before our eyes”

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Sunflower

Source: h`p://saintjohnwonderworker.org/tobolsk.htm

GUESTS OF HONOR


HONORARY CHAIRPERSON

Guests of Honor


Honorary Chairperson | Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron

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•  His Excellency Most Reverend, Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit, is the Honorary Chairperson of Art for God’s Sake

•  He was present at AFGS 2011 and is supporLve of the faith’s rich tradiLon of sacred art

•  “The arts in all their forms can serve to elevate our souls, to inspire us, and to beauLfy our world. Even more importantly, the arts so oên are able to serve as powerful signs of God’s infinite truth, goodness, and beauty. The arts can evoke emoLon, prompt reflecLon and meditaLon, and help us to engage in a more perfect worship of Our Lord, who created us mind, body, and soul”

Website: h`p://www.aod.org/our-‐archdiocese/archbishop-‐allen-‐vigneron

HONORARY COMMITTEE

Guests of Honor


Honorary Committee Chairperson Most Reverend Allen Vigneron

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•  Archbishop Allen Vigneron was born in Mount Clemens and raised in Fair Haven

•  He is the first naLve son appointed to be Archbishop of Detroit

•  Installed as Archbishop of Detroit in January 2009 •  Archbishop Vigneron has focused on the revitalizaLon

of the local Church

•  He has overseen a restructuring of the Archdiocesan curia; implemented a second phase of Together in Faith parish-‐centered strategic planning; and has implemented a five-‐year capital iniLaLve, Changing Lives Together, which involves all parishes within the Archdiocese

•  As a spiritual leader, Archbishop Vigneron has encouraged the Archdiocese in embracing new devoLons; strengthened Les with other ChrisLan and religious leaders in the area; and has been a vocal and present leader on the issues of the right to life and religious freedom

Website: h`p://www.aod.org/our-‐archdiocese/archbishop-‐allen-‐vigneron

Honorary Committee |Vic Faust

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•  Vic Faust is co-‐anchor of AcLon News This Morning and AcLon News at Noon. He previously anchored the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. sportscasts on AcLon News Weekend and hosted the 30 minute Sunday Sports Update

•  Prior to joining channel 7 in 2004, Vic worked at KQTV in St. Joseph, MO, KMIZ in Columbia, MO and KOKI in Tulsa, OK as a Sports Director/Anchor. He began his broadcasLng career as a color-‐commentator on the Missouri Tiger Radio Network, following a 4-‐year football career as a Tiger

•  When asked what it takes to be successful, Vic says, "Act with integrity, be honest, keep your faith and bring your best every day”

•  When Vic isn't chasing down a story for Channel 7, he enjoys working out and spending as much Lme as possible with his family. He is married with three children

Honorary Committee | John + Kristan Hale

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•  Kristan Hale, has been acLve in the community and arts since aènding Divine Child High School. She graduated with a teaching cerLficate from Western Michigan University and earned her Masters Degree in Reading Recovery from Eastern Michigan University. Kristan is a former Dearborn Public Schools teacher of 10 years and worked as an historical interpreter at Greenfield Village. She is an acLve member of a number of organizaLons including Legatus, Detroit Chapter

•  Mr. John Hale graduated from the University of Michigan and obtained his law degree from the University of Detroit Mercy. He worked as a clerk for Chief JusLce Riley on the Michigan Supreme Court, was an associate at Bodman, Longley, & Dahling, LLP, and later worked as in-‐house counsel at Ford Motor Company

•  In 2000, John le^ the pracLce of law to join Corporate Travel, a family business, where he currently serves as President and co-‐owner. Mr. Hale is also a member of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta -‐ American AssociaLon, the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the Board of the Detroit Chapter of Legatus, the Cardinal’s Club, and the Board of Regents for Ave Maria University

Website: h`p://ctscentral.net/

•  John and Kristan Hale reside in Dearborn, Michigan where they maintain a tremendous interest in the arts, parLcularly the sacred arts. They are the co-‐chairs of the Michigan Chapter of The Patrons of the Arts in the VaLcan Museums

Honorary Committee |Elizabeth Lev

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•  Dr. Elizabeth Lev is an American-‐born art historian who lives and works in Rome. She describes herself as “a joyful member of the Rome faculty” at Duquesne University’s Italian Campus program, where she has taught art history since nearly the very beginning of the program’s existence

•  Among a small number of Americans who has passed the stringent licensing exam for guides in Italy, her services as a guide are in high demand and she has been privileged to accompany many disLnguished visitors, including former First Lady Laura Bush, through the VaLcan Museums and to other sites of interest in Rome and beyond

•  She appeared in the History Channel’s program “Angels and Demons Decoded” and served as the host of “Catholic Canvas,” a 10-‐part television series on the art of the VaLcan Museums that aired on EWTN.

•  She has wrièn numerous arLcles for Inside the Va5can, Sacerdos and First Things magazine, and also writes a regular column with Zenit News Agency

•  In addiLon to all this, Elizabeth has found Lme to recently complete her first biography, The Tigress of Forli: The Remarkable Story of Caterina Riario Sforza

Honorary Committee |Michael J. Malinowski

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•  The Knights of Columbus are Catholic gentlemen commièd to the exemplificaLon of charity, unity, fraternity, patrioLsm, and defense of the priesthood

•  The Order is consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and is unequivocal in its loyalty to the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on earth. It is firmly commièd to the protecLon of human life, from concepLon to natural death, and to the preservaLon and defense of the family

•  Brother Knights work to fulfill the central mission of the Order: striving in charitable works; serving the Church and unified in following its teachings; supporLng brother Knights in their temporal and spiritual needs; acLng for the good of their country; and giving aid to widows, orphans, the sick and the poor

•  As state deputy of the Michigan Knights of Columbus, Michael J. Malinowski is the chief execuLve officer and chairman of the board of the 70,000-‐member Michigan State Council of the Knights of Columbus

•  He was elected state deputy in 2012 aêr earlier serving two years each as state secretary, state treasurer, state advocate, and state warden

Honorary Committee |L. Brooks Patterson

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•  L. Brooks Paèrson is in his fi^h term as Oakland County ExecuLve. Under his leadership, Oakland County has won the respect of Wall Street, retaining the coveted AAA bond raLng with a stable outlook. Oakland County became the first in the naLon to pass a balanced three-‐year budget in line-‐item detail. Paèrson shares the formula of Oakland County’s success in these trying economic Lmes with local government leaders at annual budget symposiums

•  Paèrson conLnues to transform Oakland County from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge based-‐economy through his Emerging Sectors and Medical Main Street programs, AutomaLon Alley and the recently-‐established Economic Growth Alliance

•  He strives to improve the quality of life in Oakland County from challenging Oakland schools to teach Mandarin Chinese, to encouraging kids to get acLve in his Count Your Steps program to creaLng family-‐friendly events such as the Fire and Ice FesLval in Rochester and Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak. Paèrson presides over 4,000 employees who commit to making Oakland County a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family

Website: h`p://lbrookspaèrson.com

Antonio and Suzanne Rea of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, are the parents of five children, three of whom have graduated from Notre Dame.

Honorary Committee |Antonio + Suzanne Rea

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•  Tony earned a degree in architectural engineering from Lawrence InsLtute of Technology and opened his own business in 1972. He is president of A. Rea ConstrucLon, Inc. and Fairmount ProperLes, a commercial real estate firm. He is also chairman of Thri^y Florist, Inc., a retail florist chain; his eldest son, Chris, is chief execuLve. He is a trustee or board member of Legatus, the Papal FoundaLon, and the John Paul II Cultural Center, and is on the board of regents at Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida

•  Suzanne graduated from the University of CincinnaL with degrees in fine arts, history, and educaLon. She is commièd to church, school, cultural, and charitable associaLons. Of parLcular importance to Suzanne is the Patron of the Arts in the VaLcan Museums, dedicated to the preservaLon and restoraLon of all of the artwork at the VaLcan

•  The Rea Endowment has enabled the acquisiLon of post-‐medieval materials from the Cinquecento to the contemporary era; materials in Renaissance Italian studies, including histories of Rome, Florence, Venice, and Milan; the wriLngs of world-‐renowned thinkers such as Leonardo Bruni and Leonardo da Vinci; the poetry of Petrarcha; the love sonnets of the Dolce sLl nuovo; and contemporary Italian literature, film, and music. It also gives Notre Dame the means to acquire materials in Italian art history, parLcularly as it is embodied in the religious works of art and architecture patronized by the Roman Catholic Church

Honorary Committee |John Sauvé

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•  Sauvé prompted the creaLon of the Brighton Mayor’s Commission on Art in Public Places in Brighton, Michigan, and served as its chairperson. Under Sauvé’s guidance, the Commission developed the Brighton Biennial Sculpture Exhibit, which installed 28 pieces of large-‐scale public art in the City of Brighton

•  His other accomplishments include: –  CuraLng the City of Birmingham Cityscapes Sculpture Exhibit

–  Conceiving the development of the Green Oak Village Place Sculpture Park –  2008: The American InsLtute of Architects recognized his Design of the Green Oak

Village Place Sculpture Park with the Merit Award

–  Served as curator of the Blue Water InternaLonal Sculpture Exhibit between Canada and the United States

–  Presently overseeing the sculpture installaLon in the Stone Ridge Sculpture Park just outside Manhaàn in Upstate New York, the Lyon Sculpture Park in New Hudson and the Detroit Riverfront Sculpture Park

–  2010: Sauvé’s artwork was commissioned by the Marc Ecko FoundaLon to be the first public sculpture exhibit installed on New York City’s Highline

–  2011: As part of the Art Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Sauvé’s sculpture was located in front of the Merchandise Mart in Downtown Chicago

–  InstallaLon of the first sculpture on the Detroit Riverfront in over 20 years –  Serving arts and cultural organizaLons, including the Birmingham Public Art Board,

Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places, and Concerned CiLzens for the Arts

–  John Sauvé holds a Master of Arts AdministraLon from Michigan State University and a Bachelor in MarkeLng and Art History also from Michigan State University

–  John has been making sculptures for over thirty years out of his studio in Brighton, Michigan. In addiLon to making large scale sculpture, John enjoys doing smaller scale work for gallery exhibiLons. He has numerous group exhibiLons and many awards to his credit

Website: h`p://www.sauveargoundaLon.org

•  John Sauvé served as ExecuLve Assistant to the founding Director of the Michigan Council for Arts, E. Ray Sco`, with responsibility for the Michigan Commission on Art in Public Places

Photo via iamthegreatestbh.com

Honorary Committee |Monsignor Anthony Tocco

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•  He holds an MA in guidance and counseling from the University of Detroit and an MDiv from St. John’s Provincial Seminary. Monsignor has been a vicariate vicar, Archdiocesan Presbyteral Council and College of Consultor member, and trustee of Madonna University. He is a member of the FoundaLon Commièe for St. Vincent de Paul Society with a parLcular emphasis on improvement to Camp Ozanam. Monsignor Tocco was a member of the Board of Directors of Marian High School and the Board of Trustees of Madonna University. He has been a co-‐chair of the SOCK event for several years, having been personally commièd to the work of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen since ordinaLon

•  Reverend Monsignor Tocco is the founding father of the Great Lakes Chamber Music FesLval sponsored by St. Hugo, Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church and Temple Beth-‐El, all in Bloomfield Hills

•  In 1987, Monsignor Tony was appointed by Cardinal Edmund Szoka to act as Site Director for the visit of the Holy Father

•  Monsignor Tony, a member of the College of Consultors of the Archdiocese of Detroit, was asked by Cardinal Adam Maida to take charge of the restoraLon/renovaLon of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral

•  Reverend Monsignor Anthony Tocco is a naLve Detroiter, the twel^h of thirteen children. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit on June 5, 1965; his first assignment was as Assistant Pastor of St. Veronica’s parish, East Detroit; he then moved on to St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in St. Clair Shores, and is now pastor of St. Hugo of the Hills Parish, Bloomfield Hills. He was elevated to the Honorary Prelature of Monsignor on May 14, 1990 by the Holy Father

Honorary Committee |Teresa Tomeo

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•  Teresa Tomeo is a veteran broadcast-‐journalist with more than 20 years of experience as a radio and TV news reporter and anchorwoman mainly in the Detroit area

•  Teresa first served as an award-‐winning radio reporter and radio news anchor receiving recogniLon for her work from the Associated Press, The Detroit Press Club, and the American Women in Radio and TV. She has worked as a reporter/anchor for WKBD-‐TV 50 and at Detroit’s ABC affiliate, WXYZ-‐TV Channel 7, covering some of the most significant stories of the ‘90s, including the Oklahoma City Bombing and the 1995 visit to the United States by Pope John Paul II

•  In 2000, Teresa decided to leave the secular media to help families and other concerned ciLzens engage the culture

•  She is now an author, a syndicated Catholic talk show host on her own program, Catholic ConnecLon, on Ave Maria Radio, a professional speaker, and a media consultant. Most recently, she was invited to Rome to be one of only 260 internaLonal delegates to parLcipate in the 20th anniversary of Mulieris Dignitatum, a “Congress on Women”

•  Teresa emceed AFGS 2011 and returns to AFGS as part of our 2013 Honorary Commièe

Website: h`p://www.teresatomeo.com

Honorary Committee |Robert Wilbert

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•  His philosophy and methodology have deeply interconnected the arLsts in our cultural community

•  Mr. Wilbert’s art has been exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of New York, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and The Detroit InsLtute of Arts

•  The art of Mr. Wilbert conLnues to show at the Detroit InsLtute of Arts today

•  Robert Wilbert now teaches painLng at The Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center

•  Mr. Wilbert was the main juror for Art For God’s Sake 2011

•  He was born in Chicago, Illinois

•  In his 40-‐year tenure in painLng instrucLon at Wayne State University, he became a widely admired and beloved mentor

JUROR Guests of Honor


Juror | Barbara Heller

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•  Barbara Heller is the Chief Conservator at the Detroit InsLtute of Arts •  At the November 1989 annual meeLng of the Michigan Museums AssociaLon, Barbara

presented a session on Disaster Planning and MiLgaLon sponsored by the Michigan Alliance •  The session was important not just to museums but to all insLtuLons and organizaLons that

house irreplaceable resources

–  h`p://www.dia.org/art/disaster-‐and-‐conservaLon-‐resources.aspx

ARTISTS


CLERGY + RELIGIOUS ARTISTS

Artists


Clergy + Religious Artists|Fr. J.J. Mech

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•  Fr. Mech transferred to Sacred Heart Major Seminary and conLnued to pursue this passion by working with watercolors and eventually being hired by area churches to design and create their Paschal Candles. He also created the Seminary’s welcome banner for Pope John Paul II’s visit to Detroit

•  Fr. Mech was inspired by the abundance of Pewabic Tile on campus. His own low-‐relief Lle work includes a fiîeth anniversary limited ediLon piece for Our Lady of Loreò, where he also created the stone-‐and-‐wood presider’s chair and the Lles for the side-‐altar shrine to the Blessed Virgin

•  Fr. Mech brings this art show to the community to help us fully celebrate our conLnually developing idenLty as a parish, and to allow us to immerse ourselves in the many ways that God can reach out to us through art. The pastor believes that Art For God’s Sake is an upliîng declaraLon and reminder that even when Lmes are troubled, the Catholic church has always protected and honored the masterful beauty translated to us by the expressive talents of those who are given a measure of the Lord’s creaLvity

•  Fr. J.J. Mech grew up in Dearborn Heights, MI. He aènded Catholic schools for 12 years before going to Michigan State University. There, he had the transforming experience of taking an art history class, where he was introduced to a grand love of art, as if “God had turned on a light switch”

Clergy + Religious Artists|Fr. Craig Giera

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•  Fr. Craig Giera received a Bachelors in Fine Arts at Wayne State University with a double concentraLon in painLng and sculpture

•  Fr. Giera: “Before hearing ‘the call,’ I lived my life as an arLst. I always tried to further my creaLvity and develop my technical ability in whatever media I used. I entered school and received a Bachelors in Fine Arts at Wayne State University with a double concentraLon in painLng and sculpture. Once school was over, I had some success displaying and selling my art at different venues. Aêr working for a number of years in a gallery, I began a new body of work in order to apply to graduate school. In the paint and solitude I heard God and found myself. Art was the forum where I was able to discern my vocaLon and where my prayer became alive. I was ordained a Catholic Priest on May 22, 2010 and I am currently the Associate Pastor at St. Fabian Parish and St. Colman Parish in Farmington Hills, MI”

Clergy + Religious Artists|Fr. Bob McCabe

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•  My main interest in photography is taking pictures of people. Many of them are informal portraits; others examine the human condiLon, focusing on the needs of those who are poor and struggling. Some of these photographs appeared in the December 2009 issue of the Hour Detroit magazine

•  I was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1995. I am currently serving as the pastor of St. Pius X parish in Southgate, Michigan

•  As a priest, it is very important to have a creaLve outlet. Photography affords me a beauLful opportunity to see God working in the creaLve process. When I take pictures, I never know what the end result will be. God coordinates so much of what takes place. The who, what, where, and how a picture will be taken normally is unknown to me when I set out to take pictures

•  I once asked a friend, who was returning from fishing, if he had a good day. He said, ‘Bob, every day fishing is a good day.’ I feel the same way whenever I return from having taken pictures”

•  “My fondest memories from my high school years were those spent taking pictures and working in the photo lab (dark room). It was the first Lme I really excelled in any parLcular area. The creaLve process captured my imaginaLon. During my college years at Mercy College, I took many photography courses. Although photography has always been a great passion of mine, I didn’t pursue photography as my livelihood

Clergy + Religious Artists|Br. Michael Gaffney

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•  Br. Gaffney then moved to Detroit where his work is to handle the creaLve side of fundraising for the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Missions, Father Solanus Casey Center and the needs of the Capuchins’ Province. He aènded the Center for CreaLve Studies and has created a variety of artwork for the Province and for various ministries and individuals

•  His forms of work include: Graphic Design, IllustraLons, Photography, Sculpture, Sketching, Drawing, PainLng, Pen & Ink-‐PoinLllism, Iconography, Large Street Banners and Signs, Logo Designs and various other means of art

•  One of his largest creaLons has been for the Capuchin Cemetery in Wisconsin as well as for the Capuchin Province of St. Mary in Yonkers, New York of a life size Bronze Sculpture called, “The Embrace of Sister Death.” Recently he did the painLng of the meeLng between St. Andre Besse` and Father Solanus which was featured in the Michigan Catholic and hangs in the Chapel of St. Bonaventure Monastery and the Bronze Statue of St. Anthony for Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth, Michigan

•  Several of his bronze reliefs of Francis and Clare displayed in the Capuchin College in Rome, the Capuchin Friary in Assisi, and the Capuchin Friary in Peru. Br. Gaffney is grateful for all that he’s been able to create and to share

•  Brother Michael Gaffney is a Capuchin Franciscan living in Detroit, Michigan and originally from North Dakota and Minnesota. He entered the Capuchin Order aêr High School

•  He worked at the St. Lawrence High School Seminary in Wisconsin as a printer mainly of work involving fundraising for the school. It was there that he had the opportunity to expand his love for the Arts

FEATURED ARTISTS Artists


Featured Artist|Anthony John Bellomo

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•  A.J. Bellomo is a sculptor, designer, and former art educator. His works have ranged from commercial construcLon and community space design/landscape, to residenLal building/renovaLon and private gardens. From religious art to signage with sensiLvity and warmth, wood carvings have dominated his works

•  Bellomo describes himself as “an arLst with many hats” who offers himself to people and their community as an empty vessel when invited to do so. He takes their “communion of dreams, prayers, and stories” spills them out, and makes art

•  Bellomo’s boyhood dream was to build churches. He also loved woodcarvings. Aêr receiving a degree in educaLon from Wayne State University and becoming a member of The NaLonal Teachers AssociaLon, he began teaching art in 1970. He later became a licensed residenLal builder in Michigan and began doing residenLal renovaLons, developing shopping centers, and creaLng daycare environments. In all his projects, Tony does research into the owners’ personaliLes, needs, and desires so that his work tends to improve lives in addiLon to structures. He hopes that people interact with the spaces he builds

•  As a member of the Society for the Arts in Health Care, Tony enjoys helping those who need some extra special care. This coaliLon of arLsts and medical professionals are documenLng empirical data on art experiences in a health care se�ng and the posiLve effects art has on all involved

•  Tony has been part of building Cathedrals and Temples, Mosques and Synagogues all his life. Holy places all: homes, schools, gardens, hospitals, malls and even a tree house. By listening to others and helping them put a shape to their dreams, he has realized his own

Featured Artist|William Butler

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•  William Butler is an established, naLonally known arLst. He creates inspiraLonal Studio, Live, and Commissioned works of art; his painLngs have been purchased from coast to coast. William strives to use his talents for God’s glory, bringing more than twenty years of experience as an arLst and a graphic designer to each painLng

•  William, his wife Ronja, and their boys recently moved from Des Moines, Iowa, to Camden, New Jersey, to open William’s gallery & studio and to expand their business: Thomas LiD, a socially conscious company creaLng inspired art, design – and soon clothing – as a brand of love and jusLce. Camden is a city riddled with crime and poverty; however, the Butler family desires to help bring restoraLon to its people

•  The Butlers were blessed to parLcipate in Art for God’s Sake in 2011 and look forward to presenLng a live-‐art experience in 2013

Websites: h`p://thomasli^.com h`p://art11one.com

Featured Artist|Kathleen Bordo Crombie

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•  Kathleen Bordo Crombie is a naLonally recognized contemporary basket arLst with gallery representaLon and pieces in several private collecLons and has exhibited her work at the Sybaris Gallery, Cra^ Alliance, Appalachian Center for Cra^, and the Works Gallery amongst others

•  She taught contemporary basketry workshops at mulLple naLonal venues including the Detroit InsLtute of Arts, the Center for CreaLve Studies, the TexLle Arts Center, Pi`sburgh Center for the Arts and the Telluride Basketry Symposium. In 1994 she presented “In the Making: A Look at Contemporary Basketry” as a guest lecturer during the “Warped NoLons: TradiLonal and Contemporary Basket Forms” exhibiLon at the Detroit InsLtute of Arts

•  Since 2005, and being influenced by Pope John Paul II’s “Leèr to ArLsts”, Crombie’s arLsLc interest moved from contemporary basketry to tradiLonal iconography. Having studied iconography with Peter Pearson at St. Michael Sacred Art InsLtute at Enders Island, CT, Dmitri Andrejev of the Prosopon School of Iconology at ConcepLon Abbey at ConcepLon, MO, and with Fr. Damian Higgins from Mount Tabor Monastery in California, she enjoys the flexibility of working with either acrylic or egg tempera paints

•  The six-‐foot high cut-‐out icon of the “Corpus of Christ,” was originally created for the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Women’s Conference in 2006 and 2007 and is currently installed for public veneraLon in the EucharisLc Chapel of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth, MI. “Our Lady of Philermos” icon was commissioned by the Order of Malta, American AssociaLon – Michigan Chapter and is displayed for public veneraLon at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, MI. Other selected and commissioned icons in private collecLons include St. Gemma of Galgani, St. Patrick of Ireland, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John the Evangelist. A life-‐size icon of The Divine Mercy, commissioned by the Servants of Jesus of the Divine Mercy for the Divine Mercy Center in Eastpointe, MI will be solemnly blessed and installed for public veneraLon on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15, 2010

Featured Artist|Sergio De Giusti

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•  His commissioned works include:

–  Twenty panels for the State of Michigan Library and Archives Building in Lansing

–  Four bronze panels on the life of Dr. MarLn Luther King for Eastern Michigan University in YpsilanL

–  In Detroit, in The Italian Consulate offices, The Rick Finley USDEA Building, Wayne State University, and The Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan building. Most recently, De GiusL finished 29 bronze reliefs for The Labor Legacy Monument in Hart Plaza

•  Exhibits –  The Detroit InsLtute of Art –  The Newark Museum

–  The Tampa Museum –  The Minnesota Museum of Art –  The Smithsonian –  The BriLsh Museum, London –  The Council of Cultural Affairs, Stockholm –  The Hungarian NaLonal Gallery, Budapest –  The InsLtute of Culture, Zacatecas, Mexico

Website: h`p://www.arggs.com/wp-‐content/uploads/2010/01/SergioDeGiusL_Resume.pdf

•  Sergio De GiusL was born in Maniago, Italy. He is a sculptor who received his BFA and MFA from Wayne State University

Featured Artist|Carole Kabrin

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•  Her clients include: ABC Network, CBS Network, NBC Network, CNN, FOX Network News, ESPN, The Associated Press, The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, Monthly Detroit Magazine, and all of the local television news staLons in the Detroit area

•  She completed an internship with Walt Disney Studios in feature animaLon. Ms. Kabrin’s work has appeared in several documentaries, most notably Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine” and a documentary on the Slu� trial with Court TV

•  Over a dozen Kabrin originals are on view at the U.S. District Court House in Detroit. Ms. Kabrin’s work is in two collecLons at the University of Michigan, one of which is adorning the walls of the student lounge at the University of Michigan’s Law School. Most recently, Ms. Kabrin had a one-‐woman show at the Birmingham Community House in Birmingham, Michigan. Yearly, Ms. Kabrin parLcipates in the Pioneer Building Annual Open House, which is a part of the Art Detroit tour. Ms. Kabrin’s work is in the collecLon of hundreds of aòrneys and judges naLonwide

•  Ms. Kabrin is an adjunct instructor, teaching Drawing the Human Figure and CreaLve Vis, at the College For CreaLve Studies, in Detroit. She holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from Wayne State University

Website: h`p://carolekabrin.com

•  Carole Kabrin is an Emmy-‐award winning arLst, a naLve of Detroit

•  For over 35 years, Ms. Kabrin has covered famous trials and hearings for local and network television news as an arLst reporter. The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington D.C. was her main assignment for over 12 years, on exclusive retainer, with ABC network news

Featured Artist|Dominic Pangborn

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•  Pangborn received his formal educaLon at the presLgious Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, an elite insLtuLon that also trained Walt Disney and other luminaries. He started his art career in Chicago before moving to Detroit. Always striving to develop his talents, Pangborn conLnued his studies at: The Illustrators’ Workshop in Tarrytown, New York; Syracuse University; and the execuLve program at Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Pangborn was also a professor at the College for CreaLve Studies and has received an Honorary Doctorate from Marygrove College in Detroit

•  Pangborn’s mulL-‐dimensional career spans graphic design and fashion design as well as fine art. Pangborn’s criLcally acclaimed art has appeared in galleries around the world, and is incorporated into fashion, home decor, and other media

•  A fervent believer in giving back to the community, Dominic Pangborn served on a variety of boards for chariLes and not-‐for-‐profit organizaLons. As a Korean adoptee brought to America, he reflects on the opportuniLes presented to him and in turn gives passionately of his Lme, talent, and heart Websites:

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Featured Artist|Suzanne M. Young

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•  Suzanne M. Young was born in Detroit, Michigan. She began her educaLon with a scholarship to the presLgious Pra` School of Art & Design in New York. She received a B.A. in EducaLon from Mercy College and her Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture from Eastern Michigan University

•  During her early years of creaLng sculpture, Young felt God calling her to give Him more honor and glory. Soon, creaLng secular art felt meaningless to Young, so she began sculpLng religious art full Lme. As soon as Young responded to God’s call, her career skyrocketed; she now has artwork displayed in churches, hospitals, and schools throughout the country

•  A few examples include: –  Life-‐sized Mary at Pax ChrisL Catholic Church, Rochester, MN –  Risen Christ at a hospital chapel in Kenosha, WI

–  Risen Christ at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Grosse Ile, MI –  Life-‐sized Crucified Christ at St. Andrew Church, Rochester, MI –  Life-‐sized St. Vincent de Paul at Providence Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI –  Healthcare Themes at Genesys Medical Center in Flint, MI

–  Christ with the Elderly at Li`le Sisters of the Poor Home, Mobile, AL –  Life-‐sized Risen Christ at Our Lady of Providence Center, Plymouth, MI –  Last Supper at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Aurora, CO

Website: h`p://www.religioussculpturebysmy.com/

AFGS VOLUNTEERS | COMMITTEE MEMBERS


AFGS Volunteers | Committee

FR. J.J. MECH Exhibit Director

CHRISTINE BROSES Exhibit Chair

MARIAN BART Chair, Saturday | Website

MARYANN BRANI Secretary | Archivist

BRIAN BURGIN Finance + Facili5es Manager

MARYANN CARIS Decora5ons

MARCI AIUTO Chair, Opening Night

ERCY CORONEL Media Specialist

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CHRIS DOWDALL Chair, Concessions | School Art

JUDITH KOEHLER Special Projects

POSTER CONTEST


Poster Contest

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•  Our poster contest was open to arLsts of all ages

•  The creator of the selected design receives a $100 prize

•  The winning design was used in posters used to promote the Art for God’s Sake 2013 throughout the Metro Detroit area and will be on display for all event aèndees to see during the event

•  Deadline to register and submit artwork was January 18, 2013

•  Guidelines and details: h`p://www.arggs.com/poster-‐contest-‐winner

2011 winning poster design By Calvin Rye

2013 winning poster design by Jaclyn Caris

Poster Contest

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All 2011 poster contest entries were displayed during the event

CALL TO ARTISTS


Call to Artists

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•  Art for God’s Sake invites arLsts to submit their artwork for its juried sacred art show scheduled to take place at St. Anastasia Church in Troy, MI on May 3-‐5, 2013

•  Eligibility –  AFGS is open to all arLsts and all media. SelecLon of art will be done by our jurors with respect to our

Mission Statement and the inspiraLonal, spiritual, and religious aspect of the work(s) submièd. A brief descripLon of your work will be requested. Each submièd work must be original, and new to this exhibit (not shown at AFGS 2011)

•  $5,000 in prizes will be awarded –  1st Place – $2,500

–  2nd Place – $1,500 –  3rd Place – $1,000

•  ExhibiLon Timeline –  Now – 2/28/13 :: Entry submission

–  3/1/13 – 3/31/13 :: Artwork reviewed by our selecLon commièe –  4/1/13 :: ArLst noLficaLon –  4/29/13 :: Artwork must be received by 4/29/13. See shipping notes on website

–  4/30/13 :: Artwork installaLon –  5/3/13 – 5/5/13 :: Gallery open

–  5/6/13 – 5/10/13 :: Artwork removal; must be picked up by 5/10/13

•  Professional lighLng and space to display artwork in an elegant se�ng will be provided •  Complete rules: h`p://www.arggs.com/call-‐to-‐arLsts

Call to Artists | 2011 Results + Data

AFGS 2011 • Included 18 featured arLsts and 127 juried arLsts

• Each arLst presented one to three pieces of artwork for the show

• The juried arLsts presented a total of 295 pieces

• 1st place ($2,500) • Mary Chriss | Watching for Us | Contemporary Icon

• 2nd place ($,1500) • Robert Eustace | Passion 3 | Mixed Media

• 3rd place ($500) • Timothy Schmalz | Lest We Forget | Sculpture

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2011 1st Place Winner Watching for Us (Contemporary Icon)

By Mary Chriss

EVENT SCHEDULE


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Schedule|Friday Opening Night | May 3, 2013

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Schedule|Saturday Daytime | May 4, 2013

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Schedule|Saturday Evening | May 4, 2013

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Schedule|Sunday |May 5, 2013

ATTENDEES


Attendees Based on AFGS 2011 | Photos courtesy of HOUR Detroit Magazine

Over 1,200 people a?ended AFGS 2011 Aèndees included: • ArLsts • InfluenLal people from the Detroit area • Art aficionados • Clergy • Families

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What AFGS a?endees are saying: “You don’t want to miss this! I can’t encourage people enough to come to this amazing art show! I went to the first exhibit two years ago, on the last day, in the last hours and it was just jaw-‐dropping, inspiring, and just moved me beyond words. I kept wishing I had gone sooner so I could tell everyone to come. Now it is returning and I have that opportunity. COME!!! You’ll feel like you stepped into the DIA…of God’s masterpieces.”

“It was amazing – our family is so looking forward to spending more Lme exploring this amazing exhibit.”

SPONSORSHIPS + ADVERTISEMENTS


Sponsorships + Advertisements Support of a good cause provides an opportunity to show potenLal customers that you are involved and acLve in the community in which you do business. AddiLonally, customers will patronize businesses that they know care and support causes that are important to them.

AFGS SPONSORSHIP + ADVERTISEMENT BENEFITS

• Promote your business to a wide audience from across the Metro Detroit area

• Receive product placement in front of a capLve audience for up to three days

• Receive online promoLons via social media

• Involve your business with an event that will have over 1,000 in aèndance -‐ a cost-‐effecLve way for your business to gain consideraLon and awareness

• Partner with AFGS via giveaways. In 2011, over 22,000 people parLcipated in our online statue giveaway

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AFGS SPONSORSHIP + ADVERTISEMENT COMPONENTS

• Please note: Sponsorship components vary by package

• Examples: • Event signage • Product placement at event

• AdverLsement in commemoraLve program • Sponsorship logo on ArtFGS.com • Tie-‐ins with AFGS social media

• Blog • Facebook • Google+ • Twièr

Sponsorships

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•  $5,000

•  Includes: –  Six (6) VIP Lckets to

Friday Opening Night Gala

–  Ten (10) Lckets to Saturday Evening Events

–  PromoLon on our website, local publicaLons, full-‐page ad in our commemoraLve program and prominent signage at the event

•  $2,500

•  Includes: –  Four (4) VIP Lckets to


–  Six (6) Lckets to Saturday Evening Events

–  PromoLon on our website, ½ page ad in our commemoraLve program and signage at the event

•  $1,500

•  Includes: –  Two (2) VIP Lckets to


–  Four (4) Lckets to Saturday Evenings Events

–  PromoLon via our website, ¼ page ad in our commemoraLve program and signage at the event

Sponsorships

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•  Examples of this include: products, services, volunteers, etc.

•  PromoLonal consideraLon at event will be commensurate with the value of your in-‐kind donaLon

•  Examples of this include: sponsoring an arLst’s exhibit, sponsoring an exhibit room or an acLvity at the 3-‐day event

•  PromoLonal consideraLon at the event will be commensurate with the value of your sponsorship

Advertisements | Commemorative Program

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•  $1,500

•  Full-‐color ad •  Link to your business’s

website on Art for God’s Sake website

•  $1,200

•  7 ¾” wide by 9¾” high •  Link to your business’s

website on Art for God’s Sake website

•  $1,000

•  7 ¾” wide by 9¾” high

•  $500

•  7 ¾” wide by 4¾” high

•  $300

•  3¾” wide by 4¾” high

•  Business Card

–  $100 •  Donor Roster

–  $50

AFGS NEWS | EVENT PROMOS | PHOTOS

Media Gallery


Media Gallery | Event Promos AFGS 2011 was promoted online and offline. AFGS 2013 promoLons to include radio, print, and online adverLsing, as well as social media.

• Cross-‐promoLon between AFGS and official media partner, Ave Maria Radio, helped increase awareness of the 2011 event via on-‐air interviews • Cross promoLon between AFGS and local businesses / supporters

• Cross promoLon between AFGS and arLsts • PromoLon + accolades from AFGS fans and other supporters

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CROSS-PROMOTION

Media Gallery | Event Promos • Cross-‐promoLon between AFGS and official media partner, Ave Maria Radio, provided targeted reach and helped increase awareness of the 2011 event via on-‐air interviews; addiLonal coverage on WDET radio

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Media Gallery | Event Promos • Cross-‐promoLon between AFGS and official media partner, Ave Maria Radio, provided targeted reach and helped increase awareness of the 2011 event via on-‐air interviews; addiLonal coverage on WDET radio

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Media Gallery | Event Promos • Cross promoLon between AFGS and local businesses / supporters help increase traffic to each others’ social sites and websites, likely increasing brand awareness for both parLes

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Media Gallery | Event Promos • Cross promoLon between AFGS and arLsts – we support each other!

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Media Gallery | Event Promos • PromoLon + accolades from AFGS fans and other supporters

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Many arLsts also blogged about the event and the event was posted in local event lisLngs online (MSN.com and Yahoo!)

Media Gallery | Event Promos

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• AddiLonal media coverage on:

• John Sauvé’s Art & Design Show

• HOUR Detroit Magazine

• Metro Detroit + Ann Arbor Church bulleLns

• CIVA (ChrisLans in the Visual Arts)

• The Michigan Catholic

• ArtFairCalendar.com

• ArtShows.com

• Oakland Press

• Troy Times

• Michigan Catholic Credit Union

Media Gallery | Photos

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Photos courtesy of HOUR Detroit Magazine, 2011


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2011 Recap

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• Over 1,200 aèndees

• A porLon of proceeds were donated to St. Aloysius’ CanLcle Café, a warming center for the poor

• Music was composed by Daniel Knaggs, specifically for Art for God’s Sake. Knaggs took first place in the Musica Sacra 2011 7th InternaLonal Composers CompeLLon, which is under honorary patronage of the VaLcan's PonLfical InsLtute of Sacred Music

• The show included 18 featured arLsts and 127 juried arLsts. The juried arLsts presented a total of 295 pieces

• There were over 22,000 votes made as part of our online statue giveaway, in partnership with Mt. Ellio` Cemetery AssociaLon

Contact Art for God’s Sake

FIND US!

PHONE :

248.906.2347

EMAIL :

[email protected]

Website :

ArtFGS.com

Blog:

aròrgodssake.wordpress.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Thank You!

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