Spirit in the Arts

Come Celebrate Art with Spirit!

What's happening at Spirit in the Arts? Read an update from the director!

Current Classes!

The Spirit in the Arts Center is a program of Bread of Life, located in the upstairs rooms of the North Sacramento United Methodist Church, 650 El Camino Avenue, in Sacramento. With open studio spaces and small rooms for spiritual direction, this special place is available to all who want to explore new facets of themselves, others, and their spiritual resources through creative expression and conversation.

Our emphasis on Spirit is broad and inclusive. While the founders come from Christian traditions, all are welcome here. The only expressions not welcome are those that harm or diminish: A core value is treating each other as people of sacred worth and value while celebrating diversity.

Creative expressions welcomed here include, but are not limited to, visual arts, cooking, gardening, storytelling, writing, drama and music.

Everyone – from the most tentative first-time explorer to the accomplished artist – is encouraged to participate. Art materials are available at no charge to those who cannot afford to buy them.

The Center is housed in the upstairs rooms above the church in a neighborhood deeply affected by poverty and cultural barriers. The Spirit in the Arts brings to this area the hope that true community connections will be fostered through this universal “language” of creative expression.

Current Classes

Printable Class listing as April 25, 2008


• Finding Your Own Dance
  Monday mornings



• Creative Arts Fellowship Group
  First Saturday each month from 10:00 am to Noon
  Except July and August



• Communal Arts
  Saturdays: May 3, June 7, July 5, 2008 - 1:00 to 4:00 pm
  Free will donation - A different project each month!
  Complete an art project for yourself, and make one for the art center to sell. Bring your friends! All ages welcome.



• Legacy Writing Program with Terri Pauser Wolf
      6-Week Advanced Life Story Class
          Monday Mornings: April 21 - June 2, 10 am - 12 noon
      One Day Legacy Workshop
          (includes “Writing an Ethical Will”)
          Wednesday May 21, 9 am - 4 pm
      6-Week Introductory Life Story Classes
          Tuesday Afternoons: May 20 - June 24, 1:30 - 3:30 pm
          Or Tuesday Evenings: May 20 - June 24, 7 - 9 pm



• Prayer Bundles and Altars with Dena McKitrick
  Saturday, May 31, 2008: 10:00 am�- 1:00 pm
  Class Fee: $10
  Experience new ways to create altars and prayer bundles.



• Book/Paper Art with Tom Weideman
  Saturday, June 14, 2008
  10:00 am - Noon - All ages welcome
  Class Fee: Free
  Materials Fee: $2 per class session
  Learn techniques for making your own paper and book creations.



• Second Saturday Art Show and Reception
  Saturday, June 14, 2008: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
  Upstairs at 2030 Del Paso Blvd.
  Featuring works by participants of Maiden, Mother, Crone and Expressing Life's Changes Through Art classes
  Free Admission



• Silver Clay Jewelry with Mary Helen Young
  Beginning Class, Session 1 & 2: Pendants:
      Saturdays, June 21 & July 12, 2008: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
  Silver Clay Open Studio:
      First Thursday night of each month, starting September:
      Sept 4, Oct 2, Nov 6, Dec 4, 2008: 6:00 to 9:00 pm



• Summer Youth Camp - Celebrating our Diversity Through Multicultural Art & Story
      Session 1: July 7-11, 2008
      Session 2: July 14-18, 2008
  Advance Registration Required by June 20, 2008
  High School Counselors also needed!



• Peace in Every Step, Every Song, Every Dance!
  with Diane Bader
  Saturday, July 19, 2008: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  Come & learn Deepak Chopra's seven-step program for Peace.



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See current calendar for Bread of Life workshops.

Please see our registration page to register for any event, workshop, or retreat.

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Need a retreat leader, spiritual director, artist or dialogue facilitator?
We have a wonderfully qualified staff ready to come to you.
Call (916) 648-1803 for more information.

 

A video message from the Director of Spirit in the Arts!


Fundraising Goals 2006-2007: See what Spirit in the Arts is planning for the future!

See what Volunteer Opportunities exist at Spirit in the Arts.

In August 2005 Spirit in the Arts hosted its second annual Youth Mission week. The goal was to bring teens from diverse areas of Sacramento to spend a week helping with some needed work projects while experiencing the mission and vision of the Spirit in the Arts Center. See Spirit in the Arts Youth Mission 2005 for details.

A Day in the Studio describes some of the artists at work at the center. See the work of these featured artists here.

Spirit in the Arts changes lives. Read one woman's story...

Open Studio times: 

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 12 pm to 6 pm
• Wednesday from 10 am to 3 pm
• Some Saturdays – check for availability.
• Closed Fridays

For more information, please contact Jean Holsten at (916) 648-1803 or by email at jean@breadoflife.org.

*Quote taken from Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovitch.

Genuine spirituality, like art, is open and dynamic...both are the hope of a world so badly in need of transformation. 
Veronica Brady

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