May 10, 2008: Opening Reception - The Creative Call

CityGallery in collaboration with the Cathedral of Hope's Artist Guild present:

The Creative Call: A Response of Artists to the Flow of the Spirit

Opening reception: Saturday, May 10, 7:00-9:00pm

Show runs May 10 - June 22

Location for this show: Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas

(CityGallery, which has been housed on Routh Street for the past four years, is making the move to Oak Cliff. Since the new space is not yet ready, this show will be housed at Cathedral of Hope.)

This show, based on the narrative of the dynamic infusion of the Spirit on Pentecost, responds to the questions, "How and where do we see the Spirit moving in our world today, and as artists how do we participate in this swooping creative flow and energy?"

The opening night will include live jazz, and a wine and cheese reception with the artists: Linda McLemore, Jesus Galvan, Jalal Clements, K.C. Jones, Jan Partin, Guy Reynolds, VET, Anne Hines, Christine Peirce, Robert Dodd, KeLaine Kvale, Dan Peeler, Charlie Rose, Melissa Smith, Bob Munro, and Caterina Provost-Smith.

Waving Goodbye

After the tragic death of her father, Lily Blue must get to know the mother who abandoned her. A boldly theatrical story about love, loss and art.

April 9

7:30pm

At the new location - church in the cliff

901 N. Zang Blvd.

Dallas, 75208

Good Friday Art Installation

Experiential Stations of the Life of Jesus

Open 12noon to 12midnight

March 21

Each station has been interpretted by a local artist, featuring an interactive component to to experience as you engage in this self-guided spiritual journey.

We are the Stories

February 1: We Are the Stories - Finding Jesus, Discovering Ourselves

Opening Reception

Friday, February 1

6:30-9:30pm

The Season of Lent has historically been a seaon of introspection. You are invited to journey in a process that will engage our minds as well as our senses to help us see the stories of Jesus from the ancient writings and traditions, as mirrors of what may be happening in the world around us and in our lives. As we come from a variety of religious and spiritual beliefs, this call is unique to each person. What would it be like to temporarily set aside any lens that use creeds, catechisms, and confessions to filter Jesus' life and experience these stories as though you were meeting them for the very first time? What would it be like to put any conventional wisdom and prior convictions aside for a bit and enter into these stories with a new openness?

The hopes of this show are:

- to explore the rich diversity of interpretation around a person whose relationship with the Divine influenced the course of history

- to engage in a process that will empower us to begin living those difficult questions we have about ourselves and our lives

- to awaken and give voice to our body's deep-seated wisdom through the arts

- to discover new ways to make life-affirming choices that can move us forward on our unique journeys to healing and wholeness.

Storytelling Workshop and Concert

The Dallas Storytelling Guild is bringing nationally-known storyteller Michael Parent to Dallas!

WORKSHOP: 10am to 3pm, with a one hour lunch break, $50 and includes one concert ticket.

CONCERT: 7pm to 9pm, $10

WORKSHOP: “Storytelling—Taking the Next Steps” A workshop for storytellers at any level. Participants bring specific storytelling problems or situations they're facing and get help from Michael, as well as from the group. Perhaps your goal is to learn and tell a more challenging story, or to tell your stories to a more challenging audience. Whatever storytelling issues you wish to take on, this workshop will help you determine what your next steps should be, and help you take those steps. To register for the workshop, call 214-821-2562. Workshop registration is limited.

2008 Calendars Now Available

Several resident artists and photographers have contributed to our 2008 scenic calendar. Those contributing: Allan Arp, Heidi Baxter, David Clanton, Ross Prater, Sarah Jane Semrad, and Jason Woelfel. Functional and beautiful, this daily tool includes thirteen beautiful color photos; one for each month of the year plus the cover. U.S. holidays are marked throughout.

At only $25, this is a great way to help support our community. Buy several to give your friends, family, colleagues... the list goes on. And you don't have to wait long - calendars are shipped within 3-5 days. The link to buy is always available on the right sidebar of this Web site, or click here to purchase.

Theater Salon

Theater Salon featuring Echo Theatre's

Dream of a Common Language

by Heather McDonald

Wednesday, December 12

7:00pm

Tickets: $5

DREAM takes place in 1874 in Paris and explores the delicate complex balance between a woman's artistic calling, her family life, and the influence of societal constraints and expectations. It is an exhilirating play which confronts possibility and potential, introducing a group of people at the breathless moment before they move out of one way of living together into another.

This evening includes a post-production dialogue with the director and actors, while enjoying seasonal hot drinks and desserts.

Mosaic of Sounds - Holiday World Music Concert

Friday, December 7

8:00pm

$15 Advance ticket sales

$20 Admission at the door

CityGallery World Music Series presents “Mosaic of Sounds”, a cross-cultural/global music experience highlighting the exciting seasonal sounds of Africa, Arabia and Ireland.

Featuring:

Jamal Mohamed, Arabic music & beyond

Jigsaw (Ken Fleming, Peggy Fleming, Kevin Alewine) - traditional Irish music performers

Africa Rythms- the sound of Zimbabwe (Tafadzwa Soda, Nyasha Makambira, Clive Chinzou)

Supported in part by the City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs.

Simply Waiting, Simply Hoping, Simply Celebrating

Opening Reception:

Friday, November 30

6:30-9:30pm

...with pockets of live performance art at 7:30 and 8:30

Our world and our lives often challenge us with complexity and chaos. Thirty local artists interpret simplicity and how we might expres movement toward a more compassionate, less complicated way of being.

Artists include:

Allan Arp, Alan Traverse, Anne L. Hines, B. Tate Selby, C. Kirk Smith, Carolann Haggard, Caterina Provost-Smith, Charlie Hill, Christa Diepenbrock, Christine Peirce, Courtney Perry, Dena Petty, Eva Semrad, Guy Reynolds, Ivonne Acero, Jason Woelfel, Kristen Rice, Laura Mancini, Mary Tomas, Nancy Carol Bass, Paul Semrad, Pavel Melecky, Richard Ross, Rob Darnell, Stuart Everett, Talana Halve, Tammy Bond, Tim Poindexter, Toni Schwindt, Tonya Burton, Valery Guignon, VET, W. Nnamdi Orakpo.

November 10: Art Chicas Unidas

This evening will showcase the works of female high school students who have been partnered with local artists in a unique one day art mentoring experience.

Gallery event begins at 7:00pm

Silent auction bid closes at 8:30pm

This program is possible through the collaborative efforts of: La Reunion TX, Dallas Art Dealers Association, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, and CityGallery.

Fall '07 workshop supported by The Dallas Women's Foundation, Central Market, and Kroger.