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St. Luke's NAILS IN THE WALL GALLERY
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Current Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
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Nails in the Wall Gallery:
A Ministry of St. Luke's
This permanent gallery space - a ministry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church - is now in its eighth season, continues a long tradition there of providing a home for the arts . . .
Visit Us!
Current Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
Visit Us!
The gallery will be open
M-F 10am-1pm
Sun 11am-1pm
Individuals and groups are encouraged to contact us to arrange for additional times to visit the gallery.
Current Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
Current Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
Upcoming Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
What is a home? There are nests, dens, and burrows. There are houses of all kinds that people find, own, rent, or share. There are home that feel safe and secure, and those that do not. Everyone deserves a clean, safe place to live. However, the availability, equality, and affordability of housing are often unreliable.
47 works by 38 artists from 7 states and 5 countries seek to answer this question.
Opening Reception:
September 23, 2 to 4 pm
On Display until December 17
M-F during office hours
Sun 11 am to 12:30 pm
Individuals and groups are encouraged to call for alternate viewing times.
Upcoming Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
Upcoming Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
Upcoming Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
Communication is a process through which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. Through spoken and written words, dance, sign language, body language, music and more, we express ourselves and convey our messages.
How will you express the theme of communication through your art? We look forward to presenting a wide variety of interpretations on the theme of communication.
Artists may submit up to 5 pieces* by email to exhibits@stlukesmetuchen.org. Images must be names as title_size_medium. For example, an 8x10 inch painting titled "Flowers" would be named flowers_8x10_painting. Please use inches for the size and do not include any additional information in the image name.
In the body of the email, please include your name, address, and phone number with a list of your entries.
* Art generated solely using AI, even if human words generate it, is not accepted at this time.
Entries due Monday, December 4, 2023
Exhibit Dates:
Saturday, February 3 (reception 2-4 pm) to
Friday, May 16, 2024
* At this time, AI-generated art is not accepted. All other mediums will be considered.
PREVIOUS EXIBIT
Upcoming Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
PREVIOUS EXIBIT
Edith Hodge Pletzner:
A Retrospective Exhibit
July 15 - August 13, 2023
Come see over 30 works of painting, drawing, pastels, and sculpture in this retrospective exhibit for local artist Edith Hodge Pletzner.
Past Exhibits
Upcoming Exhibit: Home: Security/Insecurity
PREVIOUS EXIBIT
Even if you missed our past exhibits, you can still see photos of many of the wonderful works displayed.
About Us
Nails in the Wall Gallery: A Ministry of St. Luke's
This permanent gallery space - a ministry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church - continues a long tradition of providing a home for the arts. The gallery represents two years of preliminary work by the community of St. Luke's to prepare a direction and mission, ready a gallery ministry committee, determine the optimum location, and attend to the many details inherent in creating a permanent showcase for the visual arts.
One of the questions that arose was the best process to use for actually hanging the work. Various systems were discussed, but one group member dismissed most of them out of hand. “Well, what IS the best way as you see it?” the group leader questioned. “NAILS IN THE WALL” was the immediate response! “Excellent,” responded the coordinator, "and that will also be the gallery name!"
The group thought about that for several months, but the longer they considered it, the more the name grew on them. It did have a certain “biblical flavor” . . . and what’s more, that is how the work in St. Luke's Gallery is hung . . . by nails solidly placed in the wall!
We hope you feel welcome here, visit the space regularly, bring friends and allow the work to dialogue with your spirit.
The mission of Nails in the Wall Gallery, a Ministry of St. Luke's is to broaden the program
offerings of St. Luke's Episcopal Church by:
- Providing an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive place for members of St. Luke's, artists and the wider community to grow in their spirituality through the medium of art,
- Offering exhibit themes and programs that seek to respect the dignity of every human being through our mutual connection to all of God's creations,
- Intentionally encouraging young, elderly, differently-abled and disadvantaged people to experience and participate in well-curated exhibits and exhibit-related programming.
