Activities and Events
Sadao Watanabe Works Exhibited on Campus
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Sadao Watanabe once remarked that he preferred that his
prints hang in the ordinary places of life: "I would most
like to see them [his prints] hanging where people
ordinarily gather, because Jesus brought the gospel for the
people." Such is the mingei philosophy of art for and by the
people.
The Luther Seminary
Fine Arts Committee presents an exhibit of 15 Watanabe
prints in the Board Room of the Olson Campus Center.
The exhibit will be from now through
October.
Watanabe, a printmaker
famous for his biblical prints rendered in the mingei (folk
art) tradition of Japan, was born in Tokyo in 1913. When his
father died when he was ten years old, Watanabe dropped out
of school and became an apprentice in a dyer's shop. A
Christian woman in his neighborhood invited the fatherless
boy to attend church with her. At the age of seventeen,
Watanabe received baptism.
The subject matter of
Watanabe's prints is exclusively the gospel rendered in the
mingei (folk art) approach. Influenced by Buddhist figure
prints, Watanabe placed biblical subjects in a Japanese
context. In The Last Supper (1981) Watanabe depicts the
disciples in kimono. On the table are bottles of sake and
sushi.
Watanabe uses kozo paper (from mulberry tree)
and momigami (kneaded paper). The momigami paper was
crumpled by hand, squeezed and wrinkled to give a rough
quality to the prints. The katazome method uses traditional
organic and mineral pigments in a medium of soybean milk.
The protein in the milk bound the colors to the paper's
surface. The use of natural materials is one of the
characteristics of mingei (folk art).
All questions
and comments about the fine arts at Luther Seminary can be
sent to
finearts@luthersem.edu
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Fall semester events:
Mission and Ministry Forums
The Global Mission Institute, along with
Cross-Cultural Education
at Luther Seminary, hosts weekly lunchtime discussions each
Thursday during fall and spring semesters.
Taste of the Global Church
The purpose of the Taste of the Global Church is to engage in Missio
Dei presentations and theological dialogue with current and future
Global Church Leaders from several countries and diverse religious
and cultural traditions. Presentations and devotions for the event
are led by Luther Seminary's international students and generally
occur once a month during the academic year. Events are free and
open to all, with snacks provided.
The next Taste of the Global Church is on Friday 20 November
at 6:30pm in Stub Hall Lounge.
Doctoral student
Rev. Faith Lugazia will present: African Charismatism
and its Impact on Lutheranism in East Africa.
Future presentations are scheduled for: December 11, February 19, March 19, and April 16.
The December 11th presentation will be given by doctoral student
Jannie Swart from South Africa on "The challenges of the
Church in Post-Apartheid South Africa."
Global Fair Trade Fair
Join us for this annual pre-Christmas fair held
Tuesday-Thursday, December 1st – 3rd from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
in the Olson Campus Center Commons. Some of the handcrafts sold come
from
Lutheran World Relief's Handcraft Project in cooperation with A
Greater Gift, the nonprofit handcraft program of SERRV
International. Other items include textiles from Guatemala through
Sharing the
Dream, Olivewood from the Holy Land, jewelry from Kenya, and
Mazahua pottery made by the Mazahua people who live in the central
highlands of Mexico. Cash or check only, please.
Annual
Burgess Lecture
The GMI's annual Burgess Lecture in Global Mission was held on
Wednesday 14 October 2009
at 11:00 a.m.
in the Chapel of the Incarnation, Olson Campus Center.
The speaker was
Rev. Dr. S. Mark Heim,
Samuel Abbot
Professor of Christian Theology, Andover Newton Theological School,
Newton Centre, MA. His lecture is entitled, Account
for the Hope: Mission At Home With Pluralism.
Other events:
Annual GMI Donor Dinner Photo Album
Photos from the past three annual celebrations of gratitude and
mission can be found on our
photo
album page!
World Communion Day Celebration
World Communion Sunday is held annually on the first Sunday in
October. Luther Seminary celebrates this day in a Wednesday
chapel service, with global music and assistance from the
international and ecumenical student body. All are welcome to attend and dress in your
festive attire for the occasion.
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