Covenant Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Tecumseh

• This is a Bible study that has been put together specifically for artists in any discipline that can be displayed visually.

• The theme that ties it together is "The Gospel" and is split up into five topics.

• Examine each topic and respond to it in your particular artform (painting, sculpture, prose, poetry, cross stitch, card making etc.).

• At the end of the study (February) there will be a salon style exhibition at Covenant Church (as well as online).

Because artists are widely varied in their discipline, and because many schedule their creative process around other essential things in their lives, we will not meet in person until the gallery in late February 2026.

This Bible Study is designed to work with any artist, from those who love solitude and peace to those who love input and conversation via the comment section on each blog post. Interact in whatever way is comfortable for you and will inspire your creativity in the topics provided.

Your artwork, showcased at the exhibition in February, should be a response to the Bible Study which is organized as follows:

• There are five topics listed on the Bible Study page

• Each topic consists of a guiding idea, simple words and phrases, relevant scriptures and a brief meditation.

• Each topic is hosted on Covenant's blog under the category Artist Bible Study. This allows artists to use the comment section to share your own thoughts and inspirations when it's convenient for you. (hostile comments and spam are subject to removal by a moderator).

• Respond with your artwork and submit it to the exhibition to be held in February.

There will be an exhibition in the large multi-purpose room of Covenant Church in February of this year. It will include a reception tentatively scheduled for February 28th from 6pm to 8pm.

In an effort to help artists not only grow deeper in their faith, but to help support them in a concrete way, a voluntary silent auction will be part of the exhibition.

The Exhibition will work as follows:

• Each artist is welcome to frame their work and offer input on curation.

• Unframed artwork will still be shown.

• The Exhibition will run for one weekend. The times will be scheduled according to the availability of volunteers to host.

• In the event artwork is too large to move into the exhibit room photos of the artwork will be displayed instead.

• The reception will be live streamed via the church website, YouTube and Facebook for those unable to attend (these virtual attendees will be able to bid as well via the church website or the live stream comments).

The Silent Auction will work as follows:

• The silent auction will begin the Monday before the exhibition and will run online via this webpage.

• Bids will be accepted the entire two weeks until the culmination at the end of the reception on (tentatively) Feb 28th at 8pm.

• Each artist is welcome (not required) to put their work into the auction - there is no fee.

• Each artist is welcome to indicate a minimum bid.

• Each artist keeps 100% of the money for their work. This is a ministry from Covenant Church we will not be charging any fees.

There are three important steps to submitting your artwork:

1. Use the "Registration" link on the webpage (or click here) to join the bible study. You are welcome to examine all the topics before you commit to joining if you like. You only need to register once.

2. Use the "Submit Artwork" link on the webpage (or click here) to fill out a registration for for each individual piece. This is imperative for planning the the curation of the gallery. One form needs to be submitted for each piece.

3. Use the "Submit Photo" link on the webpage (or click here) to email a photo of your completed piece for inclusion in the online silent auction as well as to help plan curation of the gallery. Make sure your photo includes the name of your piece. You need to submit a photo for each separate piece. They can be submitted together or individually. However is easiest.

NOTE: Photos should be sent as .jpg or .png as soon as they're available. The minimum resolution should be 2000 wide or 2000 tall

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This is a Christian ministry putting on a project that is open to the public. We recognize that the bible deals with some pretty raw stuff. We also recognize children may attend the exhibit. With that in mind we will refuse to display:

• Any work depicting nudity

• Any work celebrating anti-Christian sentiments

The curator also reserves the right to limit the showing of work that might be considered appropriate for the topic, but inappropriate for children. These works will still be displayed in a separate area (both at the exhibition and online) and can be seen by adults. Children 17 and under will not be allowed in this area.

Once the auction is closed and all prices are finalized the winning bidder and the artist will be given one another's contact information and the exchange will be left to them.