THROAT-SONG

Announcing the exhibition:

Throat-Song by Sarah Ann Jones

on view now through October 6, 2017

M-F 9am-4pm

Community Education Building forum

at

University Presbyterian Church

300 Bushnell Ave., San Antonio, Texas

In conjunction with the art exhibition, please join us for an artist reception and a convergence of delightful offerings, hosted by various organizations across the city:

Sunday, September 10, 2017

A Day with Rumi - art, ideas, music & meditation

9:45am Talk on Sufism* by speakers from the Raindrop Foundation San Antonio
Community Education Building forum, University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell

10am-6pm Rumi Book Display (note different location)
The Twig Book Shop, at the former Pearl Brewery, 306 Pearl Pkwy #106
ph 210-826-6411 www.thetwig.com

11:00am Church service* -though the church service is not part of the programming on Sufism, all are welcome to join the artist and speakers from the Raindrop Foundation San Antonio as we attend the church service in the sanctuary.
Community Education Building forum, University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell

12:00pm Artist Reception & Raindrop Ensemble performance* of Sufi music
Community Education Building forum, University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell

4pm-6pm Sufi Dhikr Circle* (note different location)
Common Space Interfaith Initiative,702 Donaldson at Woodlawn Pointe, Ste. 201

About the exhibition

Sarah Ann Jones is a visual artist that works to hold the tension between light and shadow, allowing new possibilities to unfold. In 2016, inspired by her own night-time dreams, she created Throat-Song, an installation of sculptures and photographs. She then named the pieces after Rumi poems which had been part of the texture of her studio practice as she created the work. First shown during Fotoseptiembre 2016, the installation is reimagined here and includes the addition of a new piece created to honor both the spirit of Rumi and the community space in which the exhibition currently resides. For more information about the artist, visit www.sarahannjones.com. A price list for the art on view is available in the church office. Photographic prints are available in a range of sizes. A portion of the proceeds from all sales will be donated to University Presbyterian Church.

* Additional Details:

Talk on Sufism

For those interested to learn more about Sufism, Rumi, Whirling Dervishes, and to hear the ney (Rumi’s favorite instrument), come early on Sunday September 10. Join us at 9:45am in the Community Education Building at University Presbyterian Church for a multimedia presentation by special guest Dr. Fatma Arslan with assistance from Sumeyra Tek. Arslan and Tek are volunteer coordinator and outreach/event coordinator respectively for the Raindrop Foundation San Antonio (formerly Raindrop Turkish House and Dialogue Institute). www.raindropturkishhouse.org

University Presbyterian Church

In addition to the events related to the art exhibition, as always, the congregation of the University Presbyterian Church welcomes all to join in worship services at 8:30am or 11am as well, no matter wherever you may be in the journey of faith. Free parking in the church parking lot off of Shook Ave. The church is “catty-corner” across Shook Ave. from the Landa Library and the address is 300 Bushnell, San Antonio, Texas. For more information call the University Presbyterian Church office at (210) 732-9927. www.upcsa.org

Artist reception

You are invited to join us for a courtyard reception for artist Sarah Ann Jones’s exhibition “Throat-Song” at noon on this coming Sunday, September 10, 2017 in the Community Education Building forum at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell Ave., San Antonio, Texas (across from the Landa Library). Reception will include a brief introduction by Jones as well as music played by the Raindrop Ensemble, featuring traditional Sufi instruments the ney and oud.

Sufi Dhikr Circle

Through a lovely synchronicity, I met Narjis Pierre while installing the show at University Presbyterian Church and found out that a Sufi Dhikr Circle is meeting the same day of the artist reception but later in the evening near Jefferson High School. I told Narjis I would be glad to help spread the word:

An invitation is open to anyone seeking inner depth with peacefulness to attend Sufi Dhikr Circle to sing a few Songs of Light together and be led in ‘dhikr' (meditation of Remembrance) on Sunday, September 10 from 4p - 6p. This open group meets every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 702 Donaldson at Woodlawn Pointe (opposite Jefferson High and next to Living Church SA) in the 'Common Space Interfaith Initiative', Suite 201. Please contact Narjis Pierre at (210) 367-2042 or narjis.pierre@icloud.com for directions or more information.

The exhibition Throat-Song by artist Sarah Ann Jones is available for viewing now through October 6, M-F 9am-4pm in the Community Education Building forum at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell Ave., San Antonio, Texas. For more information about the exhibition, call the University Presbyterian Church office at (210) 732-9927, or the artist at mail@sarahannjones.com