Sanctuary for Holy Humorists at Atlanta's Sister Louisa's Church

CREATIVE LOAFING
By Madison Lee

GEORGIA - A sign over the door beckons, "Come On In Precious!" Owner Grant Henry was once a student of the bible pursuing a master's in divinity with a major in pastoral care. Henry decided to put the words in his mind onto the devout paintings. He signed each one "Sister Louisa." The paintings were a hit (selling more than 60 at his first show) and the idea of a bar called Church was born. Every inch of wall space at this bar in the heart of Old Fourth Ward is devoted to Sister Louisa's art — tacky religious paintings emblazoned with tackier controversial phrases in bold colors and print. Sister Louisa's is, in the words of its leader Henry, "an art project that sells alcohol." [link]

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Slotin Auction to Sell Collection of Scalora Folk Art

AUCTION CENTRAL NEWS

GEORGIA - A weekend sale featuring over 1,000 lots of folk art in a wide array of genres will be held April 30-May 1 by Slotin Auction at the Historic Buford Hall, located just north of Atlanta. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers. Featured will be many pieces from the lifetime collection of Salvatore Scalora, director of the Atrium Gallery and the William Benton Museum at the University of Connecticut. The auction will provide bidders with an eclectic and exciting mix of offerings: outsider and self-taught art, Southern folk pottery, trade signs, tramp art, Haitian works, African art, religious art, erotica, Jewish art, antique and anonymous works, and some incredible new discoveries. Slotin Auction specializes in bringing the strange, the unusual and the vanishing America to auction. [link]

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Christian Music Artist Awards Announced | Atlanta

THE EXAMINER: ST. LOUIS
March 10, 2011

GEORGIA -- The 42nd GMA Dove Awards will be held on April 20 in Atlanta, and The View co-host Sherri Shepherd will host the awards ceremony at the Fox Theater. The announcement was made on Tuesday, March 8 via Twitter.  The Gospel Music Association 2011 Dove Awards can be seen in the St. Louis area on April 24 at 7:00 p.m. on the GMA Channel or online at their Website. The Dove Awards are given to Christian musical artists. [link]

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A Religious Treasure Trove at Princeton University

BERKELY PATCH
February 23, 2011

NEW JERSEY -- Last Thursday evening, my husband and I attended "Exploring the Spiritual Dimension: A Night of Forms, Food, and Faith" at the university art museum. It was part of the fifth annual Coming Together Interfaith Conference, which brought student leaders together from across the country to improve interfaith dialogue. The event was organized by Paul Raushenbush, who is both associate dean of Religious Life at Princeton, and editor of The Huffington Post Religion channel, for whom I write. (Qasim Rashid, of the Muslim Writers Guild, reported on the conference there yesterday.) Raushenbush said the goal of the student-led event was to exchange best practices. Surrounded by the museum's sacred and secular art, my husband and I munched free cookies and basked in an evening of sacred performance by a Hindu duo, a Jewish a capella group, a Georgian choir, a solo dancer, and two Muslim readers. Then we took a quick tour of the museum. [link]

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