BLACK HISTORY MONTH ART EXHIBIT AT TRINITY/ In February 2024, the Worcester Black History Project displayed artwork by people of color at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Thanks to the efforts of Mary Fletcher and the Art Committee, this project is expanding in 2025 to include Trinity Lutheran Church.
During the month of February 2025, artwork will be displayed in the hallway between the Office and the Nave. Artwork prints will be suspended from wires hung with hooks from the ceiling rails or on fabric suspended from the rails with prints affixed to it. These will be installed by a professional under the direction of our Building Manager.
The theme of Black History Month this year is, “I’ve Known Rivers, African Americans and Labor.” Pieces of art will be chosen that are appropriate for families and children, and mindful that the venue is a church. Artists from all over New England will be considered.
This exhibit will be primarily for the people who use the church for rehearsals and meetings who will see the artwork when they are in the hallway, or heading to the Nave for services. Trinity will not be open other than for our usual business. There will be no cost to Trinity for this exhibit.
The purpose of this effort by the Art Committee is to do our part in making TLC a more open church, welcoming to all and respecting of every persuasion and ethnicity. We think Trinity will benefit from this project as it will give us an exposure and standing in the community. It is a ‘public’ effort to declare that we are truly a church open to all in keeping with our mission, and is soundly endorsed by the Church Council. Being a participant in the Black History Art Project will help ‘put us on the map’ so to speak as being the welcoming place we are trying to be. It is an attempt to widen our circle. Be sure to mention to your friends that Trinity is part of the Black History Month project!