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Ad Lib 2009: The Annual Retreat
For Literary, Visual, & Performing Arts
September 11 - September 13, 2009
Franciscan Retreat Center
Colorado Springs, CO
Here is a preview of what’s coming up at Ad Lib ’09:
Our program this year is particularly significant, with two remarkably gifted men representing two facets of the arts: words and images.
Our first guest artist, a representative of the St. John’s Bible Project, will be on site to educate and delight us with samples and explanations of the first illuminated Bible in 500 years! This is a remarkable endeavor, and we are honored to have with us Tim Ternes, their director of exhibition and programming. He will present on Friday, September 11, and also preside at a Visio Divina at Ad Lib the following morning, using the illustrations for meditative purposes.
Do look up their informative web site: www.saintjohnsbible.org
THE SAINT JOHN'S BIBLE
Commissioned by Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn., The Saint John’s Bible is a contemporary work created in the tradition of handwritten medieval manuscripts. The artistic director of the project, Donald Jackson, is one of the world’s foremost Western calligraphers and scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Crown Office at the House of Lords. During the past ten years, Jackson has worked in rural Wales, with scribes and artists to write and illuminate The Saint John’s Bible entirely by hand, using quills and paints hand-ground from precious minerals and stones such as lapis lazuli, vermilion, malachite, silver, copper, and 24-karat gold.
At the onset of a new millennium, Saint John’s University and the monks of Saint John’s Abbey are seeking to ignite the spiritual imagination of people throughout the world by commissioning a work of art that illuminates the world today. This is the first time in 500 years that a Benedictine Monastery has commissioned a handwritten, illuminated Bible. Its construction parallels that of its medieval predecessors, written on vellum, using quills, natural handmade inks, hand-ground pigments and gold leaf while incorporating modern themes, images and technology of the 21st century.
The Saint John’s Bible, consisting of 1,150 pages in seven volumes, was completed in 2008. It will be housed permanently at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Saint John’s Abbey and University in Collegeville, Minn., where it will be used in worship and be available to scholars and the public. The Saint John’s Bible will tour to libraries and museums worldwide, offering educational and outreach initiatives for children and underserved communities.
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Title: "Creation"
The Saint John's Bible
Volume: The Pentateuch
Artist: Donald Jackson
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| Copyright: The Saint John's Bible and Saint John's University, United States of America |
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| Dons inspecting illuminated text from Bible project. |
ARTS DISPLAY
You are invited to bring 2-3 works that best represent your art: Canvases, photographic art, books, music scores, journals, magazines, photos of performances, etc.. You are responsible for your display set-up in the designated area(s). Performance artists may participate in "open mic." (Ask us!).
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GUEST ARTISTS
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TIM TERNES
is director of exhibition and programming for The Saint John's Bible and the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. He works with public access, tours, exhibitions, presentations and educational program development for the Bible project and library collections. Prior to working with The Saint John's Bible, Tim worked as an elementary classroom teacher for sixteen years and as an independent language arts consultant to school districts in a three state region. He has also worked in various areas of district and regional curriculum development and training. Tim has conducted writing, writing assessment, reading and literature, multiple intelligence and fine arts workshops throughout the state and internationally.
Tim has served as an arts commissioner for the city of Saint Cloud and is on various arts and church council boards throughout the Saint Cloud community and surrounding area.
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DANIEL A. SIEDELL
(PhD. University of Iowa) is formerly curator of the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE. He is Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory, and Criticism at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and is the author of GOD IN THE GALLERY: A CHRISTIAN EMBRACE OF MODERN ART (Baker, 2008). Dr. Siedell argues that art is not contrary to, or hostile to Christianity and that our understanding of modern art can be enriched through a deeper appreciation of the historic Nicene Creed. His book also examines the relationship of the visual arts to Christian worship and experience.
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LOCATION
The Franciscan Retreat Center
The Franciscan Retreat Center is located in suburban Colorado Springs on a hill overlooking
the city. The setting of the center is conducive to solitude and meditation while offering
easy access to the urban environment of Colorado Springs. It is not an unusal experience
to encounter deer in the morning, tasting the grass on the campus. The center houses
comfortable rooms, a fine cafeteria, and meeting rooms for attendees at the retreat.
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Retreat Center:
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View from the grounds:
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Colorado Springs, Franciscan Retreat Center
Driving Directions
TIME FOR PERSONAL REST, REFLECTION
A coveted time during the intense embrace of the retreat where we can be apart and receive from God in our own personal ways.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Retreat Costs:
Basic on-campus fee for the weekend is $165 per person
$150 if registered by August 1st
* CLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM *
This fee covers residence on retreat center campus (double occupancy) for Friday and
Saturday nights, with lunch on Saturday and Sunday, meeting room fees, and honoraria
for guest discussion and worship leaders.
Note: Other meals will be planned and served by Ad Lib on the campus of the retreat center.
Facilities will be provided for storing and refrigerating food, and attendees are invited
to bring snack items to eat / share. This is to save money and also encourage flexibility
in eating arrangements for attendees, who may also opt to go off campus for breakfast or
dinner according to preference and budget.
For additional information:
Richard Terrell
6905 Forest Lake Blvd
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 486-4198
(402) 440-8851 (cell)
richard.terrell@doane.edu
Judith D. Dupree
P.O. Box 365
Pine Valley, CA 91962
adlib_pv@sbcglobal.net
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