Ouachita to host guest artist Matt Smith in "Sources of Evangelical Spirituality" exhibit March 1-28
February 19, 2018
- Katie SmithOuachita Baptist University’s Department of Art and Design will host guest artist
Matt Smith, assistant professor of art at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, in
an exhibit titled “Sources of Evangelical Spirituality.” The exhibit will feature
pieces exploring graphic design and typography and how these elements can showcase
the Christian faith. The exhibit will run March 1-28 in the second floor Rosemary
Gossett Adams Gallery of Ouachita’s Moses-Provine Hall. Admission is free and open
to the public. Smith will lead a gallery talk to open the exhibit at 10 a.m. on Thursday,
March 1.
Donnie Copeland, chair of Ouachita’s Adams Department of Art and Design, describes
“Sources of Evangelical Spirituality” as “a typographic exhibit.” He said the artist
“has prepared passages of text to be read and viewed, a combination of reading a book
and walking through a gallery.”
The exhibit showcases selections from John Wesley’s 50-volume Christian Library and A.W. Tozer’s reading list for “those who would know the deep things of God.”
Wesley was an English Anglican priest during the 18th century and one of the founders
of the Methodist denomination. Tozer was a prominent American pastor and spiritual
leader during the 20th century.
According to a statement Smith wrote about his show, “no book or exhibition of visual
art and design has previously been produced in combining, collecting and juxtaposing
selections from these two lists.”
Guests will have the opportunity to view quotes and selections from Wesley’s and Tozer’s
writings rendered in colorful uses of typography and design throughout the exhibit.
Smith also includes some history and explanation of the themes he explores in his
pieces.
Matt Smith serves as assistant professor of Art and Design at the University of Mary
Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. He has designed books, catalogs, book covers and book
jackets, many of which have been exhibited in conferences, trade shows, galleries
and museums. He has been recognized by HOW magazine and the Association of American University Presses.
Admission to “Sources of Evangelical Spirituality” is free and open to the public.
The exhibit is located in the second floor Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery in Ouachita’s
Moses-Provine Hall. The galleries are open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. For more information, contact Donnie Copeland at [email protected] or (870) 245-5559.
By Katie Smith
February 19, 2018
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