Lecture to Redefine Biblical Art in New York

Ena Heller, executive director of New York’s Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA), will present a free lecture, “Redefining Biblical Art in New York City,” in Westmont’s Hieronymus Lounge Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. Art Council members Walter and Darlene Hansen present the talk in conjunction with the exhibit, Georges Rouault: Miserere et Guerre, curated by MOBIA, which runs through Oct. 18 in Reynolds Gallery.

The Georges Rouault show was first displayed at MOBIA in spring 2006, and is on loan to Westmont. MOBIA began two years ago with the aim of re-contextualizing biblically inspired artwork for the American public. It proposes that explicitly discussing the impact of Judeo-Christian traditions on visual art “is essential to cultural literacy, irrespective of one’s religious background or beliefs,” according to the MOBIA Web site. The museum has exhibited art in a variety of media and cultural idioms from around the world and from different time periods.

For more information about this event or the exhibition, contact Nicholas Price at (805) 565-6162. For information about MOBIA, visit www.mobia.org, and for directions to campus, visit the college Web site at www.westmont.edu.