RELIGIOUS ART | NEWS OF WEEK

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB

"For he shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone." ~ PSALMS 91:11-12. This week, our Angel: Verneida Britton celebrated her 75th birthday, and she even allowed us to watch as she went flying 11,000-feet above the earth. Whether they are Buddhist devas, Muslim malaikah, or Mormon ministering spirits, angels play important roles in many faiths and have inspired the works of countless artists. What's more beautiful than an Angel soaring above the earth? It is when an Angel walks the Earth for 75 years. Verneida's birthday makes "Good Morning Lord" by Ernest E. Varner our NEWS OF WEEK.

In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:

• Buddhist Art of Week: 7th-century statue allowed to be displayed in New York. [More News]
• Christian Art of Week: Erling Hope, a Quaker, is the A&O Artist of Month. [More News]
• Hindu Art of Week: Vijayalakshmi Murugan’s mural inspired paintings on saris. [More News]
• Islamic Art of Week: Last Call: ‘Jameel Prize’ closing in at Texas art museum [More News]
• Native Art of Week: "Two Spirits" at Eiteljorg Museum for American Indians. [More News]

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