Shorter University hosting art exhibit by Frank Murphy

January 14, 2011 - Shorter University’s Arnold Art Gallery will host “Seeing is Believing,” an exhibition by artist Frank Murphy Jan. 18 through Feb. 4.

An artist’s reception and lecture will be held at the gallery Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 2:30 p.m. The reception is open to the public and is free of charge.

Frank Murphy serves as a campus minister at both Berry College and Georgia Highlands College. In 2006, he was commissioned by the Georgia Baptist Convention to paint large-scale murals in the lobby and Ministry Center of the Georgia Baptist Convention headquarters in Duluth.

Much of Murphy’s art relates to common threads within his ministry that include redemption, reconciliation, joy, faith, compassion, mercy and love. This exhibit will feature recent work of biblical stories, narrative depictions from literature, portraits of unusual holy men and the preparatory work for the commissioned Georgia Baptist Convention murals.

The Arnold Art Gallery is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Admission into the gallery is free.

Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian college committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges, and the Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern College. The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.


###