Next year 2012
Plans are being made for the New Generation exhibition to go to Cornwall for perhaps the whole of April.Also later on for it to be displayed in Fareham ,Hampshire in the summer.I will post the dates when things are finalised
Bromham,What a fabulous time we had.
My thanks to all those many people who worked so hard to make the week at Bromham Baptist church so wonderful.Anne Drake and I felt part of the family there so quickly.People had been praying and working behind the scenes for a long time and God was so faithful to us.We watched as daily God answered our prayers to healing,restoration,salvation and drew many “prodigals” back home.Thank you, all at Bromham, for your committment,hard work,fellowship and friendship.
A bit of history
A brief history of the New Generation Exhibition by a friend:
Anne House was a member of Brickhill Baptist Church, Bedford, UK and as a painter was approached by elders to paint the prophetic word. The expectation as I understand it was that there would be four paintings, taking a few weeks at most a couple of months to complete.
God had other plans: Anne entered into a world of revelation, challenge, pain and excitement as God began to work through her by the power of His Spirit. You can see as you take time to view, and let God speak to you through these paintings, how God used Anne’s skills to communicate His anguish, His love, His warnings, His direction and His promises.
The first series of these paintings took just over three years to complete, and as you can see amount to more than four small hangings! Who can ever begin to understand the depth, width or greatness of our God?
As a close friend of Anne’s I had the privilege as well as the pain of being with Anne as she worked through the images God was giving her, for this first series. From times I shared with Anne I know there are still many paintings to come. Like the Bible these paintings are the living word of God, I believe they are God breathed, and there are individuals and groups out there whom God will reach through Anne’s work. Christian, people of other faiths and those with no faith will see God’s word. Is God calling you to facilitate this?
These first paintings did not fall into a obvious logical order, God has been in charge all the way, giving Anne the images, the words the vision and as she has worked in obedience using her God given talents He has transformed her skills beyond her own abilities.
Our God has a strange sense of humour! I have little understanding of art, and I am no theologian, just a woman of simple faith and adoration for our Lord. When Anne first asked my opinion of some of the work she was doing I felt out of my depth, yet as I sat with the unfolding of these images and heard what God was saying to Anne, then allowed an awareness to emerge in me, I felt the touch of God’s word in a very real way, sometimes that was joy, sometimes sadness and some times awe and wonder. The images stay with me as a form of awareness, correction, affirmation but most of all as guidance and assurance of the great love God has for each of us.
These hangings are very detailed, take time to let God by His Spirit guide you as you view them. Open yourself completely, let Him speak to your heart as well as your mind, to your past as well as your present, allow Him to guide your future with the revelation He wishes to share with you personally. And then be obedient to His love and follow through on what He has spoken to you! May God bless you
Jane.
Photo from St Peters, Kent
Anne,Bob and Margaret at St.Peters,Kent
Exhibition @ St Peters, Kent
Folks are coming to pick up the New Generation exhibition today to take to St Peters church in Swanley, Kent.
It’ll be open to the public all week (more details on previous post)
I’m hoping to be there on Good Friday in the afternoon to anwer questions and generally chat to people – so looking forward to meeting you there!
New Generation Exhibition on the road again in Kent
The exhibition will be on display at St. Peters church, College Road, Hextable, BR8 7RH from 29th March until Good Friday 2nd April.
Open every day: 10.00am – 7.00pm Mon-Thurs and on Good Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm
Admission as always is free.
For further details contact St. Peters church office Mon-Fri 9.15 – 12.15 (01322 662 320)
Have fun!
New Generation Exhibition at Bromham Baptist Church,near Bedford
The exhibition will be open daily(free of charge)
10.00 am -9.00pm from Tuesday 19th April to 25th April
Anne will be staying in Bedford for the week and spending much of her time with the exhibition
and looks forward to meeting up with old friends.
Below are details of the venue.
Bromham Baptist Church
Village Road
Bromham
Bedfordshire MK43 8LJ
For more details or enquiries, contact the church office Tel: +44 1234 822681
Or email Anne on anne@annehouse.com
Priory St.Mary’s Chepstow
I managed to get to the exhibition in Chepstow for a couple of days.
It is still open and a fabulous venue for the paintings.
Do get there if you can all the team are friendly and eager to chat with anyone who come in. A great place to rest and have a cuppa as the kettle is always on!
Paintings at Chepstow Now.
The New Generation paintings are being displayed at the Priory St Mary’s in Chepstow this week.There is no charge and the paintings are not for sale.
If you get the chance to be there …just enjoy !
New Generation Exhibition at Chepstow.
The New Generation Exhibition will be hosted at St.Mary’s Priory,Chepstow,NP16 5HN at the end of June.
The paintings are on display as part of the Hope 2008 event.
Dates; 30th June-7th July
Open from-10-4pm daily.
Plus Thursday and Friday evening 6-8pm
Plus evening service 6pm Sunday
For any more information please contact-Rev.Chris Blanchard(07711961237)
Looking Forward to this Weekend
The New Generation exhibition starts this weekend in Ensbury Park.
I will be there on Sunday morning and am really looking forward to meeting you if you can get there.The details of venue and opening times are further down the web page.
Exhibition in Bude
The New Generation Exhibition paintings are on display in Eden Methodist chapel, Jacobstow, Bude, Cornwall. If you’re around the area, I can really recommend going to see the original paintings….they’re very different from the prints!
Exhibition in Cornwall soon
The New Generation Exhibition will be hosted in Cornwall again this September following a very interesting time there two years ago.
I‘ll post the venue details and opening times as soon as they are confirmed.
Recent Article
The New Generation Exhibition recently featured in an article in the Southampton Art Society Magazine:
A series of new and controversial Christian paintings on silk by Anne House (Salvation army hall ) in Shirley Southampton. Based on scripture, but for those of us that do not know scripture, no matter, for this exhibition is about life, humanity and the world. In wonderful colour and extremely moving. The hall is perfect for the display of this work as daylight streams through the windows on both sides filling the place with light. I left the hall out into the spring sunshine and amongst the humanity of Shirley High street looking at people with new eyes. Beautiful, thought provoking, painful. Thank you Anne for putting colour into the darkness and giving the new generation
Paintings in Southampton
I didn’t expect to be able to get to the exhibition at all this week but managed to pop in for a few hours both yesterday and today. The venue is perfect and the folks at the Salvation Army hall are so welcoming and such a blessing.
It gave me a wonderful opportunity to unexpectedly meet old friends and have great conversations with people who had come in to look at the paintings.If I’m able to, perhaps I will see you there sometime during the week.
Exhibition in Shirley, Southampton
The New Generation Exhibition will be in the Salvation Army hall in Shirley, Southampton from tomorrow, 26th March. The venue is situated next to Sainsbury’s car park and will be open daily from 10.00 am until 8.00pm.
It may well be the last opportunity to see it in Southampton for quite a while as I want to concentrate on getting the second exhibition “on the road”.
Great celebrations at Swaythling!
Each day that the exhibition is open the atmosphere and the things that happen are always different. Wednesday was a day of deep gentle work. The peace in the place was wonderful and people sat in front of paintings for a long time.
It was a time where I and others had the opportunity to pray with individuals all day, from 10 o’clock in the morning till 7.00pm. Tiring but a wonderful priviledge!
Thursday was totally different. Before it opened, we were praying for the people who might come in to the exhibition, and we felt that the Lord gave us the word “salvation”.
The exhibition is being hosted at the church where I am employed as an outreach worker. Every day during the week we have the church open in the morning so that folk can come in and have a drink, breakfast and a chat.One of the ladies who has come along nearly every day for a year since we opened it, came yesterday to help with the exhibition. She was impacted by the painting called “joy” in the foyer and we began to talk. We then went into the church and she gave her life to Jesus in front of the crown of thorns.
If the exhibition only came to the church for that one lady and we opened the church every day for coffee, for a year..it was worth all the effort to see her smiling face. Great parties in heaven yesterday then!!
Comments from Wokingham
The New Generation exhibition has just been seen during a week long staging at the Wokingham Baptist church as part of a weeks community celebration and renewal involving 12 churches and a large volunteer effort to improve run down facilities in the town. It was called the Big Idea.
A team of volunteers were on hand to assist, explain and pray with people who sought help and guidance. Hundreds of people came to see the paintings every day, and some came back day after day. One lady said, “I have seen the exhibition more than once this week. It is the closest I have felt to Christ in a long time.” Others said “astounding” and “inspirational”.
The Exhibition’s going to Wokingham!
Just to let everybody know that the New Generation Exhibition will be at Wokingham Baptist Church in Milton Road from Saturday 19th August until Sunday 27th August. It will be open 10 – 6 every day with a late night on Thursday. There will be free refreshments as well as prints and cards from the Exhibition for sale.
There are extra details, including information on the venues, on their website, http://www.the-big-idea.org
An interesting time at Swaythling!
The exhibition is going well and touching many individuals. We’ve not had hoards of people at a time, which has given those who are walking round time and space to absorb the messages of the paintings.
There is much healing going on and an abundance of tears as people are identifying circumstances in thier own lives with the images.
Some friends of ours, John and Theresa, have spent a lot of time in the kitchen providing wonderful lunches and sandwiches each day for those coming through the doors. Sharing meals together adds a special time for cementing relationships and making new ones.
One lady who came on the first day admitted that she had never set foot into a church before and that the atmosphere was wonderful, especially with so many people sharing food together. I must add that she has now been in every day, helping me to serve in many ways at the exhibiton. More than that the paintings are really challenging her in new ways.
The real blessing to me is having the opportunity to pray with so many people. So if you are in Southampton and want to spend some time in a place of peace I look forward to seeing you there.
Talks at Swaythling Methodist church
I hope to be at Swaythling for most of the week but as we are open from 10am until 7.00pm I’d really like to find some time away from the paintings during each day. However those who know me well, will know that this may be a ‘lost cause’!
As I have said before…it’s not about the art work but about Jesus and the people he speaks to through the images. I just can’t bear to tear myself away from meeting people and answering, or at least trying to answer their questions.
Although the exhibition will be open all the time we have made arrangements for me to give a sort of guided tour through the exhibition at various times during the week. At present these are 11.00 on Monday, 2.30 on Tuesday and 7.30 on Thursday evening and anyone is welcome to come to the talks.
I am not sure yet what to talk about but no doubt it will cover some of the most frequently asked questions….how and when did I start the series of paintings, what lies lies “behind ” the images, what I felt God was saying to me, where I got my inspiration from and maybe some of the techniques used.
Please feel free to come and chat to me at any time. I look forward to meeting you there!
More Comments from Cornwall
Weds 5th October
- A wonderful exhibition, with so many inspiring talented pieces of art work that we will follow up in school. Thank you for inviting us – North Petherwin Primary School
- What a wonderful exhibition. Very thought provoking! Such fabulous colours and intricate details bring the passages alive. thanks so much DD
- Thank you for this experience, unforgetable & strengthening. God bless all who have contributed to a wonderful morning with the Lord and His people. Lorraine
- Such a moving experience, thank you; an oasis of God’s blessing in our busy days; than you. Sue
- A lovely exhibition.
- So interesting, a lovely Exhibition.
- So glad your exhibition has come to Cornwall,, God bless you all in all you do.
- Amazing. Jo
Thurs 6th October
- Inspiring, so much to understand, you must return, John & Sue
- An incredible exhibition, so pleased we came. Harold and Anne
- A wonderful & Biblical exhibition – lots to see and take in. Janet
Fri 7th October
- I feel very privileged to see this very thought provoking display. A very talented lady, thank you so very much, Anne & Delyn from Queensland Australia
- A very moving experience, and inspiring – 3 ladies from Devon
- I am impressed and believe the pictures give a powerful message Thank you Barbara.
- Beautiful work in the right setting
- So moving. beautiful representation and such imagination – thank you.
- Thank you so much for a lovely evening, beautiful work, very lovely, North Petherwin WI
Tomorrow is another day. And all those who have prayed and staffed this exhibition have found it such a privilege to hear some very sad stories, but to offer hope in Christ.
One 82 year old lady, shared her childhood abuse (I wasn’t there then), one little lad from North Petherwin School prayed a beautiful prayer, and one boy from Jacobstow school came back and said (as he had on a previous assembly I took) “I came not believing in god, but now after seeing these pictures I do believe in God”.
Another woman, a confessed atheist, walked in today and physically cried as she passed by the pictures depcting abortion and abuse. Much healing is going on, and God will have his way.
These are just a snippet of what God is doing – so glad we have this for another week.
Some Comments this week from Cornwall
A wondrous day with my first school: Boyton, with 17 children and 3 adults. They wanted to stay the whole day. Some comments from the book.
- Very moving indeed and very inspiring and helpful. Thank you.
- An amazing collection of thought provoking paintings. The children really enjoyed their experience today – Thank you so much for your kindness.
- (This teacher wants to come back with her brother)
(The mini bus driver wants to come back with wife and children) - Very inpsiring – bringing the Bible and our faith to life. The children and ourselves have gained so much from being able to share with you today. Thank you for your help and for sharing your Christian faith through deed and action. CF
- Rushed through! then found out they were on display for longer, we will be back!
- Thank you! A revelation and extremely thought provoking……….
- Thank you for allowing the children to come to this outstanding art exhibition.
- Though it is an art exhibition, it is also a spiritual journey through the Bible: the story of creation, the fall, and the Creator’s solution through the death and resurrection of the Christ, and on to revelation. It is indeed a remarkable piece of ‘living’ art, speaking afresh each time we look and gaze.
The 17 children that came were extremely well behaved and good mannered. So was the mini-bus driver!
I was very impressed with the lesson preparation that the staff had done for this session and it worked well with how I envisioned it to be.
Having brought their own art materials the children set to work on their own interpretation of the paintings, choosing a favourite one, classifying and describing it then looking through a viewfinder, to do more detailed work.
The children really appreciated that the more they looked the more they found – and they found the shepherd in the picture of the Vine. very well done, and congratulations on a well behaved class.