Religion and faith: Art shows Tucson's Christian history

Talk at JCC to explore early, current legacy of Jerusalem Temple

The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies will present a lecture on the legacy of Jerusalem’s Temple in ancient and modern cultures.

Joan Branham, a professor of art history and an associate dean at Providence College in Rhode Island, will discuss “Reimagining the Jerusalem Temple: From Dura to Disney and the TV mini series ‘DIG.’”

The free lecture begins at 7 p.m. Monday, March 28, at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road, according to press materials.

For more information, visit judaic.arizona.edu or call 626-5758.

Artists to tell city’s Christian history with works at gallery

More than a dozen local artists have created work inspired by stories of Christian leaders in Tucson’s history.

Those pieces, along with at least 20 of Ted DeGrazia’s Father Eusebio Kino paintings, will be on display at the City Psalms Art Gallery opening Friday, April 1, at Mo’s Gallery and Fine Framing, 3650 E. Fort Lowell Road.

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“The focus of the art gallery was to create expressions of prayer for Tucson’s future inspired by Tucson’s spiritual history,” said Brian Goodall, the prayer domain director for 4Tucson.

City Psalms is a project of the Christian organization 4Tucson.

The artists took inspiration from the stories of Father Kino, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Father Francisco Garcés, to name a few.

Some of the artwork will appear in an upcoming film produced by 4Tucson.

The gallery open house on Friday will have refreshments, live music and time to chat with artists. It runs from 6 to 9 p.m., and the gallery will remain free and open to the public through May 7.

For more information, visit facebook.com/citypsalmsartgallery

For a partial list of Easter Sunday services, see Sunday’s Home + Life section.