The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts has as its purpose “to nurture and showcase the literary, visual, musical, and performing arts within the Religious Society of Friends, for purposes of Quaker expression, ministry, witness, and outreach. To these ends, we will offer spiritual, practical, and financial support as way opens.”

Friends are invited to contribute original artwork to FGC’s Quaker Arts Center (QAC) during the Gathering. We welcome all media and modes of art and expect to be able to accommodate performance artists with short pieces that can be done in intimate, informal spaces.

The hope for the 2018 FQA national art events ( May -December 2018) is not only to have art representing diversity in our relationships in the FQA community, but to widen that community to be inclusive of others outside of our usual group.

There are many FQA Artists and Meetings who already have relationships with other local art organizations and individuals…we would love you to hear about them! Please consider writing up a paragraph or two about your own such artistic partnerships ( Email dpulone@comcast.net).

FQA can support you as you plan, and small financial contributions are available on a first come basis. FQA IS its own “beloved community”, but we can only be richer by expanding our connections!

Here are some events planned so far under The Art of the Beloved Community ( organize your own, make some new connections! Email dpulone@comcast.net with your ideas or events.)

May 4-6: The Arts in our Beloved Community at Camp Swatara(Caln Quarter Annual Retreat): Art Show all weekend. May 5: Coffeehouse Meet the Artists and Discussion. Camp Swatara, 2905 Camp Swatara Road, Bethel Township, PA. Email blair@blairseitz.com or mgcattell@aol.com

July 4 – Aug 18: Snow Camp(NC) Outdoor Dramas including “Pathway to Freedom” & “Sword of Peace”. This project is being supported by Spring Meeting, North Carolina and FQA in coordination with Snow Camp(see snowcapmpoutdoortheatre.com or email chuckfager@aol.com for times, directions , tickets, further info.)

October 19 ( 2:00 – 9:00 pm) “Beat Your Blues Bluegrass & Barbeque “ produced with help of FQA and local community art groups including South Jersey Acoustic Roots Society and Albert Music Hall. Mount Holly Friends Meetinghouse, 81 High Street, Mount Holly NJ. Email dpulone@comcast.net