The Opening Reception for Vietnam: Land of Diversity, a collection of paintings from Vietnam, will be held on Sunday, September 8 from 11:00am until 1:00 pm. These works were gathered by Rhoda Lurie this year. At the reception more than 100 painting will be available for your consideration. Light snacks will be provided. The exhibit will be open every Sunday from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm and on weekdays by appointment through September 29^th. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Rhoda Lurie is an Art Historian who has traversed the many exotic places in the world in pursuit of art and artifacts. She has been to 79 countries and has brought back many items that have enriched many people’s lives.

The Vietnam: Land of Diversity exhibition features many artists that Lurie found as she searched Vietnam earlier this year. She was especially interested in people from the Hill tribes: the Hmong, Tay, Red Dao and Giay in the Sapa areas of the Northwest part of Vietnam.

The colorful paintings in this collection reflect the people, their traditional dress, village life and more. Lurie loved the ethnic diversity, the freedom of the paintings and the beauty that they display. Many of the paintings are on rice paper or canvas. Charcoal drawings, collages and calligraphic paintings in a variety of shapes and sizes add to the wide range of this extensive collection. Each picture is individually matted and ready for framing. A biography of the artist is attached to each picture.

You are invited to enrich your home with a painting or two from this unique and unusual collection.

1260 18^th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-829-5436

Contact Art Director, Beverly Alison, balison@aol.com for further info about this show.

For appointments contact the church office.

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On Sundays, follow the signs to church parking. Handicap parking is available behind the church.

Figure 4: 12”x16” Price $90