The Samford Crimson

Issue date: 5/6/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Franklin Graves The University Ministries Silent Art Auction raised over $2,000 last week. The auction featured pieces that had been created at Shiloh worship services throughout the year along with donated pieces from students around campus. [Click to enlarge]

University Ministries raised $2,000 last Wednesday and Thursday during the Shiloh Art Auction, which will help to send students on mission trips over the summer. The silent auction featured the paintings that are created each week at the Shiloh worship service in Hodges Chapel as well as donated works from students all over campus. Students who are benefiting from the profits worked the auction each day.

The auction featured free popcorn and drinks along with live music from sophomore international relations major Alyssa Aldape. She is one of five students traveling to Southeast Asia this summer. The team is led by Tyler Sellers, assistant director of student activities, his wife Annie Sellers and Jeanna Westmoreland.

"It means a lot that the campus is interested in the art and the different expressions students have," Aldape said. "I'm glad someone will pay for a painting and invest in the mission aspect surrounding the auction."

Pieces sold for an average of $30. Jesse Mitchell's painting "It All In the Center" went as high as $150.

"I'm excited to know that people found something meaningful in my art," Mitchell said. "They were willing to pay that much money for it to be a part of their lives."

Artists are invited to attend a Shiloh service while painting a piece based on the Scripture for the night.

"It's so beautiful to see how each artist portrays the passage each week. I feel the diversity of the art is a mighty depiction of the different aspects of God's character. Seeing how each artist worships with their creativity is such a tangible reminder that we serve an indescribable, yet infinitely personal God," junior biology major Chelsea Rushing said. Rushing was one of the leaders of the student-run auction.

"The money goes to students who receive the mission scholarships through University Ministries," Rushing said.


Media Credit: Franklin Graves
Sophomore international relations major Alyssa Aldape plays at the foot of the art auction table on April 30.

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