We believe the arts are an avenue to the sacred. Our permanent art collection challenges, comforts and inspires, with exhibits throughout the program year. Our extraordinary music program, Literary Witnesses series and other offerings bring the arts into daily life at Plymouth.
Art exhibits—featuring paintings, ceramics and other media—are held in the Conn Gallery September through May. Artists are selected by the Gallery Committee. Contact Lynette Black or Tom Bloom for more information.
On exhibit until Aug. 31: Quilts on social justice topics, including civil rights marches, care of the earth and all-inclusive love are on display from the Alabama-based Bib & 
Tucker Sew-Op.
This exhibit is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Contemporary Quilters. Please note: B&T co-founder Lillis Taylor will be our artist in residence at Peace Camp June 24–28, helping our community’s children create our own quilts!
The 2019 Theater Playshop at Plymouth is on hiatus. Playshop will return in a different format in summer 2020. In the meantime, contact Director of Spiritual Formation and Theater Seth Patterson 612/977-1277 for more information. Seth has an MFA in Theater Performance from Florida Atlantic University and an MDiv from the University of Chicago.
Plymouth’s extraordinary music program is under the direction of the internationally renowned Phillip Brunelle. Learn more.
A celebration of Robert Bly took place Feb. 11. Listen to his friends and family read his poems and extol his life.
This program of the Fine Arts Board brings poets of national and regional stature to add their voices to Plymouth’s artistic exploration of life and the spirit. A nationally recognized poet reads each spring and fall, and a regional writer, sometimes a Plymouth member, each winter. Past Literary Witnesses include U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, Mary Oliver, Lucille Clifton, Galway Kinnell, Linda Pastan and Robert Bly. Susan “Sam” King and Gregory Orr discussed “Can Poetry Save Your Life?” on April 8, as part of the Literary Witnesses 20th Anniversary celebration. Contact Hawona Sullivan Janzen for more information.
Plymouth is home to four magnificent embroideries, displayed seasonally in Guild Hall: Churchmen in the New World, Christmas Radiance, The Renewal of Life and The Summer of the First Amendment. These huge artworks were designed by British artist Pauline Baynes and created by The Needlers, a multi-generational fellowship group, active at Plymouth for more than 40 years. Contact Emily Venell 612/871-7400 to arrange a tour.
