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 Fine Arts Gallery September through May. Artists are selected by the Gallery Committee. Contact Lynette Black or Tom Bloom for more information.
To enter up to two pieces in the Members Art show this year: Drop off art Saturday April 6, 9 a.m.–12 noon, Sunday April 7, 9–11 a.m., or Wednesday, April 10, 4–7 p.m. Please bring your artwork(s) to the Gallery and please bring your signed exhibition agreement with you.
Journey Within—Journey Abroad, jewelry by 
Robyne Robinson, paintings by Laurel O’Gorman, opens March 3, with an artists’ reception following the Second Service (about noon). O’Gorman’s Veil is shown.
The 2019 Theater Playshop at Plymouth now is live on our website! For details, go here; to register, click this link. This non-sectarian program of Plymouth serves young people entering 4th through 12th grades and is designed specifically for students interested in learning the techniques of musical theater. The goal is to help each young person explore his or her potential through the arts. Contact Seth Patterson 612/977-1277 for more information. Seth, Plymouth’s Director of Spiritual Formation and Theater, oversees Playshop. 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.
