Category: Sister City Connections

The Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe

Posted on by Fort Worth Sister Cities

April 13-May 13, 2012

In our Sister City of Trier

People throughout the world traveled to Trier to see the Holy Robe, which is said to have been worn by Jesus on the way to His crucifixion. Christ’s Seamless Tunic is Trier Cathedral’s best-known treasure. Normally kept covered and protected from light, it is only rarely on open display – that is, during the Holy Robe Pilgrimages. In the last hundred years, this has taken place three times: in 1933, 1959 and 1996. Learn more about the Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe Local artist and Fort Worth Sister Cities member Nancy Lamb was invited by the Bishop’s Museum of Trier in cooperation with the Fort Worth Gesellschaft of Trier to attend this event, viewing the exhibition from her own perspective and cultural background. She and other artists from around the globe reflected on their experiences through their craft and will exhibit as part of a review-exhibition, themed “Bring Together what is Divided,” at the Bishop’s Museum in 2013. Nancy Lamb (American, born 1956) is a sculptor and painter of great versatility who blends aspects of perspective, wit and sophistication to create diverse forms of art which never fail to delight and challenge.  The unusual angles and spontaneous, unposed quality of her photos are used to create popular slice-of-life oil paintings, “Social Spaces.” While best known for this series, she has engaged a variety of media since the 1970s, including two 200-foot terrazzo floors at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and murals for 8.0 Restaurant and the Women’s Center in Fort Worth. Lamb is represented by Artspace 111 and has received an Artist Award in 2010 at Preservation is the Art of the City. Pictured below are Nancy Lamb during her expedition to the 4th Century Tombs in Trier:                                             Learn more about Nancy’s work here Get connected with more Sister City Events and Happenings

2012-05-13 11:29

The Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe

April 13-May 13, 2012

In our Sister City of Trier

People throughout the world traveled to Trier to see the Holy Robe, which is said to have been worn by Jesus on the way to His crucifixion. Christ’s Seamless Tunic is Trier Cathedral’s best-known treasure. Normally kept covered and protected from light, it is only rarely on open display – that is, during the Holy Robe Pilgrimages. In the last hundred years, this has taken place three times: in 1933, 1959 and 1996. Learn more about the Pilgrimage of the Holy Robe Local artist and Fort Worth Sister Cities member Nancy Lamb was invited by the Bishop’s Museum of Trier in cooperation with the Fort Worth Gesellschaft of Trier to attend this event, viewing the exhibition from her own perspective and cultural background. She and other artists from around the globe reflected on their experiences through their craft and will exhibit as part of a review-exhibition, themed “Bring Together what is Divided,” at the Bishop’s Museum in 2013. Nancy Lamb (American, born 1956) is a sculptor and painter of great versatility who blends aspects of perspective, wit and sophistication to create diverse forms of art which never fail to delight and challenge.  The unusual angles and spontaneous, unposed quality of her photos are used to create popular slice-of-life oil paintings, “Social Spaces.” While best known for this series, she has engaged a variety of media since the 1970s, including two 200-foot terrazzo floors at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and murals for 8.0 Restaurant and the Women’s Center in Fort Worth. Lamb is represented by Artspace 111 and has received an Artist Award in 2010 at Preservation is the Art of the City. Pictured below are Nancy Lamb during her expedition to the 4th Century Tombs in Trier:                                             Learn more about Nancy’s work here Get connected with more Sister City Events and Happenings

Kids Who Care back from performing in Trier, Germany

Posted on by Fort Worth Sister Cities
FORT WORTH- Kids Who Care back from exchange to Trier, Germany The 22 students and 17 adult chaperones who traveled to Trier, Germany last month are back after a successful trip. These students are part of a musical theater performance group. The group also visited Albania during their travels. High School students from Trier, Germany visited Fort Worth in 2011 and participated in the Kids Who Care summer camp. The Fort Worth and Trier high school students worded together to perform an original musical in Trier at the Humboldt High School Assembly Hall. The group will be performing  an encore performance of some of the musical numbers from “Choices” at the Trier, Germany High School student farewell potluck dinner on April 19th. Find details here. For more information, contact Beth Weibel, 817/ 632-7105 or beth@fwsistercities.org. Find out more about Kids Who Care by visiting their website: https://www.kidswhocare.org/

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2012-03-28 10:26

Kids Who Care back from performing in Trier, Germany

FORT WORTH- Kids Who Care back from exchange to Trier, Germany The 22 students and 17 adult chaperones who traveled to Trier, Germany last month are back after a successful trip. These students are part of a musical theater performance group. The group also visited Albania during their travels. High School students from Trier, Germany visited Fort Worth in 2011 and participated in the Kids Who Care summer camp. The Fort Worth and Trier high school students worded together to perform an original musical in Trier at the Humboldt High School Assembly Hall. The group will be performing  an encore performance of some of the musical numbers from “Choices” at the Trier, Germany High School student farewell potluck dinner on April 19th. Find details here. For more information, contact Beth Weibel, 817/ 632-7105 or beth@fwsistercities.org. Find out more about Kids Who Care by visiting their website: https://www.kidswhocare.org/

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36 Peace Murals in 6 months

Posted on by Fort Worth Sister Cities
One of the many highlights of the Fort Worth Sister Cities evening of cultural perspectives hosted by the Toluca, Mbabane and Reggio committees, was the presentation by local artist, Jo Dufo, whose original goal was to create 36 Peace Murals in just 6 months. Dufo’s plan has now expanded to include a non-profit organization (ZOAZ) and a documentary about the project entitled “Walls of Peace”, to be created and directed by Michael Aku RoDriguez. With murals already completed in Fort Worth, (2009) Nagaoka, Japan (2010) and on all four outside walls of the care center in Mbabane, Swaziland,(2011) Dufo’s plans include our other six sister cities as well. Her vision reaches as far as a children’s mural in Nicaragua, a women and children’s health clinic in Bangladesh and projects in India and Haiti. “It is inspiring to have 150 people show up and be able to complete a 250 foot mural in a day. Especially one that brings awareness to these care centers that provide meals to kids between 3-13 years old, who have been orphaned by AIDS and whose caregivers cannot afford to feed them, “ said Dufo. The documentary, entitled “Walls of Peace”, will be featured on Kick Start.org once completed. Dufo and filmmaker RoDriguez spent two weeks this past Christmas in Chiapas, Mexico at an orphanage completing a 100 ft peace mural with artists in the community, both adults and children. Dufo shared, “Our way of spreading peace in the world is to go to these various locations, orphanages, hospitals, schools, clinics and celebrate life, celebrate the children, and create peace murals as a way for the community to connect with the organization. The experience allows people who live in the same area to develop a relationship with each other.” The nonprofit that supports this project is ZOAS, Creative Healing Arts. To see pictures of the project in motion visit their facebook page. The evening included an historic documentary on the Rose Marine Theater by Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts and Jorge Varela, Executive Director and a presentation of “Mexico and the United States: Perspectives on Police Training” by Fort Worth Police Officers Daniel Segura and Manuel Reyes. You can stay updated on the wonderful international and cultural events hosted regularly by Fort Worth Sister Cites by signing up for our newsletter, or visiting our facebook page.

2012-03-06 05:49

36 Peace Murals in 6 months

One of the many highlights of the Fort Worth Sister Cities evening of cultural perspectives hosted by the Toluca, Mbabane and Reggio committees, was the presentation by local artist, Jo Dufo, whose original goal was to create 36 Peace Murals in just 6 months. Dufo’s plan has now expanded to include a non-profit organization (ZOAZ) and a documentary about the project entitled “Walls of Peace”, to be created and directed by Michael Aku RoDriguez. With murals already completed in Fort Worth, (2009) Nagaoka, Japan (2010) and on all four outside walls of the care center in Mbabane, Swaziland,(2011) Dufo’s plans include our other six sister cities as well. Her vision reaches as far as a children’s mural in Nicaragua, a women and children’s health clinic in Bangladesh and projects in India and Haiti. “It is inspiring to have 150 people show up and be able to complete a 250 foot mural in a day. Especially one that brings awareness to these care centers that provide meals to kids between 3-13 years old, who have been orphaned by AIDS and whose caregivers cannot afford to feed them, “ said Dufo. The documentary, entitled “Walls of Peace”, will be featured on Kick Start.org once completed. Dufo and filmmaker RoDriguez spent two weeks this past Christmas in Chiapas, Mexico at an orphanage completing a 100 ft peace mural with artists in the community, both adults and children. Dufo shared, “Our way of spreading peace in the world is to go to these various locations, orphanages, hospitals, schools, clinics and celebrate life, celebrate the children, and create peace murals as a way for the community to connect with the organization. The experience allows people who live in the same area to develop a relationship with each other.” The nonprofit that supports this project is ZOAS, Creative Healing Arts. To see pictures of the project in motion visit their facebook page. The evening included an historic documentary on the Rose Marine Theater by Artes de la Rosa Cultural Center for the Arts and Jorge Varela, Executive Director and a presentation of “Mexico and the United States: Perspectives on Police Training” by Fort Worth Police Officers Daniel Segura and Manuel Reyes. You can stay updated on the wonderful international and cultural events hosted regularly by Fort Worth Sister Cites by signing up for our newsletter, or visiting our facebook page.