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The ARM Gallery
One of the ways
Arts for
Relief and Missions (ARM), seeks to support the use of the arts in
Christian missions work around the world is through the production and
sale of artistic works. To this end, Rosemarie Adcock, the founder of
ARM, has devoted much of her work and themes of exhibitions. Please
take some time to explore the ARM gallery, as it represents some of the
history of how ARM has ministered over the years. If you are interested
in purchasing art to support this mission, please visit our Chapel Gallery ™ online store.
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The Biblical Series
is a collection of paintings that visit the centuries-old
tradition of Biblical art in a contemporary and often
whimsical manner. These paintings, some of which are in
monumental format, are often Old Testament narratives
that point to the Messiah of the New Testament. Other
Biblical depictions can also be seen, in historic images
with symbolic representations that depict the biblical
text, or in symbolic allegories, such as can be seen in
"The Wedding Vow".
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The Russian Exhibit began in 1988 with the production
of the initial 28 paintings of Russian emigrés used to
promote sponsorship of Russian refugee families before
the overturn of communism. The touring exhibit later included
depictions of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany in
1989, the overthrow of the Romanian dictator Çeauçescu,
and the Czech transition to democracy at the appointment
of Vaclav Havel in January of 1990. As the exhibit toured,
$1.25 million dollars of humanitarian relief was raised,
and Arts for Relief and Missions was born. Paintings of
Russians rebuilding their country were added to the tour,
and the exhibit eventually contained over 120 paintings
with accompanying texts that toured Western Europe for
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After several visits to Russia and Russian Orphanages,
an effort was made to bring assistance to the terrible
problem of over 1 million street children and orphans
in Russia. The paintings depict some of these children.
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While Arts for Relief and Missions is a charitable organization
as defined under paragraph 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, and donations
to the work of a charitable organization such as ARM are tax-deductible,
the purchase of products is not considered a donation by IRS
standards. However, a portion of all proceeds of paintings sold
from this site goes to the support of our mission.
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