Arts@Incarnation | Church of the Incarnation

Arts@Incarnation is a ministry of the Church of the Incarnation, dedicated to the celebration of the artistic expression of spirit. We offer a downtown venue for the arts and invite others to join us.

Our programs planned for the coming months include twice monthly contemplative gatherings to sing the music of St. Hildegard of Bingen.

Ongoing Events

Through the Ear to the Heart

First and third Monday evenings from 6:45-8:15 pm

Meeting Dates for Spring and Summer 2023

April 17
May 1 and 15
June 5 and 19
July 3 and 17
August 21 (no meeting August 7)
September 4 and 18

Sing the Music of Hildegard von Bingen
A contemplative practice in the medieval oral tradition
Open to everyone who enjoys singing
- led by Devi Mathieu

St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a Benedictine Abbess, visionary, healer, naturalist, poet, playwright, and counselor. She was also a brilliant composer. Her songs are beautiful, inspiring, and encoded with mystical wisdom and insight. Experience Hildegard's music the way she shared it with the women and men who sang with her, in a restful, nourishing process of listening and singing together "through the ear to the heart."

No experience or musical training required. Drop-ins and newcomers are always welcome to join the circle. Free will donation suggested, $15-20, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Please enter through the front doors of the church. Please wear a mask when entering and leaving. Masks optional while we're singing.

Contact Devi - [email protected] - 707-829-0815 - more info

Windows@Incarnation

Windows@Incarnation, an art installation created by local artist Mario Uribe, rises in the Jerusalem Courtyard garden outside our church. Displaying arrays of eight windows of colorful “stained glass” acrylic discs that bear personal messages of gratitude, hope and love by members of Incarnation and the public, it symbolizes the meaning and power of collective effort, energy and prayer.

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