Pop Mennonite

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”’Pop Mennonite”’ was a [[Mennonite]]-themed art exhibit created by [[Don Swartzentruber]] with the support of the National Endowment and Indiana Arts Commission. The collection included oil paintings, drawings, artists’ books, and music. The Mennonites are members of a Protestant denomination which dates back to the Reformation and advocates a life of modesty and simplicity.

”’PopMennonite”’ was a [[Mennonite]]-themed art exhibit created by [[Don Swartzentruber]] with the support of the National Endowment and Indiana Arts Commission. The collection included oil paintings, drawings, artists’ books, and music. The Mennonites are members of a Protestant denomination which dates back to the Reformation and advocates a life of modesty and simplicity.

In this art exhibit Swartzentruber addresses pacifism, missions, courtship, adornment, work ethic, and many other issues that held to be important to this religious group.Beyeler, Jody H. [http://www.mennoworld.org/archived/2005/10/17/art-casts-unusual-light-conservative-culture/?print=1 “Art casts unusual light on conservative culture ‘Pop-Mennonite’ displayed in Goshen”]. Mennonite World Review. The artist grew up in a [[Mennonite]] home and community and pulled thematic material from his own childhood.Smith, Teresa. “Swartzentruber’s Latest Exhibit Is ‘Pop-Mennonite.” Times Union [Warsaw, IN] 31 Oct. 2005, Cover sec.: 1-2. Print.McClure, Matt. “Mennonite Art Display Depicts Rural Life in New Light.” ”The Sounding Board” [Winona Lake, IN] 11 July 2005: 7. Print. He uses Mennonite culture as a theme in contemporary visual art. An audio project accompanied the exhibits at [[Bluffton University]] and [[Goshen College]]Beyeler, Jodi. “Pop-Mennonite to Premiere at Goshen College.”The Goshen News [Goshen, IN] 14 Oct. 2005. Print.Gallardo, Joanne. “From Looney Tunes to Menno Simons.””The Goshen College Record” [Goshen, IN] 20 Oct. 2005, Vol. 107 No.7 ed. Print. and included Mennonite music.

In this art exhibit Swartzentruber addresses pacifism, missions, courtship, adornment, work ethic, and many other issues that held to be important to this religious group.Beyeler, Jody H. [http://www.mennoworld.org/archived/2005/10/17/art-casts-unusual-light-conservative-culture/?print=1 “Art casts unusual light on conservative culture ‘Pop-Mennonite’ displayed in Goshen”]. Mennonite World Review. The artist grew up in a [[Mennonite]] home and community and pulled thematic material from his own childhood.Smith, Teresa. “Swartzentruber’s Latest Exhibit Is ‘Pop-Mennonite.” Times Union [Warsaw, IN] 31 Oct. 2005, Cover sec.: 1-2. Print.McClure, Matt. “Mennonite Art Display Depicts Rural Life in New Light.” ”The Sounding Board” [Winona Lake, IN] 11 July 2005: 7. Print. He uses Mennonite culture as a theme in contemporary visual art. An audio project accompanied the exhibits at [[Bluffton University]] and [[Goshen College]]Beyeler, Jodi. “Pop-Mennonite to Premiere at Goshen College.”The Goshen News [Goshen, IN] 14 Oct. 2005. Print.Gallardo, Joanne. “From Looney Tunes to Menno Simons.””The Goshen College Record” [Goshen, IN] 20 Oct. 2005, Vol. 107 No.7 ed. Print. and included Mennonite music.