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Converging Paths/ Witnessing Worship …TO WALK GENTLY ON THIS EARTH…TO BE MESSAGES OF PEACE BY KELLY MACCONOMY Photographer, mosaic artist, and Alexandria Living Legend Nina Tisara has never indulged in routine idle moments. She finds inspiration for her art through the natural world while walking in the woods or in spiritual engagement at her church. Both serve as her temples. Despite closures due to the coronavirus, Nina’s work is in two exhibits open to the public. “No Fabric/No Rules” spotlights creative alternatives to the traditional quilting me-
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The original enlarger, developing and printing equipment used for the “Converging Paths” project.
Photo: Steven Halperson for Tisara Photography
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Photographer Nina Tisara at the Lyceum where her “Witness to Worship” images are on exhibit.
dium and patterns. Inclusion was by invitation only at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg. The second exhibit is “Witnessing Worship: A Photographic Study of Faith in Alexandria” at The Lyceum in Old Town. In 1985, Nina documented 50 worship groups throughout the City of Alexandria. These 106 images are a portrait of Alexandria’s worship community at that time. She called her project “Converging Paths” because she concluded from it that, despite the many different paths worship takes, “we are all kin.” September 2020 marks the
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terviewed Nina Tisara about her art, her faith, and her hope for the future. Zebra: This is not the first time that your Witnessing Worship images have been exhibited. What makes this latest showing of the photographs on exhibit different? Nina Tisara: I think you are asking why, after all these years, is Converging Paths/ Witnessing Worship back at The Lyceum? Two years ago I donated the original prints and digital files to the Office of Historic Alexandria. This year, Kristin Lloyd (Acting Director of Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum) said she would like to do an exhibit on Converging Paths seen through the lens of the
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“No Fabric/No Rules,” curated by former Torpedo Factory gallery director Trudi Van Dyke, was scheduled to be on exhibit at the Virginia Quilt Museum, 301 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, until September 5. Due to reopening only recently, VQM exhibits may be extended. Check the website (www.vaquiltmuseum.org) or phone the museum (540-433-3818.) “Witnessing Worship: A Photographic Study of Faith in Alexandria” will run through November 1, 2021. The Lyceum, 201 South Washington Street, is currently running with limited capacity and reduced hours. Timed-ticketing, face masks, and social distancing protocols are required. Tickets are free for Alexandria residents and $3 for others. The exhibit is also available in part online.
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