Mississippi Artist Kenneth Quinn Exhibits Works on Methodist Hour
Quinn's got a big heart, that's for sure. So it was quite fitting that his show first aired on Valentine's Day. The show is online at www.thehour.org for folks who missed the TV broadcast Sunday morning.
Produced out of Hattiesburg, the show gives Quinn and other guests nationwide exposure. Reaching an estimated 48 million homes across the USA, the United Methodist Hour has received feedback from viewers stretching from Seattle to Washington, D.C., from Detroit to Pittsburgh and to New York City, says Mike Boucher, the program's executive director. The show's TV audience spans almost all 50 states.
"People like it and like the fact that we do not just do Methodist stuff," Boucher said by phone Monday. "We feature different items each week."
Topics have ranged from world AIDS relief to trying to bring clean water to parts of Africa.
The program featuring the award-winning Mississippi College graduate begins with a Valentine's Day devotional by the Rev. Keith Tonkel of Jackson. Then it is all Quinn, with the artist talking about his work.
In the upcoming months, the show's viewers will see Mississippi pastors as well as church leaders from other conferences. They will deliver messages about God's love and grace. The Hour is designed to reach the lost with the good news of Jesus Christ. Steve Casteel of Jackson hosts the show.
During his career, Quinn's work has focused on many of the landmark buildings at his Baptist-affiliated alma mater in Clinton.
Quinn's grand paintings of 150-year-old Provine Chapel, MC's oldest building, his portrait of internationally celebrated artist Sam Gore, an MC graduate, and art work on Nelson Hall are among many memorable pieces during his career.
The 1961 MC graduate was an art teacher at Jackson's Whitten Junior High for 30 years. The Jackson native taught at MC the past 15 years.
His 40-piece exhibit at the Gore Galleries opened in early January. Quinn was named the winner of the university's Order of the Golden Arrow Award at the university's Homecoming in 2006.
His recent exhibit on the Clinton campus was a tribute to MC and his way of showing love and respect "for this great institution," said MC graphic arts coordinator Michael Hataway.
Quinn called the month-long art show at MC his "thank-you note" to the Christian university's faculty and staff.
For more information, contact United Methodist Hour Executive Director Mike Boucher at 601.296.1676.
PHOTO: MC Art Department Chairman Randy Miley confers with award-winning artist Kenneth Quinn of Jackson.
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