The Art of Intercession - autumn festivals for saints and sinners
Current Exhibition:
The Art of Intercession
The role of intercessory prayer is explored through art
related to the major religious holidays that occur at the
end of the liturgical year. From Our Lady of Sorrows to
Archangels to All Saints and All Souls, and the secular
crossovers to Halloween and Day of the Dead, these
feasts reveal the rich tradition of religious art motifs as
they travel from Europe to the Americas.
OPENING RECEPTION: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Blackfriars Gallery.
2301 Vine Street | Berkeley, CA 94708
Gallery hours during the academic year are Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
HOLLYWOOD BIBLICAL EPICS SERIES
Blackfriars Gallery & Library is also presenting an exhibition of Biblical Movie Posters at Brandstater Gallery at La Sierra University (Riverside, CA): Sacred Cinematic Spectacles - Rare biblical film lithograph posters explore the spiritual power of material culture, from February 23, 2025 through March 16, 2025.
WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE that Blackfriars Gallery & Library has developed two important educational tools from this spectacular Biblical Movie Poster Collection
- Hollywood History through Biblical Epics is a two-part online lecture by Richard Lindsay, PhD and Ryan Parker, PhD. The video presentation takes the viewer through the history of the American movie industry as seen through the lens of biblical and religious epics.
- Hollywood Biblical Epics: the Podcast is an immersive, engaging, narrative sound documentary in five episodes created by Richard Lindsay, PhD and Ryan Parker, PhD. Focusing on the history of biblical and religious films in Hollywood, it features interviews with three experts on biblical films: David Blanke, Matthew Page, and Adele Reinhartz.
We rely on the help of our benefactors and friends to make this valuable and unique collection available.