The Sojourn Artist Showcase has a long history at Sojourn Midtown, popping up periodically throughout the church’s history (see here and here). This year marks the 3rd consecutive row of hosting the Showcase in the summer, celebrating the artistic work of Sojourn Midtown and our extended church family through the visual and performing arts.
Above: Photograph by Allison Rushing. Below: 3 Photographs by Fred Games.
47 artists from Midtown and our extended church family submitted to the Showcase this year, with almost 100 pieces of artwork shared for consideration across multiple mediums: fiber arts, paintings, photography, sculpture, pottery, drawings, and illustrations.
The gallery features artwork by Jon Abreu, Jagur Allen, Melanie Harding Bates, Isabella Cape, Jordan Crump, Kelly Davenport, Camille Davis, Amanda Galloway, Alex Gerwe, Karen Grantz, Casey Hamm, Olin Hamm, Rachel Hamm, Savannah Harper, Brandon Hochhalter, Abigail Irving, Tasha Irving, Brittany Anne Jennings, Sylvan Jennings, Hannah Johnson, Elisabeth Kennedy, Jennifer Kramer, Deborah Leach, Skylar Mason, Sarah Mayer, Will Meadows, Ashley Miles, Jane Petry, Katie Petry, Marigold Petry, Sarah Ritz, Ian Robertson, Owen Robertson, Tim Robertson, Brian Rodman, Rhonda Rose, Allison Rushing, Thomas Sandlin, Asia Sloan, Suyun Son, Crystal Sridhar, Everly Sridhar, Meridian Sridhar, Daniel Vance, Dani Wallace, Annalee Weeks, and Maddie Wyatt.
Throughout the evening in the back of the sanctuary, we heard poetry, prose, and spoken word, songs and comedy. It was an evening full of enjoying the good gifts God has given us in creativity and community.
The Open Mic featured performances by Asher Chavez; Jonathon Crump with Dave Swanberg, Will Meadows, Chris Millett and Danley Pyles; Andy Fillebrown; Alex Gerwe; Rachel Hamm; Payton Harris; Nadia Irving; Skyler Markwell with Rachel Hamm; Christopher Owen; Tom Sandlin; Paul Sridhar with Michael Butterworth and Payton Harris; Sam Stevenson; Josiah Williams, Drew Dreher, Jonathan Shoemaker and Asher Chavez; and Annalee Weeks.
Photographs above by Allison Rushing.
The Showcase is on view through Sunday, September 6, 2026. We hope sharing our creative work inspires others in our community and beyond to make and share their own creative projects too!