Christos Collective works as a collaborative group of artists to participate in exterior community projects whenever possible, including professional development.

Past Events

2024

March 2024

2023

Christos Collective's Founder & CEO at the CBCA Board Fair

April 2023 The Bridge Church at Bear Creek

We had an amazing opening reception at the Bridge Church as we gathered with fellow artist, Mako Fujimura and his wife, and Pastor James Hoxworth

March 17, 2023 BitFactory Salt Exhibition

2022

November 2022

After three years Christos Artists had a get-away artist retreat! This November we went to the YMCA of the Rockies in Granby, Colorado.

October 2022 Loveland’s Art Studio Tour & Storytelling Tree

September 2022 Laguna Coffee Shop Exhibit at Eastern Hills Church 

Christos’s Founder and artist Sandy Ceas won 3rd Place in the Engage Arts 2022 international contest and received a
Colorado Shout Out

A Culture Preserved (in the Black Experience)
Curated by Louise Cutler July 29 – October 16, 2022

A Culture preserved in the Black Experience addresses how Black culture and its heritage reflect and shape values, beliefs, and aspirations, which define a people’s identity.

August 2022 Community mural at Cross Purpose by Christos’ artist Tierra Lalk

January 2022 Colorado Christian University

Christos artists blessed Colorado Christian University this January with art presentations and discussion. Every year Christos artists present to several university student classrooms sharing the call to be creative and to appreciate those making art for the Kingdom.

2021

December 2021 St. Andrew United Methodist Church Exhibit

November 2021 CIVA Conference

Christos Collective artists join up with artists of Christian faith from around the globe at the 2021 Biennial CIVA conference in Austin, Texas - CIVA stands for Christians in the Visual Arts.

2021 Christos Collective was invited to participate at the Central Rocky Mountain Region Church conference in Utah

for the Fall Feast Assembly by exhibiting Christos art for reflection and worship.

2021 Christmas Market at Grace Commons in Boulder

2021 FALL SEMESTER AT DENVER SEMINARY

Christos Collective had an artist panel discussion with students about the psalms represented in art.

2021 Summer Art Market

in partnership with University Park United Methodist Church

2021 Our first “in-person” artist panel talk was held at Fellowship Denver church titled ‘Vocation & Artists”

By definition today, vocation is considered a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. As a Christian this goes beyond the worldly view of this definition of vocation to include God’s calling on one’s life and our life’s work as a vocation.

Most do not know that the word “vocation” originally referred to the “call by God” to divine devotion of one’s gifts and talents. At first as clergy, then the concept opened to a way of life, where Christian vocation includes the use of one's gifts in their profession, family life, church and civic commitments for the sake of the greater common good.

Jeff Haanen from the Denver Institute of Faith & Work engaged Christos artists and guest artists in a Q&A conversation on how we are to embrace our callings to foster an impactful vocation with our lives and artistic practice.

CHRISTOS COLLECTIVE ARTIST in KANSAS CITY

for 2021 BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

2021 June, Finally out and about

Christos Collective artists enjoy a studio visit with TRINE BUMILLER for an evening of insight and inspiration.

2021 March Edge of Faith Interview

2021 January Colorado Christian University

Annual Student Art Engagement

Christos artists, Karin Soderholm and Jon Wretlind facilitated an intuitive creative activity called “blackout poetry.” Through a process of camouflaging, eliminating and highlighting a page of text, new messages emerge like a nuance. Students were asked to Breath in the Spirit through prayer before starting. The results were inspiring.

2020

2020 Christos Collective collaborated across the globe in Thailand,
contributing art to a refugee relief project The Heart & Soul,
by Christos Collective’s partner, Gerda Liebman at

VISUAL ARTS MISSION.

There are about 95,000 refugees in Thailand. Most of them live in camps. Gerda teaches art in many of the locations. Her The Heart & Soul project is a way of showing the refugees they are not alone. Small art cards with hearts on them were sent to the project from around the world. On the back of each card were words of encouragement.

Below is a sample of Christos Collective’s contribution.

February 2020 - Christos Collective artists was showcased in the Denver Santa Fe Art District at the Back Alley Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive behind D’Art Gallery.

Too often, strong and varied currents attempt to overwhelm us, drag us down, sink us. BUT ALL IS NOT LOST. In response, Christos Collective’s artists provide rays of light and color offering a path towards hope and restoration; art is our testimony.

January 2020 St. Andrew United Methodist Church: Panel Discussion on Creativity & the Arts: God’s transfer of creativity to man

This was a collaboration between Christos Collective, Denver University, and Iliff School of Theology.

Mural Painting at Hope In Our City July 2019

An organization that builds relationships in refugee neighborhoods to foster healthy communities.

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BELOW are pics of a Spirit Weaving project in Kansas City.

Blankets made from recycled plastic bags were woven on hand-made wooden looms to later be given to a homeless community.

The Big Picture show is part of the MOP, Month of Photography in Denver, Colorado where artists wheatpaste their images on exterior walls around the city. Christos Collective shared their vision.

Faith and Justice Conference: Chalk Art

Denver’s Faith & Justice conference invited Christos Collective to create a work of art on the stairs to the conference as an inviting experience for participants.