Denise Kufus Weyhrich and Cindi Zech Rhodes founded SEEDS Fine Art Exhibits to create

conversations between artists and viewers. They know from experience that churches and artists,

whether Christian or not, don’t always trust each other.

Weyrich is an artist, curator, and educator in Orange, California. She taught graphic design at California

State University-Long Beach and Chapman University until her retirement in 2004. She grew up Baptist and

is now Lutheran.

Weyhrich gave the following interview in November 2012 while installing her work “Beacon” in the Calvin

College library lobby in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In it she explains how churches can build trust with

artists and how installation art can minister.

For links and more, see worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/denise-weyhrich-on-trust-churches-and-how-installation-art-can-minister/