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Artist Benford Stellmacher, Jr. on “The Weight of My Faith.”

WUTC

Published August 29, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT

Benford Stellmacher, Jr. is an artist who views his canvas as a pulpit.

He’s a graduate of Hampton University in Virginia, home to the oldest museum of the African diaspora in this country - and today, he is based nearby in Newport News.

Stellmacher’s upcoming exhibition here in Chattanooga - “The Weight of My Faith” - features abstract paintings and figurative compositions, inspired by these words from Biblical Scripture: “Faith without works is dead.”

Later this week, the exhibition goes on display at ClearStory Arts for the month of September - with an opening reception, free for the public, on Friday starting at 6 PM.

Part of the proceeds from “The Weight of My Faith” will benefit the nonprofit SPLASH Youth Arts Workshop here in Chattanooga - and Hampton University Alumni’s Chattanooga Chapter.