Schlossman Art Chapel

Roberts Street North, Fargo, ND, United States

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Schlossman Art Chapel

Roberts Street North, Fargo, ND, United States

Firm

Type

Cultural › Gallery Religious

YEAR

2005

BUDGET

$10K - 50K

The idea for the chaplets came from Marjorie's successful creation of The Roberts Street Chapel. This Chapel is located in downtown Fargo. Marjorie wanted her paintings to be available to the public and she wanted people to find them with ease and experience them in an atmosphere that was peaceful and comforting. She did not want to sell art or charge admission. All visits to the chapel are free. She bought a building, hired an architect and when the building was complete she hung three large canvases on the walls. There she began to paint and has continued to paint large colorful abstract murals. Visitors can see and use the chapel in their own ways. A wedding took place there, people play music, some celebrate special occasions, while others mourn loved ones. The space is open to interpretation. Marjorie has insightfully understood that people needed a space to think and possibly pray in their own individual ways. Her paintings are colorful narratives that are like symphonies of movement where viewers can wander and interpret in different ways. Often there is a sense of something recognized, a memory, a song, a taste or a smell all conjured up by the mix of lines and colors on the canvas. Marjorie's intent is to create an ecumenical space and an artistic experience. There is room for all faiths and beliefs and there is the hope that visitors will open themselves up to the even broader and wiser experience of art.