The Arts at SUMC
​Welcome to Sedona UMC, where we celebrate the transformative power of art in our mission of social justice & loving our neighbors. We are proud to feature our Artist in Residence, Rev. George Dorado Blanco, whose creative vision inspired our art ministry, The Sacred & Profane Art Academy. SAPAA, offers art instruction to our community through various classes and workshop series led by a talented group of local artists, along with providing a space for established & emerging artists to showcase their work in the El Dorado Studio & Gallery. SAPAA & El Dorado Studio & Gallery are located on the 3rd floor of the main building on our campus.
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In addition to our Art Ministry, SAPPA, Sedona UMC is grateful to house The Arts Academy of Sedona and Emerson Theater Collaborative on our campus in The New Room. These local non-profit organizations enrich our community through collaboration across the artistic disciplines to ensure all underserved people are represented.
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1st Fridays in the Galleries, 4-6pm
SAPAA will be participating monthly in Sedona's 1st Fridays in the Galleries.
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You are invited to 1st Fridays in the Galleries at El Dorado Studio and Gallery. Enjoy art exhibits, refreshments, and live demonstrations. The exhibit will feature the paintings of renowned Cuban artist, Rev. George Dorado Blanco, whose creative vision inspired Sedona United Methodist Church's art ministry. Other artists in the exhibition the contemporary styles of Mark Vranesh, Kari Valles and other guest artists.
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In addition to showcasing local emerging and established artists in its gallery space, the Sacred and Profane Art Academy offers art instruction to the Sedona community through classes, workshops and demonstrations in a variety of mediums.
SAPAA
Main Building, 3rd Floor
The Sacred and Profane Art Academy is a non-degree, community based, art instruction center based on the Sedona United Methodist Church Campus. Our instructions are grounded in the belief that every living thing emerged from the same source of creative sacred energy, becoming manifested in a profane or secular world, hence the name of Sacred and Profane Art.
Our goal is to facilitate the integration of human creativity with virtues of hope and love through art. Our purpose is to offer a safe and sacred space for participants to nurture and nourish their imagination. Our programs are geared to encourage and promote Art Education and Appreciation in the city of Sedona and surrounding communities, nurture the growth and development of the arts by serving the needs of artists of all types, and to connect the art and the artists with the community and visitors of the Sedona area.
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El Dorado Studio & Gallery
Main Building, 3rd Floor
The El Dorado Studio & Gallery features the paintings of renowned Cuban artist, Rev. George Dorado Blanco, whose creative vision inspired Sedona United Methodist Church's art ministry. Other artists in the exhibition include award-winning pastel artist Nori Thorne and the contemporary styles of Mark Vranesh, Kari Valles and other guest artists.
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Arts Academy of Sedona
The New Room at SUMC
The Arts Academy of Sedona is a 501 (c)(3), not-for-profit professional organization, committed to bringing education and community programs to our local Sedona residents and visitors. Inspired by the cultural richness of our city and the United States, The Sedona Arts Academy reveals our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, deepened by the kaleidoscope of rotating repertory dance, art and entertainment.
Emerson Theatre Collaborative
The Emerson Theater Collaborative’s (ETC) mission is to serve youth, under-represented communities and artists with an emphasis on diversity. ETC explores timely themes and issues through new, original works and modern theatrical classics.
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Our goals include reaching youth through educational theatrical programming, supporting local communities by providing free admission to low-income families, and donating profits to humanitarian causes.​
