Religious Arts Award | DC

The Annual Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards program is co-sponsored by Faith & Form Magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA), a Knowledge Community of the American Institute of Architects. The Awards program was founded in 1978 with the goal of honoring the best in architecture, liturgical design, and art for religious spaces. The program offers three primary categories for awards: Religious Architecture, Liturgical/Interior Design, Sacred Landscape, and Religious Arts. To join IFRAA's mailing list [click: here]. I did.

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About: Faith & Form | DC

Faith & Form, as an organization and a journal developed over a 40 years period. Its roots include the Church Architecture Guild of North America founded in 1940; Guild for Church Architecture founded in 1965; and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA, now part of AIA).  Faith & Form represents clergy, lay leaders, artists, architects, and landscape designers concerned with design for worship. It is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in Washington, DC and a quarterly magazine, Faith & Form. The group also sponsors a yearly Religious Art and Architecture Design Awards program. To view the 2009 honorees, [click: here].

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A&O Prize (2009): Helen Zughaib

"Midnight Prayers" by Helen Zughaib

NEW YORK - "Midnight Prayers" (above) by Washington DC-based artist, Helen Zughaib is the 2009 winner of the 2nd annual Alpha & Omega Prize. The A&OPrize (no trophy or cash prize) is an annual contemporary religious art recognition for a single artwork by an American artist which has promoted a major dialogue about religion in America through during the past 12-18 months. Zughaib's goal is to bring about peace and interfaith understanding through her artworks. This summer, President Barack Obama gave Zughaib’s "Midnight Prayers" to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq.

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How to use Microsoft Excel ( Part 5 of 10 )

1. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 1 of 10 ): Introductory Skills
2. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 2 of 10 ): Entering Data
3. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 3 of 10 ): Adding Column/Creating Formulas
4. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 4 of 10 ): Labels and Column Names
5. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 5 of 10 ): Absolute Cell Formulas
6. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 6 of 10 ): Saving and Closing the File
7. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 7 of 10 ): Worksheet Appearance
8. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 8 of 10 ): Formatting Data
9. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 9 of 10 ): Enhancing the Worksheet
10. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 10 of 10 ): Previewing & Printing Worksheet

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How to use Microsoft Excel ( Part 4 of 10 )

1. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 1 of 10 ): Introductory Skills
2. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 2 of 10 ): Entering Data
3. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 3 of 10 ): Adding Column/Creating Formulas
4. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 4 of 10 ): Labels and Column Names
5. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 5 of 10 ): Absolute Cell Formulas
6. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 6 of 10 ): Saving and Closing the File
7. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 7 of 10 ): Worksheet Appearance
8. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 8 of 10 ): Formatting Data
9. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 9 of 10 ): Enhancing the Worksheet
10. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 10 of 10 ): Previewing & Printing Worksheet

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How to use Microsoft Excel ( Part 3 of 10 )

1. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 1 of 10 ): Introductory Skills
2. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 2 of 10 ): Entering Data
3. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 3 of 10 ): Adding Column/Creating Formulas
4. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 4 of 10 ): Labels and Column Names
5. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 5 of 10 ): Absolute Cell Formulas
6. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 6 of 10 ): Saving and Closing the File
7. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 7 of 10 ): Worksheet Appearance
8. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 8 of 10 ): Formatting Data
9. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 9 of 10 ): Enhancing the Worksheet
10. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 10 of 10 ): Previewing & Printing Worksheet

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How to use Microsoft Excel ( Part 2 of 10 )

1. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 1 of 10 ): Introductory Skills
2. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 2 of 10 ): Entering Data
3. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 3 of 10 ): Adding Column/Creating Formulas
4. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 4 of 10 ): Labels and Column Names
5. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 5 of 10 ): Absolute Cell Formulas
6. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 6 of 10 ): Saving and Closing the File
7. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 7 of 10 ): Worksheet Appearance
8. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 8 of 10 ): Formatting Data
9. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 9 of 10 ): Enhancing the Worksheet
10. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 10 of 10 ): Previewing & Printing Worksheet

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How to use Microsoft Excel ( Part 1 of 10 )

1. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 1 of 10 ): Introductory Skills
2. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 2 of 10 ): Entering Data
3. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 3 of 10 ): Adding Column/Creating Formulas
4. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 4 of 10 ): Labels and Column Names
5. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 5 of 10 ): Absolute Cell Formulas
6. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 6 of 10 ): Saving and Closing the File
7. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 7 of 10 ): Worksheet Appearance
8. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 8 of 10 ): Formatting Data
9. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 9 of 10 ): Enhancing the Worksheet
10. Microsoft Excel 1997 (Part 10 of 10 ): Previewing & Printing Worksheet

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