Nearly all the exhibitors are Bahá’ís living in Devon though local organisers, Godfrey and Grace Bishop from Ashburton said there is no specific ‘Bahá’í art’.
Grace said: ‘The artists are all spiritually motivated and hopefully this will be evident from the pieces on display,’
Godfrey added: ‘The tradition of artists in Devon coming from the Bahá’í community goes back to the 1930s when Mark Tobey and Bernard Leach were prominent artists at Dartington,’
A private viewing with reception and commemorative address will be held tomorrow and will be attended by invited guests including Mayor of Ashburton Sarah Parker-Khan.
Tomorrow marks exactly 200 years since the birth of Bahá’u’lláh (meaning the ‘Glory of God’) who, though imprisoned and exiled from his native land of Persia, founded a religion to promote the unity of mankind which now has more than five million followers worldwide.
Ashburton’s exhibition will be open to the public on Saturday from 10am to 4pm.