Illustration by Anayah Darrett
Focus, a campus ministry at UTA, is hosting a Bob Ross painting night from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the Bluebonnet Ballroom at the University Center.
Focus pastor Graham Spencer will be leading the event, donned in a Bob Ross costume. Eventgoers are also encouraged to dress as Ross, Spencer said.
“I would love if other people showed up as Bob Ross,” he said.
Focus will provide all the supplies, including 4-by-4-inch square canvases. Spencer will lead through one of Ross’ classic videos. After the video, there will be a break followed by free painting time.
“People don’t have to have any skills; they don’t need to have any supplies. We bring that all and then it’s just about having fun and connecting,” Spencer said.
Focus became a registered campus organization in 2015. It is part of a wider network of churches and ministries in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Denton areas. Participants gather weekly in student-led small groups called “Cores” where they share life, pray and read the Bible.
“Just want people to know that they have a place on campus to be seen,” Spencer said. “And if it’s something as silly as a Bob Ross painting, I hope they can connect with people.”
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