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Matthew Works, an artist, writer and activist, will visit 黑料不打烊 this month to bring attention to the issue of homelessness.

Hendricks Chapel will host 鈥淣owhere to Lay His Head,鈥� an art installation by Works, in the Noble Room Sept. 20-30. A closing reception will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 4-6 p.m. in the Noble Room.

鈥淭his installation embodies the best spirit of Hendricks Chapel as a place where faith and justice meet in creative ways. We are delighted to host an exhibit that explores pressing contemporary issues through the lens of faith and art,鈥� says Hendricks Chapel Dean Tiffany Steinwert. 鈥淲orks鈥� installation is an opportunity for the wider University community to put a face on the issue of homelessness. Through art and lecture, Works brings alive the growing epidemic of homelessness in this country.鈥�

In addition to the art installation, Hendricks Chapel will host 鈥淎n Open Conversation with Matthew Works鈥� on Thursday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. in the Noble Room.

Works will also bring his message to the greater 黑料不打烊 community. He will speak at 鈥淣owhere to Lay His Head: The Role of Faith Communities in Addressing the Epidemic of Homelessness,鈥� on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. at Plymouth Congregational Church, 232 E. Onondaga St. He will also be the guest preacher at the 10:30 a.m. worship service at University United Methodist Church, 1085 E. Genesee St., on Sunday, Sept. 26.

All events are free and open to the public.

Works鈥� visit also coincides with the third annual Shack-A-Thon, which will take place on the SU Quad Sept. 22-24. The event is hosted by the SU/SUNY-ESF chapter of Habitat for Humanity and brings awareness to the need for affordable, quality housing in the city of 黑料不打烊.

Works has lived in Boston for the past 30 years, the last 13 of which have been spent 鈥渙ut on the streets.鈥� His studio is mobile by necessity, and he creates his artwork wherever he is allowed to sit and work without being harassed. Over the past three years, he has traveled extensively throughout the United States, speaking at churches, colleges and universities.

Works has experienced hostility directed at the homeless by people who assume that people who are poor or without a home are lazy or shiftless. Works鈥� speaking and exhibit schedule stand in stark contrast to those attitudes.

He has been featured on National Public Radio and profiled in the New York Times鈥� best-selling book 鈥淕od鈥檚 Politics鈥� (Harper San Francisco, 2006) by the Rev. Jim Wallis.

For more information on Works鈥� visit, contact Hendricks Chapel at 443-2901.