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Weekly news from Vicky Hinton - The Arts Council

FOLK SCHOOL HAS NEW OFFERINGS

Hi Folk School Friends,

I hope this note finds you well!  We have had a great start to the Folk School in 2010 and hope you’ll join us soon.  Check out our great lineup of artists for the remainder of the year and some long-awaited offerings on the weekend (Irish weekend July 23-25 and an extended Old Time Music weekend November 5-9).  Go to www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool.

 Don’t miss our beginner’s Drawing Workshop July 11-15 with Marilynn Brandenburger.  This class was created especially for her Illustrated Journal students who couldn’t wait an entire year to come back—see the attached flyer.

·         We’ve had many requests for chair caning classes and we’re bringing in the best, Gwen Chafin, July 23-25.  Bring your old chair and take home a work of art!

·         James Bryan and Bettye Kimbrell are back November 5-9.  These Alabama masters really enjoy our Folk School and look forward to teaching you their ways.

Don’t hesitate to call or email me with any questions.  I look forward to talking with you soon!

Danielle Dunbar

Director

Alabama Folk School

at Camp McDowell

205.563.9990

105 DeLong Road

Nauvoo, AL  35578

www.campmcdowell.com/folkschool

2010 SUMMIT ON PHILANTHROPY

May 4, 2010

UAHuntsville

University Center

8:30AM-1:00PM

$25/person

The Summit is designed to start a community conversation about strategic giving opportunities. Who should attend?

Those who give, those who receive, those who advise, and all of us who work together to improve our community.

For more information and to register online go to

http://www.pcs.uah.edu/jsp/conference.jsp?categoryId=10428&courseId=SP2010

Keynote Speaker

Bill Smith, Chairman Royal Cup Coffee

Board Chair Leadership Alabama, United Way of Central Alabama, and the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Breakout Sessions include

Strategic Giving

Family Philanthropy

Planned Giving

Young Givers

Community Case Studies

Fundraising Best Practices

And more!

Register Today!

Huntsville Museum of Art

Huntsville Museum of Art - Encounters: Kathy Chan

Huntsville, AL – Encounters, the Museum’s long-standing showcase for outstanding regional contemporary art, will feature the multi-faceted work of distinctive Huntsville artist Kathy Chan. The exhibition will emphasize Chan’s exquisite jewelry, comprised of precious metals, gemstones and pearls, and include examples of her painting and haute-couture fashion. The exhibition will be on view May 15 through August 16, 2010.

One of the benefits of our Encounters series is the accessibility of the artist throughout the run of the exhibition. Visitors can further engage in the exhibit by listening to our Art Talks and participating in an artist led gallery walk. Mrs. Chan will be hosting four public presentations that will allow audiences to go deeper into the exhibition experience. At the conclusion of the gallery talk series, Mrs. Chan will be offering one lucky person the chance to win a piece of her beautiful jewelry.

  

Encounter: Kathy Chan Programs These programs are free to all Museum members and $7 for nonmembers, which includes admission to the galleries.

May 16^th, 2 pm – Great Hall
Opening Day Presentation by Kathy Chan. Reception in the Beck Room, hosted by the Women’s Guild.

June 6^th, 2 pm – Great Hall
Many Facets of Jewelry Making and Understanding Pearls by Kathy Chan. Learn the properties of the gemstones and pearls Mrs. Chan works with, and how to select the highest quality gemstones and pearls for your jewelry. A tour of the exhibition will highlight key examples touched on during the Art Talk.

June 27^th, 2 pm  -  Great Hall
Discovery of Silk and its Use in Fashion by Kathy Chan. Mrs. Chan explores the world of silk, the fabric of royalty. Learn how silk was discovered and the process it takes to make Mrs. Chan's haute-couture fashion: from raising a silk worm to weaving the silk! A tour of the exhibition with a focus on fashion will follow.

July 11^th, 2 pm  -  Great Hall
The Methods of Painting & Printmaking by Kathy Chan followed by Museum tour.

Encounters: Kathy Chan is made possible by

The University of Alabama in Huntsville

with additional support from The Alabama State Council on the Arts, Jean Templeton, Betty Grisham, Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, The Huntsville Chamber Music Guild and Dr. Wilson Luquire, ADTRAN, The Wilson Family Foundation, The Huntsville Times, and The Women’s Guild of the Huntsville Museum of Art.

Museum Hours:

CLOSED MONDAY
Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5:00pm, extended hours on Thursday until 8:00pm

Sunday: 1:00 – 5:00pm

How the Huntsville Art League (HAL) Began

by Jo-Ann (Reeve) Savas, August 22, 2007

Early in September, one of the original founders of HAL, Jo-Ann (Reeve) Savas, paid HAL a visit, and gave us this little bit of history! We wanted to share this with you. I know a lot of people would like to thank Jo-Ann for her contribution to art in Huntsville!  “My Father, Keith Reeve, was a Professor of Architecture at Auburn University. He taught me art from the age of five. Later, I worked at his architecture office, doing light rendering. I taught art privately during High School at Auburn. As an art student at Auburn University, I went to Europe for one year, which I spent traveling, painting and visiting Art Museums. Returning to Auburn, I studied and did practice teaching. I gained degrees in Art and Education in August 1956.  “My parents had moved to Huntsville, and on graduation I came to live with them. I placed an advertisement in the Huntsville Times offering private art lessons for adults, teenagers and children and started teaching right away.  “Sharon Rhett was one of the people answering the ad. She stated she thought that there had been an Art organization in Huntsville in the 1930’s, but she was not sure. She discussed such an organization that she was familiar with in her home town. She and Eugenia Smith, Philip Mason, Elvira Glover and others, who called, expressed an interest in forming an Art organization.There was not an active organization in Huntsville at that time for promoting Art.

“We had a meeting of people interested in January 1957 at my parents’ home. In April of 1957, I went to work as an Illustrator at Redstone Arsenal. For several months we kept meeting people with interest in an Art organization. We met briefly at the old Carnegie Library trying to get a feel of how much interest there was for such an organization. In October 1957 at the First Presbyterian Church, we had the first meeting with the purpose of developing an art organization.  “There were about 30 interested people in attendance. Some of those in attendance were Jo-Ann Reeve, Sharon and Harry Rhett, Eugenia Smith, Philip Mason, Elvira Glover, Felix Newman, GerdDeBeek,Walt Weismen,Mary Derryberry, Anna Rosborough, Alvin Dreger, Louis Sammon, Dorothy Webb, Eldora Lorenzini, Minerva and Keith Reeve and others. Officers were elected and Louis Sammon was asked to prepare the organizational papers. It was decided to name the organization, “The Huntsville Art League,and Museum Association”or “HALMA.” Our objectives were to create more interest in art and to get an art museum erected.There was no art museum. I was elected president.

“Other officers elected were: Elvira Glover first vice-president, Harry Rhett, Jr., second vice president, Gerd DeBeek third vice-president, Philip Mason parliamentarian, Mary Derryberry Secretary, Eldora Lorenini treasurer, Dorothy Webb custodian, Carolyn White, advisor, Louis Salmon, attorney, and Louise Smith, agent.

“Standing committees were chaired by Maud Hale,Mrs. Ralph Ford, Eugenia Smith, Anna Rosborough, PIez Pollard, Minerva Reeve, Alvin Dreger, Sharon Rhett and Jean Martin.

“Many art exhibits followed.  Membership in HALMA began to grow. I continued to teach art, paint and exhibit my art. In the absence of an art museum, HAL exhibited in many places.The Lobby and windows of the new Huntsville Utilities Building was used several times.There, one “Exhibit featured work by art professors from Auburn University and University of Alabama. Other exhibits were:The Grounds of the old Clinton Street School, the old Farmers Market at Big Spring, Huntsville High School during performances of the Huntsville Symphony, the old Carnegie Library, Dunnavant’s Mall, and Monte Sano State Park.”

Huntsville Art League on WAAY TV-31

Huntsville Art League will be interviewed on Tuesday April 27th during the 5pm news.

Huntsville Art League's Social Media Sites

HAL Twitter: www.twitter.com/hsvartleague

HAL Flickr Page: www.flickr.com/photos/huntsvilleartleague

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Huntsville-AL/Huntsville-Art-League/308310887576

HAL BLOG: www.hsvartleague.blogspot.com

For more info contact HAL publicity chair - Martina Svoboda, martina@msaly.com

Alabama Arts Radio Series: Georgine Clarke interviews Huntsville Ceramic Artist Guadalupe Robinson

Alabama Arts Radio Series

Visual Arts Program Manager Georgine Clarke talks with Guadalupe Lanning Robinson, Huntsville ceramic artist and recipient of the Individual Artist Fellowship in Craft from ASCA. Robinson, native of Mexico City, has brought her cultural traditions into her contemporary work. She discusses ways in which she markets her pottery as well as the important role of the Alabama Clay Conference to potters of the region. She provides information about art activity in Huntsville, particularly studio spaces of Lowe Mill, a recently developed center which helps create an artist community in the area.

Visual Arts Program Manager Georgine Clarke talks with Guadalupe Lanning Robinson, Huntsville ceramic artist and recipient of the Individual Artist Fellowship in Craft from ASCA. Robinson, native of Mexico City, has brought her cultural traditions into her contemporary work. She discusses ways in which she markets her pottery as well as the important role of the Alabama Clay Conference to potters of the region. She provides information about art activity in Huntsville, particularly studio spaces of Lowe Mill, a recently developed center which helps create an artist community in the area.

This special radio series will air every Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M., on the Troy University Public Radio Network at:

WTSU 89.9 (Montgomery and Troy)

WRWA 88.7 (Dothan)

WTJB 91.7 (Columbus and Phenix City)

And every Saturday, broadcasting from Spring Hill College in Mobile, at 2:30 P.M. on:

WHIL 91.3 Public Radio (Mobile-Biloxi-Pensacola)

This radio series may not be broadcast in your area, but it can be accessed via the Internet at:http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/1/radioseries.html#guadalupe

If you have been listening to, and enjoying this radio series, please send your comments to:barbara.reed@arts.alabama.gov

Listen first hand using the links below.
High MP3 Download/Stream

Lower 56K WMA Download/Stream

Bravo on the lookout for the 'Next Great Artist'

ArtBeat- Mobile-area fine arts from Thomas Harrison of the Press Register

Bravo on the lookout for the 'Next Great Artist'

By Thomas B. Harrison

April 18, 2010, 5:27AM

Just what the world needs: another competition TV show. Bravo is plowing this familiar ground with a little creative flair, or so they say.

“Work of Art: The Next Great Artist,” which will have its premiere June 9, is the brainchild of Emmy-nominated producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz of Magical Elves (“Top Chef,” “Top Chef Masters”) and Sarah Jessica Parker’s production company, Pretty Matches, along with producers Alison Benson and Eli Holzman.

The show will bring 14 aspiring artists to New York where they will compete for a solo exhibit at the prestigious Brooklyn Museum, plus a cash prize of $100,000, according to a news release from FerenComm.

Host China Chow will serve on the judging panel with: Bill Powers, a New York Gallery owner and literary art contributor; Jerry Saltz, senior art critic for New York magazine; and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, curator and owner of Salon94 gallery in New York City.

Art auctioneer Simon de Pury will be a “mentor” to the contestants, who are challenged to create unique pieces in a variety of media such as painting, sculpture, photography, collage and industrial design. Whether using a trash heap as a canvas or creating original cover art for a classic novel, the weekly assignments push the artists to their limits.

Competing artists range in age from their early 20s to late 30s and 40s, and one age 62. They hail from California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Florida, Oklahoma, New York and Vietnam.

If you’ve ever watched one of these artificially structured shows, such as “Chopped,” you know that nitpicking and mean-spirited commentary is an essential ingredient.

Guest judges for “Work of Art” will include the likes of mixed-media artist Jon Kessler, controversial photographer Andres Serrano and painter Richard Phillips. They will determine which artists move on to a gallery showing.

For an early glimpse of “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist,” go to:http://www.bravotv.com/work-of-art/videos/the-next-great-artist. Web site: www.nbcumv.com.

Huntsville Art League on WAAY TV-31

WAAY TV-31 will interview Huntsville Art League on Monday Aril 19th during the midday news at 11am. Huntsville Art League has expanded by creating 17 new studio spaces. So HAL will speak about the upcoming Grand Re-Opening on April 29th and the Open House on May 1st. Don't miss the midday news!!!

10 Most Eccentric Artists Ever to Live

Art enthusiast, Amy Cook, posted an article on her blog entitled “10 Most Eccentric Artists Ever to Live” at
http://graphicdesigndegrees.org/10-most-eccentric-artists-ever-to-live/ . Amy thought viewers of the HSV Art Blog might be interested.

Alabama State Council on the Arts director Al Head talks to The Times

By Jon Busdeker, The Huntsville Times

April 12, 2010, 9:39AM

View full sizeDavid Robertson Jr./Courtesy Alabama State Council on the ArtsAl Head, executive director for the Alabama State Council on the Arts, will speak at the Virginia Hamill Simms Awards on Tuesday night.HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Al Head has spent half of his life working for the arts.

In his 35 years of working for state arts councils, Head has created folk arts programs in Florida, Louisiana and Alabama. He's been on the Southern Arts Federation board since 1978. And the 61-tear-old has won awards for his achievements in promoting the arts.

Today, and for the past 20 years, the Troy native has been director of theAlabama State Council on the Arts. His agency is responsible for the promotion of Alabama's diverse artistic and cultural resources.

On Tuesday, Head will speak at the 43rd Annual Virginia Hammill Simms Awards at the Von Braun Center. The awards honor local volunteers in the arts.

Read about this year's nominees for the Virginia Hammill Simms Award

Before arriving in Huntsville, Head spoke with The Times. In an exclusive interview, he discussed how the economy has affected Alabama's arts, why Huntsville may be the state's "best-kept secret" and what the future holds for the arts in Alabama.

(A shorter version of this story ran in The Times on Sunday, April 11. This is Head's unedited Q&A)

TO READ MORE OF THIS COPYRIGHT ARTICLE PLEASE VISIT:

http://blog.al.com/thebus/2010/04/alabama_state_council_on_the_a_2.html

Sculptor, Richard White's 1950 Buick Roadmaster Wood

Art News From Richard White

Please take a look at my recent sculpture:

http://www.drawtolive.com/3D_Sculpture_Pages/1950%20Buick%20Roadmaster%20Woody.htm.

I have just completed a 1950 Buick Roadmaster Woody, today. It is so cool and I am having so much fun making these pieces. I have done six new ones since 1 January 2010 and hopefully I will complete an additional 24 (minimum) between now and the big sculpture show in Colorado. What a visual and creative adventure I get to enjoy...

To see completed sculptures of Richard's fun, cool, whimsical cars go to: http://www.drawtolive.com/index.htm

Decatur, AL- Red Sage Communications Finds Creativity in Blank Walls- using sticky notes

Red Sage Communications Finds Creativity in Blank Walls

Faced with blank grey walls that could not be painted, Red Sage Communications had to come up with a very creative solution. The resulting concept we came up with is a brightly colored wall mural depicting Andy Warhol's painting of Marilyn Monroe made entirely of sticky notes. Over 1,878 sticky notes in eight different colors to be exact.

A lease agreement prevents us from painting the inside of our office space brighter colors than the existing neutral grey color. “We were a bit limited by not being able to paint when decorating our new office space but really wanted to create a bright and memorable space suitable for brainstorming sessions,” said company president Ellen Didier. “One of our employees found where a company in another state had created an Elvis mural out of sticky notes and thought it would be a good way to solve the decor problem in our conference room. We are all Andy Warhol fans and decided to go with one of his Marilyn Monroe paintings.”

The mural took about five hours to plan and about eight hours to complete. Originally only six colors were used but two additional shades of pink were added to better define the lips. The staff at Red Sage plans on keeping the mural maintained as sticky notes fall off. It should certainly provide a vibrant backdrop to meetings and brainstorming sessions with clients.

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT RED SAGE COMMUNICATIONS PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT:

http://www.redsageonline.com/

CALL FOR INFO: ALABAMA CALENDAR OF EVENTS for 2011

Art community, this is a great opportunity to list your art events for next year. The event list is made public and advertised heavily.

CALL FOR INFO: ALABAMA CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Submit events for the Alabama Tourism Department’s 2011 Alabama Calendar of Events, by visiting www.alabama.travel; click on “Events,” then click “Submit an Event,” and fill out the form completely.

To be included in the printed 2011 Alabama Calendar, your event(s) must be posted on the website by Wednesday, June 30, 2010.

Next year, Alabama Tourism will celebrate the Year of Alabama Music and will promote "Becoming Alabama" in conjunction with the Department of Archives and History. "Becoming Alabama" events are any associated with the Creek Indian War, the Civil War or the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama. If you have an event that would fit into either category, select the appropriate check-off button on the Calendar submission form. Pictures are also welcome.

Please note: If you have an annual event that has already occurred for 2010 and you simply want to update the date(s) on our site for 2011, please email the dates to Kory.Ward@tourism.alabama.gov. For further information, contact Kory (334-242-4514) or Marilyn Jones Stamps (334-242-4544).

Mill Village Gallery in Five Points

Mill Village Gallery in Five Points offer art that's functional

By Jon Busdeker, The Huntsville Times

March 28, 2010, 8:40PM

View full sizeDave Dieter / The Huntsville TimesMill Village Gallery in Five Points offers art you can use. The store is owned by Eugene and Linda Worley.HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Drink from the cups, eat off the plates or put flowers in the vases. At Mill Village Gallery in Five Points, all of the art is functional.

"We wanted to have art you could use," said Eugene Worley, 70, who owns the shop with his wife, Linda, 65. "It's just a special thing to pick up something man-made, not machine-made."

Housed in a 103-year-old former church at the corner of Humes Avenue and Dement Street, Mill Village Gallery carries handmade, affordable pieces of locally made art - especially pottery.

TO READ MORE OF THIS COPYRIGHT ARTICLE GO TO:

http://blog.al.com/thebus/2010/03/mill_village_gallery_in_five_p.html

More info
What: Mill Village Gallery, 601 Humes Ave.
Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Information: 489-4830, www.millvillagegallery.com

HSV Times: Artists show faith through creativity

"Psalm 19:1" by Paul LaBathe, copyright

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Artists show faith through creativity

Friday, April 02, 2010

By Kay Campbell

Times Faith & Values Editor kay.campbell@htimes.com

Christian designers aim to 're-claim the arts' with network of encouragement

ELKMONT- Graphic artist Paul LaBathe caught his first glimpse of Ascribing Artists, a networking group for Christian artists he helped found, back when he was looking for direction from God.

LaBathe's secure job at Dynetics was changing, and he wondered if God were calling him to another path.

As is his custom, he began reading through the Psalms, praying his question as he read through the poems of thanksgiving, complaint and praise. He also wondered how his artistic abilities fitted in with his Christian calling.

Then he came to Psalm 29:2: "Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name."

"That's it," he thought. "Everything I do, even if it's not obviously Christian, is for the glory of God."

The idea of a logo created out of a capital "A" drawn under an up-side-down "A" came into his mind as the perfect way to capture the goal of a Christian artist: To reflect God's glory, not his own.

TO READ MORE OF THIS COPYRIGHT ARTICLE GO TO:

http://www.al.com/religion/huntsvilletimes/news.ssf?/base/living/1270199721122330.xml&coll=1

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ASCRIBING ARTISTS GO TO:

http://ascribingartists.blogspot.com/

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PAUL LABATHE GO TO:

http://www.EmptyTombGraphics.com

Valley Planet Magazine: Cover Artist Michele Lee

Jill Wood, editor and publisher of the Valley Planet Magazine gave the Ascribing Artists the opportunity to submit their artwork, giving them a chance to be selected for the Easter cover. Ascribing Artist, Michele Lee was chosen. Thank you Jill and Congratulations Michele! The featured cover was distributed today, Michele's birthday. What a wonderful gift from the Lord. GH

On the Cover

Hi, my name is Michele Lee. I am originally from Kentucky. For the past 20 years I have lived all over the United States and spent 3 years living and traveling in Europe. With that being said, I have made Madison, Alabama my home for over a decade now. I love it here! I am married to the man of my dreams and have three wonderful children.

Boy, that sounds like a great life.....maybe I should stop right there. Naaa! That would only let you all know 1⁄2 of me. The reality is that I am a flawed yet grateful woman who is glad to be a part of this big world.

Six years ago, after God gave me a second chance at life; my husband gave me my first sketch pad. He told me that he wanted me to find the Michele in me that I had dreamed of as a little girl. I started drawing right then and there and I haven’t stopped yet! I am a little crazy and passionate when it comes to painting. Just ask my friends, my family or Isabelle, the mannequin in our den. (Yes, we are one big kooky family)

I believe that my art is an interpretation of my experience, strength and hope. For me it is a way to meditate. With every brush stroke I seem to become more and more lost in the art. Until I have gone so far into a painting that time has actually disappeared. I usually don’t know how a painting will turn out in the end. But, I do know that it will be a part of me. Sharing this part of myself is my way of giving something back in this life. The signature on each of my paintings is “G” and “M”. This stands for God and Michele. I like to sign them in this way because he is my dad and ultimately the reason I do the work that I do.

If you would like to see more of my work or commission a piece, please contact me at:

Michele Lee / Madison Al. 35758 / 256-508-7518

www.MicheleLeeArt.com or www.ArtisticFinishesStudio.com

The Ascribing Artists is a creative ministry bringing together visual artists who wish to “Ascribe to the Lord the Glory due His name.” Ascribing Artists recognize that anything they do pales in comparison to the Glory of the Lord. The Ascribing Artists ministry is inspired by Psalm 29:1, 2 we are to be “A Reflection of His Glory” in all that we do. For more info visit www.AscribingArtists.blogspot.com or e-mail: AscribingArtists@gmail.com

Thanks to Valley Planet Magazine www.ValleyPlanet.com