Upcoming Museum Exhibits in the South...

      

Jacob Lawrence exhibit of "more than 30 color screen prints, didactic materials and photographs of the artist. the exhibition is curated by noted Lawrence authority, Peter Nesbett and the tour is organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions of Los Angeles, California. Through Oct. 31, 2004 Baum Gallery, Univ. of Central Ark, Conway Ak Jan 21,-march 19, 2006 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Montgomery AL April 1-May 31, 2006 Wiregrass Museum of Art Dothan AL

Van Gogh and Mondrian to visit Southeast

"Atlanta, Georgia's High Museum of Art is the only museum in the Southeastern U.S. to host an extraordinary exhibit of 84 well-known but rarely lent masterpieces by the 19th and 20th century masters, including van Gogh, Seurat, Picasso, Rivera and Mondrian, drawn from The Netherlands' Kroller-Miller Museum. ...20 paintings and drawings by van Gogh as the core of the exhibit....Oct. 19, 2004-Jan 16, 2005..a fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibit.... in conjunction to organizing the exhibit, the High Museum has developed a Web
site that is devoted to van Gogh: www.high.org/vangogh the website features extensive info about exhibition, online ticketing and about planning a trip for the visit.

    

    

Wanted: Purchase Award Patrons for the 24th Annual Fall Show

      

On Saturday, October 23, 2004, Purchase Award Patrons will have the opportunity for a special private showing to preview the 24th Annual Vicksburg Art Association Mississippi Artists Exhibition.

How is that? If you are a Patron (that is, if you agree to purchase at least one work from the show) you are invited to a special cocktail hour prior to the Opening Reception to view the works and make your selection.

The Vicksburg Art Association appreciates those Patrons who support both the artists and our shows each year by purchasing works of art for their private collections.

From 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm - prior to the Public Opening - you can be a special part of this 24th Annual Fall Show.

To learn how you can be a Patron, please call or e-mail Mary Thomas - Patrons Chairperson. You can reach her by phone at 601-831-2195 or by e-mail at mlyntho@bellsouth.net

    

    

2004 - 2005 Workshop Details Released

      

Brenda Neumann has announced several workshops for the coming year.

USING THE COMPUTER AS AN ART TOOL - NOVEMBER, 13 2004

Gayle McCarty, head of the Art Department at HInds Community College at Raymond, will conduct this workshop. She will do a demonstration using Adobe Photoshop and also Freehand by Macromedia using Apple Computers. The class will bring photographs or drawings to manipulate using the computers.

The class will take place on Saturday, November 13, 2004 from 10 AM until 3 PM. We need a minimum of 8 participants and a maximum of 12. The fee will be $40 for members and $5 for nonmembers



BEGINNING CLAY WORKSHOP - JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2005

The VAA's Janet Akers of Cherry Street Studio and the Mississippi Craftsman's Guild will serve as teacher. This workshop will be conducted on 4 Thursday nights: January 20th & 27 and February 3rd & 10th, 2005. Each session will run from 7 PM until 9:30 PM. Several different forms of handbuilding will be presented including pinch pots, coils, and slabs. Cost will be $60 for members and $65 for nonmembers. An additional fee of $10 to $15 will be charged for supplies (clay, glazes, firing, etc.). Limited to 12 participants.

MIXED MEDIA (LARGE) - MARCH 5th & 6th, 2005

Ron Alexander, retired professor of art at LSU Monroe, will lead this interesting use of many mediums to create art from inexpensive leftover items. Large cardboard boxes will be cut to provide a base. Collaging found items and using varied materials such as acrylics, Elmer's Glue, watercolors, oil base paint, alcohol, and polyurethane will be explored. Cardboard, denim, canvas, matboard, watercolor paper, print papers may be used. This workshop will spark the participants imagination to use most anything found in low relief or something made into an image not normally considered for a form. Participants will learn how to seal the finished pieces with polymer medium to make them permanent and inexpensive frame making techniques for the project will be included.

Mr. Alexander will be presenting a program on this method at our January meeting. This workshop will take place on March 5th & 6th, 2005. Seven to eleven participants will be required for the workshop to meet. Cost will be $65 for members and $70 for nonmembers.

For more information or to sign up for any of these workshops call Brenda Neumann - Home: 601 638 8426, Cell: 601 529 0448, Cherry Street Studios: 601 638 1810.

    

    

VAA Member in Jackson Show

      

Vicksburg's Wanda Hurt Warren has two pieces hanging in a juried show sponsored by the Mississippi Catholic Diocese entitled "Fresh Inspiration: One Challenge of Peace."

The exhibit will hang through October 10 at the Eudora Welty Library on Capitol Street in downtown Jackson.

The show opens with a reception on Sunday, September 12 from 2 PM until 4 PM.