September Meeting details...

      

When: Tuesday, September 11, 2007, 7:30pm

Where: Old Constitution Firehouse on the corner of Main and Openwood Streets in Downtown Vicksburg

What: First VAA Program of the Year, Elizabeth Pajerski Permanent Collection and Mississippi College Gore Gallery of Art

The first meeting of for the year of the Vicksburg Art Association will be held September 11, 2007 at 7:30 pm at the historic Constitution Firehouse on the corner of Main and Openwood in Downtown Vicksburg.

Dr. Randy Miley – Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art at Mississippi College – will present a program updating us on the opening of the new Gore Gallery of Art and the impact of the Pajerski endowment for the college. He will introduce Suzy Nelson, the Director of the Gore Gallery of Art and she will speak about future plans and exhibitions.

Two years ago (just two weeks after Hurricane Katrina) as the opening program of the new year, Vicksburg Art Association presented a retrospective of the works of Elizabeth Pajerski – which had been donated by the family to Mississippi College to fund an endowment for School of Art. Much archival and curatorial work on the Pajerski materials (artworks, books, slides, journals, letters and cards, even her art supplies and leftover blank canvasses) has been performed and used by the students. As a special feature, a recipient of the Pajerski endowment will be on hand to speak about their studies.

Plans are to have more of Elizabeth’s artwork for sale to members and the community. All proceeds of the sale of artwork benefits Mississippi College to fund the Pajerski endowment.

This meeting is also a Membership Drive for the Vicksburg Art Association and a membership table will be available to join or to renew your membership.

Vicksburg Art Association meets monthly and offers a Spring Membership Exhibition, a Fall Statewide Exhibition, periodic workshops, and a Youth Exhibition. The annual Christmas Party is a benefit for the maintenance of the Old Constitution Firehouse.

There is no charge and the public is encouraged to attend. For additional information, call or e-mail Kilby Whitney (kilbyw@bellsouth.net) or visit the VAA website: www.vicksburgart.com .