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Move to new CAL home coming soon - You can help!
CAL's gallery in the Atkins City Center will be closed for the move from July 21. We will re-open in the new gallery on August 1 with an exhibit entitled The Artists Behind the Artists: Celebrating Mizzou's Art Education Graduate Program, running August 1 - 16 with a reception on Wednesday, August 13, from 6 - 8pm. The Grand Opening Party for CAL's new gallery is scheduled for Thursday, October 23, in conjuction with the opening reception for the Columbia Invitational Show. Join us! This is an exciting time for CAL! Move Fundraising Continues This July, the Columbia Art League will move to its fabulous new gallery at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. It will be the highest profile home that CAL has had in its 50 year history: a glorious, high-ceilinged space, with direct visibility from Ninth Street, two classrooms for expanded education programming for children and adults, and a larger gallery. There is of course no such thing as a free lunch or a free home, and whilst the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts has borne the cost of creating the shell of our new home, the cost of all the behind the scenes wires and piping, plus fitting it out to gallery specifications is a cost that CAL must cover. Our design team estimates that the total costs will be around $150,000. The great news is that since we started our fundraising drive in August 2007, we have raised over $110,000 towards those costs – much of it in small donations. We're certainly on the fundraising home-straight, and, with your help, can edge that little bit closer to the goal of creating an amazing new art space for our city of the arts. CAL invites you to be part of the new CAL gallery by making a contribution to this wonderful home for the visual arts in Columbia. Even the smallest donation counts. Please see the Missouri Theatre Center Move Fund for details on how to donate. Congratulations to CAL's Scholarship Winners! Kelsey A. Simon, Rock Bridge High School Class of 2008, received CAL's Betty Brown Scholarship. Kaylin Lapin, Hickman High School Class of 2008, received CAL's Carolyn Birkes Scholarship. Congratulations! Spring Fundraising a BIG Success! Thanks to the efforts of CAL's fundraising committee and the support of many, many Friends of CAL, the April/May major events raised over $12,000 for CAL and the move to the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. Thank you, everyone! See the slideshow from the May 1 event at PS: Gallery. (opens new window) CAL Award Winners Jefferson City Art Club's annual Adult Artist Exhibit awarded Best in Show to Bill Helvey for a pencil portrait, and Renate Brady 2nd place in the pastel division for a landscape. The exhibition continues through June 21 in the Miller Performing Arts Center. 129 artists participated in the juried exhibit. National Equine Art show makes its debut in Columbia The first national equine art show to come to mid-Missouri will open at the Columbia Art League on April 1, and run until May 16. Curated by the American Academy of Equine Art in Lexington, Kentucky, The Horse in Fine Art 2008 will feature 47 paintings by 35 artists from across the United States as well as 17 sculptures from 10 artists.
Key to bringing the show to Columbia, explains Moxon, was finding sponsors to cover the cost: “This show is a perfect example of how private partnership with the arts can benefit the whole community and create a dynamic art environment which we’re all proud to call home. Local business support is vital for a thriving arts community.” The prestige of the show is reflected in the sponsors Moxon was able to secure: The William T. Kemper Foundation, Columbia 's Office of Cultural Affairs, the Equine Medicine and Surgery Service of the University of Missouri 's College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital , Columbia Combined Dressage & Training society and local art patrons.
The 6-week show also coincides with the visit to Columbia of two nationally accredited artists, sculptor Kathleen Friedenberg and painter Booth Malone, to teach two 5-day workshops. Stephens College, a private women's college in Columbia, Mo., is home to one of the nation's oldest (founded in 1925) college equestrian programs. The College' Equestrian Center occupies 16 acres on the Stephens campus, offering an indoor arena, a lighted outdoor arena, seven turn-out paddocks, stables and a cross-country course. The program maintains a large number of school horses of all levels and disciplines. Breeds include Warm-bloods, Thoroughbreds, Quarter horses, Paints, Arabians and Saddlebreds. Friedenberg is a 3-time winner of the Academy of Equine Art’s ‘Award of Excellence’, and began her professional career as a veterinary surgeon in England, before coming to the United States on a Thouron scholarship, to study human and equine orthopaedics at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work can be seen at www.bronzealive.com. Georgia-based Malone was a visual design major who worked for Coca Cola, before becoming a full time painter in the mid-1980s. He has been the official artist for numerous steeplechase meets, as well as The Virginia Gold Cup and the 2006 Breeder's Cup, and his work appears regularly on the covers of The Chronicle of The Horse and other equestrian magazines and catalogs, as well as on his website www.boothmalone.com. Friedenberg's ‘Understanding Structure' sculpture workshop, and Malone's ‘Tricks of the Trade' oil painting workshop both cost $450 , and run for 5-days from 9am to 5pm. "This is the first time the Academy has offered workshops off their Lexington Kentucky site. Both instructors are incredibly hands on and their classes at the Academy are usually sell outs. When you work out the hourly rate on these workshops, it is just over $10 an hour, which is incredible value for a unique opportunity to work with such internationally known artists right here in mid-Missouri." Entrance to the Horse in Fine Art 2008 is free of charge and can be seen at the Columbia Art League's gallery in the Atkins City Building at 111 South Ninth. The gallery is open from 11.30am - 5.30pm from Tuesday to Friday and from 11am - 5pm on Saturdays. Information about the show can also be found online here or by telephone to the gallery at 573-443-8838. Horse in Fine Art Reception (opens new window) Columbia Art League teams up with True/False for art show
Sponsored by Working together with other arts organizations is paramount to the success of Columbia as an arts destination, opines Diana Moxon, Executive Director of the Columbia Art League (CAL), which later this month will open its new show entitled ‘Truth/Fiction’ in tandem with the annual True/False film festival. The show’s full title extends beyond Truth/Fiction to include a quote by French film director, Chris Marker that, “Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined”. Moxon explains: “Truth/Fiction is an artist’s interpretation or exploration of the border zone between reality and make-believe. Where does truth end and fiction start in art? It’s an interestingly dynamic area, sometimes explored by the title of an artwork, sometimes by the visual imagery. Everyone has their own interpretation and of course artist and viewer may not always perceive things in the same way.” The show is open to CAL member and non-members artists and Moxon is hoping that work will come in from a variety of different media. “At first we were looking at a purely photographic show to tie in with the medium of film, but that felt too limiting. Instead we decided to give the show a theme and invite work in from all media. The interplay between truth and fiction should not be limited to one medium.” Work for the show can be submitted to CAL on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 February. The show’s Opening Reception will be on Wednesday 27 February. Paul Sturtz, one of True/False’s Program Directors is the awards judge for the show. “I think it’s great that the True/False film festival’s influence can extend beyond film and inspire artists working in other media. Collaboration between arts agencies is something that we’re seeing more and more of in Columbia, which is a sign that we’re building a dynamic and vibrant arts community.” Truth/Fiction will run from February 27 to March 29 at the Columbia Art League’s Ninth Street Gallery in the Atkins City Building. The gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11:30 am - 5:30pm on weekdays and 11 am - 5 pm on Saturdays. Entrance is free of charge. Missouri Art Professors' Show Winners The Columbia Art League is pleased to announce the awards for the Missouri Arts Professors' Show. The awards judge was Doug Freed, Professor Emeritus of the Daum Gallery, Sedalia. First Prize: Keith Ekstam, Missouri State for Valles Occidental Crossing Honorable Mentions for: Armin Muhsam, Northwest Missouri State for Intersection of Space Special thanks to Huebert Builders, Inc. for sponsoring the exhibition, to Addison's an American Grill for catering the reception, and to Les Bourgeois Winery and Vineyard for the wine served at the reception. PawCasso a Huge Success!
Our Premier Sponsor: the Holiday Inn Executive Center Auctioneering Services: Stuart Head and Friends The Phat Gusy for having lots of fun! Fred Parry, Don Stamper and Larry Schuster Our logo artist: Adam Hofsette Local artists and their artfully decorated birdhouses Fashion show emcee: Emily Burnham Doggy fashions: Stephens College design students The Jerry Wagner Quintet: Tom O'Connor, Jerry Wagner, Gerry Glaise, Travis Huff, and Sean Erickson Foliage courtesy of Wilson's Garden Center Anantara Resort and spa, a la Campagne, All Dogs and Cats, Avery Danzinger, Bluestem Missouri Crafts, Boone Tavern, Bright City Lights, Carole Patterson, CC;'s City Broiler, Constance Paker, CVB, David Spear, Dinan Moxon, Downtown Appliance, Drury Inns, Inc., Ed Heck, Faith Albright, Forum Movie Theater, Jay Edwards, Jennifer Market, Jennifer Perlow Stevens, Jerry Thompson, Jill Flinn, Becky Beers, Kelani Salon and Spa, Kelly Coalier, Kelly Melegrito, Lakota, Leslie Geary, LIghthouse Inn, Lorah Steiner, Manhattan Closet, Mail & More, Mary Paulsell, Mid-Missouri Harley Davidson, Missouri Film Commision, Missouri Theatre, Molly O'Donnell, My Sister's Curcus, Norm Ruebling, Bill Kasmann, Opera House of Saint Louis, Pat Bistline, Poppy, Putnam's Interiors, Randy Russell, Riverson Spa, Simma Down, Contemporary Art Museum of Saint Louis, Stacey Thompson, Stella Studios, Stephanice Gable, Stephens College, Still No Regrets, Suzi Feldwisch, Tan Rio, Tan Tar A Resort, The Home Store, The Stray Dog Theatre, The Upper Crust, Tiffany McBee, Tootie Burns, Treats Unleashed, Tryathlectics, Wilson's Fitness, and Wind Whisper West. Volunteers: Stacey Thompson, Tami Presley, Kathy Walther, Josie Sullivan, Crystal Payne, Molly O'Donnell, Patricia McIntosh-Coles, Pam Peran, Pat Carrahar, Millie Rambis, Belinda Fender, Brenda Alder, Elene Valdivia, Barb Tucker, Ellen Tucker, Peggy Ashbaugh, and Central Missouri Humane Society staff. Sad Note from CAL
Betty's obituary appeared in The Columbia Missourian and The Columbia Daily Tribune. |
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The Columbia Art League will move to its new gallery at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts: a glorious, high-ceilinged space, with direct visibility from Ninth Street, two classrooms for expanded education programming for children and adults, and a larger gallery. CAL's move to our new gallery is scheduled for July 24 and 25. You can help! CAL needs people with muscles for some heavy lifting (furniture, for example) as well as the lighter moving tasks of packing and unpacking.
Columbia Art League Executive Director, Diana Moxon, says: “Having this show in Columbia is a tremendous coup not only for CAL but for mid-Missouri. As many horse lovers will tell you, there are few opportunities to see a collection of this caliber outside of Lexington or one of the other major equine events. The artworks coming to Columbia represent the finest equine artists working in America today.”
Artists exhibiting in The Horse in Fine Art 2008 include painters James Crow, Dawn Emerson, Booth Malone, CW Nave, Werner Rentsch and Pamela Wildermuth along with sculptors such as Kathleen Friedenberg, Douwe Blumberg and G Yarrington.
Opening Reception
The Columbia Art League and Central Missouri Human Society would like to thank the following for their suport of PawCasso: An Evening for Art and Animals.
It is with great sadness that we bring you the news that CAL lost one its dearest friends this week: the inimitable Betty Brown. Betty's involvement in and love of CAL goes back decades and it's hard to imagine CAL without her. An active CAL board member, we've often laughed that Betty was the one who got us all involved. Her love of life, her eternal kindness, her generosity of spirit and the sound of her laughter were a gift to so many people in the community. Columbia has truly lost one of it's brightest stars. And many of us have lost one of our dearest friends.