FWCAC: August Events
August 2009
Upcoming Events
• FOCUS
GALLERY ONE:
Mendeleevian
Spectre
• FOCUS
GALLERY TWO:
The G.R.A.S is
Always Greener
• OTHER
GALLERIES: Texas
Artists Coalition
Juried Membership
Show
• Main Street Art on
Tour
• Holding Light
Hostage
• Natal Homing
• TAC Featured
Artist, Julie Lyon:
Presidential Portraits
• SPECIAL
EVENTS:
• THEATRE:
• ARTISTS
OPPORTUNITIES:
Dear Patron,
The Focus Galleries present two artists exploring their inner
selves. Josh Reames explores the difficulties of capturing the
spiritual in physical form. The Grip River Archeology Society has
made an exciting discovery, which artist Ian O'Brien features in
his autobiographical exhibit.
In the other galleries: a group of friends studying with J.T. Grant
exhibit their art; a collection of works purchased at Main Street Art
Festival is on display; a group of Denton artists show; and
Presidential portraits are exhibited.
Z's Cafe offers an eclectic menu of fresh hot specials every day,
plus panini, sandwiches and salads. Come by and get some
delicious lunch. Serving from 10 - 2PM Monday through
Saturday.
In the Theatres: classic Shakespeare revisits the Sanders; a group
rocks it up; and a little soul brightens up our day.
The Arts Center has a few events this month: a Christian group
meets, Tango dances, guitar lessons commence, and a fitness
group performs. Check the Calendar of Events at
www.artsfortworth.org for more details on these and other
events. All gallery receptions are free and open to the public.
Elaine Taylor, Gallery Manager
• FOCUS GALLERY ONE: Mendeleevian Spectre
Through August 22, 2009
Josh Reames uses an understanding of layering from his
printmaking background to depict the spiritual world. As the physical
world is comprised of physical elements, so the spiritual work must be
comprised of spiritual elements. (Mendeleev is credited with creating
Through August
22, 2009
the periodic table of elements)
In Reames' work, mental processes are translated into symbolic
depictions using color, line and shape; the non-physical fundamental
matter is replaced with tangible mark-making to produce a visual
language that depicts a personal, albeit fragmented, delineation of the
spiritual world.
• FOCUS GALLERY TWO: The G.R.A.S is Always Greener
Through August 22, 2009
Ian O'Brien has become the sole proprietor to a town called Grip
River. He is the mayor, the city council, the newspaper editor, the
architect, the contractor, the construction worker, the personal
secretary, etc in the town that he created.
Through August
22, 2009
This installation looks at both the invented history of Grip River and
the artist's own personal history. O'Brien finds that his own memories
from his childhood have been taken out of context as he has grown
into an adult. He finds himself looking at the games and the fantastic
worlds created in his youth with the eye of an amateur archaeologist.
Drawing on social anthropology, the role of the museum, academia,
and art, O'Brien tries to recreate his past and give the viewer a guided
tour.
Focus Gallery Exhibitions are a presentation of the Exhibition Advisory Panel of
the FWCAC and the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
• OTHER GALLERIES: Texas Artists Coalition Juried Membership Show
August 7 - August 30, 2009
Reception for the
Artists
August 7, 2009
6 - 9PM
• Main Street Art on Tour
Artwork by members of the Texas Artists Coalition as juried by
Kevin Vogel, director of Valley House Gallery in Dallas. The Texas
Artists Coalition is a membership program designed to offer benefits
for artists in the North Texas community. These benefits range from
an annual juried exhibition to peer reviews to workshops, plus much
more. The mission of the TAC is to help develop the careers of
artists, whether they are emerging or established, amateur or
professional.
Thirty-one artists were selected from over one hundred and twenty
members. Awards will be presented at 7PM.
August 7 - August 30, 2009
Art on Tour is a collaborative educational program initiated by
Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc., the producers of the MAIN
ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival, and developed in conjunction with the
Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD).
Reception for the
Artists
August 7, 2009
6 - 9PM
The vision of the Art on Tour program was for the students to learn
how to work within a budget of $10,000, negotiate purchases and
curate artwork being sold by the invited artists at the 2007 and 2008
MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival. They structured their vision
around the 2 themes: "Interpretations of Life" and "Fantasy and
Reality." They visited the Festival to view the artwork first-hand,
discuss the artwork with the artists and to directly negotiate the sale
of the art from the artists themselves.
• Holding Light Hostage
August 7 - August 30, 2009
Reception for the
Artists
In this single large gallery space, Shelby Adams, Mary Palko, Kay
Granger, Cathy Upp, Judy Cross and Brad Watson present their
oil on canvas studies as six mini- shows. Each of these artists is
related in medium and a love for the expressive power and beauty of
paint. Nonetheless, each approaches the canvas with distinctly
different methods and ideas. From amorphous abstraction with knife
and brush to aggressively stroked impressionism and tight realist
studies each of these six painters explores the potential of oil color to
represent thought, emotion, object and place.
August 7, 2009
6 - 9PM
• Natal Homing
August 7 - August 30, 2009
Natal Homing [neyt-l hoh-ming], is the observable behavior of an
animal when it returns to the place where it was born.
Artists Mary Becker, Jill O'Brian, Trish Igo and Christina Kay
Garza-Mitchell create objects and imagery that reflect their personal
stories. They each explore their relationship with their own history, the
people that inhabit it and their connection to the objects that surround
them.
Reception for the
Artists
August 7, 2009
6:00PM - 9:00PM
• TAC Featured Artist, Julie Lyon: Presidential Portraits
Through August 30, 2009
Julie Lyon has created a series of presidential portraits as pastel
drawings on fabric. Inspired by the recent election process, she had
worked on a hand- made quilt with many patriotic patterns, slogans
and colors. Using the same material as a background, she recreated
the Obama inauguration. After capturing the inauguration scene, she
has continued in a similar vein by depiciting a number of other
presidents in the same style.
Through August
30, 2009
• SPECIAL EVENTS:
August 9, 16, 23, 30 ; 9:30AM-11:00PM: Christlifters
Christlifters Pastor Montreal and First Lady Edwina Dukes invite you
to come and worship with us at Christ Lifters Community of Faith
"More Than A Church...A Family of Believers". Location: Sanders
For more Information, visit: www.christlifters.net
August 22, 8:00-11PM: Tango Argentino de Fort Worth
Tango Argentino de Fort Worth is a social dance event, open to the
public for a fee of $10 per person. Interested parties are welcome
whether they know how to dance or not. Short free dance lessons will
be offered at 8:30PM. Leather-sole shoes recommended; semi-formal
dress attire, please. Location: Back Gallery
August 8, 15, 22, 29; 10:30AM - 12:00PM: Guitar Classes
Combined beginning and intermediate Classical Guitar. please call
817-229-3617 for more information. Fee: $98
August 29, 2009; Fitness Texas 2009; 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Schedule: Registration 9:00AM, Prelims 1:00PM, Finals 6:00PM.
Tickets: pre-judging $10, Finals VIP $30, Finals General $20. For
more information please visit Fitnesstexas.net or call 888-770-9000
• THEATRE:
Cinderella Rock!
August 7-16; Stolen Shakespeare Guild presents Kiss Me Kate
Friday and Saturday 8PM, Saturday Matinee 2PM the first weekend,
Sunday Matinee 2PM the second weekend. Music and Lyrics by Cole
Porter, Book by Samuel and Bella Spewack. Taking its inspiration
from Shakespeare, the hilarious romp recounts the backstage and
onstage antics of the two feuding romances during an out-of-town
tryout for a musical adaption of the Taming of the Shrew. Location:
Sanders Theater. Tickets can be purchased online , by calling
Theater Mania at 1-866-811-4111, or you can buy your tickets at the
box office starting one hour before show time.
August 21 & 22: ADRAMA’L MUSICALS presents Cinderella
Rock! Performances are Friday at 8PM and Saturday at 3 & 8PM. A
new musical with a contemporary twist based on the classic story of
Cinderella and the infamous glass slipper as told through the eyes of
the Fairy Godmother. Benefitting Skyeward Bound Ranch. Tickets at
the door.
August 23, 2009; 5:30PM: 619 Productions presents Sing Sista
Sing
Location: Scott Theater. Tickets available at the door.
• ARTISTS OPPORTUNITIES:
Texas Artists Coalition: A membership program for artists,
sponsored by the FWCAC
August 13 & 24, 7PM - 10PM; Life Drawing Session
A model will be available for a 3 - hour session. Artists will need to
bring their own easel or art horse and all supplies. No instruction will
be offered. Cost is $50 for 5 sessions or $15 per session for TAC
members, $75 for 5 sessions or $20 per session for public. Space is
limited; it is advisable to sign up for sessions in advance.
TAC Workshops
Introducing DAYTIME LIFE DRAWING: 9 - 12AM, Tuesday, August
18.
Plein Air Group is meeting at 8AM on August 8 at the Botanic
Gardens. Check the web page for more details.
The TAC will be visiting the studio of Ann Ekstrom this month.
Call or email to sign up: 817-298- 3021 or
gallerymanager@fwcac.org.
For other artist information, join the TAC or check the website
HERE
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