Big Bend Arts Council
January and February at the Museum of the Southwest
On January 22nd, an exhibit in the Contemporary Series opens of Jean Cappadonna-Nichols' ceramic sculptures, and it will be on display through March 21st.
On January 29th an exhibit of newly acquired photographs by Burton Pritzker for the Museum's permanent collection opens concurrent with the publication by the Museum of a book featuring this new series of photos. The exhibit will run through February 28, 2010. Admission is free to the Art Museum and it is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10am till 5pm and on Sundays from 2pm till 5pm. The Sculpture Park is open 24/7 and a Walking Guide may be picked up inside the Art Museum during regular hours.
The Blakemore Planetarium is showing a new Sky Show during January and February. It is "The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather". Showings occur on Tuesdays through Fridays at 4:15pm and on Friday evenings at 7:15pm and 8:30pm. On Saturdays the Sky Shows run at 1:15pm and at 3:45pm. (The Planetarium is closed on Sunday afternoons, unlike the Art Museum and Children's Museum). Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 to 3 to the Sky Shows which includes the Exhibit Area. General admission to the Exhibits without the Sky Show is $3.
The Children's Museum has extended its current exhibit "The Nature of Holography" through January 24th. A new exhibit will open there on Friday, January 29th. It is "Brain Teasers 2" and will run through May 9th (Mother's Day). Hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays 10am till 5pm, and Sundays from 2:00 till 5:00pm. Closed on Mondays. Admission is $3 per person over the age of one year
The Museum of the Southwest is located at 1705 W. Missouri Avenue, Midland, TX 79701 Contact by phone at (432) 683-2882 Or visit the website at: www.museumsw.org
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Kick over a cactus in our little part of the High Chihuahua Desert and you'll hear the scream of an interrupted artist. Try picking up an arrowhead and hear the cry of an injured archeologist. This is a land that lends itself both to artists and archeologists and in some the two professions are merged. Tim Roberts, of Fort Davis, is one of those people. Discuss this item on the forums. (0 posts) Sul Ross University Art Club in Kerrville 2009In 2008 it was my pleasure and honor to be a member of the Sul Ross University Art Club, and represent our university and Alpine, TX at the Texas Arts & Crafts Festival in Kerrville, Texas.
In 2009 I did not make it to the event as a student, but instead as a visitor and a recorder- wanting to show off the work of my friends and classmates.
The desert seems to attract a lot of creativity to it, and in the small art department at Sul Ross State I've seen a lot of amazing talent amongst the students, both older and as seen here, much younger than myself. These students are part of the artistic future of the the world, and help demonstrate why the BBAC is committed to arts EDUCATION in the Big Bend region- a portion of every yearly membership collected by the BBAC is going into a growing scholarship fund for the artists of tomorrow.
So here are just a few members of the SRSU Art Club, 2009: Dim lights Embed Embed this video on your site Discuss this item on the forums. (0 posts) BBAC Gallery Ribbon Cutting - The Video!It took me a while to get around to editing it together, but I finally finished getting the video of the BBAC Gallery on the Square's ribbon-cutting event with the Alpine Chamber of Commerce and Farmer's Insurance up onto the internet! Thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed the gallery that day, days before that day, and every day that's passed since then! Also a huge thank you to all BBAC members who have devoted time and effort into making the gallery such a beautiful space to show work- and to those who have and are showing their art there.
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Once they're in Alpine, it doesn't take any longer for them to get to Fort Davis, Marathon, or Marfa than it would to get across Austin in bad traffic... -J.R. Smith It was with all this in mind that I began building the BBAC site as a way for artists to communicate and promote their work and their hometown events. It was also with this in mind that I went to a fairly hastily called meeting chaired by J.R. Smith at the Alpine Chamber of Commerce last Friday. The subject of the meeting: Turning Alpine, Texas, into a listed art destination and cultural district.
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