ArtWalk - February 11, 2009

Rudy Fernandez with KEAN 105.1 FM will be on location broadcasting.
The ACU Venturing Crew will be selling smoked sausages and sodas at the walk, as well as showcasing their program and scholarship opportunities at ACU. Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America, Centennial Celebration 1910-2010, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Ventures from several counties the Big Country will be participating in ArtWalk to help commemorate our 100th year of Scouting in the United States. We want to re-connect with former Scouts, Eagle Scouts, former leaders and parents of former Scouts. For more information, please contact Texas Trails Council at 325-677-2688. The membership staff from the Girl Scout council will have a Girl Scout booth and offer a craft. There will be troops selling cookies and promoting the Scouts during the ArtWalk.

Center for Contemporary Arts:

The Center will be hosting an ArtWalk Artist Talk featuring Center Artist Member and exhibiting artist Joe Barrington at 6:30 pm Gallery 3 (3D gallery) upstairs in the Center.

New Photography Exhibit- Julie Ledet Fremin Title: Conspicuously Similar "I am particularly interested in dealing with those experiences that often fall outside the grasp of verbal communication, where only visual language will suffice. I examine the dialogue between viewer and image, and as a result I have come to consider photography as a language to be explored and mastered in such a way that it evokes a sense of direct communication among its viewers. My approach has been strongly influenced by the fact that, in the mind's earliest and most primitive stage, images precede words. Because of this, much of my work may appear enigmatic; it is intended to be understood intuitively, as if viewed without preconceived notions. Using my own iconography, I create work that incorporates narratives of claustrophobia, the animation of the inanimate, the peculiar character of light, and the disorientation that comes with the juxtaposition of the abnormal with the everyday, all from the vantage of the earlier, pre-verbal sensibilities. The images catalogue a wide array of inanimate objects, such as dolls, clay ornaments, and furniture placed in carefully fabricated landscapes. The iconography suggests normative social roles such as that of the child, parent, churchgoer, and citizen, roles which are often transformed and modified by life transitions." Julie

Anthony Brown: Breed Gallery (main gallery) Show Title: Out of the West Tony Brown was born the last of six kids. His two older sisters are professional artists: one an art teacher, the other a working artist in New York City. Tony says "For me, art is the only way I can express certain things. It's how I express my love of God, my love of landscape, my love of composition and my love of color. I love strong color, strong feelings, and dark darks next to bright lights. My work is not quiet or subtle for that is not what I want to express out of my heart".

Joe Barrington: Gallery 3 (3D gallery) Show Title: 27 years of "Just How Big Is It?" "My granddad brought the first arc welder to Throckmorton County in the late 1930's. My father started his welding business when he was only twenty years old. Dad gave me my first welding hood when I was two and one half years old, and naturally I grew up playing in his welding shop. Cutting, welding and bending steel is in my blood, and then I discovered art. My images are drawn from a lifetime of living in rural Texas. The people, animals and folklore are all an integral part of the stories I attempt to share with the viewer".

T.M.Gand: Gallery 4 Show Title: The Essence of Venice Italy, The Trip I Didn't Take
'I've always found that painting a subject is at times a way to live gloriously and vicariously through other people's experiences and/or hopes and dreams. It's a hands-on way to make the item, scene, or people feel more tangible and myself more connected to them. So, when my sister recently took a trip to Venice, Italy, it seemed only natural that I would paint from some of the images she took. It was my way of engaging myself more fully in the tale of her adventure. In the course of sharing images to pick from, she added details that I wouldn't have known otherwise like, a particular statue that is seen above many of the canal bridges or how churches had altars built into the side of them for canal users. And typical of the way I translate images, I thought it would be a fun experience to be able to take her already beautiful images and amp them up T.M.Gand style…with wild color and texture, or as my sister put it, capture the essence of Italy, a place full of life, energy and history".

Frontier Texas
Frontier Texas! Open until 6:00 p.m. ask for the art walk discount and receive $1.00 off admission all day.

The Grace:
"Birding In the Museum"-Live performances in the Main Gallery by John James Audubon "himself" at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Main Gallery | John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist-John James Audubon (1785-1851) is considered the foremost American naturalist of the nineteenth century. The story of Audubon, his contemporaries, and the rapidly changing natural landscape of the nineteenth-century American continent are featured in this exhibition, which includes original paintings and sixty-three hand-colored engravings from Audubon's Birds of America.Texas Art Seen, guest curated by Carl McQueary-Second Floor-Seventy rarely publicly exhibited early- to mid-twentieth century paintings reveal how artists across the state portrayed the people and places of Texas, and how we see Texas through their art. Texas Photographers from the Wright Collection, curated by Judy Deaton-Third Floor, Wright

Photography Gallery-This inaugural exhibition for the Wright Photography Gallery features stunning, iconic images from Texas photographers, all from the museum's new Alice and Bill Wright Photography Collection. Make 'n' Take-Third Floor, Education Center-Children and their parents or guardians will enjoy a hands-on art project they can take home with them.

NCCIL (National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature),102 Cedar Street.
Come to The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature to see The Bernstein Bears Out west! We will also have a free family art activity from 5:30 to 8:00. You don't want to miss it!

Library-
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - ArtWalk @ your library: Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary - Main Library, 5-8 p.m.
Lord Baden-Powell's organization for boys has been around for a century! Your library will have a wonderful exhibit of Boy Scout memorabilia throughout that time - a great walk down memory lane whether you were a Cub or an Eagle Scout. Combine that with a look at our original mural in the Story Room, and your library is a great stop on the ArtWalk trail. Free. Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Sock Monster Mayhem - Main Library Auditorium, 7 p.m. Create your own cuddly sock monster during this free program. You bring a pair of tall socks, and we'll supply the stuffing and the fabric glue. If you need inspiration, we'll have premade sock monsters so that everyone has a good idea of what their monster can look like. Artistic fun for the entire family!

12th Armored Division Memorial Museum's Living History Program will present "Small Arms of WWII" at 6:30 pm.

24fps International Short Film Festival "Rest of the Best" Special Screenings Featuring the 2009 Young Filmmaker Showcase Finalists during ARTWALK Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:00 to 7:30 pm @ the Paramount Theatre Admission Free. The 2009 24fps International Short Film Festival received over 480 submissions from worldwide artists. This overwhelming response made the process of narrowing the field down to twenty competition films almost impossible. We are pleased to preset a special "rest of the best" showcase, featuring some of this great work that did not make it into our festival last November.

Cockerell Galleries & Studios
"Upstairs"
Photographer Jennifer Nieland of A Moment in Time Photography will be our 'Featured' Artist this month as she helps raise funds for a charity near to her heart, Christian Homes, through her art show the "Art of Romance" opening Artwalk night, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. She'll be selling $2.00 raffle tickets for engagement/couples sessions, with 50% of the proceeds benefitting Christian Homes, where she herself was adopted from. Special 'guest' artist and potter Marion Ivey will be throwing pots during her live demonstrations in front of Cockerell Galleries & Studios. If the weather is bad, she'll throw her pots demonstration 'Upstairs' in Studio 204.
Artists "Upstairs"
Raze de Lumina Studio 203
Carolyn Cockerell, Gallery Director Studio 204
Jessica Natalee Templeton Studio 205
Lila's Journey: Art by Susan Conwell Studio 206
TMGandfineart.com Studio 207
A Moment in Time Photography by Jennifer Nieland Studio 208
Tamberley Thomas Art Studio 210
GANDRwebdesign.com Studio 212
Twig & Willows: Nancy Capra, Hannah Capra, Carey Thompson Studio 213
Zamarippa's Studio Two-One-Two: Ralph, DeeDee, Ralphie, Jessie Studio 214
Fearfully Made by Bri Studio 215
Regular Gallery Hours "Upstairs" are M-Fri, 9-5. For additional viewing times, please call Carolyn Cockerell at 325.829.7975, or visit their website at: www.cockerellgalleries.com.
Sidewalk Artists: Potter Marion Ivey will be demonstrating pot throwing. LIVE music by jazz musician/ACU professor George Pendergrass & his students. Rebecca Hull's beautifully vibrant jewelry will be on sale! Kendra Williams colorful and fun earrings and jewelry will be on sale! LIVE wood whittling demos by Dennis Regan! 'Fearfully Made' T-shirts and jewelry by Bri will be on sale! Calligraphers Suzanne Starr and Anita Lane will be custom-designing works of art for their customers. The Park People will promote the Dog Park by selling bricks and homemade doggie treats. "Artist and Art Teacher Larry Millar's art class from Premier High School will be showing and selling their art in front of Cockerell Galleries & Studios. This "work-at-your-own-pace" high school is excited about showing their art for the FIRST time at ArtWalk! "Fran Hilliard, Principal of Premier High School will be showing and selling her recyclable art, including handmade purses, at ArtWalk in front of Cockerell Galleries & Studios."
ACU Cockerell Gallery- February 11-March 3 (Opening Reception Art Walk, Feb 11)ABI/LA Exhibition- This show features the talent of successful artist and designers that live and work in greater LA and just happen to also be alumni from the ACU Department of Art and Design

Barry Arthur, Cedar Break Gallery- Western Art 957 North 2nd Street. Painting & Sculpting open during ArtWalk.

Windsor Hotel - Bernice Landrum's Gallery at the Windsor will be open for viewing her acrylic paintings and Bluegrass Music will be performed on the Mezzanine! Everyone Welcome!

The Abilene Swing Dance Society (ASDS) is meeting on Feb. 11th in the Windsor Hotel Ballroom (401 Pine Street) starting at 8pm till 11pm. There will be beginning lessons for the first hour, so don't feel intimidated if this is your first time. The price is $5 at the door, and that includes the lessons and the dance that follows. ASDS meets every 2nd Thurs. of the month right after ArtWalk. When you come in to the Windsor Hotel you will probably hear bluegrass music, that's OK you're in the right place... just come to the ballroom on the second floor.
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ENTERTAINMENT/VENDORS
"Scout out your most memorable dream and hit the downtown trail to encounter 'Dream On' dream interpreters in front of Busch Jewelers. You'll find honor, respect, encouragement enough to equip you and prepare you for tomorrow's adventures. "Dream On.

Elegance and Home - Hand-crafted jewelry made of fabricated stone, glass pearl beads with metal and resin bead spacers. Jewelry includes necklaces, bracelets, charms and wire art rings.
Created by Design uniquely, hand-crafted jewelry to bless and inspire you or the special people in your life - gifts to remind us that we are created by design.

The ACU Venturing Crew will be selling smoked sausages and sodas at the walk, as well as showcasing their program and scholarship opportunities at ACU.

Texas Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America, Centennial Celebration 1910-2010, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Ventures from several counties the Big Country will be participating in ArtWalk to help commemorate our 100th year of Scouting in the United States. We want to re-connect with former Scouts, Eagle Scouts, former leaders and parents of former Scouts. For more information, please contact Texas Trails Council at 325-677-2688

The membership staff from the Girl Scout council will have a Girl Scout booth and offer a craft. There will be troops selling cookies and promoting the Scouts during the ArtWalk.

SHOPS:
Honeycomb Tree- Open during ArtWalk
Great Valentine gift ideas at Texas Star Trading Co., open late for ArtWalk

RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS and COCKTAILS:
The Beehive, 442 Cedar Street happy hour drinks special 5:00-7:00PM
Monks Coffee Shop, 233 Cypress Street, Enjoy a great cup of coffee. Open until midnight Thursday-Saturday.
Cypress Street Station 158 Cypress Street. - Art on display by Carolyn Hollingshead
The Beehive, 442 Cedar Street happy hour drinks special 5:00-7:00PM

SUPPORT & FUNDING

2010 ArtWalk sponsors include:
Abilene Downtown Association, Arrow Ford, Abilene Regional Airport, Big Tex Solutions, Lawrence Hall - Abilene, Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness, Mike Dunnahoo's Star Dodge-Hyundai, Minuteman Press, Philpott Florist/Greenhouses, RED3 Productions, Inc., Susan Stroud at MorganStanley SmithBarney, and The Park People

ArtWalk, a major program of the Center for Contemporary Arts, is supported by: Abilene Cultural Affairs Council: the City of Abilene, Taylor County, and the Downtown Revitalization Program of the Tax Increment Finance District, Mrs. T.C.Campbell, GAP Radio, Abilene Reporter-News, the Dodge Jones Foundation and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

To find out how you can participate in ArtWalk, contact the Center at 325-677-8389 or nicole@center-arts.com.