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eARTh day - April
10 , 2008 To download a
map and list of activities, please click here. Enjoy
ArtWalk Thursday, April 10th from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. ArtWalk is sponsored this
month by Philpott Florists/Greenhouses. ACTIVITIES
AND ENTERTAINMENT Come hear Dallas artist and
videographer Kaleta Doolin at the Center for Contemporary Arts talk
about her exhibit New Work at 6:30 PM.
The
ACU-HSU Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble will be performing in Minter Park
from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, the Historic Paramount Theatre will host a free Earth
Day Music Concert featuring live acoustical music performances onstage from 6:00
to 7:30 PM. Pianist Ric Richardson will be playing at the Center, and a
singing group from Minda Street Church of Christ will be performing in
various locations throughout the evening.
LIVE comedy
sketches by state championship winner Caleb Green will be presented in
front of the Cockerell Galleries on behalf of Abilene Acting Workshop,
an educational program for aspiring professional artists in theatre and film.
Marie
Averitt of the Texas Master Naturalists will be in the conference room
of the Center for Contemporary Arts to help you create a tree-shaped bird
feeder. Other members of the Master Naturalists will be present to talk about
their organization. Kathryn Short will be on hand to show you a wonderful
way to re-use your plastic shopping bags, and Keep Abilene Beautiful will
be present with information about Xeriscape and 2007 Ladybird Johnson Christmas
ornaments. The Big Country Audobon Society will also be present to distribute
information about their organization.
At the Grace
Museum, create a String Art Earth to celebrate "eARTh day" in Make
It and Take It, a free hands-on art activity for kids of all ages, available from
5:30 to 8:00 PM.
Celebrate our beautiful earth at
the NCCIL! Make colorful, textured masterpieces to take home using one
of the planet's most abundant natural materials: SAND! Art activity from 5:30
to 8:00 PM; Story Time at 6:30 PM.
The Abilene
Preservation League invites you to ride the trolley with us on a historic
tour of the Old Town Neighborhood. Tours leaving at 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM will take
you past some of Abilene's oldest homes. Witness beautiful, historic architecture
and learn the history of these homes built between the 1880's and 1920's. The
trolley will board outside the Elks Arts Center. Admission is only $1 per
person (free to Abilene Preservation League members).
Nature's
art is the draw this month at the Abilene Public Library. Fossils, gems,
minerals, geodes and more will be on display courtesy of the Central Texas Gem
& Mineral Society. As you stroll downtown during ArtWalk, you'll also want
to stop in and see Debra Warr's fabulous mural devoted to all the wonders that
spring from the imagination and the pages of children's literature.
ACU*Cockerell
Art Gallery will host a public reception during ArtWalk to honor the show,
Recent Work - Photography and Digital Mediums by Nil Santana from
5:00 to 8:30 PM. Visit Cockerell Galleries "upstairs" to celebrate
the grand opening of photographer Tammy Marcelain's studio. Also upstairs, artist
and potter, Heather Turner welcomes new artist Joanna Fortson to FILOS, with a
public reception. "Abilene Through a Pinhole"
- Come visit pinhole photographer Henry Morgan to see the photos you took!
Your photos are developed and ready for last month's participants to pick up from
Morgan's free art project! Stop by Cockerell Galleries to see your work on display!
Didn't take a one-shot pinhole photo yet? Stop by this month to learn how you
can participate. EXHIBITS The
Center for Contemporary Arts, 220 Cypress St.
Jane
Adams Breed Gallery: Motif in Mind by Patty Rae Wellborn. This collection
of whimsical ink drawings and illustrative paintings combines fascinating linework
with bold colors and imagery.
Gallery 2: ABILENE
TXtures by Burgess Thomas - Burgess Thomas is a local photographer who captures
interesting compositions in unexpected places. Her work inspires viewers to stop
and notice that which is often overlooked.
Gallery
3: Creative Arts Club Annual Exhibit - The 75th Annual Exhibit of the
Creative Arts Club will be on display in Gallery 3 through April. The Creative
Arts Club began in 1933, and has over thirty local members. There will be an opening
reception for this exhibit held at 5:30 PM.
Gallery
4: New Work by Kaleta Doolin - Kaleta Doolin is an artist out of Dallas,
Texas who brings us her fanciful creations through a variety of unconventional
media including video and light box installations. *PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE ARTIST
TALK AT 6:30 PM*
ACU*Cockerell Gallery & Cockerell
Studios, 1133 N. 2nd St.
ACU*Cockerell Gallery:
Recent Work - Photography and Digital Mediums by Nil Santana
Cockerell
Galleries "upstairs" is proud to announce its featured artist for
April: the beautiful work of photographer Samantha Manski. Also on display are
our newest artists, Brittany Bennett and Stacy Horton, of Studio Brista! Come
visit with our artists and see the amazing works of Ash Almonte, Hannah and Nancy
Capra, TM Gand, Doug Hodel, and Jessica Natalee Templeton. Got questions? C. Kahl,
Clinical Hypnotherapist, has answers. Come see her at Cockerell Galleries. Please
visit our website at www.cockerellgalleries.com.
The
Grace Museum, 102 Cypress St.
Main Gallery:
Picturing Eden: An International Exhibit Organized by the George Eastman
House. By looking at the concept of paradise and the garden through the photographic
lens, Picturing Eden highlights the ongoing significance of a humanistic, culturally
charged environment and its place in the history of art. This exhibit of over
100 contemporary photographs features more than 35 artists.
Second
Floor: Gallery A: Katrina: The Color of Loss, Photography by Dan Burkholder.
This exhibit brings something unique and haunting to our experience of the impact
Hurricane Katrina had on the lives of those involved. Katrina: The Color of Loss
is a series of photographs focusing on the remnants of homes and public spaces
minus the former inhabitants.
Gallery B & C: Closed
for new exhibit preparation.
Second Floor: Children's Museum: Come Play and
Learn in The Grace's Children's Museum, featuring many new exhibits that are certain
to educate and entertain!
Third Floor: History Museum:
Mallouf Boot Shop and Historic Period Rooms 12th
Armored Division Memorial Museum
1289 N. 2nd St.
Living History Interpreters
will be dressed in 12th Armored Division WWII uniforms, and talking about WWII
weapons. Free small gifts to children inside the gift shop. NCCIL
(National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature), 102 Cedar St.
The
artwork of AP high school participants in the Young Masters juried art contest
will be on display through April 10th. Frontier Texas!,
625 N. 1st St.
Come see the Century of Adventure exhibit.
Frontier Texas! will be open from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Receive $1 off admission
all day when you ask for the ArtWalk discount.
SPECIALTY
SHOPS
Cassandra's and Company, 173 Pine
St. Open until 7:00 PM during ArtWalk.
The Leaf,
202 Cypress St. The Leaf features an espresso bar with hot and iced espresso beverages,
including Italian sodas, iced tea, and sodas; tobacco, cigars, and pipes, teas
and gifts.
The Honeycomb Tree, 1166 N. 2nd St.
The Honeycomb Tree will feature paintings by Glen R. McKelvy, a local artist born
in Albany in 1937. Mr. McKelvy earned acclaim in various shows, and his work is
recognized in Arkansas as well as Texas. One of his paintings now hangs in the
Museum of Arkansas. Texas Star Trading Company,
174 Cypress St. will be open until 8:00 PM for shopping. Be sure to drop by! RESTAURANTS,
COFFEE SHOPS, and COCKTAILS
The
Beehive, 442 Cedar St. Enjoy live music, free hors d'oeuvres and a happy hour
drink special from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Cypress Street Station, 158 Cypress St.
Art by Stan McCracken will be on display this month.
Monks
Coffee Shop, 233 Cypress St. Stop in to enjoy a great cup of coffee and enjoy
art by Jennifer Fuentes. Open until Midnight, Thursday-Saturday.
McKay's Bakery,
226 Cypress St. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a tasty treat, or stop by for a
sandwich and soup.
The Warehouse in
the T&P, N. 1st & Pine St. Continue the fun into the night with live
music & drink specials. Open 5:00 - 7:00 PM for Happy Hour. Open until midnight.
21 & up.
The Civic Plaza Hotel,
505 Pine St. The lobby and restaurant will be open from 5:00 - 9:00 PM.
PARK
AND STREET VENDORS
Dream On! will offer free dream interpretations in front
of Busch Jewelers. Please visit their website at www.destinydreamz.com. Marianna
Morrison will be selling a variety of handmade goods in front of the Center. Fine
Art Impressionist photographer, Toro Saniya Vaun, will be in front of Cockerell
Galleries.
SUPPORT
AND FUNDING 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, Campbell Foundation, GAP Radio, Abilene Reporter-News,
the Dodge Jones Foundation and the Texas Commission on the Arts. ARTWALK
MONTHLY SPONSORS Minuteman Press, The Arrangement/T&P
Event Center/The Warehouse Depot Company, First Texas Title - Bradshaw & McCall
LLP, Mike Dunnahoo's Star Dodge-Hyundai, N-Tune Music & Sound, CBS
Insurance, Philpott Florists/Greenhouses, Bogie's Specialty Deli, Lads & Lassies,
Abilene Regional Airport, MCM Elegante Suites, Abilene Ballet Theatre
To find out how you can participate in ArtWalk, contact
Jamie Shelburne at325-677-8389 or jamie@center-arts.com.
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