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Greetings!
We hope you enjoy this edition of CASETA's E-news.
We are just two weeks away from our Symposium and Texas Art Fair, May 1-3 in Austin. Below you will find a schedule of events for the Symposium weekend as well as information about the conference hotel. We are excited to add James Surls to our program on Saturday afternoon!
Register for the Symposium online at www.caseta.org. You may also download and print a registration form to mail in if you prefer. The cost of the Symposium us $150 for CASETA members and $200 for non-members, plus the optional cost of lunches. Make you hotel reservation now before the group rate of $139/night expires. Supply is limited!
As always, your input is important to us. Feel free to reply to this email with any comments, suggestions or questions.
We look forward to seeing you in Austin!
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Note from the Board
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 Greetings from Ali James,
Secretary, Board of Directors
"I think the greatest artist is he who can in the simplest manner touch the whole heart of nature and mankind."
Julian Onderdonk to his mother Emily in 1901.
What
better place to enjoy the 'whole heart of nature' than in the Texas
hill country! On behalf of the Center for the Advancement and Study of
Early Texas Art Board of Directors, welcome to Austin. Please join us
May 1 through 3 for the 2009 Symposium on early Texas art at the new AT
& T Hotel and Conference Center on the University of Texas campus.
This exciting annual event offers registrants an opportunity to indulge
their passion for early Texas art over a weekend that is full of
informational sessions, the Texas Art Fair featuring the premiere
dealers of this artwork, receptions and special events.
Remember
that this annual Symposium is the primary fundraiser for CASETA. By
registering, not only will you have the opportunity to attend a
wonderful event but you will also help fund our programming throughout
the entire year. CASETA is a proud supporter of the scholarship and
regular exhibition of early Texas art. If you have not had a chance to
register, please go to the CASETA web site as space is limited for the
Symposium.
The
festivities for attendees begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at the Texas
Art Fair Preview Reception at the conference hotel. Stroll through the
many booths of stunning artwork and choose your next acquisition while
enjoying complimentary beer, wine and appetizers. For those who want to
continue their "cool" evening, at 8 p.m. attendees can amble across the
street to the Blanton Museum's B Scene to see
Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury
and enjoy a Miles Davis Tribute by the Jeff Lofton Quartet. A cash bar
and complimentary hors d'oeuvre are offered for $5 (Blanton Museum
members) or $10 (non-members).
Symposium
registration check-in begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 2. If you did
not have a chance to visit the Texas Art Fair on Friday evening, it
will be available 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Top art merchants from
across the state share their artwork with Symposium registrants.
Although the Fair is complimentary to all Symposium registrants, it is
also open to the general public. Tickets are $10 each.
Sessions
begin at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and will cover many different topics
including survey information, art in Texas cities and art at the Texas
Capitol. Additionally, four artists- who started their careers working in Texas offer a unique
glimpse into their world: they will tell us why Texas art matters. Dr.
Ted Pillsbury will deliver the keynote address. Attendees may enjoy
lunch on their own, or buy a box lunch when you register and join us
for an informal roundtable discussion with art professionals who
conserve and frame early Texas art.
Enjoy a special free screening of
Jackelope, a film that
ponders why artists are obsessed with Texas, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Attendees will also be given a list of several venues in Austin that
feature art to visit on their own.
The
Texas Art Fair continues on Sunday, May 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Informational sessions will begin at 9 a.m. and will cover topics
including mid-century Modernists, Texas photography and the world of
the early Texas art collector. Don't miss the luncheon and awards
presentation at the hotel at 12:30 p.m. Ellen Buie Niewyk will be the
featured speaker. We hope registrants will venture to the Umlauf
Sculpture Garden and Museum on their way out of town to see CASETA's
Texas Treasures: Early Texas Art from Austin Museum beginning at 2 p.m.
Works from the Austin Museum of Art, the Blanton Museum, the Harry
Ransom Center and the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum will be
featured.
I look forward to seeing each of you in Austin on May 1.
Ali James
Curator of the Capitol
State Preservaiton Board
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AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
CASETA is pleased to offer a limited block of rooms for $139 per night onsite at the brand new conference hotel.
To reserve your room now while supplies last, call toll free 1-877-744-8822 and mention the CASETA Symposium.
The group rate will no longer be available after April 20.
You may also reserve online using the code CASETA0509.
Click here to learn more about this beautiful new property.
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Symposium Schedule* at a glance
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Visit our website for details about each session or event.
The cost of the Symposium is $150 members/ $200 non-members. Admission to the Texas Art Fair is included.
Thursday, April 30
6-8pm Texas Treasures: Early Texas Art From Austin Museums opening reception, sponsored by Tito's (free; open to the public)
Friday, May 1
4-5pm CASETA Advisory Committee/Board of Directors Event at Harry Ransom Center featuring an exclusive peek at the HRC's Frank Reaugh collection and remarks by Associate Curator Peter Mears
6-8pm Texas Art Fair Preview Reception for Symposium attendees
8pm Blanton B Scene
Saturday, May 2
8am
Texas Art Fair
opens to public
9:30am
Opening Remarks
10am
Session I- Texas Art: Past, Present and Future,
Dr. Ted Pillsbury
11am
Session II- Art in the Cities, Dr. Sam Ratcliffe
12pm
Lunch- boxed lunches available
12:30-2pm
Roundtable session- Conservators Cheryl Carrabba and Mark Vangelder, Framer Don Berkman
2pm
Session III- Texas Art Seen, Carl R. McQueary
3pm
Session IV- Early Texas Art in the Texas State Capitol, Bonnie Campbell
4pm-5:30
Session V- Looking Back: Four Artists Tell Why Early Texas Art Matters,
David Bates,
Melissa Miller, James Surls, Bob Wade, moderated by Annette Carlozzi
6pm
Texas Art fair closes
6:30 pm Jackelope Film Screening (free; open to the public)
6pm-? Various Art Openings around Austin (free; guide to be provided)
Sunday, May 3
8am
Texas Art Fair
opens to public
9am
Session IV- Lifelong Influences: My Time Among the University of Texas Art Faculty, Karl Umlauf
10am
Session VII- Early Texas Photography, Dr. David Coleman
11am
Session VIII- Collecting Early Texas Art- Dr. Mary
Arno, JP Bryan, Jason Schoen, Randy Tibbits
moderated by Dr. Francine Carraro
12 pm Closing Remarks
12:30pm
Ticketed Luncheon- Awards
Ceremony and presentation by Ellen Buie Niewyk
($25; open to the public)
2pm
Texas Art Fair closes
2pm
Docent tours and viewing of CASETA's Texas Treasures: Early Texas Art from Austin Museums at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum
*Please note the schedule is subject to change.
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Texas Art Fair
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Preview reception for Symposium registrants, May 1 6-8pm
Open to the Public, May 2-3, $10 admission
If you can't join us all weekend for the Symposium be sure to the Texas Art Fair on Saturday or Sunday!
Admission to the Texas Art Fair is included in the price of Symposium registration. Individual tickets to the Texas Art Fair can be purchased in advance online or at the Texas Art Fair May 2 and 3.
Participants in this year's Texas Art Fair include:
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Texas Treasures: Early Texas Art From Austin Museums
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum,
605 Robert E. Lee Road, Austin, Texas 78704
Opening Reception April 30, 6-8pm
Exhibit runs May 1- August 30
Image: Donald Leroy Weisman, Electronic Icon, ca. 1958, Blanton Museum of Art, the University of Texas at Austin
Join us Thursday, April 30 from 6-8pm as we debut Texas Treasures and kick-off our 7th Annual Symposium on Early Texas Art. This event is open to the public, so bring a friend! Many thanks to our sponsor Tito's Handmade Vodka!
The Center for Study and Advancement of Early Texas Art
is proud to present Texas Treasures: Early Texas Art from Austin
Museums in connection with our seventh annual symposium to be held at
the AT&T Center on the University of Texas Campus.
Texas Treasures
is the first collective exhibition of important early Texas artworks
from the collections of the University of Texas Blanton Museum, the
University of Texas Harry Ransom Center, the Austin Museum of Art and
the Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum. Drawing from the extensive
collections of these Austin institutions, Texas Treasures features
twenty-four masterworks of early Texas art that have been rarely
available to the public. These seminal works express the breadth of
Texas art: from the origins of classical portraiture and impressionist
landscape painting in the nineteenth century, to the American Scene
painting of the depression era, to the many interpretations of
modernism at the mid-twentieth century.
Also, mark your calendars for these Texas Treasures events:
-Remarks from Peter Mears, Associate Curator of Art at the Harry Ransom Center, Thursday May 28
-Remarks from Annette Carlozzi, Curator of American and Contemporary Art at the Blanton Museum, Thursday June 18
-Remarks from Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director of the Austin Museum of Art, Thursday July 16
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Jackelope Film Screening
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Saturday, May 2, 6:30 pm
AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center, Amphitheater, Level Two
Free; Open to the public.
Join us on Saturday evening, May 2 for a screening of Jackelope in conjunction with our Symposium on Early Texas Art. At least two of the artists featured in the film- Bob Wade and James Surls- will be in attendance!
This documentary by independent filmmaker Ken Harrison provides a
look into the contemporary Texas art world of the mid-'70s. Shot in
1975, Jackelope is loosely divided into three segments, each focusing
on three young artists: James Surls, George Green, and Bob Wade.
The first segment documents sculptor/ woodcarver James Surls
and the evolution of one particular piece (Blind Bear with a Crooked
Stick) - its conception, its physical creation (with memorable footage
of Surls sawing trees) and later refinement in the studio, to, finally,
the piece's exhibition at San Antonio's Witte Museum. The second
features George Green at work in his Houston studio as well as in his
more leisurely moments: flipping through a family photo album, talking
at an artists' party, and on a trip to Galveston Island. Road footage
of artist Bob Wade comprises the third segment, with stops at
Jernigan's Taxidermy in Waco, hatmaker Manny Gammage's Austin store,
the Luckenbach World's Fair, artist Mel Casa's house outside of San
Antonio, and, memorably, a shooting range outside of Waco. Wade's work
in a group installation at a New York City gallery concludes Jackelope.
The documentary captures each artist in the more casual moments
of their lives, capturing their ideas about art, the artistic process,
Texas and other topics in the process. Not only does Jackelope also
include appearances by fellow Texas artists Mike McNamara, Letitia
Eldridge, Mel Casas, and John Alexander, the film is also intercut with
footage of many of these same artists in discussion with each at
parties, openings, and at each others' studios, giving us a rare
glimpse into an often overlooked scene.
Arrive early. Seating is limited.
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Early Texas Art Across the State
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Current Lectures, Exhibits and Events
We know that our list is not complete, so please help CASETA keep its members in the loop!
If you are aware of any current or upcoming early Texas art exhibitions or events, please email information to cd26@txstate.edu.
Early Texas Art Events
Lone Star Modern: Discovering the Origins of Modernism in Texas Art
Wednesday, April 22, 7:00PM
Robert Summers, CASETA Board Chair, to present free public lecture in conjunction with the 20th Century Modern Market.
Lawndale Art Center
Houston, Texas
CASETA Symposium on Early Texas Art
May 1-3, 2009
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
Austin, Texas
Hanna Walker, (1876- 1945): A Special One Day Exhibition of Paintings
Saturday,
May 9th, 10:30AM to 4:30PM
Fellowship Hall of
Episcopal Church (aka Church of the Annunciation)
301 South Walnut,
Luling, Texas 78648
Contact Bill Cardwell for more information.
Early Texas Art Exhibitions
Pete "Tex" Schiwetz Sculpture Exhibition
April 10-May
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The Nave Museum
Victoria, Texas
Lone Star Still Lifes
April 11- June 14
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
Canyon, Texas
Manuel G. Acosta: A Retrospective Of His Work
April 5 - June 21
El Paso Museum of Art
El Paso, Texas
Texas Treasures: Early Texas Art from Austin Museums
Opening Reception Thursday, April 30
May 1- August 30
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
Austin, Texas
Off the Edge: The Experimental Prints of Cynthia Brants
May 2 - June 27; reception and curator's gallery talk: May 2, 7PM
Austin, Texas
James Surls: From the Heartland
Opening Reception Friday, May 1
May 2- August 22
The Grace MuseumAbilene, Texas The Hock Shop Collection: Reflections from the Heart & Soul
Opening Reception Sunday, May 17, 3- 5PM
May 16- June 20
UNT Art Gallery
Denton, Texas
Related Exhibitions
Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture At Midcentury
February 22 - May 17
Blanton Museum of Art
Austin, Texas
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CASETA's E-news is sent monthly as a service to our members. To join CASETA, visit our website at caseta.org. Please feel free to share any comments or suggestions by email or phone. If there is content that you would like to see in the E-news or on our website, please let us know! Sincerely,
Courtney DiSabato
Program Administrator
CASETA
cd26@txstate.edu
(512)245-1986
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