The Midland Arts Association will host its annual meeting with a pot luck social at 6:30pm, Wednesday May 14th at #32 Lafayette Place

On the agenda for the meeting will be the election of the officers for the 2014-2015 year, a recap of the recent spring show at the Museum of the Southwest, and most importantly: great food and fellowship!  So please bring your favorite dish(a meat will be provided), a friend or a former member, and let’s get together once more before summer break scatters us apart for 3 months!

It is also that time of year again to renew our dues, as dues are payable on June 1st.

Here are the officers we will be voting on:

President: Diane Newland

Vice President: Rick Reese

Secretary: Brad King

Treasurer and President Elect: Mary Lambeth

Directors: Karen Lanier, Carol Kullman, Leslie Slaughter, and Sara Drescher Braswell

“In jurying this exhibition — which featured an enthusiastic response of 191 submissions by 68 artists — this juror was seeking works, which stood out for their uniqueness of vision and/or participation in art historical movements, element of wonder and sense of authenticity. Also sought was a sense of a dialogue and proficiency across varied media reflective and present in “Texas Artists Today.”

The resulting exhibition takes the temperature of art-making in West Texas, and also discovers certain themes, affinities so to speak among the works selected. These are intriguing, and often unexpected, and consequently the show is organized and installed around these motifs: The Myth of the West, Surrealism, American Dreams, Land and Food, and The Power of the Portrait.

I close by thanking Sara Drescher Braswell for proposing me as juror, curator Wendy Earle for her sensitive installation, the museum supporters and trustees, and above all, the artists who submitted — for their time, energy and talent. May our paths all cross again.”

Catherine D. Anspon

Wednesday, April 23rd, was the drop off day for the local art for the “Texas Artists Today” exhibit.  The staff at the Museum of the Southwest was so helpful, as always!!

The art looks wonderful and intriguing, so it promises to be a great showing!

Thank you to all who are participating!

It’s that time!! Election Time!
Here are the nominations for the 2014-2015 MAA year.

President-Diane Newland

President Elect-Mary Lambeth

Vice President-Rick Reese

Secretary-Brad King

Treasurer-Mary Lambeth

Directors: Karen Lanier, Carol Kullman, Leslie Slaughter, and Sara Drescher Braswell

We will have our annual meeting and election on May 14th.  More details forthcoming.

Due to an unforeseen conflict, the drop off date for hand delivered art at the Museum of the Southwest has changed to April 23rd from Noon-3pm.  So sorry for any inconvenience.  If you cannot drop off on this date, please contact Jenni Opalinski at the Museum to make an appointment.

This exhibit is only open to artists who are currently residents of Texas.

The digital file for the Midland Arts Association Spring Exhibition is now available for download!  spring prospectus 2014

Or, on the Spring Exhibition Page.

Here are the important dates for the exhibition:

March15            Deadline for receipt of entries
March 25           Juror notification emailed/mailed
April 17              Deadline for receipt of shipped works
April 21              Hand delivered entries
12-3pm Museum of the Southwest
May 1                 Opening reception and awards at the
Museum of the Southwest
6-8pm
June 1                 Exhibition closes
June 2                 Pick up hand delivered work
at Museum of the Southwest 12-3pm
June 4                 Return of shipped work begins

After sorting through the wonderful juror submissions for the Midland Arts Association Spring Exhibition, “Texas Artists Today,” Catherine D. Anspon of Houston was chosen.

She is the executive art editor for the Houston publication Paper City Magazine.  Obsessed with visual culture from Pompeii to Pop and armed with a B.A. from Rice and an M.A. from the University of Missouri, both in Art History, Catherine is unsurpassed in reporting on art-world action from Miami to Moscow.

Her byline has also appeared in the national magazines Art & Antiques and ARTnews, where she serves as its Houston correspondent. She’s also our queen of all things social and hits the hottest events six nights out of seven. In her spare time, Catherine penned the sold-out volume, Texas Artists Today (Marquand Books, Seattle, 2010), photographed by PC colleague Jenny Antill.

We are looking forward to working with Catherine this year!

The Midland Arts Association is looking for a qualified juror to judge the Spring show in 2014.  The exhibit will be hung a the Museum of the Southwest in Midland, TX from May 1-June 1, 2014 and will feature “Texas Artists Today.”  We offer a $1000 honorarium and pay for travel expenses and lodging.  If you are, or know someone who is, interested, please email Sara Drescher Braswell with a resume and bio by November 30, 2013.

Congratulations to all!

Best of Show

Richard Reese “Pool Ladies” -Oil

Photography

1.Bob Newland “Peach Orchard
2. Doug Avery “Untitled”
3.William C. Bynum “Footsie”
Honorable Mention– Diane Newland “Antique Piano”

Oil/Acrylic

1.Diane Browne “Drought Victim”
2. David Krause “Doughboys of Arcadia”
3. Cheryl Roush “Trading Post at Chimayo”
Honorable Mention– Cathy Creel “Poncho on the Cowden”

Drawing

1.Dagan Sherman “Ascension Lyric”
2. Janet Haney- “Peek A Boo”
3. Jim Ford “Lubbock County Line”
Honorable Mention—Amanda Giddens Lunson “Mooch”

Three Dimensional

1.Jesse Trejo “Leopard Teapot”
2.Amanda Rephak “Girl with the Flower Headdress”
3.Tom E. Rattan “Tall Raku Jar”
Honorable Mention—Barry Philips “Odin’s Kite Cruiser”

Mixed Media

1. Jane Becker “ Transcendence”
2. Mario Kiran “Humility”
3. Elliot Lunson “Sleepy Creature (Grateful)”
Honorable Mention—Dagan Sherman “Organ Donor”

Pastel

1. Shelley Acquard Moore “Jamaican Man”
2. Reba Bailey “Abner”
3. Shelley Acquard Moore “War Path”
Honorable Mention— Renae Curtis “Saturday in Harper’s Ferry”

Watercolor

1. Sara Drescher Braswell “Saint in the Yellow Kimono”
2. Sue Ann Campell “Nasturtiums”
3. Diane Wright “Apple Blossom Special”
Honorable Mention–Ricky Chou “Learn to Be Still”