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GumTree Festival is a two-day, outdoor celebration of the visual and performing arts. The primary focus of the festival is the juried exhibition of quality fine art and fine crafts, giving our audience the rare opportunity to meet, interact with, view the works of, and purchase art from, the artists who have created it. Additionally, the GumTree offers artist demonstrations for area schools, educational art activities on site, live performances, and a scholarship program for graduating high school seniors from Tupelo and Lee County. The GumTree Museum of Art, Inc. is a tax exempt art organization and all proceeds are used to produce the annual festival, to present educational art programs throughout the year, and to assist in other activities of the museum.

Mission: The mission of the GumTree Festival is to increase public knowledge and appreciation for fine arts and fine crafts by creating opportunities that connect artists, the Tupelo community, and the general public, culminating in a quality juried outdoor art festival.

tornado relief GumTree Festival will be collecting tree saplings and shrubs in an effort to “reGreen” Tupelo. Donations can be brought to the administration tent on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday and Sunday.

The festival will also collect monetary donations and gift cards for the Tupelo Relief Effort.

2014 Crew Directors: Liz McIntosh, Milton Horton Nash and Robert Wylie Reed III Chair Peeps: • Tent Ladies: Kimberly Deaton and Tracy Stafford • Kid’s Corner: Jeni Hale Chandler, Tracey Taylor and Teachers of TPSD • Student Art Scholarships: Lee Bryson • Singers/Songwriters: Meredith Martin and Alyssa Vail • Artist Coordinators: Russell Lyle Stafford, Gena Freeman Yarbrough, Anna Garner and Katherine Jamieson Stafford • Judges’ Jestors: Katherine Jamieson Stafford, Bobby Kenny and Richard Caron • Site Supervision: Christian Reed and Macarty Company Design Group, P.A.

Happy Birthday Cali Lutz!

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more than a weekend

Kit Stafford created the image for this year’s GumTree Festival poster shown on the cover. Stafford has over 12 years of teaching experience as a visual arts specialist for Tupelo Public School District. Kit graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor’s of Fine Art with an emphasis in Painting. She has earned her National Board Certification in Art/ Early and Middle Childhood as well as earned awards such as Teacher of the Year for Thomas Street Elementary in 2009-2010. In the fall of 2010 and 2011, Kit was responsible for initiating the large community project, “Rockin’ Tupelo”, where each of the 13 Tupelo schools painted 6 foot metal guitars that were placed on Main Street in Tupelo. Kit also has served as director of GumTree Museum and GumTree Festival from 2010 - 2013 where she worked with artists from all over Mississippi and the Southeast as well as conducted numerous educational workshops for children and adults. She continues to volunteer and serve GumTree Museum and GumTree Festival. Kit has acted as an arts consultant for various school districts across the state. Kit lives in downtown Tupelo with her husband, Russell and three daughters, Reid, Shelby, and Sophie.

The original 2014 GumTree Art Festival painting will be auctioned off in the administration tent for a silent auction.

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Tupelo Public School teachers will be manning the tent offering complimentary hands-on art projects during the festival for kids of all ages.

youth stage 2014 schedule Saturday

Sunday

10:00: Joyner/Rankin 10:30: Verona Voices 11:00-12:00: Tupelo Ballet 12:00: Tupelo Twirlers 12:30-1:30: Splash (TMS) 1:30: Parkway/Lawndale 2:00: Milam 2:30-3:00: Carver/Lawhon 3:00: Pierce Street 3:30: Structure 4:00: TaeKwonDo class

1:30: Judi Ready Dance studio 2:00: Tupelo Ballet 2:30: Tupelo Suzuki Violin group 3:00: Thomas Street Elementary 3:30: Endville Band 4:00: THS AP Music Group 4:30: Youth Scholarship and Writing Award Presentation

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About the Cover

Larkin Hudson

Emily Carter

Katherine Huang

Anna Ballard

Mathilda Lail

Each year, high school and middle school students from Tupelo and Lee County compete for awards based on artwork submitted by the students. Judges’ Choice Awards and Certificates of Merit are selected by a panel of judges. Three Judges’ Choices Awards are selected for each grade and up to fifteen certificate of merit awards are selected as well.

Graduating high school seniors compete for $1,500 in scholarships from the Gumtree Festival. The scholarship competition is based upon portfolio presentations containing 10 to 12 original works of art, a sketchbook and an essay.

Each year we tirelessly encourage young, talented artists to participate in our youth competitions. Through the effort, we have given many of these children and young adults an opportunity to excel in their gift through means not accessible to them otherwise.We have seen the direct results of the festival artists’ influence on our community youth. The GumTree Museum will exhibit winning works of art from the scholarship competition from May 5 to May 15. Judges’ Choice and Merit winning artwork will also be on display.

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scholarship competition 2014

“I believe creativity has no limits. As an artist I have the privilege to explore the normal, everyday things around me and show the beauty in those things that may have gone unnoticed. From an awesome view off the Appalachian Trail to something in my own backyard, everywhere I look, I am inspired.”

Emily Carter // $300 // Tupelo High School “Art is passionate. Art is insprirational. Art is exquisite. Most people say art is an escape, however I think greater of it than that. Art is like entering an entire different world--a world that you create in your mind; everybody’s is different and that is the beauty of it. I find it moving that not one person’s style, technique, or form is the same. I am my own person in a world of art; there is no other like me.”

Mathilda Lail // $300 // Tupelo High School “Often after days of stressing over a project, I will ask myself, “Why do I continue to do art?”, but even on those days of feeling burnt out, I know the answer. Being creative is something that I crave to do, and if I quit doing art, I would always feel the desire to create new artwork.”

Anna Ballard // $100 // Tupelo High School “My artwork primarily focuses on my use of colors, conte’, and color pencil. I enjoy working in each of these mediums but my favorites to work in would be colored pencil and oil pastel because I love the way the colors blend.”

Katherine Huang // $100 // Tupelo High School “Art has always been a way for me to slip away from reality and enter a world where my imagination could reign free. It was a major source of joy for me as a child and I held it close to my heart. I regarded art as my best friend. As the older more creative sibling of two, I was usually the ringleader of our games and frequently created the stages and props we played with. I had a wild imagination that was proud of and that creative way of thinking stayed with me as I grew older and began to develop my drawing skills. Going through school, I have been able to gain inspiration and insight from both classmates and master artists.”

These excerpts are from each scholarship recipient’s submitted essay which was a required part of the award program.

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Larkin Hudson // $700 // Tupelo High School

Charlie Buckley

Ashley Chavis

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After graduating from the University of Mississippi (BFA/ Painting) in 2004, Charlie opened a full-time studio in Oxford focusing on commissions and personal work. In 2007, he was offered a Graduate Assistantship in the MFA program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, graduating with a Masters in Fine Arts in 2009. Before returning to a full-time studio practice, he taught at both Miami University and Mississippi State University. Charlie has participated in national and regional competitions and invitationals, has shown his work in various solo and group exhibitions, and was awarded a Fellowship in Visual Arts from the Mississippi Arts Commission. He is represented by Southside Gallery in Oxford, Fischer Galleries in Jackson, and The Arts Company in Nashville, and lives with his wife and daughter in Tupelo.

Ashley Kenneth Chavis is originally from southeast Georgia. In 1995, after being awarded an art portfolio scholarship, he enrolled at The Savannah College of Art and Design to study architecture. However, due to the Georgia Hope Scholarship, he decided to transfer. During this time, Ashley fell in love with Ceramics and Fine Art. In 2000, he graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Studio Art. He completed graduate school in 2005 at The University of Mississippi and was awarded the terminal degree in Studio Art and the Master of Fine Arts degree, with an emphasis in Ceramics.

Ashley began working for Northwest Mississippi Community College in 2007. He currently teaches Drawing and Ceramics. He also helps curate and maintain the department’s art gallery and is an advisor of the students’ art club, Les Fauves.

Ashley also enjoys an active studio schedule. Most of his creative energy is devoted to producing functional pottery that has a unique since of tactility and surface design. However, he also experiments with mixed-media drawings and prints. He has shown his work in over seventy-five exhibitions. His work can be found in numerous regional and national exhibitions and locally at Southside Gallery in Oxford, Mississippi. He is a member of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI), and Sycamore Arts Council. Ashley lives with his wife, Virginia, who is also an artist, son Bazil (7), daughter Ruby (5), and dog Daisy (1) in Oxford, Mississippi.

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jurors

artist demonstrator program: Each year the festival is committed to giving back to the community. One of those gifts to our community youth is providing artists demonstrations for area schools. The artists are provided at no charge to the schools that wish to participate. In addition, several artists demonstrate in their booths. continued on pg. 10

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Helene Fielder A01 Anthony Borchardt A08 Rodney Lemonier A12 Jo Smith A19 Barbara Eaton C06 John Coburn C09 Norman Fowler F14 Tracy & Craig Wilson E01 Denise Brown E03 David Johnson E05 Ross De La Garza E11 Jason Wilson E15 Linda Bassett F08 Margaret Barber F10 Craig McMillin F13

Suzanne Juneau A04 Cathy Talbot A10 Michael Schwade A15 Joshua Samuels B04 Charles Pinckney B06 Sally Wade B11 David & Ann Reif B14 Debra Farley B17 David Conroy C03 Patricia Bergman C08 Nancy LaPlace C14 DCZ Designs D01 Randy Walker D06 Christine Chandler D12 Bobby Johnston E13 Marianne Hanson F03 Roger & Renae Poer F07 Diane Bishop F11 Jennifer James F16

Fiber Carol McCrady B02 Constance Beck B16 Heaven McCaulley C07 Linda Lindale C10 Paul Aude D04 Glass Sandra Lorenz A11 Toni Palmer A13 Karen Dixon A17 Jerry McLennan E08 Larry Hamilton E16

Mixed Media (2D) Rick Anderson B18 Nicole Gladden C13 Marian Baker D14 Suzan & Chuck Buckner E02 Henry Warner F05 Mixed Media (3D) Amy Lansburg A18 Keith Wooten B21 Gumtree Art Festival •••

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FESTIVAL LAYOUT

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FESTIVAL LAYOUT

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artist demonstrator program (cont’d): Funding for the artist demonstrators is provided by a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. The GumTree and the GumTree Museum of Art directors give a big shout out to all of the festival artists and schools that participate.

Mixed Media (3D) continued

Jason Stoddart F01 & F02

Angelique Robichaud C02 Tiffany Ownbey C16 Huiying Lee D10

Printmaking

Painting Michael Banks A06 Dennis Heckler A21 Frank Gee B01 Angela Bond B07 Chad Mars B13 Jimmy Lange B15 John Armistead B20 Ronald Lewis B22 Felix Ferroa C05 Eddie Powell C11 & C12 Jinsheng Song C15 Taylor White D03 Lauren Dunn D09 Tracy Mckay D11 Carol Carmichael D13 Amy Leigh Carstensen D16 Cindy Aune E04 Virginia Fergus E07 Frankie Buckley E14 Justin Vowell F17 Photography Robert Wallis B08 J. D. Hayward B19 Fred Draper D15 Kim Wiygul Williams E12 10 ••• Gumtree Art Festival

Mel Fleck A16 Nikolai Plavski B09 & B10 Lou Hii C01 Sean StarWars E09 Sculpture David Nagel A02 & A03 Pat Juneau A05 Steve Windham A07 Dolores & Robert Wells A22 Bebo B03 Alisha DuBois B12 Craig Riches D02 Jennifer Hyatt D05 Lester Jones D07 Charlie Yowell E06 Stephanie Pierson-Hutson E17 Corky Storer F12 Wood Bill Palmer A14 Marvin Smith A20 Dennis Paullus B05 David Lupton C04 Lauren Dunn D08 Douglas Glascock F04 George Jones Jr. E10 Robert Rundquist F06 Dan Finerman F09

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artists

guest judge: john milstead John wrote and produced his first project, “Sides of The Soul” in 2009. He toured over 30 shows with Sister Hazel, opened for BB King, and sang on NBC’s Today Show. Out of 12,000 entries, John’s songs placed in the top 10 of the NSAI songwriting contest 3 years in a row. After 5 years of meetings and working his way into the Nashville writing community, John signed his first publishing deal as a staff writer with Reba Mcentire’s company Starstruck in October 2013. John also worked for NMMC cancer center as a Radiation Therapist for 10 years. “John is a powerhouse of precision vocals,” said David Kershenbaum, who produced Bryan Adams and Tracy Chapman.

“Incredible melodic instinct-one of the strongest singers I’ve seen in a long time. True Artist,” said Robert Johnson, a writer/producer who has worked with Celine Dion and Lynyrd Skynrd.

The Tupelo native has released an album that is pretty much incredible, especially from a “new”artist that writes, produces, and performs all of their material. Milstead has what some call an “old soul,” said Chuck Dauphin of Music News Nashville. For more information, go to johnmilstead.com

broadway street music lineup Saturday 11-1 pm: Singer/Songwriter Competition 1:15-2:30 pm: John Milstead 2:45-4 pm: Kevin Waide Project 4:15-5:30 pm: Eric Deaton Trio

Sunday 1:15-2:45: Lane Chapel Quintet 3:00-4:30: Jake Fussell

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2014 songwriters competition

There are moments of greatness in any community I suppose. Tupelo has had an abundance of those moments, and great men and women that make them happen. We have suffered great loss over the last few weeks. Loss of homes, loss of a sense of normal, and loss of one amazing art benefactor. Jimmy Westbrook passed away on April 25, 2014. He had the artistic vision along with Gus Staub and Bill Ford for something greater for Tupelo. He dedicated years of his life to improving this community as well as “growing” the GumTree Festival we know today. He worked tirelessly in the early years to see GumTree Festival succeed and went on to oversee this festival for over 25 years.

We are forever indebted to him.

In January of this year, another great contributor as well as a local artist and architect, Gus Staub passed away. Staub’s talent was evident in his own art, his architectural designs that helped shape the Tupelo we know today, and his artistic and community-minded service to this area. He knew that Tupelo was capable and entitled to a culturally rich community. Together, Bill & Sandy Ford, Jimmy & Charlotte Westbrook, and Gus Staub charted new territory, and created a tradition that has stood the test of time.

GumTree Festival History:

In 1972, local art patrons and community minded individuals, Bill Ford, Gus Staub, and Jim Westbrook arrived at the realization that Tupelo was sorely in need of a connection to artists and to original art itself. They had grown tired of the cliche reproduction market and unimaginative “sofa art”, and set out to establish a community-wide appreciation for the fine arts and the unique individuals that create that art. It was their intent to provide an annual arts festival where not only artists could come and interact with their patrons, but where the community as a whole could view a wide variety of artists, media, and engage in discussions about that art work. This was the motivation and beginnings of the GumTree Art Festival.

In the beginning, Ford, Westbrook, and Staub approached numerous festivals and spent countless hours establishing an artist mailing list. Over 3,000 invitations were mailed to artists around the country. The first few festivals were modest in stature, but had the makings of a tried and true Tupelo tradition. The work in the seventies was very avant garde as reflective of the art scene of the time. Bill Ford and Jim Westbrook went on to manage the festival for over 15 years together until Ford moved in the late ‘80s. Jim Westbrook carried on the festival tradition for another 10 years along with the dedicated staff of volunteers who came back year after year. These volunteers, many of which are still very active in the festival today, include: Carol Jean Vogee, Jean Francis Cooper, Lee Bryson, Barbara Fleishacker, John Blakey, Richard McCarty, and our own Bubba Nash. Jim Westbrook passed the festival “torch” to Tina Lutz when she moved to Tupelo and took on the role of Executive Director of GumTree Museum of Art. Tina along with a host of volunteers continued to grow the festival for another 16 years.

The festival continues on today through the efforts of numerous volunteers. This is a community tradition and a legacy that these creative visionaries leave behind.

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spirit of gumtree past

Seventh Grade Nicole Combs, “Healthy Snack,” Plantersville Middle Alanis Duke, “My Aquarium,” Shannon Middle Keien Gates, “Square Fallout,” Shannon Middle Oceana Harris, “Sea Life,” Plantersville Middle Oceana Harris, “Self Portrait,” Plantersville Middle Jarin Holland, “China man,” Shannon Middle Hanji Qian, “Rooster at Sunrise,” Guntown Middle Hanji Qian, “Grandmother and Hanjing,” Guntown Middle Keyasha Smith, “Me Having a Good Day,”Plantersville Middle Amiya White, “The Wonderful World of Painting,” Shannon Middle

Eighth Grade Morgan Bailey, “Lost,” Guntown Middle School Jay-Shawn Garmon,”Colorful Flowers,” Shannon Middle School Genesis Gusman, “Classical Still Life,” Tupelo Middle School Hanna Hussey, “Indian Appaloosa,” Daphne Works Dallas McGaughy, “Cut Flower,” Shannon Middle School Dallas McGaughy, “Retro,” Shannon Middle School Alyssa McGee, “I’m All Broken Up,” Shannon Middle School Nyeshia McGregory, “Dark, Colorful, Fine,” Shannon Middle Jaquain Osborne, “Fist of Fury,” Plantersville Middle Stormy Rodriguez, “Out My Window,” Shannon Middle Anna Stone, “Huskey,” Daphne Works Anna Stone, “Mardi Gras,” Daphne Works

Ninth Grade Savannah Alley, “Coral and Shells,” Saltillo High Maddie Coln, “Starfish,” Saltillo High Cara Lowry, “AKA Black Widow,” Tupelo High Regan Plunkett, “Patterns,” Saltillo High Anna Claire Priest, “Bernadette,” Saltillo High Anna Claire Priest, “Octopus Vulgaris,” Saltillo High Haruka Saro, “Lilies,” Tupelo High Andres Recinos Torres, “Untitled,” Tupelo High

Tenth Grade Lora Beth Barrett, “Matsu,” Saltillo High Emma Counce, “Shells,” Tupelo High Sarah Catherine Crouch, “Beach in Orange,” Saltillo High Fox DeVaughn, “It’s Knot Not,” Saltillo High Ty Garner, “Elegant Facade,” Tupelo High

Ty Garner, “Goldfinch Spring,” Tupelo High Alex Hubbert, “Taos, NM,” Saltillo High Sydney Kate Lockhart, “Self Portrait,” Tupelo High Sydney Kate Lockhart, “Still Life with Striped Sheet,” Tupelo High Amelia Pongetti, “Masquerade,” Tupelo High Amelia Pongetti, “Turtle Collage,” Tupelo High Carson Robbins, “Jar of Flowers,” Shannon High Carson Robbins, “Pebbles,” Shannon High Ann Douglas Stone, “Me-Gazine,” Tupelo High Ella Stone, “A Mother’s Youth,” Daphne Works Ella Stone, “Reaching Through Darkness,” Daphne Works Alyssa Tutor, “Sister,” Saltillo High

Eleventh Grade Roberto Becerra, “City Boy,” Tupelo High Allyson Bivens, “Country Store,” Tupelo High Mary Ellen Cobb, “Lammergeier Birds,” Tupelo High Mary Ellen Cobb, “Portrait of Mr. Battles,” Tupelo High Jessi Davis, “Self Portrait,” Tupelo High Jessi Davis, “Silverware Still Life,” Tupelo High Ashton Ellis, “Illuminous,” Saltillo High Josh Grandin, “The Coding Virus,” Tupelo High Molly Homan, “Two-Faced,” Tupelo High Delaney Norton, “Still Life,” Tupelo High Mary Katherine Prewitt, “Snail Ya Later,” Saltillo High Bension Tran, “Ego,” Tupelo High Lexy Wages, “Self Portrait,” Tupelo High Hannah Waters, “Joshua 24:15,” Saltillo High Elena Whitehead, “Rediflex,” Saltillo High Elizabeth Wyatt, “Sassy,” Tupelo High

Twelfth Grade Kerrigan Buck, “My Sister’s Keeper,” Tupelo High Taylor Buttrum, “Hollow,” Saltillo High Alex Cayson, “Still Life with Rum,” Tupelo High Kiana Gragory, “Self Portrait,” Tupelo High Adam Hilenbrand, “Ballet #4,” Tupelo High Mathilda Lail, “Face Washing,” Tupelo High Stephanie Land, “Epiphany,” Tupelo High Breana McDonald, “Zebra Reflection,” Tupelo High Ryan Murphy, “Face in Cool Colors,” Tupelo High Mary Dalton Parker, “Self Portrait,” Tupelo High Joycelyn Topp, “Effortless Energy,” Tupelo High Joycelyn Topp, “Reaching for Success,” Tupelo High Austin Weaver, “Virtuoso,” Saltillo High

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merit awards

Seventh Grade

Alanis Duke // “Neon Room” Shannon Middle School

Anaian Hervey // “Portrait of 12” Plantersville Middle School

Anaian Hervey // “Untitled” Plantersville Middle School

Eighth Grade

Hanna Hussey // “Shy Boy” Daphne Works

Regan Price // “Jeffery” Daphne Works

Brady Westmoreland // “B” Shannon Middle School

Ninth Grade

Shae Buckner // “Selfie” Tupelo High School

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Cara Lowry // “Amaranthine” Daphne Works

Regan Plunkett // “Where the Heart Is” Saltillo High School

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judge’s choice awards

Fox DeVaughn // “Pick of Destiny” Saltillo High School

Eleventh Grade cont’d

Katelyn Dixon // “Still Life with Red Glass”

Tupelo High School

Twelfth Grade

Anna Ballard “Reflected Jar of Watercolor” Tupelo High School

Eleventh Grade

Ann Douglas Stone “Still Life with Gourds”

Tupelo High School

Katelyn Dixon “Why Am I Discouraged”

Tupelo High School

Alex Cayson // “Contrast” Tupelo High School

Neely Brown // “Listen to the Music” Tupelo High School

Mary Ellen Cobb // “Ray Bans” Tupelo High School

Madison Jones // “All Smiles” Tupelo High School

Delaney Norton // “Self Portrait” Tupelo High School

Dallas Ederer // “Oversized Narcissim” Saltillo High School

Elizabeth Hocevar “A Light in the Room” Tupelo High School Gumtree Art Festival ••• 15

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Tenth Grade

Lee County Board of Supervisors

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