ISSUE February 2007

THE ARTS MAGAZINE OF THE ART STUDIO, INC.

FEBRUARY 2007

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Contents Around & About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Take-A-Bow Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Nathan McCray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Al Souza Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Thoughtcrime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 AMSET Seeks ‘Fox’ Harris Tales . . . . . . . . Page 10

Cover photo of Nathan McCray

by Andy Coughlan

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Story by Andy Coughlan Photos by Trish Coughlan

MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF THEMSELVES PAGE 7

Take-A-Bow artistic director Joanna Clark, top left, rehearses a scene from Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie” with Adrienne Shearer and Kevin Clark, while Kevin Sekaly Cribbs and Nate Hall, above, go over their lines.

INSIDE: LISA REINAUER: JUDGE AND JURY, HOT PIG, AND MORE

See TAKE-A-BOW on page 11

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Story and photos by Andy Coughlan

Wood carving, top, and mixed media constructions will be on display at TASI in February as part of Nathan McCray’s exhibit, “Metamorphosis of the Muse.” McCray is shown right in his studio with a pair of large mural compositions.

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Review by Andy Coughlan

“Wall Papers #7”, top, and “Where’s Waldo” are part of the exhibition titled “Al Souza: Addenda” at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas through April 8.

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Mission Statement Founded in 1983, The Art Studio, Inc. is devoted to: providing opportunities for interaction between the public and the Southeast Texas community of artists; furnishing affordable studio space to originating artists of every medium; promoting cultural growth and diversity of all art forms in Southeast Texas; and providing art educational opportunities to everyone, of every age, regardless of income level, race, national origin, sex or religion.

PURPOSE The purpose of The Art Studio, Inc. is to (1) provide educational opportunities between the general public and the community of artists and (2) to offer sustained support for the artist by operating a non-profit cooperative to provide studio space and exhibition space to working artists and crafts people, and to provide an area for group work sessions for those artists and crafts people to jointly offer their labor, ideas, and enthusiasm to each other.

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To present public exhibitions To provide educational opportunities To provide accessible equipment for artists To provide peer feedback through association with other artists and crafts people

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To present 10 art exhibitions per year To maintain equipment for artists in a safe working environment To provide better access to artists for the public To offer regularly scheduled adult and children’s classes To develop and maintain public activities with all sectors of the community To develop and maintain equipment to aid artists in their work To provide a display retail outlet for artists To expand programming and activities with increased facility space

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When you support The Art Studio with your membership, you receive ISSUE, Southeast Texas’ and Southwest Louisiana’s alternative press as well as class schedules, invitations to opening receptions and various Studio functions.

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These people are the life blood of our organization.

WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! To volunteer, drop by The Art Studio, Inc., or call 409-838-5393.

Thanks to all these new and renewing members.

Member support is the backbone of our operations!

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INDIVIDUAL Paula Foley Kim Woods April Ringland Bob Wegman Rose Sprott Swain Monique Slaughter Terry Keneson Steven & Casey Ochoa Rainey Kimbrough Tamara Viles Albert Faggard Kathleen Boudreaux

FAMILY/GROUP Joan Steinman and Mike Patterson George Wentz Michael & Kelly Murphy Betty Holmes, Cindy Holmes and Dana Dorman BENEFACTOR In honor of Charlene and Carlo Buceme, Jr.

by Carlo Buceme III

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