THEARTS ARTSMAGAZINE MAGAZINE STUDIO, THE OFOF THETHE ARTART STUDIO, INC. INC.
OCTOBER APRIL2006 2008
DISCOVER SHANGRI-LA
SHOESTRING INVITATIONAL ART SHOW INSIDE: TASIMJAE, & AUCTION ‘THREE IF BY SEA’, SEE PAGE 6
STARK MUSEUM, ANDINSIDE: MORE LAMAR FACULTY ART SHOW, THE GREEN BEANERY, AND MORE
ARTHUR COULDN’T BELIEVE THAT NOT BEING A MEMBER WOULD LEAD TO THIS!
THE ART STUDIO, INC. MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE… AND THE NEXT!
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A View From The Top Greg Busceme, TASI Director
ISSUE Vol. 14, No. 7 Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Art Studio, Inc. Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Coughlan Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Danna Contributing Writer . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Strange Contributing Photographer . . . . . . Trish Coughlan
The Art Studio, Inc. Board of Directors President Ex-Officio . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Busceme Vice-President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Busceme Members At Large . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beth Gallaspy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maribeth Jones, Sandy Pate, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angie Phares, Les Warren
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The ISSUE is a monthly publication of The Art Studio, Inc. Its mission is to publicize The Art Studio and its tenants, and to promote the growth of the arts in Southeast Texas. ISSUE is also charged with informing TASI members of projects, progress, achievements and setbacks in TASI’s well-being. Further, ISSUE strives to promote and distribute the writings of local authors in its “Thoughtcrime� feature. ISSUE is provided free of charge to members of TASI and is also available, free of charge, at more than 30 locations in Southeast Texas. Regular features include local artists of note and reputation who are not currently exhibiting at TASI; artists currently or soon to be exhibiting at TASI; Instructional articles for artists; news stories regarding the state of TASI’s organization; and arts news features dealing with general philosophical issues of interest to artists.
Contents Three If By Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 TASIMJAE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Shangri-La. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Remembering Shangri-La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Thoughtcrime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Around & About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 Cover: A Great White Egret flies across Lake Ruby at Shangri-La, by Trish Coughlan.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AT THE ART STUDIO APRIL MAY TASIMJAE (The Art Studio, Inc. Member Jurored Art Exhibition) Michelle Cate — Photography Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 5
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Some sights from Shangri-La: Cypress knees, top left, poke out from swamp water; The Survivor Tree, left, is 1,226 years old; Azaleas, top, in front of the archway at the Pond of the Blue Moon; a sculpture by Linda Covit in the Botanical Gardens.
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Vistors walk through an archway at the Shangri-La Botanical Gardens and nature Reserve in Orange.
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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.
GOALS 1. 2. 3. 4.
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
OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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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WE WANT YOU FOR BAND NITE Hear original music by local musicians LIVE every month at April 19 • 7 p.m. Live music by five bands, inclusing Cousin Phelpy, Kung Fu Grip, Newborn Diversity and Fictive Kin Beer garden off limits to minors • BYOB if you’re over 21 (we check IDs)
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