ISSUE November 2007

THE ARTS MAGAZINE OF THE ART STUDIO, INC.

PAINT BY BUTTON SEE PAGE 6

OCTOBER 2007 2006 NOVEMBER

SHOESTRING INVITATIONAL ART SHOW & AUCTION INSIDE: LAMAR FACULTY ART SHOW, THE INSIDE: GREEN BEANERY, STAGG, AND WUBBEN, AND MORE MORE

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ISSUE Vol. 14, No. 3 Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Art Studio, Inc. Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Coughlan Copy Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Danna Contributing Writer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julie Gipson 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

The Art Studio, Inc. 720 Franklin Beaumont, TX 77701 409-838-5393 www.artstudio.org artstudio@artstudio.org Issue Submissions: issue@artstudio.org 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 Around & About. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Charlie Stagg Builds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Paint By Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Thoughtcrime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 Wubben Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 10 Cover Photo of Jason Button and his daughter Sadie by Trish Coughlan

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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AT THE ART STUDIO NOVEMBER Jason Button — Paint By Button

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MAKING AN EXHIBITION OF THEMSELVES PAGE 7 INSIDE: LISA REINAUER: JUDGE AND JURY, HOT PIG, AND MORE

Local arts institution Charlie Stagg is engaged in building a dwelling out of cans at his home in Vidor.

Stagg works on the structure whenever weather permits and hopes it will be ready by February.

The mason jars in the wall,left, form a window that, when the lids are removed, will let light into the room.

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Mission Statement

Artworks by Gerry Wubben are on display at the Dishman Art Museum on the Lamar University campus through Nov. 14.

Wubben passes time on large scale Review and photo by Andy Coughlan

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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

Volume 14, No. 3

November 2007 ISSUE • 11

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