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Arts Live Theatre, Northwest Arkansas’ only dedicated non-profit Children’s and Youth Theatre, will host the first annual Arts Live Theatre Awards, the “ALTYs”, Saturday, June 2nd, 7pm, at the Parish Hall, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. Awards will be given to nominated student actors who have appeared in Arts Live Theatre productions throughout the past season and individual contributions to classes will also be recognized. The final award of the evening will be the Arts Live Theatre Spirit Award given to the student or students who have best exemplified Arts Live the past season.
Mark Landon Smith, Artistic Director, believes it’s important to recognize student actors. “They work so hard and are so dedicated to the program, so we wanted to have an evening where it is all about them,” he said. Nominees were selected from a general ballot from which the official nominees were selected. Award recipients will be voted on by the public.

Tickets to the “ALTYs” are $5 per person and may be purchased by calling Arts Live Theatre at 521-4932, or at the door the evening of the ceremony. There will be a Karaoke Party immediately following the ceremony courtesy of dancenhance entertainment. For additional information regarding Arts Live Theatre and their summer programs, including the HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Summer Theatre Camp and the Broadway Junior Summer Theatre Camp, visit www.artslivetheatre.com.

Poor Richard’s Art, Inc. is excited to have Cheri Wollenberg, local art teacher and her students exhibit their work for you on:

Friday, June 8th from 4pm–8pm

There will be music and refreshments

Students are: Amanda McLarty, Anja Cole, Barbara Tauchas, Brenda Laney, Carole Stone, Dianna Reyes, Esther Price, Helen Eaton, Jennifer Elms, Kathy Logue, Leslie Newman, Mara Cole, Mary Collins, Pam Steelman, Ruby Pope, Sara Moses, & Sherri Goff
Cheri Wollenberg, Rogers, Ar

My fine arts exposure as a child was seeing images in textbooks, musicals on television and listening to classical music that accompanied cartoons at the movies.  I observed and analyzed very thoroughly the pictures on the walls of my church and at my grandparents’ homes.  I remember observing in the “funny books” or “funnies” and coloring books the way the graphic artists reduced form into contour drawings of people, architecture, landscapes, and animals.  I imitated those drawings and played with crayons; but available supplies and exposure to lessons were limited.  I knew then that I wanted to be an artist, but life’s journey would lead me on a few detours along the way.

After many years of learning and practicing art independently and through mentor teachers, I decided to return to college and work on a degree in art.  I attended knowing that there would be a divine direction in my life.  A long story short, I received a BA and MA in Art Education, taught art in public schools for ten years and now I am expressing myself through painting most every day.  I teach oil and acrylic painting in my home and I teach for the Art Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, AR.  I believe that the process of creating art is a precious gift from the Creator Himself and I am blessed to participate in such a minute frame of time.

For more information about Poor Richard’s Art, please call Mary at 636-0417 or email at mary@poorrichardsart.com.

Only Because of His Grace.
Mary Elizabeth Schopp
Poor Richard’s Art, Inc.
116 South First Street
Rogers, AR 72756
479.636.0417
www.poorrichardsart.com

Our mission is to nurture and present innovative art of uncommon quality in all types of media from artists located in Northwest Arkansas. The Art is selected by committee and sold on commission.

Our vision is to preserve the Applegate Drug Store building and help with the economic development of Historic Downtown Rogers.

Megan Chapman’s exhibit of paintings entitled “The Path that Light Takes” offers a lesson in psychology–the calming influence of visual art.

Chapman explains that she explores “different motifs that I find natural and comforting” in the mixed media paintings of oil, acrylic, graphite and charcoal. Chapman says, “This body of work is about my love of color, the subtle changes that occur when colors overlap, react, and create something new.” The series of paintings are connected to one another by repeated themes: bands of color, outlines of an organic shape suggestive of a lotus flower or a water lily, clusters of ovals, and overlays of blended colors.

Chapman uses brush and overlay techniques to create pleasing textures that add dimension to the pieces so that they appear not as flat canvases, but as windows opening into deep and evocative spaces. Chapman notes that her composing process is largely directed by the attempt “to create an otherworldly atmosphere.” She says subconscious decisions guide her choices while she is painting, when “I am functioning at my highest level, connected, and meditative.” Chapman says while painting in this fashion she feels “truly free,” and this freedom extends to the viewer. The tranquil canvases suggest archetypal sources of inspiration, like the sea or dreamscapes, which allows viewers to interpolate their own emotive response onto each piece, making the appreciation of these works unique to each viewer.

Chapman influences the viewer’s perception by assigning intriguing titles to the paintings. She says that the process of choosing an appropriate title is also creative and introspective, like her painting, and that she chooses a title that “highlights an aspect or section of the painting that might otherwise go unnoticed by the viewer.” Titles such as “A Distant Sweetness” and “Tiny Virtues” tantalize the viewer into contemplating the murky depths of their own experiences.

Tiny Virtues 40 inches x 30 inches Mixed media on Canvas 2006 $1200Chapman, a Fayetteville native, received her B.F.A. in painting from the University of Oregon and is currently represented by the DDP Gallery in Fayetteville, Blue Moon Gallery in Hot Springs, the M2 Gallery in Little Rock and the Gallery Fraga on Bainbridge Island, Washington. All paintings in the exhibit are available for sale by the artist. “The Path that Light Takes” will be on display in Mullins Library through the end of June. For more information, call (479) 575-6702.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: EXTENDED DEADLINE
ArtSERVE International
ART EXHIBITION/FUND RAISER
Location: SPRINGDALE, AR at the JONES CENTER
Date: July 27th, 28th

ArtSERVE International (ASI) develops educational opportunities for people in poor communities through the arts.

ASI also offers a venue for artists to showcase their work and be part of an international network of artists who support and are supported in part by ASI.

Requirements for Submission

All submissions must be the original work of the submitting artist and be unique to that individual. The art submitted must be that exact art shown after ASI approves. The limit to the number of pieces to be shown will be decided after June 29th.

Artwork or merchandise sold at an exhibit is subject to a commission of 30% (payable to ASI).

When sending digital images for approval ensure that files are either jpeg or pdf format. Attachments should not exceed 10MB per email. Multiple emails are accepted. Send images to artserveint@yahoo.com - include dimensions, medium and surface, title, and sale/starting bid price. As an option, artist may include a bio statement and photo, achievements and/or awards.

Additional preferences:
Artists must have their own hanging apparatus.
Sculptures and assemblages must be easily movable.

Deadline for submission is June 29th, 2007
CONTACT INFO: artserveint@yahoo.com (attn: Freedom)

YouthCAN!, a non-profit prevention organization in Springdale is looking for a very special person to be the Creative Director at our Art Explosions Community Imagination Studio.  The Creative Director is part of the administration team and works directly under the Executive Director handling most of the creative activities and programming at the studio.

This position will begin in sometime in May, 2007.  We are looking for someone with varied knowledge in multiple art mediums, teaching experience helpful.  Applicant must have basic computer skills, good interpersonal skills, and be willing and able to work closely with the public.

Listed below is the complete job description.

For more information about YouthCAN! or the Art Explosions Community Imagination Studio, visit:  www.artexplosions.org and www.youthcaninc.org.

If interested, please send resume and cover letter to:  bdavis@youthcaninc.org by May 15, 2007. Read more…

Please join us for OurStateArkansas, May 20 – 22, 2007 at the Coury House Retreat Center, Subiaco, Arkansas.

OurState is Just Communities intensive three-day diversity initiative that brings together community leaders from across Arkansas who work in the sectors of business, non-profit, government, faith, healthcare, media and education to interactively explore how they can help make our state’s practices and culture more inclusive. Read more…

here’s the information about our Inclusive Boards for a Diverse Community program.

Here’s what your nonprofit organization will get for your investment:

* Your Board will have 1 or 2 new non-Anglo board members-from NW Arkansas institutions such as Wal-Mart, P & G and the University of Arkansas-who have been well-trained on all aspects of serving on a non-profit board.
* Your agency’s board-now newly diversified-will receive an on-site day-long cultural awareness/diversity training, tailor made to your agency’s unique needs in becoming more inclusive, coupled with board development and planning for being a higher impact board and organization.
* Your Board Chair (or representative) and your Executive Director will have an increased understanding of, commitment to and skills in creating a diverse and inclusive board and organization.
* Your agency will complete this program with a larger, stronger, more diverse board and an action plan for building upon this foundation of inclusion. Read more…

“The Path that Light Takes” an exhibit of abstract mixed media paintings by Megan Chapman will be featured May 1 – June 29 in the Mullins Library, at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. This exhibit includes nineteen new paintings never before exhibited locally. Megan’s work has most recently been featured in a solo exhibit at Gallery Fraga in Bainbridge Island, Washington this past March. Her mixed media abstracts have been well received. This exhibit is free and open to the public.

Megan Chapman was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She received her B.F.A. in painting from the University of Oregon. Megan has shown her work over the past ten years in Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington, as well as in various publications, and in private and corporate collections. Megan is currently represented by the DDP Gallery in Fayetteville, Blue Moon Gallery in Hot Springs, and by the M2 gallery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Megan is also represented by Gallery Fraga in Bainbridge Island, Washington.Visit the artist’s website at www.meganchapman.com for more information about her work.

Chapman says, “This body of work is about my love of color, the subtle changes that occur when colors overlap, react, and create something new. I also love textures and how layers of color and texture come together. I enjoy space and balance. I have been exploring different motifs that I find natural and comforting. These shapes are repetitive at times, and often peek out from a hidden space in the painting or brazenly take the foreground. These shapes reflect my love of mark making and how I enjoy the imperfect smudge of charcoal or the gritty pencil line as it floats along the painted surface. Intuitively, I bring these elements together to create an otherworldly atmosphere.”