Issue 109 - 03/2013

THE ARTS CENTER What’s Inside: A Word From Our Director

THE ARTS CENTER NEWSLETTER Issue 109 - March 2013 Courtesy of:

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The Ringers Performance Upcoming Classes Shelly Bunde Exhibit Caravanserai Theater Auditions Thank yous

From the director’s desk:

Taylor Barnes Executive Director

“Every child is an artist.

The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”

– Pablo Picasso

I realize I may be “preaching to the choir”— you are most likely reading this because you are an Arts Center member or someone interested in the arts. Which brings me to the question of motivation. What motivated you to get involved or tangentially interested? Is it because you came to a performance, a reception, a meeting or a party in the gallery and viewed something intriguing? Is it because you happened upon Artful Happy Hour and realized this provided an avenue to meet new people? Is one of your children or grandchildren involved in after school or summer arts & drama classes here and you’ve seen the impact that had?

My interest in the arts is really my parents’ fault. After very early classes at the Toledo Museum of Art and years of encouragement provided by teachers and parents, I was “hooked”. The benefits from years of arts involvement have been more than rewarding. I’ve had the opportunity to watch lives changed because of the arts. That is especially the case with youth programming. The Arts After School program is in its thirteenth year! Amazing growth takes place as these kids learn artistic skills and consequently improve their social skills. The arts provide a vehicle and unique vocabulary allowing others to learn about you ­— and for you to discover capacities you didn’t realize you possessed.

Whatever your interest in the arts, I hope you remember to nurture the arts… by paying for a child’s art class; by coming to a performance or reception; by maintaining your Arts Center membership; or by remembering to live each day artfully.

*Coming S

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Culinary Explorations: The Buffalo City Rotisserie Grill and the Arts Center pair up to present a special dining experiencefeaturing a different culture’s cuisine each month. Starting in March, with the more familiar flavors of Greece or Italy, the menu will then move around the globe as year continues. Diners will experience a multi-course dinner complete with a takehome packet of recipes, where to purchase ingredients and a fact sheet on each county’s culinary distinctions. Look for more details in upcoming emails updates, Facebook posts and the Jamestown Sun.

THE RINGERS, March 22, 7:30 The area’s newest rock band comprised of veteran players Mike Jenkins, Ken Gilbertson, Keith Johnson and Mike Carbone. The Ringers focus on deep cuts from classic rock that influenced the band member’s early musical development. Original songs that reflect The Ringers rich musical roots will be released on their self-titled debut CD (cdbaby.com).

The Arts Center, Tickets at the door $8 members / $10 general admission

upcoming classes providing opportunities for artistic development and exploration ClassES for adults (16 years of age and older)

Pre-registration is required for all classes. Call The Arts Center at 701-251-2496, stop by the office or register online www.jamestownarts.com/art-classes INTRO TO WATERCOLOR with Anna Jacobson Saturday, March 23 from 12 - 4:00 pm & Sunday, March 24th from 1 - 3:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $40 members / $50 non-members Learn the basics of watercolor painting. This class will cover the essentials: how to handle the paint, color mixing, proper application techniques and beyond.

No previous experience necessary.

Pysanky Egg Dying with Bonnie Tressler Monday, March 18th from 6 - 8:00 pm & Tuesday, March 19th from 6 - 8:00 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $10 members / $15 non-members This is your chance to learn a beautiful, ancient art. Pysanky is part of the Ukrainian tradition of decorating whole eggshells with elaborate geometric patterns. Once only made at Easter, now made year round by people of varying skill levels. introduction to pottery wheel with Tammy Jones Tuesdays: March 19, 26 & April 2, 9 from 6 - 8:30 pm The Hansen Arts Studio • $50 members / $60 non-members Learn the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel: centering clay, creating vessels, shaping and trimming techniques. Then prepare pieces for kiln firing and glazing.

INTEREST-BASED Gatherings (These groups are FREE & open to all skill levels) PHOTOGRAPHY interest group Meets at the Hansen Arts Studio the 1st Sunday of the month (March 3) from 1 - 3:00 pm.

Wood carving with the Woodchippers Meets at the Hansen Arts Studio Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Except Holiday weeks

Writers circle Meets in The Arts Center gallery the last Monday of the month (March 25) 6 - 8:00 pm.

an artful happy hour - Meet People. Mix Drinks. Make Art. Join us the second Tuesday of every month for a social hour and artful activity.

Participation is FREE! Just bring the beverage of your choice and join us after work.

classic movie night Next classic movie is Thursday, March 21st at The Arts Center. Showtime is 7:00 pm.

* Readers theater group

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Enjoy reading with expression? The first Readers Theater Group will meet March 13, Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the Hansen Arts Studio to read a play aloud and have fun becoming the characters. More information: Dina Laskowski, 269-9111, dlaskows@jc.edu

“These paintings grew out of a time of traveling home to North Dakota to care for my ailing grandparents over several years. I took many side trips to visit prairie churches, cemeteries and small town cafes—the kind of stuff a homesick North Dakotan does when she “comes home.” It was a time of feeling nostalgic and a little melancholy.”

-Shelly Bunde

photo credit: Virginia Evans

exhibitions revolving gallery exhibitions every four to six weeks

“she left for good one time but came back” March 1 – 30, 2013 “She Left For Good One Time, But Came Back” is a series of 53 paintings by North Dakota native Shelly Julian Bunde currently touring through the North Dakota Art Gallery Association. The collaged works depict one fictional (but familiar) woman for every county in North Dakota and include a short biographical sketch, the sort of tidbit one might recall about a character from one’s childhood.

In the paintings, every woman or girl but one is identified by her husband’s, grandfather’s, father’s, or even father-in-law’s name. Bunde recalls that when she was a girl, women were regularly addressed by, and addressed themselves by their husband’s name, like “Mrs. John Kuntz,” for example. Growing up in North Dakota in the 1970s, Bunde says she was unaware of the Women’s Movement happening at that time, but observed that her mother and the women around her were extremely competent and hard-working, busy raising children, doing heavy chores and, in their “spare” time, running clubs and making crafts of every imaginable kind. Still, recipes submitted to the church cookbook were credited to the likes of “Mrs. Lyle Olson.” It was puzzling to her as a girl.

In these paintings Bunde tries to bring the woman’s story into the foreground, just a little—but not too much, remembering that most of the women she knew would not likely have drawn attention to themselves.

The paintings are collaged with pieces of North Dakota road maps, vintage fabric and other tidbits.

This exhibition is sponsored by the North Dakota Art Gallery Association with support from the North Dakota Council on the Arts.

gallery talk In keeping with the exhibition theme, a HOT-DISH LUNCH RECEPTION with the artist will take place on March 9 at 12:00 pm If you would like to volunteer and share your family, club or church’s favorite hot dish at the Luncheon Reception, we could use your help!

Please contact us at 701-251-2496. Incentive to help: A prize will be given for the favorite hot dish (visitors to the reception will vote).

“Barnes County, Dennis Rustad’s Neice”

Shelly Bunde, mixed media

Shelly Julian Bunde currently resides in Bozeman, Montana. For more information, visit www.shellybunde.com.

The Arts Center Lobby — WINTER The Lobby Gallery features “Winter” themed artwork through mid April. This mini-exhibit grew out of a Blog/Facebook challenge to artists to get out and look for inspiration during our long winter. Several artists responded to the challenge among them Logan Adams, Frank Clemens and Bill Tanata.

Frank Clemens, Garden Gate, 2013, acrylic on stretched canvas, 8 x 10” Tom McGregor paintings on display at JRMC February through May 2013 Tom McGregor grew up in Jamestown where his love of drawing led to a career in graphic design. Since 2007 he has been painting en plein air (a French expression which means “in the open air”, and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors). This method combines the artist’s passion for being outdoors with his love of painting.

McGregor’s work will be displayed until the end of May. See more of his work at mcgregorart.com. The artist maintains his design business in St. Paul but these days he is working towards being a full time painter.

Weather Change, Oil on Linen, 20×16

The Arts Center is collaborating with JRMC on a changing exhibit in the corridor linking the Hospital with JRMC Specialty Clinic and Essentia Clinic.

Following significant critical acclaim and audience enthusiasm for its debut tour, Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet will return to four U.S. cities. The Arts Center has been selected as one of the four host cities. Other cities on the tour are Fayetteville, AK; Nashville, TN; and Grand Rapids, MN.

The orchestra of fes and francoise atlan

Reiland Fine Arts Center, Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 pm Tickets at the door: $7 members / $10 members / kids & students free

The spring 2013 Caravanserai music residency tour will feature masters of classical JudeoArabic music from the Andalusian tradition, the Orchestra of Fes, directed by the legendary Mohammed Briouel. The ensemble will be in Jamestown from April 21– 28.

Andalusian classical music is at the core of contemporary Moroccan culture and evolved over centuries of cultural exchange between North Africa, Spain, Portugal, and southern European Muslim traditions. The vibrant, spiritual chamber melodies of the Orchestra of Fes will take audiences on a sonic tour to the heart of Morocco’s rich musical heritage.

Mohammed Briouel is one of Morocco’s premiere orchestra and chamber group directors.

He directs the esteemed Music Conservatory of Fes. Faithful to the Moroccan tradition of openness and tolerance, Briouel’s Orchestra of Fes has toured the world giving concerts of Andalusian, Arab, and Sephardic music.

In a special collaboration, acclaimed Jewish songstress Françoise Atlan joins the Orchestra for the spring 2013 residency tours. Based in Marakesh, Morocco, Francoise Atlan is considered one of the world’s finest vocal interpreters of Sephardic music. After studying piano and chamber music at some of the world’s finest musical conservatories in Saint-Etienne and Aix-en-Provence, France, Francoise Atlan refined her naturally lyrical singing voice under the tutelage of Andréa Guiot at the Paris Opera School. Atlan teaches at conservatories in Switzerland, France, and Morocco.

find out more: jamestownarts.com/caravanserai

Get future performance dates, learn more about Caravanserai, check out artist profiles and interesting facts about Morocco at: http://www.caravanserai-arts.org/ Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet is a groundbreaking artistic and cultural exchange program meant to showcase the diversity of contemporary Islamic societies through their art and enhance mutual understanding between our cultures.

Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with financial support from the Building Bridges Program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Additional support is provided by Robert Sterling Clark Foundation. Caravanserai’s film and media programming is coordinated on behalf of the program by South Arts.

additional support provided by:

special thanks donations: Mary Eagleson, Cindi Psychos, Barb Lang & Art Todd, Laine & Bob Toso, Deloris Christy, Alice Cueva, Marge & Garreth Kavlie, Scherbenske & Son, Clarice & Reuben Liechty, Lynne Tally, Rosemary & Ken McDougall, Norma & Bob Richardson, Theresa & Don Paul, Jolene & Terry Baltrusch, Linda & Ken Astrup, Pam Burkhardt, Coborn’s, Stutsman County Abstract, Lu Struble, MDU Resources Foundation, Marlene Schultz, Linde & Bob Serba, AAUW – Jamestown Branch, Ken & Linda Astrup, Alice Cueva, Ken Aune, Ann & Joel Wilson endowment: Kent Horton business memberships: Hugo’s Family Marketplace, Vining Oil, Richardson Electric, Dakota Central Telecommunications, Orn & McDaniel Family Dentistry, Sandness Law Office special thanks to: Ben Beams for teaching theatre in 2nd Saturday, Peter McElroy for hauling stuff, Ken Gilbertson and Mike Fields for set construction, Bonnie Tressler for coordinating the cheese & snacks at the wine & cheese event, Bill Tarno for donating door prizes for the wine & cheese evening, 2nd ACT actors, director, stage hands, ticket takers, and set contributors.

AUDITIONS

Almost, Maine

Thursday, March 7 at 6:00 pm and Saturday, March 9 at 2:00 pm Everyone interested in working (on or off stage) on the 2nd ACT Community Theater production of ALMOST, MAINE by John Cariani this coming May, is invited to attend one of these auditions.

Any questions? Contact the Director: Ben Beams at (217) 638-1718 or at ben.beams@gmail.com

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