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The Arts Live Advisory Board Ron Thomas
Graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago {BFA]; Indiana University [MS]; SIU-E [MFA]. Began the Sculpture and Painting Department at St. Louis Community College @ Meramec and also taught 2D @ 3D Design, Drawing and Figure Drawing and Advanced Special Problems courses. Retired after 40 years. Solo exhibitions at St. Louis Art Museum, Laumeier Sculpture Gallery, The Art Foundry in St Charles and other galleries. Winner of The National Endowment for the Arts for “Excellence in Drawing”. Currently experimenting with oils on wood and traveling with artist-wife Harriet to museums and art galleries through U.S. and Canada. Email: Ronwthomas@aol.com
Bryan Haynes
The commercial work of the artist has graced the pages of national magazines, international advertising campaigns, CD covers, posters, and book covers from Agatha Christie to the cover of “Scarlett” the sequel to “Gone With the Wind”. Since graduating of the Art Center College of Design in 1983 his artwork has been represented by Bernstein & Andriulli in New York, Ron Sweet in San Francisco, and Foster Represents in St. Louis. Recent corporate and institutional commissions include murals and large scale paintings for; The Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, The Missouri Botanical Garden’s permanent collection, The Westward Expansion Memorial Museum at the Arch, Novus International Inc., and the Danforth Plant Science Center. Additional patrons include Disney, Estee Lauder, Warner Bros., Toblerone – Switzerland, Universal Studios, IBM, Nike, Sony Music Corp., and Anhueser Busch. www.artbybryanhaynes.com artbybry@aol.com
Vic Barr
I design and work with the North American and exotic hardwoods of the world. I create contemporary jewelry chests and towers. I hand turn a lot of writing instruments, pens and pencils. I’ve begun to do some contemporary table-top sculptural pieces. I design custom pieces to meet the needs of individual clients. Email: VicBarr@sbcglobal.net
Sandy Kolde
After retiring from a long professional career in health care I now devote my life to art, which has always been a vital interest of mine. I have taken many classes at the Craft Alliance, as well as workshops at Penland School of Fine Craft and Arrowmont. Contemporary ceramic figurative sculpture is my focus and these sculptures have recently been shown in exhibits at William Woods University, and the St. Charles Arts Council. I have served on Boards of Directors of several arts organizations and believe strongly that art contributes to the quality of life for all who are interested in either viewing art as a patron or producing art themselves. Email: sandykolde@charter.net
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EDITORS LETTER On-Line Publication Publisher and Editor Joyce Rosen Design The Design Company Sandy Ferrario Editorial Assistants Sandra Kolde Advertising Sales
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WELCOME to the 2012 summer edition of our on-line magazine “The Arts Live”. Our Goal is to provide you with greater access to artists, galleries, art organizations, and performing arts. The primary role of The Arts Live will always be to celebrate and support the extraordinary achievements of the arts, museums and art organizations across the State of Missouri. Whatever else changes, our commitment to doing this remains steadfast. Supporting artists and creative individuals to develop their talent is vital to the future success of arts and culture. We focus our energies and resources on emerging and mid-career talent. We appreciate your involvement and support.
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Studio Visits Encouraging the public to meet artist, see new work, make purchases and nurture potential new collectors. Increase access for the public to see work and meet artists, Interviews with Contemporary Artists’ working across the United States in a variety of media, painting, Sculpture, ceramics, and photography.
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Dialog with Us An open forum on contemporary art and culture.
Performing Arts Art Festivals Art Organizations
Greater St. Louis presented a work shop featuring Bruce Baker - By Vic Barr, and photos by Garry Michelman
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Cover: Harry Weber Chuck Berry for the Delmar Loop (8 feet tall, photograh by Bill Greenblatt)
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Q. When did you first realize you were an artist A. I guess it was the first time I was able to make something that came close to the interpretation I wanted to make of what I saw or what I imagined. It took time. I started drawing before I could talk, and there is still not a day that I can remember that I have not drawn a least one picture. Q. Description of your art A. I suppose it falls within the general description of “representational”. I really believe that all art is an abstraction...even realism is simply the way an artist sees and choses to represent it. I hope my drawings and sculpture do have a feeling of movement and spontaneity that suggests the emotion and feeling of a moment. Q. A. Current Medium Oil and collage on canvas A. I suppose I am known mainly for my work in bronze. I like working in clay, working it until I get what I want, then convert it into that warm and fluid metal. I also work in pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel....anything that makes marks on paper. I paint in oils when I have the time.
Q. Do you have a Favorite Subject Matter A. History, athletics, people with “mileage” of life and achievement. My least favorite subject matter is children...I do not do cute or whimsey very well. Q. Have you been Influenced by what artist and how? A. My main influence in all my work is probably Howard Brodie. He was a sketch artist that never failed to capture the emotion and reality of a moment. His sketches have a way of telling the truth that excite the viewers imagination in a way photographs could never do. In sculpture, I love all the work of Rodin. It has such power...It looks as if it is about to tear itself apart. Q. What inspires and motivates you? A. Anything that humans do which validate their existence, is worthy of representation. I love to capture the individual emotion of an event...to get the personality of the subject that goes deeper than a simple physical representation. I want my work to communicate and create an emotional response in the viewer.
Above: Harry Weber’s studio with Daniel Boone for the City of St Charles (110% life sized) 2006 Left: Captains Return, photographed by David Coblitz
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Q. How has your work changed as you developed as an artist. I don’t think I’ve ever changed in what I want to do with my art...I never stop experimenting in how I do it. Many of my commissioned works vary in the way the subject is represented but there is always room for personal expression. The thing I am still proudest of is my sketches from life...the styles of those and the media used changes from time to time but the results, I hope, are the same...an honest shot of what I saw and how I saw it.
A. Golf, running or walking with my dogs, going to theater or movies drawing.
Q. What interests do you have besides A. My wife, horses, dogs, riding white water, history, acting, reading, going to bars, traveling....always drawing.
Q. Did your family have an influence on your decision to become an artist’s. A. My father was pretty much against it. My uncles were impressionist painters and my Grandfather owned F. Weber art supplies. My birthday present was often a three minute trip through the store picking out whatever art supplies I wanted.
Q. Studio Space where is it and describe your studio what is it like A. My studio is at my house west of Wentzville. We live on a farm where my wife, Anne, trains horses. I have about a 600 square foot building with twenty foot ceilings designed specifically for sculpture. There is loft at one end with drafting tables for drawing....every sculpture starts with concept sketches. My commute to work is bout 15 feet away across our porch. On the outside, the studio looks like a small house attached to the main one. It has very large doors on one end to move the sculptures out when they are finished. Q. Do you work in your studio every day? A. Every day I’m at home, which is most days Q. What do you do for fun?
Q. What kind of music do you listen to while creating A. Mostly classical or Austin singer/songwriter stuff. James McMurtry, Robert Earle Keen, Guy Clark...that kind of thing. Also, lots of books on tape. I can listen while I am working without any problem. The artwork is pretty much a right brain thing.
Q. Why does the world need art? A. For the same reason we need history and poetry...It opens up our experience of life...It makes us more conscious of things we would otherwise take for granted...it makes us more human...it informs us and makes us more alive Birthplace St. Louis, Mo Current Home Foristell,MO Price Range of your work $200 to $200,000 Gallery Representatives Fine Art Limited....Chesterfield MO Email: hweber@centurytel.net
Above: Pele for President Ali Bongo of Gabon, Africa for their sports Stadium (life sized bust) 2012 Right: Thomas Jefferson for the Thomas Jefferson School (life sized bust) 2005
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Clockwise from top left: The Boy and the Man for the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame (110% life sized) 2003, Lou Brock for Lindenwood University (110% life sized) 2011, Captains’ Return for City of St louis (twice life sized) 2006, St. Philippine Duchesne for the Sacred heart Academy in St. Charles, MO (110%life sized)
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Harry Weber Artist Statement I confess to being a romantic. I am inspired by human achievement. While my work is informed by observations of life, I am not interested in merely representing the living form, but communicating through it using the infinite variations of movement and expression that happen in instants of time. In particular, I am enthralled by those moments of energy and power that involve the whole being in pure expressions of emotion or physical facility. These are subjects which cannot be posed or copied from a photograph. Even a face at rest should convey an intent and purpose that goes well beyond a mere likeness. It should communicate the soul and character of the person portrayed. My sculpture is an extension of my abiding passion of sketching from life. At my best, I am able to let my hand and the instrument in it become Above: Herb Fanning for Jack Daniels Distillery (110% life sized) 2004 Inset Photo: Doug Flutie for Boston College in Boston MA (twice life) 2008
connected directly to my eyes, and through them, to my feelings. Drawing freely and quickly is the best discipline to attain this connection. The result, in two or three dimensions, should be fresh, spontaneous and unique, whether it is a sketch that has taken less than six minutes to produce or a bronze sculpture that has consumed six months. I want my work to appear to move‌ to be alive. Every project is meticulously researched so that every detail is as accurate as possible, since I am often representing historical figures. I feel this is a responsibility to the subject and to history. On a practical note, I work with a team of mold-makers, engineers, masons, and foundry-men. Together we have completed well over one hundred large sculptural projects in the past fifteen years.
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Q. When did you first realize you were an artist A. I worked in clay all my life and made the commitment in college to be a full time artist. Even at 10, I made big pots while my older colleagues produced skillful tiny works. Q. Description of your art A. I make large-scale, site-specific outdoor ceramic sculptures. Most of my artwork is sold before it is created in delightful collaboration with clients Q. Current Medium? A. Since 1985, my medium has been fired stoneware Q. Previous Medium? A. (ugh??) nope! Q. Do you have a Favorite Subject Matter? A. I take inspiration from various forms found in nature, such as trees, eggs and acorns. I also translate from engineered art, such as bridges and columns, which for me are vertical bridges between earth and heaven. Q. Have you been Influenced by what artist and how? A. Not significantly Above: Riverport
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Q. What inspires and motivates you? A. I feel called to serve the Lord by creating and drawing attention to the beauty of His natural and manmade creations. Q. How has your work changed as you developed as an artist A. My artwork has become an integrated oeuvre as I have more clearly found my voice. Each piece reflects my delight in textures, natural colors and body-scale forms. Q. What other interests do you have besides A. With my husband Larry, I play tennis regularly, and enjoy dog walk with my boxer Isadora. We also explore modern art musuems. I study the scriptures of the Bible, which provides me a rich reflective resource for my faith and art. Q. Studio Space where is it and describe your studio what is it like A. Tyler Stevens the architect designed a Cathedral-like 800 square foot studio next to our home. Every visitor says that the studio is so spacious and orderly. I have to keep the acre lot groomed amid large Oak and Cottonwood trees. Q. Do you work in your studio every day? A. As a full time artist, Studio Terra Nova is a daily thought each working day. I wear all the management, promotion and creative hats.
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Clockwise from left: Big Tree is also at Novus Internation in Saint Charles, Acorn, boxer Isadora, at city of Oakland, Grant’s trail , Laurel Building, Laurel Column, downtown, 7th and Washington Ave.
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Q. What do you do for fun? A. Feed good friends and play tennis! Q. What kind of music do you listen to while creating A. As a person born deaf, I do not listen to music in the studio. I appreciate attending opera, however. Q. Did your family have an influence on your decision to become an artist’s? A. My father was an architect for HOK and my mother was culturally keen and strong. They were both entirely supportive of me. Q. Why does the world need art? A. Art affords us the chance to be refreshed by beauty, to get outside of ourselves beyond basis needs, and to co-name the universe with our Maker.
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Creating is the best and deepest part of me, the true voice of my inner, God-given, personality. I opened my studio after completing graduate school at Ohio University. For a quarter of a century, I have fashioned columns with pliable clay, upwards of 250 pounds per column. The stoneware body is formulated for me according to my own recipe. I also mix all my own glazes. To date, I have done 335 firings in my gas kiln, a New York-made Bailey. Above: Chauncey and Merwin with portrait of Merwin
I gain great delight in shouldering my way through the clay with a heavy wood roller. The blank “canvas” will begin to speak for me as I muscle the primary slab forms, building and coiling the clay by hand. For final shaping, I pound the clay with a simple paddle; each column hums its own songs. The columns rise from my own story. Losing my father while I was in high school made me comprehend how truly precious life is. I realized it was important to make each day count. To that end, I aim to live fully, savoring individual moments, to trust in God, and to forgive completely. Living this way yields positive images and uplifting messages of beauty, which I aim by my art to create and share. When all is said and done, at the end of my days, I want the clay work to point to our Maker, the original Artist. Birthplace: Shreveport Louisiana and my family moved to Clayton so that I may attend Central Institute for the Deaf, how brave of them! Current Home Ladue Price Range of your work $500 to $5,000 each sculpture, but it depends… Gallery Representatives Leopold Gallery in Kansas City, and myself. www.leopoldgallery.com www.carolfleming.com Inspiring Clayformations~caf+m
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MJ GOERKE I think the first time I had any realization I was or could use the term that I was an artist, comfortably, was my first sale! I remember it very clearly. The lady was obnoxious and degrading and I didn’t want to sell my work to her, but practicality won out. Money! The root of all evil! The big motivator! I was teary when I watched that big watercolor walk away! I didn’t have a photo or slide of the work, so missing it became easy over time. Maybe I was afraid it was my one big success, I don’t know, but it was strange. My art over the years has changed, dramatically. First time around I did collage, abstract scenes. I belonged to a group that painted on the streets and riverfront in Cincinnati, Ohio. Or rather I glued on the streets! I loved it and to this day I have not one of those artworks in my possession. All my neighbors, friends and relatives had one, I did not. I was so flattered to have my work hanging in so many houses and I could visit it frequently. So it never occurred to me to keep some of it or to charge for it! When I moved to New Jersey, I decided to go back to school and get a degree in art. My second daughter was commuting to a nearby college and it had a marvelous art department. So logically I enrolled as well. We car pooled and that was another adventure. Because I had all my electives taken care of from my first foray in college in chemistry, all I needed to take for the degree was art! What a few years that was. I took everything in all the classes I could fit in. My favorite was and is printmaking. I would be a printmaker today if I had a press. I say that but I am not sure it is true today! Right after I got my degree, we moved again to Columbus. There I belonged to a Contemporary Art’s printing group and became a docent at the art museum. After only twenty two months we moved again to St. Louis. At the time, it was difficult but has turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me. I am a Missourian! I got into a watercolor class and after much struggle I knew where I belonged. I painted and won awards and sold. Now folks, that is pretty heady stuff. I painted for years, did the show circuit and began to do collage again on the side. I love symbolism and it suits me. I developed my own language and started to add poetry and thus the birth of the book. All life is a series of events that keep you running in circles. I believe I have come full circle, now what? When I paint I usually do plants, weeds, or stones in gardens: organic subjects. My collage is more abstract and my books are all over the map. Some are prints, paintings, collage, whatever gets the job done. I am partial to boxing the book with found objects. My only concern is the final result and is it original? Whenever I see something that even resembles my work ,I figure it’s time to move on. Plus I teach and that is always a danger of having similar work surface so I keep moving or try to. Reinventing the wheel , so to speak.
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I cannot say that any one artist has influenced me, more like all of them, maybe Marian Steen or Crystal Jackson in watercolor. They were my early on teachers. I can’t say I like one person better than another. I just love art, well done art, and anything that gives me goose bumps . Marin, Raphael, Miro, Picabia, Cornell, Marsden Hartley, Richard Serra, Picasso, Dino Valls, Dolf Smith, Kathe Kolwitz, Hedi Kyle , the list goes on and on. I hope my work has changed, but retains a common thread of recognizability (does such a word exist?) I have friends whose art I can always tell, either by palette, subject or style.I would like that regognition in my work. My interests are many and varied. I collect things, first and foremost. Yeah, apart from my studio I have amassed a collection of carrot art, pottery, angels, books, art (Oh lots….. My walls and surfaces are full!) My studio? Wow…shells, bells, bones, stones, sticks, pics, stamps,maps, papers ,shapers anything that makes color, die cutters, paint brushes, paper cutters. Every thing is stored in labeled boxes on shelves. In spite of my hoarding, I am organized! I need to know where everything is or I get confused and spend all the studio time looking and searching. MY studio to me looks like a gigantic play room. I love my “toys” and what I can do with them. It is usually pretty clean and neat unless I am on a project and then you need guide dogs to get through. I am not a neat worker. Ankle length paper is not unusual.( I am kidding of course.) For fun? Define fun! I watch TV, read, look at picture books, walk the dog, talk, movies, write, do email daily, and create (surprise) and nap (my newest pastime!) That about does a day in my life! 20 TheA rts Live
I used to listen to Garth Brooks, Cool jazz , David Benoit, Light opera, show tunes ) actually I am not selective, other than rap, It scares me! I like quiet more than I used to. I leave the TV on upstairs for the dog, so he doesn’t come in my studio and bark for a walk! He does that. He craves my constant attention. And I hear it when I am working. Sort of a background hum! MY family influenced me? Not really, I usually do what I want to do eventually. I learn by failure and success not by word of mouth or the written word. I am a late bloomer! I came into art through the backdoor. It wasn’t available in my high school and the science departments were hot! And to my knowledge my mother wanted me to be a pharmacist. A stable income. After series of (un)fortunate events I became an artist in what I might call middle age. That is another long story. The world needs art to develop people who can solve problems. Art teaches children ( and adults) to solve problems. Without it we will raise a nation of non-consequential thinkers. MY vote would be more art and less other stuff! I was born in Grand Rapids Michigan and lived there through college and the early years of my marriage. I currently live in Creve Coeur, but have lived in Ballwin and Chesterfield, and in Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, North Carolina. My work runs the gamut of prices from $6.00 for an original card to $3000.00 for a large painting. I am represented by Componere Gallery in University City, Towata Gallery in Alton, Illinois, Bluestem Gallery in Columbia , Capitol Gallery In Frankfort, Kentucky. and Buy and Lease Art.com Email: mgoerkeart@aol.com
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As a very young child, I can remember sitting outside with a box of crayons drawing the trees, squirrels, clouds, everything! Art has always been a part of who I am. My work is primarily figurative. Lately, I have been examining the look of vintage color photography as a vehicle for painting.
The first artist I really recognized was Anslem Kiefer. Although his work appears to be bold abstractions on the surface, there are many literary elements at play in his well-researched compositions. I have also been attracted to the works of Alex Kanevsky, Eric Fischl, Jenny Saville, and my professors Victor Wang and Tim Liddy.
Currennt Medium: Oil on Canvas B. Previous Medium Although I have done much multi-media work, including encaustic painting, I have maintained oil painting throughout my career.
Seeing new work is always exciting and refreshing. My art students over the years have also been a great motivator. As an art educator, it has been important for me to keep relevant to be an effective educator.
I love the interactions of figures, interpreting how body languages in a work of art responds to either the viewer or other subjects in the frame. I have always found the figure to be a literary element, creating a dialogue between the art and the viewer.
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processes of photograph combined with how people interact. This process is quite new and unfortunately have only a few studies to show at this time. Another major project I have taken on right now is a research project on the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport runway expansion project. The area I grew up in was claimed as eminent domain by the city of St. Louis in their expansion efforts. From 2006, I have been photographing and documenting the demise of the neighborhood on my blog at www.56housesleft.com. I am currently
writing a book documenting the experiences this area faced during the airport expansion. Currently I am living in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I have limited studio space. However, I have accepted a position at Black Hills State University, where I will be relocating and will work in a larger space. If I’m not in my studio that day, then I am at one of many San Francisco drawing groups and events where I participate at least twice a week!
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I hike and run on a regular basis. I also knit and crochet, but I do it badly and enjoy it anyway. Reading and blogging also consume my down-time. I understand the benefits of classical music when working, but I have to admit, I listen to loud, energetic rock, punk, alternative, and Indie music. My family knew I had a talent, but viewed art as a hobby and not a viable career. My back-up plan was to go into biological sciences and become a veterinarian, but I absolutely loved to create art and discuss the art process. My definition of art is simply ‘idealized visual space.’ Regardless of whether or not we recognize it, art is part of our world. When we invent, create, build, design, or even select something, we are making a part of the visual realm where we exist.
Jami Desy Schoenewies—Artist Statement I create paintings that tell stories, either trying to pull the viewer into the story or to make viewer contemplate the interactions of the characters. Although my process evolves, my goal is to develop a composition with enough visual interest and interacting elements that the work becomes a literary volume. Above: Right: Bird with blue ara
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Birthplace St. Louis, MO Current Home San Francisco, CA. Price Range of your work $200-$3000 Email: jdesyschoenewies@gmail.com
June - September, 2012 June 1-3 2012 Friday 6-10 Saturday 11-10 Sunday Art & Air Webster Groves, Missouri 314.968.6500 • http://www.artandair.com June 1,2,3, 2012 Friday 5-8, Saturday 10-8, Sunday,11-5 Prairie Village Art Fair Prairie Village, KS http://www.prairievillageshops.com June 2 & 3, 2012 Saturday 10-5, Sunday, 10-4 Art in the Park Stephens Lake Columbia, MO 573.443.8838 • http://www.artinthepark.missouri.org August 31, September 1 & 2, 2012 Friday 6-9 Saturday 10-6 Sunday 11-4 Fall Art Fair at Queeny Park http://gslaa.org 314.889.0433 September 7-9 2012 The Saint Louis Art Fair Clayton, Missouri 314.863.0278 • http://www.saintlouisartfair.com September 8 & 9, 2012 Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm Cedarhurst Craft Fair Mt Vernon Illinois www.cedarhurst.org • 618.242.1236
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September 12-October 27, 2012 Made in Missouri featuring The Best of Missouri Hands Artist exhibit at Silver Dollar Citysponsored by Silver Dollar City and Best of Missouri Hands www.bestofmissourihands.org http://festivals.bransonsilverdollarcity.com September 14-16, 2012 Mosaics Missouri Festival for the Arts 18 th Annual 230 North Main St. Charles, Missouri 63301 636.946.3433 http://www.stcharlesmosaics.org September 21,22,23, 2012 Friday 5-10, Saturday 10-10, Sunday 11-5 Plaza Art Fair Country Club Plaza 80th Annual Kansas City, Missouri 64112 For more information: www.countryclubplaza.com/events/plaza-art-fair October 6 & 7, 2012 Saturday 9-5 Sunday 10-5 Historic Shaw Art Fair St. Louis, Missouri For more information: 314.771.3101 http://www.shawartfair@aol.com
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On April 14-15 the Greater St. Louis Art Association (GSLAA) sponsored two days of educational workshops with Bruce Baker designed to help artists “Thrive and find economic success in tough economic times.” Just as the 2012 art fair season gets underway GSLAA invited Bruce Baker, popular speaker, art business expert and mentor, to help artists and craftspersons find better ways get their juried work into art fairs, competitions and exhibitions, better ways to display their art, learn successful sales and merchandising techniques and develop new products ideas. The event, produced and coordinated by Garry McMichael, GSLAA special projects director, took place on the Forest Park Community College campus in midtown St. Louis. Between 55 and 60 artists and craftspersons attended the event, paying rapt attention, taking extensive notes and participating enthusiastically as thoughts, ideas, tips and very useful information flew through the room, supported and emphasized by visual examples of Baker’s points. Five distinct workshops, frequently overlapping and interrelated, comprised the constellation of workshops focused on Booth Design and Construction, Dynamic Selling, Your Images and the Jury, Trends and Product Development. In the Booth Design and Construction workshop, covering
booth components from layout to lighting, attendees learned what pulls customers into a booth and how to make every inch of the booth count. In the Dynamic Selling session, participants learned specific techniques to greet customers, maximize the time spent with shoppers and how to close more sales. In Your Images and the Jury Baker stressed the reality that first class photography is the key to being accepted into more art fairs, competitions and exhibitions. Attendees learned what the jury wants to see and not what applicants want to show them. The Trends session focused on learning to use trends and not mere fads to create products that sell, and the Product Development workshop showed ways of tapping into new and future markets. Those attending one or both days of the workshops unanimously reported leaving the event with a wealth of new understanding and were pleased to have ideas and techniques they can immediately use to improve their sales success rates. Bruce has a special talent for making his workshops relevant to the audiences’ needs. Those who have taken his workshops report impressive increases in sales by implementing techniques from the workshops and those completing this weekend of learning fully expect to continue that tradition.
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Celebrate III Friday, June 22 5:30-8:30- A rousing mixed media art sale featuring one-ofa-kind for $50. One hundred 8” X 8” original pieces of art created by 100 local female artists are available for purchase- The bell rings to start the sale at 7:00pm buyers may take their choice pieces off the wall and line up to pay. Proceeds go to the Foundry Art Centre. Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, Mo 63112 314.863.5811
Saint Louis University Museum of Art A “Factory” PartyIn the Spirit of Andy Warhol as the Saint Louis Uni-
The Artist of Thirteen Squared – The Gallery at the Regional Arts Front: Kay Wood, Cynthia Berg, Jane Isenberg, Elizabeth Concannon, Ruthie Kolker, Back: MJ Goerke, and Marceline Saphian. Not shown: Susan Dietz-Schmidt, Ellen Klamon, Nancy Kurten, Emily Long, Ida Steinberg, and Harriet Thomas.
versity Museum of Art celebrated its current exhibition, Warhol’s Polaroids: A Method, with a hip, happening party on Friday, June 1 Grab your go-go boots! Ring out your bell bottoms, and step back into the style that defined Andy Warhol’s “Factory” generation. The Factory party was free-of-charge; however, in the spirit of Andy Warhol, guests were encouraged to bring a can of soup to benefit the SLU Campus kitchen. For more information, please visit http://sluma.slu.edu or call 314.977.2666.
Duane Reed Gallery recently featured artists Jan Huling “Coming Home” and Griff Williams
Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. After attending the Kansas City Art Institute she started her career in greeting card design. She now works in New York City as a product designer, children’s book author and beadist. Neither sketched nor planned, Huling‘s three-dimensional works draw inspiration from her travels to India and Mexico, as well as imagined, playful scenes reminiscent of childhood fairy tales and fantasies. Griff Williams is a San Francisco based fine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, and his work has been reviewed in Art in America, Flash Art and Artnet.com. Williams’ methodology involves an elaborate paint by number process he reinvented.
A Glimpse we are given