January 2007 Page 6

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> ART FOOD You are invited to an Arts Roundtable Legislative Lunch Friday, January 19, 200711:30 AM to 1 PMRegional Arts Commission6128 Delmar(on The Loop across from The Pageant)>>>> COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TELL US WHAT TOWN 6128 DELMAR IS IN? <<<

January 2007 Page 5

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> SHLOCK ARTFor the first time in my career I visited a "Starving Artist Sale" at our local Holiday Inn. It was set up for 2 days, from 11-4PM.What I found there was amazing, and a revelation. The room was FILLED with people (on a Sunday!), ordinary people, couples and singles of all ages, some with their children. I have never seen the like of it outside of an auction setting.People were

January 2007 Page 4

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> KANSAS CITY ORCHESTRA'S LAWSUIT MAY THREATEN ALL MISSOURI ART FUNDING?Symphony’s suit scaring some arts advocatesThey worry that the KC orchestra’s court action jeopardizes their state aid.By ROBERT TRUSSELLThe Kansas City StarLeaders at the Kansas City Symphony thought it was time to do the right thing: Force the state of Missouri’s hand and make it live up to its commitments.But some arts

January 2007 Page 3

2007-01-05T10:03:00.000-05:00

> A NEW BOOK WORTH READING"Letters to a Young Artist"Darte Publishing, New York96 pages$15 paperbackThis book of 23 letters to a "young artist" seeking career advice from successful older ones (e.g. Gregory Amenoff, Jo Baer, Alex Katz, Adrian Piper, Elizabeth Murray, John Baldessari et al) would be a useful read in these days of so many artists wandering around in the commercialized wilderness of

January 2007 Page 2

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> "TEMPTATIONS OF THE [ART] FAIR"Peter Schjeldahl wrote (NEW YORKER magazine, Dec 25 - Jan 1, 2007 issue, page 148):"In contemporary art, this is the decade of the fair, as the nineties were the decade of the biennial. Collectors, with piles of money, have displaced curators, with institutional clout, as arbiters of how new art becomes known and rated, and therefore of what it can mean: less and

Volume 7 Number 1 January 2007

2007-01-02T12:36:00.000-05:00

> MISSOURI ARTS COUNCILMAC welcomes notifications about artist opportunities, conferences/workshops, and arts-related job postings for MACnotes. Please send submissions to Keiko C. Ishida at least two months in advance of the opportunity or registration deadline and workshop date. Submissions will be published if space allows and may be edited. If you have any feedback on MACnotes, please

December 2006 Page 22

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> LEGENDARY ART DEALER PASSES Allan Stone is gone. Of all the dealers I met or came to know, he was, without doubt, the finest in every sense. His legacy will continue to unfold in coming decades.-------------From: artnet.com MagazineALLAN STONE, 1932-2006by Oriane Stender When Allan Stone died at 74 on Dec. 15, 2006, the art world lost a passionate, funny and big-hearted collector, as well as an

December 2006 Page 21

2006-12-30T11:10:00.000-05:00

> DANGEROUS VENTURES IN THE BATTLE FOR CULTURAL GENDER EQUITYSuggested reading list for 2007:"Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson"By: Camille Paglia"Sex, Art and American Culture: Essays"By: Camille Paglia"The War Against Boys"By: Christina Hoff Sommers"Manliness"By: Harvey C. Mansfield"Taking Sex Differences Seriously"By: Steven Rose

December 2006 Page 20

2006-12-27T10:57:00.000-05:00

> POLLOCK-KRASNER GRANTS ANNOUNCEDThe Pollock-Krasner Foundation has announced the winners of fellowships for 2005-06, a total of 185 grantees who receive a total of $3,216,400 (an average of about $17,386), designed to cover the "personal and/or professional expenses" of each recipient for one year. Congratulations are in order for Judy Abbott, Hans Accola, Malgorzata Adamczak, Jan Albers,

December 2006 Page 19

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> FINANCIAL ADVICE "I wish I could manage to make you really understand that when you give money to artists, you are yourself doing an artist's work,and that I only want my pictures to be of such a quality that youwill not be too dissatisfied with your work."::: Vincent van Gogh :::

December 2006 Page 18

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> GOT TAXES? American artists seeking competent assistance with filing of business or personal income taxes might consider retaining the services of Wyolah Garden, of Kreger & Garden, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ms. Garden has many years experience specializing in tax matters related to artists. She has handled VISUAL ART ACCESS taxes for twenty years, usually by long-distance.Excellent

December 2006 Page 17

2006-12-20T20:58:00.000-05:00

> WEB CHANGES ART WORLDLONDON, England (Reuters) -- Collector Charles Saatchi has launched a Web site for art students and a handful have already sold works online as the Internet begins to change the way the art world works.With prices for contemporary art soaring, collectors say they have less time to travel to galleries and shows to see new works for themselves, while aspiring painters and

December 2006 Page 16

2006-12-20T13:02:00.000-05:00

> NATIONAL PHOTO COMPETITIONphotoSPIVA 2007"Oldest continuous U.S. National Photographic Competition"Juror: John Paul CaponigroEntry deadline: February 13, 2007Exhibition: April 27 - June 22, 2007Awards: $750, $500, $300, $100 x3 , $50 x3Eligibility: Any US photographer whose work has never been exhibited at Spiva Art CenterFees: 1-5 prints for $40Contact www.spivaarts.org for prospectus

December 2006 Page 15

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> SPIVA HOLIDAY GIFT BAZAARLast minute shopping to do this week? Think Spiva‘s Great Holiday Gift Bazaar, with… jewelry by Jessica Sellers, Connie Knudtson, Marv Dahmen, Laura Van Buren….beautifully crafted cutting boards by Howard Thompson… handpainted gourds by Lis McCool…Folk Art items by Joan Allen…pottery by Daria Claiborne, Brad Kleindl, Connie Knudtson, and Gregory Krepps…hand printed

December 2006 Page 14

2006-12-19T09:26:00.000-05:00

> FROM NY TIMESDecember 19, 2006G.I. Joes to the Rescue of Rembrandts and RaphaelsBy RANDY KENNEDYThrough the centuries many people have been haunted by the work of Raphael, but probably few have been haunted in quite the same way as Bernard Taper.Even now, at 88, he says he finds a certain painting continuing to surface in his memory. It is an elegant portrait of a young man that Mr. Taper knew

December 2006 Page 13

2006-12-17T17:58:00.000-05:00

> 20TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION PARTY - VISUAL ART ACCESSYou and friends of VAA or AMERICAN SURREALIST INITIATIVE are invited...SundayJanuary 28th3-5PM801 25th St. (Corner of Illinois)San FranciscoJerry Barrish studio (2 story building, good parking)Bring snack food or beverages, portfolio, photographs, cameraSee you there, everyone welcome!

December 2006 Page 12

2006-12-16T09:28:00.000-05:00

> $$$ VALUING YOUR ARTHurrah!In THE ARTIST'S MAGAZINE issue of January/February 2007 (page 29), author Jill Snyder rightly confirmed the proper pricing of studio art by writing, "The insurance value of a work of art in an artist's studio is usually established according to net value, or the percentage that the artist would receive if the work were sold through a gallery."Her statement bolsters my

December 2006 Page 11

2006-12-15T12:03:00.000-05:00

> WALT DISNEY IN MISSOURIWalt Disney moved to Marceline, Missouri from his birthplace, Chicago, at age 4 and lived on a farm there until 1911, when the family moved to Kansas City where they remained until 1917. Marceline is in the north central portion of Missouri, and the town still claims part of the great artist's legacy.> JASPER JOHNS AND MARCEL DUCHAMPInteresting anecdote about Duchamp by

December 2006 Page 10

2006-12-14T09:59:00.000-05:00

> ANN HATCHThe 2006 ArtTable Visual Arts Award has been given to the generous and dedicated Ann Hatch... founder of Capp Street Project, and major player in the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, Oxbow School and a number of other very significant visual art endeavors since 1973.Excellent choice.

December 2006 Page 9

2006-12-12T09:09:00.000-05:00

> PORTRAIT OF "TRAVELLER"CSA General Robert E. Lee's personal and affectionate relationships with his horses (Richmond, Brown Roan, Ajax, Lucy Long and Traveller) is legendary. Following the war, an artist approached his daughter, Agnes, desiring to paint a portrait of "Traveller", the General's best-known cavalry mount. Here is a portion of Lee's written description of Traveller (from a book by

December 2006 Page 8

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> ART, BY MARIU SUAREZ"Art has always been an integral part of humanity's great quest for knowledge. The interchange of knowledge between artists and scientists has led to many of our most important advances. For example:It was artists' zeal to perfect their craft that led to a better understanding of human anatomy. Masters of the human form, such as Michelangelo, broke social taboos and laws in

December 2006 Page 7

2006-12-10T07:49:00.000-05:00

> ART SHOW ANONYMOUS(From Jo Mueller at Spiva Art Center)Several artists asked about Art Show Anonymous at the Foundry in Joplin next Friday. The exhibit it open to all who'd like to participate! "Art Show Anonymous" is an all ages, multi-medium art show designed to give artists exposure to the community and to utilize art as a means of creating a limitless, unified, and expressive environment.

December 2006 Page 6

2006-12-06T20:58:00.000-05:00

> SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS - 12X12 AUCTION AND ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOWAnother Reminder!! Last chance to bid in the 2006 12 x 12 Auction is this Friday, December 8th at the opening reception of the 59th Annual Membership Show! Online bidding at www.spivaarts.org ends at 4pm on Friday, so be sure to bid high or be at Spiva for the auction! The bidding closes live at Spiva when the bell rings around 7:

December 2006 Page 5

2006-12-05T15:04:00.000-05:00

> COMPUTER TECH ASSISTANCE FOR ART NON-PROFITSTECHSOUP STOCKA New Approach to Product Philanthropy "Nonprofits today are faced with significant funding challenges and operating challenges. We have been working with thousands of organizations to ensure that they have the ability to obtain technology product donations and implement them successfully with minimum cost. The intelligent use of

December 2006 Page 4

2006-12-04T09:41:00.000-05:00

> ORAL HISTORIES OF CONTEMPORARY TATOOBy: Keith Pricehttp://www.pricedesignstudio.com/tattoo/

December 2006 Page 3

2006-12-03T20:08:00.000-05:00

> SPIVA NEWSDeadline EXTENSIONfor Membership Show ENTRIES: Spiva is accepting entries for the 59th Annual Membership Show until 5pm, MONDAY, December 4. The exhibit opens Friday, December 8, 5:30-7:30pm. Class RESCHEDULED Secret Gift Making for Kids will take place Saturday, December 9: 10am-noon. Kids ages 8 & up can make a special gift for Mom, Dad, Grandma, or Grandpa, just in time for the

December 2006 Page 2

2006-12-02T12:37:00.000-05:00

> ART SHOW ANONYMOUSDecember 15, 20066PM In The Foundry3405 S. Hammons Blvd.Joplin, MO 64804#417.206.6886- "The best" local art- Live Music- Coffee Bar & refreshments- $5 Admissionhttp://www.thefoundrymusic.com> THE COUSE FOUNDATIONE.I. Couse Historic Home and Studio"...preserving the past for the future"In 2001 The Couse Foundation was formed to preserve the home and studio in Taos, New Mexico,

Volume 6 Number 6 December 2006

2006-12-01T15:41:00.000-05:00

> SPECIAL BULLETINArtServe MichiganGRAANDGrassRoots Arts Advocacy Network DistributionEditor: Drew Buchholz2006 Issue 20Just in case you haven't heard...Governor Jennifer M. Granholm unveiled details of the Michigan Business Tax (MBT), her new plan to replace the out-going Single Business Tax (SBT). Michigan's proposed new business tax will allow the state to compete more effectively with other

November 2006 Page 13

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> FINE ARTS MUSINGSPLEASE POST OR CIRCULATERuth Ann Knapp, Fine Arts Coordinator DECEMBER 2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS: Saturday, December 2• Saginaw High Band performs at Black Arts Festival Bazaar, 10:00-10:30 am, CACTuesday, December 5• AHHS Children's play "Cinderella Confidential", matinee performances for 3rd

November 2006 Page 12

2006-11-26T17:48:00.000-05:00

> 20TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION PARTYYou are cordially invited... > Who: You, and friends of VISUAL ART ACCESS or the AMERICAN SURREALIST INITIATIVE are invited to attend the 20TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION of VAA. > When: January 28, 2007 @ 3-5:00 PM > Where: 801 25th St. (Sculpture studio of Jerry Barrish)* San Francisco, CA (415) 641-8100 *[Just south of China Basin district, on corner of Illinois and

November 2006 Page 11

2006-11-24T09:54:00.000-05:00

> HELP ART IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!Astoundingly, given all the money spent on public education, precious little is spent on art and, among the 7 fine arts, the LEAST amount is devoted to visual arts.You can do something about that.A website exists where teachers post a "Wish List" (e.g. a digital camera, paint brushes, art history books etc.) for supplies and materials to help them teach art. MOST, by

November 2006 Page 10

2006-11-23T10:04:00.000-05:00

> !!!"It's hard to get noticed."Brice MardenInterview with Charlie Rose at MOMANovember 22, 2006Happy Thanksgiving!

November 2006 Page 9

2006-11-20T11:31:00.000-05:00

> VISUAL ART ACCESS - 20TH ANNIVERSARY PARTYSunday, January 28, 2007, 3-5PM, at the San Francisco studio of sculptor Jerry Barrish.Stay tuned for further details.Time, flies.

November 2006 Page 8

2006-11-17T11:20:00.000-05:00

> ART, TRUSTS & ESTATES: PLANNED GIVING FOR ARTISTS AND COLLECTORSLast evening at Joplin's Spiva Center for the Arts was given a workshop on the above topic. Panelists included Lori Smith, Financial Consultant, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.; Sharrock Dermott, Attorney at Law, Blanchard, Robertson, Mitchell & Carter, P.C.; and myself.We are born. We live. We create, We die.What then?

November 2006 Page 7

2006-11-15T07:19:00.000-05:00

> FREE ONLINE "GALLERIES"I don't usually recommend those "free online galleries"... sites where any artist can put some images of their work and info about themselves... there are too many of them and I haven't heard anything, yet, about positive results coming from posting on them.However, a trusted colleague, Phillip Rubinov Jacobsen, brought one to my attention that may have some merit. The

November 2006 Page 6

2006-11-12T15:53:00.000-05:00

> SAN ANGELO MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSUnder auspices of the American Assoc. of Museums MAP program, I was honored to provide a collections management survey in San Angelo, TX late last week. Their museum is wonderful architecturally. The collection, especially in ceramics, is outstanding. The staff could not possibly have been more gracious or generous. I gave a brief presentation on the interface of

November 2006 Page 5

2006-11-09T09:23:00.000-05:00

> JOPLIN HOLIDAY ART SALES OPPORTUNITYA call to all Spiva artists and artisans!Seeking one-of-a-kind fine art and finely crafted items for Spiva’s 2006 Holiday Bazaar!Spiva’s new Regional Focus Gallery is now open on the first floor.However, the new gift shop is not quite ready for occupancy.Because Spiva’s public shouldn’t have to wait, and the staff has too much fun selling your work to

November 2006 Page 4

2006-11-07T23:11:00.000-05:00

> MIDWEST CLAY ARTISTS - HOLIDAY SALEThis just in from Jo Mueller, Director, Spiva Center for the Arts, JoplinMidwest Clay Artists, many of whom are Spiva members, are gearing up for their annual holiday sale this Saturday. You'll find them at the Fountain Plaza, 32nd & Connecticut in Joplin, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. November 11. With 19 clay artists selling decorative and functional pieces, finding

November 2006 Page 3

2006-11-06T09:36:00.000-05:00

> TRAIL OF TEARSA nice art passage from a book I'm reading now, WALKING THE TRAIL: ONE MAN'S JOURNEY ALONG THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS, by: Jerry Ellis, Delta Books, 1991, page 127:"... Every wall is bursting with paintings so rich in color and composition that they seem inspired. One shows two Indians on horses as they overlook a great valley. Another offers a family walking among bears and

November 2006 Page 2

2006-11-03T07:15:00.000-05:00

> INTERESTING CONGRESSIONAL ART VOTING RECORDAmericans for the Arts Action Fund PAC has released the 2006 Congressional Arts Report Card. This guide can help voters make an informed decision about those Members of Congress running for re-election next Tuesday, November 7, 2006. You can read additional analysis of Congressional arts votes, including state rankings and trends in our press release

Volume 6 Number 5 November 2006

2006-11-01T09:57:00.000-05:00

> ART & POLITICSI don't like having to write this, or think it, but... VAA has "lost" more clients over the past 20 years due to what are perceived by some as being my "right wing" political positions (versus "beliefs") than from any other cause. It is as if when I do not absolutely cling to the precise orthodoxy of the American Left or Democrat party, then, somehow, my professional judgement is

October 2006 Page 12

2006-10-27T13:59:00.000-04:00

> ART&AFFLUENCEBeginning November 6th, JOPLIN TRI-STATE BUSINESS, will publish a special section of their periodical, entitled "Art&Affluence"I am, thusfar, the contributing columnist... albeit in NO way a journalist.joplinnews@joplintsb.comThey have set a goal of having a website by January, 2007.I believe in them.So should you.> SHOWME THE OZARKS MAGAZINEMissourah, is the "Show Me" state.

October 2006 Page 11

2006-10-27T12:18:00.000-04:00

> ARTLETTERCheck this out...http://www.artletter.com> ACADEMIC CHARISMAAccording to a NEW YORKER article limned by Anthony Grafton, on page 86 (10.23.06 issue) it was stated that, in ca. late 1700s:"Christian Gottlob Heyne, who integrated the visual arts into the formal study of antiquity, also ran Gottingen's university library - one of the largest and best organized in Europe - and published

October 2006 Page 10

2006-10-27T10:21:00.000-04:00

> STRETCHING CREDULITYI received the following as part of an Email, from a trusted friend. I have no idea whether it is mythological or truthful... but, I do find it interesting, either way.Apparently, the Congressional Record reflects that in 1963 a member of Congress (A.S. Herlong) included a list of 47 "Current Communist Goals" in testimony.#23 caught my attention, as it may well yours.http://

October 2006 Page 9

2006-10-25T08:46:00.000-04:00

> ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH"As part of the celebrations being held during National Arts and Humanities Month this October, Americans for the Arts is auctioning a Gibson/Epiphone Dove acoustic guitar signed by an eclectic group of more than 20 celebrity arts supporters, ranging from the Dixie Chicks and Renee Fleming to Wayne Newton and Leonard Nimoy.This is Americans for the Arts’ first ever

October 2006 Page 8

2006-10-23T09:00:00.000-04:00

> SURREALISMKeith Wigdor and Gregg Simpson present: THE INTERNATIONAL SURREALIST SHOW 2006 on SURREALISM NOW!The Gallery is an On line Show and now LIVE!!! Go to: http://www.surrealismnow.com> DECIDE FOR YOURSELFCALL TO ARTISTS, ART ORGANIZATIONS, BOUTIQUES AND CULTURAL BUSINESSES! Missouri Art & Cultural Winter Festival Event Dates: Friday, February 9, 2007 and Saturday February 10, 2007. Hours:

October 2006 Page 7

2006-10-20T11:44:00.000-04:00

> AUCTION BENEFIT FOR CHIORI SANTIAGOChiori is a wondertful person, someone whom I personally and professionally respect and honor in every possible sense. Donate to their auction, or attend the event and spend money to help her, please.-----------------------------A Celebration & BENEFIT for Writer Chiori Santiago An Evening of Music, Art and Silent Auction to help defray medical expenses

October 2006 Page 7

2006-10-20T11:41:00.000-04:00

> AUCTION BENEFIT FOR CHIORI SANTIAGOChiori is a wondertful person, someone I respect and honorn in every possible sense. Donate to their auction, or attend the event and spend money to help her, please.-----------------------------A Celebration & BENEFIT for Writer Chiori Santiago An Evening of Music, Art and Silent Auction to help defray medical expenses related to kidney cancer October 22nd at

October 2006 Page 6

2006-10-19T12:53:00.000-04:00

> RUDYARD KIPLINGAn excerpt from his important poem, TOMMY:"... I went into a theatre as sober as could be, They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me; They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls, But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls! For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside"; But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the

October 2006 Page 5

2006-10-18T10:32:00.000-04:00

> BODE MUSEUM - BERLINThis seemed worth publishing in its entirety:By Tony Paterson in Berlin Published: 18 October 2006 "Berlin's ambition to host a permanent exhibition of priceless artefacts rivalling the Louvre has taken a major step forward with the reopening of the city's neo-Baroque Bode museum which houses a dazzling collections of antique and Byzantine sculptures. The imposing domed

October 2006 Page 4

2006-10-16T10:59:00.000-04:00

> PRIORITIESAt the moment, and of late, I am not much inclined to wax "eloquent" on matters of art and culture... The world as we knew it is in precarious balance politically, militarily, economically, religiously and... morally. We have gotten ourselves or have been lead into, on purpose and by negligence on ALL sides, a situation the outcome of which is far from being as certain as ANYONE is

October 2006 Page 3

2006-10-11T10:36:00.000-04:00

> ARTIST TECHNICAL SOURCESwww.goldenpaints.comwww.utrechtart.comwww.richesonart.comwww.winsornewton.comwww.holbeinhk.comwww.fabercastell.comwww.danielsmith.comwww.northlightbookclub.comwww.gamblincolors.comwww.artinfonet.comwww.learningproductexpo.com

October 2006 Page 2

2006-10-10T16:06:00.000-04:00

> SLOG BLOGI am a pooter slog, blogging.> VAA ARTISTSI was proud to learn (from ART IN AMERICA Sept 2006) that former VAA artists Flo Oy Wong (at Flomenhaft Gallery) and Louisa McElwain (at Armory Art Center, Florida) are still in the hunt.> STEVEN KENNYLooks like some decent art of his at Trinity Gallery in Atlanta.> $135,000,000 PAIDFor one work of art... one, by Gustav Klimt; an artist derided

Volume 6 Number 4 - October 2006

2006-10-03T12:49:00.000-04:00

> POOTERISMFor the past month or so I have not had my own "computer." due to my poking the keys of the one I had too hard.When/if I get it back, I will be back online with the usual regularity.Until then, if need be, phone #417.621.8577> FR0M A FRIEND, AND THE NEW YORK TIMESFRISCO, Tex., Sept. 28. 2006“Keep the ‘Art’ in ‘Smart’ and ‘Heart,’ ” Sydney McGee had posted on her Web site at Wilma

September 2006 Page 10

2006-09-25T10:30:00.000-04:00

> LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - ART ACCESSIBILITYCheck out our cool poster for Accessibility Awareness Day!http://www.cricket-press.com/access.html-------------------Lexington Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) ProclamationLexington Accessibility Awareness Day Whereas More than 635,000 individuals in the state of Kentucky have a sensory, physical or cognitive disability; more locally,

September 2006 Page 9

2006-09-24T14:10:00.000-04:00

> MUSEUM OF IMAGINARY ARTSitué au deuxième étage du château de Ferrières, " Le Musée de l’Imaginaire est constitué de10 salles - 9 d'entre elles étant réservées à la peinture et une à la sculpture.Ces 12 artistes travaillant à la façon des maîtres anciens ont une production confidentielle : de 5 à 15 oeuvres par an. Acheté par des collectionneurs et mécènes, ce travail est peu médiatisé d'où

September 2006 Page 8

2006-09-22T12:05:00.000-04:00

> BURNING MANEvidently, Ms. Katie Couric (of late the first female solo news anchor on television), delivered her debut broadcast live from the Burning Man festival.In the late 1980s, BURNING MAN was among the clients of Visual Art Access. We assisted them in obtaining an exhibition of their very interesting conceptual art at Capp Street Project in San Francisco.> WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTONFor

September 2006 Page 7

2006-09-20T20:28:00.000-04:00

>COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS"The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is a public foundation serving the Missouri Ozarks. CFO is dedicated to working with its donors, nonprofit partners, and affiliated community foundations in meaningful and purposeful ways.The Foundation’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in our region through resource development, community grantmaking,

September 2006 Page 6

2006-09-18T10:20:00.000-04:00

> LATITUDE IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKYThis came in from former VAA artist (painter) BRUCE BURRIS, resident of Lexington, KY... in which bluegrass climes I attended graduate school in fine arts at UK:"Join famed environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill at Latitude!!! Wednesday, September 20, 1 pm- 2pm (Garage Door Series- FREE)Join world famous Environmentalist/Treesitter Julia Butterfly Hill for a

September 2006 Page 5

2006-09-15T11:43:00.000-04:00

> DEAR MISSOURI ARTISTSDear Artists,For over 4 years, MACAA has continued to offer and maintain CARD, (Creative Artist Resource Directory), a comprehensive listing of Missouri artists in all fields: visual, performing, literary and technical. This listing has been free to the artist and includes a brief description and direct link to their email and website. The artist directory is online at

September 2006 Page 4

2006-09-14T11:08:00.000-04:00

> DALE CARNEGIEDid you know that the famous Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), founder of many public libraries in America and writer of the "How to Win Friends and Influence People" book and program, was born in Maryville, Missouri? He attended college here, too.

September 2006 Page 3

2006-09-12T12:00:00.000-04:00

> ART & AFFLUENCEBeginning in October and indefinitely thereafter, I will be writing a freelance bi-monthly column for JOPLIN TRI-STATE BUSINESS under the banner "Art & Affluence", on topics related specifically to regional news about places and people where art and affluence intersect. Editor, Jeff Wells, has made a committment to an art-and-business section, new to the paper. In this location

September 2006 Page 2

2006-09-11T21:28:00.000-04:00

> WANNA "GET INVOLVED" IN MISSOURI ART?"Missouri Citizens for the Arts (MCA) will host its Annual Meeting and Arts Advocacy Award Reception on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in Columbia, Missouri. This event will kick off MCA's 27th year of successful advocacy on behalf of the arts in Missouri by honoring Governor Matt Blunt, Senator Chuck Gross, and Representative Allen Icet with the 2006 Arts

September 2006 Volume 6 #3

2006-09-07T10:42:00.000-04:00

> YEAR OF THE MUSEUMThe American Association of Museums managed to have 2006 officially named "The Year of the Museum" in connection with the AAM's centennial anniversary. Their annual meeting, which took place in Boston this year, looked back at the 100 years of AAM history and forward into the future... a future which has, at this point (at least for most museums and especially art museums),

August 2006 Page 18

2006-08-30T22:01:00.000-04:00

> SPIVA TWENTY-THREE ARTISTSIn 1995 the Spiva Center for the Arts published a packette of postcards, each one showing the work of a local artist.Here are their names:Bill SnowRichard SachanKim Kissel LeffenJohn FinleyGary R. BowlingAlex BardeDonna GilbrethPaul E. HanneyJeff C. LeggTricia CourtneyJorge LeyvaKaren BradyJim BrayMargaret Roach WheelerGary G. WarrenMatt Myers-AultRobert RussellAndy

August 2006 Page 17

2006-08-29T13:13:00.000-04:00

> PLANNED AND ART ESTATE GIVING AND KEEPING AND GROWING"What you give is yours forever. What you keep is lost for all time." Omar SharifI enjoyed an extremely promising meeting this morning with an art-friendly representative of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.Our general topic of conversation involved finding ways to make one another's clients aware of what we do, and what it means to THEM that there

August 2006 Page 16

2006-08-28T01:53:00.000-04:00

> DUST ARTGot this rather amazing piece of visual information from Connie Champagne, of Saginaw, who found it somewhere... it reminded me again of Marcel Duchamp's "dust raising" done for his Large Glass... only more so.http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=23232> MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY - Lecture SeriesMSSU in Joplin, through their INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

August 2006 California Page

2006-08-25T10:05:00.000-04:00

> EYESWas recently reminded that without our eyes, humans would not find visual art quite as interesting, or even possible, as we do... ORBIS International has been alleviating blindness throughout the world... there are 37,000,000 who are blind, 28,000,000 of whom need not be. Hundreds of physicians and pilots volunteer their services to fly around the earth on the ORBIS FLYING EYE HOSPITAL

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2006-08-23T12:08:00.000-04:00

> BUILDING STONE magazineFound a magnificent magazine, new to me, involving everything having to do with building/sculpting in stone... printed by Missourian FRIEND PRINTING (greg@friendprinting.com) and published by the BUILDING STONE INSTITUTE/LIONHEART PUBLISHING, INC... thanks to a recent Joplin Chamber of Commerce "Chamber Connections" meeting.Very fine article on the stone sculptor Bill

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2006-08-21T22:14:00.000-04:00

> ZEN and the ART of MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCEBy: Robert M. Pirsig, Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005, page 70"The romantic mode is primarily inspirational, imaginative, creative, intuitive. Feelings rather than facts predominate. 'Art' when it is opposed to 'Science' is often romantic. It does not proceed by reason or by laws. It proceeds by feeling, intuition and esthetic conscience. In the

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2006-08-20T22:48:00.000-04:00

> MARK LOCAL CALENDAR~ VAA has been asked to present a PRICING workshop for artists as part of the professional development program at SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Joplin, September 24th, 2006, 2-4PM... 222 W. 3rd St. (a block from the Public Library). Very small fee for participation... call 417.623.0183 for more information.This is not a lecture, it is a workshop. Any artist can bring ALL

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2006-08-17T08:29:00.000-04:00

> A SOURCE OF ART?John UPDIKE wrote something in his own words, amidst an article filled with the last words, as it were, of the famous... including Beckett, Greene, James, Hawthorne, Miranda, Said, Melville, Adorno, Murdoch, Beethoven, Shakespeare and Joyce which struck me. [New Yorker, August 7th & 14th, 2006 issue, page 71]:He wrote:"Art comes, it may be, from the death-denying portion of the

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2006-08-16T14:31:00.000-04:00

> EANGER IRVING COUSE and BOUGUEREAU IN TULSAThe Philbrook Museum of Art, where I once took Docent training, has originated an exhibition titled "In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and his American Students," set to open there September 17th and closing December 31st. Curator of the exhibition will be the Philbrook's own James Peck. For those within driving distance of Philbrook, this

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2006-08-15T15:38:00.000-04:00

> CREATIVE ARTIST RESOURCES DIRECTORY C.A.R.D. (Creative Artist Resource Directory) is an online directory which lists names, addresses, and short descriptions of MISSOURI ARTISTS work in addition to direct links to their emails and/or websites. The directory includes visual, performing, and literary artists as individuals and groups, as well as technical expertise such as theatre directors and

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2006-08-14T07:38:00.000-04:00

> ARTS & LETTERS DAILYAn online publication by Denis Dutton and Tran Huu Dung, under auspices of the Chronicle for Higher Education, presents squibs and links to:- Articles of Note- New Books- Essays and OpinionNew things are added daily, in chronological order, with most recent at the top of each column. Items tend to remain in the column for about five days. I found it to be most interesting in

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2006-08-13T21:15:00.000-04:00

> WORKING ARTIST SOFTWARE 3.0In 1987 there were, possibly, not more than 10 qualified professionals nationwide who were offering private career self-management training and counseling. VAA came into the picture then, about 5 years or so after others, such as Sylvia Haimoff-White, had gotten going. Essentially, art schools and State/Local arts councils, at that time, could not be convinced that it

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2006-08-10T15:08:00.000-04:00

> WASTED TIME ART GALLERY - JoplinHoused in one of the few remaining Joplin single-story storefronts with old South overhang, at 1617 S. Main in Joplin (417.659.8463) I met the painter, muralist and silversmith BRYAN FLOCK ~ who also co-publishes, with LANCE ALLEN, Joplin's free arts and culture newspaper THE CURRENT, ETC, and writes music articles for them.The gallery was as full of visual

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2006-08-09T21:18:00.000-04:00

> WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE ARTS TO JOPLIN'S ECONOMIC HEALTH?Being, as I have long been, an unabashed if not a vociferous champion of regionalism, in early July this year I found myself registering for an online forum sponsored by the Joplin Globe newspaper, entitled HEY MARTHA!, being flown around cyber space by something called "Groupee". Essentially, it is a more or less typical dialogue forum

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2006-08-07T07:52:00.000-04:00

> SHOW ME THE OZARKS MagazineNow celebrating its 5th year of publication, this great magazine features business and culture-related stories and the entire gamut of Ozark news for the Four-State area of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas... which is the precise regional area VAA intends to serve.Based in Joplin and published/edited by the very dedicated Ms. Lee Radcliff SHOW ME THE OZARKS is

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2006-08-06T08:51:00.000-04:00

> ARTIST IN RESIDENCE OPPORTUNITYKimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska offers thirty-eight (!!!) 2-8 week long residencies between January and June next year for visual artists, writers and composers, in a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired facility; free housing and studio, internet access and $100 weekly stipend. This is a wonderful opportunity, as are a number of other residency

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2006-08-04T06:31:00.000-04:00

> ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ARTS IN MISSOURIMissouri Citizens for the Arts is reporting a national survey which showed that there are 8,420 arts related businesses and 53,761 people employed by the arts in Missouri... 548,000 arts businesses and 2,900,000 people employed nationwide, which comes to 4.3% of all businesses and 2.2% of all American employees. I'm pretty sure these figures do not include all

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2006-08-03T07:05:00.000-04:00

> KUNSTBAR Joplin artist, Woody Stevens, made me aware of a truly delightful short animated art film titled "Kunstbar" created in 2002 by 5 collaborators under the name THE PETRIE LOUNGE. A guy goes into a bar and orders a cocktail from a menu consisting of several names of famous artists... e.g. Pollock, Klee, Picasso, etc. He first orders the Pollock, and then the fun starts! Nice film, kids

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2006-08-01T22:55:00.000-04:00

> CUBA'S CULTURE MINISTER ~ "Department of Whatever It Takes" ~Abel Prieto, in an interview with Jon Lee Anderson (New Yorker magazine, July 31, 2006, page 53) said, "The appetite for culture, the social prestige of the artist, of the intellectual, of the writer, has grown enormously [since 2003]. There was a time when parents thought that the arts would turn their sons into gays, or their

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2006-07-27T11:35:00.000-04:00

> STREET ARTA very sharp artist in NYC made me aware of a trend I had not been paying much attention to until this morning. I had some experience in the late 80s with graffiti art and artists in San Francisco, and with muralists in the Bay Area... but really can't say that I've seen or paid much heed to an aesthetic or movement that appears to be gaining some ground among the 20-40 year-old

July 2006 Page 18

2006-07-26T15:52:00.000-04:00

> VISUAL ART ACCESS COMPUTER BLACKOUT COMINGThe VAA computer and Arthrobs newsletter will go silent for a couple of days starting anywhere from July 30th - August 2nd or so... we are moving to new offices at 1617 Missouri St., Joplin 64804... so wireless modem and DSL and cable and yadda yadda yadda, plus finding the fuse box etc needs to take priority there for awhile.

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2006-07-25T14:51:00.000-04:00

> BMW PUBLISHES SPECTACULAR ART CARS ADIn the current issue of the NEW YORKER you will find another stunning example of a) fine advertising graphic design, b) a great corporate concept for selling something, and c) a further tribute to the NEW YORKER magazine which, occasionally, comes up with truly remarkable ads.This one has to do with BMW cars which were personalized by Calder (1975 3.0CSL),

July 2006 Page 16

2006-07-24T08:22:00.000-04:00

> JOE BEELER native of JoplinBeeler was born in 1931 in Joplin, studied at the incredibly fine Art Center School in Los Angeles, became a founding member of Cowboy Artists of America, spent a good part of the remainder of his life in Sedona, AZ and was given a retrospective at Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum of Western Art. He passed away recently. Several of his sculptures and early paintings/drawings

July 2006 Page 15

2006-07-23T06:52:00.000-04:00

> PRATT INSTITUTE SUGGESTS VISUAL ART ACCESS GUIDELINES FOR ARTISTSIt was brought to my attention that the illustrious Pratt Institute career center has taken the unusual step of adopting (by condensing and summarizing) several of the original 1987-1995 Visual Art Access guidelines for artist self-management. We are quite honored by their apparent high regard for the research.Many do not realize

July 2006 Page 14

2006-07-22T07:34:00.000-04:00

> MAYOR DALEY and art!In reading an interesting 1971 book, BOSS: RICHARD J. DALEY OF CHICAGO, by the esteemed journalist Mike Royko I unexpectedly came across some art references to hizzoner. Having lived in Evanston and mostly Chicago (Southtown) between the years 1956-1968, that city and Boss Daley are not foreign; my eldest daughter was born there, the only one of my four children not born in

July 2006 Page 13

2006-07-21T16:51:00.000-04:00

> POEM FOR LADY SEA AND OUR CHILDREN"The Colour of Love" As sung by: Billy Ocean, 1988[Arista Records, Aqua Music Ltd., Donril Music... &c]"If I had to paint a pictureTo show the world how true love can really beI would use the brightest coloursTo create a vision of harmonyIt would be a reality'Cause it's only what's inside of my heartYou would see I've always loved youRight from the very

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2006-07-19T10:56:00.001-04:00

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2006-07-19T07:33:00.000-04:00

> "No Child Left Behind" in the arts?Congress is now debating how/when/why/if the arts should (imagine that!) be included in the basic curriculum of public schools. Having held my nose long enough to write that sentence, AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, a well-established national advocacy group, is asking people to (for heaven sake) write to Congress and explain why our representatives and educators

July 2006 Page 11

2006-07-18T07:24:00.000-04:00

> Kim Thoman going to WurlitzerFormer VAA artist from the SF Bay Area, Kim Thoman, has been awarded an eleven-week Summer 2007 residency at the prestigious Helene Wurlitzer foundation in Taos, NM... one of the more beautiful sites for such colonies. Congratulations to her for the work which earned this recognition, and for continuing to apply for those programs. By the way, she also recently got

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