Friday, March 15, 2013
Argenta ArtWalk Matt McLeod, Southern women, Mike Spain
Posted by Leslie Newell Peacock on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:56 AM
- Part of McLeod's painting for Thea Arts Festival
Matt McLeod has been posting teasing details from his painting commissioned for this year's Thea Arts Festival, set for April 27, on the Thea Foundation's Facebook page. Tonight, the painting in its entirely will be unveiled at Thea during Argenta ArtWalk, 5-8 p.m. The painting is for sale and McLeod will donate portion of the proceeds to the Thea Foundation.
Work by Sheila Cotton, Dolores Justus, Rebecca Thompson, Betsy Brackin, Alice Andrews, Linda Burgess, Laura Raborn, Ida Kohlmeyer, Brittany Young, Theora Hamblett and Robyn Horn will be on exhibit in Greg Thompson Fine Art Gallery exhibition "Southern Women Artists." See new geometrical abstracts by Mike Spain at the Paint Box Gallery.
Also at Thea: Work by Landmark Elementary School students and Visual Arts Winners show. The Landmark show closes tonight, and the Visual Arts Winners show goes down March 22.
The Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum will take part in ArtWalk tonight, opening a new exhibit. Musician Audrey Dean Kelley will perform in front of the old post office and independent artists will sell work from tents along Main Street. It should be a perfect evening for art strolling.
Speaking of...
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"Best of the South" at Greg Thompson and more
May 16, 2013Women's luncheon at noon, panel discussion Friday on Southern Regionalism. /more/
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Tonight: Governor's Culinary Challenge
April 29, 2013Still time to get tickets to event benefiting the Thea Foundation. /more/
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The Thea Arts Festival is tomorrow in Argenta.
April 26, 2013Forty-eight artists, 12 musical groups, ballet, kids activities, street food ... /more/
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Arts education bill passes House committee
March 28, 2013Paul Leopoulos, director of the THEA Foundation, and state Rep. Paul McLean, chair of the House Education Committee, made a successful pitch today before the committee to give a do pass to HB1689 to create a pilot program in 15 schools to test the Arkansas A+ arts-infused education model. /more/
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Arts education bill: Talk it up
March 21, 2013State Rep. James McLean of Batesville has filed HB 1689 that THEA hopes will implement the Arkansas A+ in 15 pilot schools. /more/
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Matt McLeod goes to pieces for Thea
March 5, 2013Matt McLeod is the featured artist for the 2nd annual Thea Arts Festival coming up in April in Argenta. /more/
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Tonight: Criswell, Ashley, Summerhill, etc.
March 1, 2013Taylor's Contemporanea, Justus Fine Art, Blue Moon Gallery lineup. /more/
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