500 MAIN Summer 2016 Newsletter tête-à-tête : Folk Art and Fine Art from the Permanent Collection On View: June 18 through September 4, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, June 24, 6 - 8 p.m. Featured Speakers: Karol Howard and George Morton

Every summer, AMSET takes great pride in featuring an exhibition curated from our vaults – giving us the opportunity to exhibit works from our permanent collection in the main galleries. AMSET has gained recognition for its significant and growing collection of regional folk art, which is highlighted along with fine art from our permanent collection in tête-à-tête: Folk Art and Fine Art from the Permanent Collection. This exhibition pairs both folk and fine art from the permanent collection that speak together in their subject matter, aesthetic nature or visual relationship. Art historians and museums take delight in categorizing art objects based on style, media, type, decade, etc. often highlighting the differences between objects, for example a collection of decorative arts (such as Georgian silver) and fine art (such as a painting). Although James H. Evans, Bull Snake on Sofa, 1992, brown toned groups and definitions are certainly gelatin silver print, Museum Purchase from the Artist, useful, it is PC 1996.05 often invigorating to present seemingly disparate objects together, visually creating a synergistic conversation amongst artists, styles, objects and media that are not always readily apparent. In tête-à-tête, a lively discourse is created by the visual conversation sparked when art and artists of bifurcated worlds collide. This fresh look at our permanent collection invites audiences to engage with the similarities, differences, concepts and intentions behind the creation of fine and folk art, as well as our art historical categorization of objects, shedding fresh light on the relationships formed by unlikely pairings created through the amalgamation of art worlds. This exhibition is generously funded, in part, by Marcia and Seth Crone, the City of Beaumont, the Wesley W. Washburn, M.D. and Sulton Rogers, Head, 1992, Lulu L. Smith, M.D. Endowment Fund, the Texas Commission on paint, wood, plastic beads, Gift of Sylvia and Warren the Arts, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Lowe, PC 1996.01.02 Works and the C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation.

TERESA BAKER: shape, line, what the eye is doing On View: June 18 through September 4, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, June 24, 6 - 8 p.m. Featured Speaker: Teresa Baker

Born in Watford City, North Dakota, Teresa Baker is a relative newcomer to the Southeast Texas art scene. She is known for her minimal, process-based works of immense bravura achieved through a melding of original materials and non-objective, unencumbered vision. Baker received her BA in Visual Arts from Fordham University, New York in 2008, followed by her MFA from the California College of Arts in San Francisco, 2013. Prior to her academic studies, Baker was awarded a painting and drawing intensive at the prestigious Gerrit Rietveld Academie in the Netherlands. The artist has exhibited widely on the west coast, and is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies. This exhibition is Baker’s first solo museum exhibit in the Southeast Texas area, and presents fresh works by the artist highlighting her experimental and sophisticated use of textures, color and space in the artistic process. Often incorporating vinyl, felt and Teresa Baker, Fill (detail), 2016, other fabrics with acrylic paint, Baker creates artworks fluorescent vinyl on vinyl coated mesh, that seem to dynamically propel off the wall with their loan courtesy of the artist strong visual form and texture. The artwork in this exhibition highlights Baker’s process and recent use of vinyl coated mesh as a means for further exploration of shape, lines and folds in her media – proffering limitless boundaries for artistic expression. This exhibition is generously funded, in part, by the City of Beaumont, the Wesley W. Washburn, M.D. and Lulu L. Smith, M.D. Endowment Fund, the Texas Commission on the Arts, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. Art Works and the C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation.

CAFÉ ARTS IN A WORLD OF HORSES : Cheryl J. Cathcart On View: June 23 through August 21, 2016 Artist’s Reception: Sunday, June 26, 2 - 4 p.m.

About the Artist: I am drawn to the magic of photog- raphy because it captures in an instant a specific moment in time and space with visual cues to the emotion inherent in the scene. The specific choice of horses as a subject to study with my camera began about six years ago. When I moved to Corrales, New Mexico in 2004, I began to make photographic studies of horses and tropical birds. With the availability of digital cameras, I abandoned film and darkroom chemicals Cheryl Cathcart, Sunshine on Fire (Lusitano, Portugal), with gratitude. For me, photography is 2014, digital photograph, loan courtesy of the artist the perfect combination of science and art. The functional demands of digital SLR cameras must be entwined with the timeless considerations of composition and light. The artistic side of this equation allows me to express my feelings and thoughts about the horses I photograph.

Exhibition Statement: Dolly and George, my grandfather’s two gigantic grey and bay draft horses, created my first impressions of horses. They are engraved in my memory since age three or four. Father lifted me into a huge farm wagon and held me up so I could see over the wagon’s sides on a hot summer afternoon in southern Iowa. The surge of power I felt as he handed me the reins remains a tactile memory in my fingers as much as it is a visual image decades later. To my amazement, the horses walked on towing the old wagon full of corn. Later, I would learn that the high intellect of a horse is no guarantee of a willingness to co-operate or obey. The horse’s power, intelligence and spirit stream through my camera lens in every photograph I produce. I am lucky to have combined a love of photography and travel with a desire to capture the essence of horses in my artwork. This exhibition presents magnificent horses captured during my travels in New Mexico, Montana, France and Portugal. Why take photos of horses? Their huge eyes can be soulfully gentle or wildly inflamed; their exquisite body conformation reveals muscled velvet and steel. Their sociable nature towards other horses and humans is heart-warming. Strong emotions guide my finger towards my camera’s shutter button, reminding me of that day long ago when I first learned to commune with a horse. *FALL PREVIEW* CURTAIN CALL Ann Wood On View: September 23, 2016 through November 27, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, September 23, 6 - 8 p.m. Featured Speaker: Ann Wood

Ann Wood is a native of California and MFA graduate of the University of Texas in San Antonio. She is recognized for her mixed media sculptures, wall hangings and site- specific installations characterized by vivid colors, wild and fantastical flora and fauna motifs, in a variety of media. For AMSET’s fall exhibition premier, Wood debuts Nest: a site -specific, magical, canopied forest that will suspend from AMSET’s gallery ceiling, inviting viewers to step into her fantastical world of artistic splendor. Nest is interactive and visitors are welcome to walk under and through the canopied formation. Wood’s signature mixed media wall- hangings and sculptures will also adorn the gallery, creating a tapestry-like effect as they spill off of the walls and into the gallery space. A video interview with Wood explaining her art, career and the site- specific Nest installation will be featured on a continuous loop in the Conn Gallery space Ann Wood, Nest (in progress), 2016, Galveston adjacent to AMSET’s main galleries for the studio shot, April 22, 2016 duration of the exhibition. This exhibition is generously funded, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Beaumont, the Wesley W. Washburn, M.D. and Lulu L. Smith, M.D. Endowment Fund, the Texas Commission on the Arts and the C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation.

AMSET Membership Drive & Phone-a-thon 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Thursday, June 16, 2016

The Art Museum Board of Trustees and staff invite you to participate in the Membership Phone-a-thon Thursday, June 16 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Each person who participates will be encouraged to secure either ten new “regular” members, two Patron members at the $500 level, or one Presidents Club member at the $1,000 level. We will provide a contact list, and contact can be made via email, text or telephone calls. A great selling point is that AMSET now offers reciprocal memberships with the North American Reciprocal Museum Program (NARM) and the Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums (ROAM) for members at the Friend Level ($100) and above, and Texas Reciprocal Memberships (TRM) for members at the Fellow Level ($250) and above. We hope this will encourage people to join, as these reciprocal memberships will offer free admission to over 800 museums in North America. If you are not able to participate, you can help by keeping your membership current and by giving memberships as gifts to loved ones or as donations through Summer ArtVentures and Gift of Art scholarships. If your membership is not current, you can renew today by going online to www.amset.org or calling (409) 832-3432, or expect to be contacted Thursday! Membership is an important part of the art museum as it supports operations and programs. Snacks and drinks will be provided at the Phone-a-thon.

FRANK REAUGH: Pastel Poet of the Texas Plains Film Screening and Q&A with Marla Fields (Producer and Director) 6:30 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016

Join the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, The McFaddin-Ward House Historic House Museum, and Marla Fields (film producer and director) for a reception, screening and Q&A with Fields of Frank Reaugh: Pastel Poet of the Texas Plains – a seminal film featuring the life and art of Frank Reaugh, the “Dean of Texas Artists.” Many consider Frank Reaugh's oils and pastels some of the most poetic depictions of Western landscapes ever produced. Charles Franklin Reaugh (1860-1945), one of the state’s earliest and most distinguished artists, is known to historians, curators, and collectors of early Texas art but not necessarily to the public at large. Realizing this oversight some 100 plus years later, Texas filmmakers have united to bring this true Texan and American tale to the big screen. Featuring his oils, pastels, landscapes, cattle, nature studies held in public and private col- lections, interviews with curators, scholars, those that knew him, period photographs, ephemera and original music, this documentary will finally bring deserved attention to this artist's fascinating life while acknowledging his many contributions to society and the art community. Frank Reaugh: Pastel Poet of the Texas Plains is Frank Reaugh, Courtesy of The narrated by Texas Dallas Morning News singer and songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, and produced and directed by first-time filmmaker Marla Fields.

Learn more at http://marlafields.com/ frankreaugh/. Frank Reaugh, Yellow Longhorn, Courtesy of Jim and Bonnie Pohl and Lucretia D. Coke Collection Odom Junior Docents Wrap Up 2015-2016 School Year at AMSET

Good luck to the 2015 – 2016 Odom Junior Docents (OJDs). Beaumont Independent School District’s Odom Academy and the Art Museum of Southeast Texas had a wonderful school year collaborating together on the Odom Junior Docent program. The Odom Junior Docents are eighth grade, advanced art students that spend the school year learning museum practices, and interacting with AMSET staff, exhibits and exhibiting artists. Through a series of museum visits and multi-faceted presentations, the OJDs gained the knowledge and visual vocabulary to give tours of AMSET’s exhibits to all the sixth graders at their school. This school year, the 30 junior docents successfully hosted 200+ sixth graders, faculty and staff. This program also fosters an understanding of the need for volunteers in our community. Odom Junior Docents were encouraged to volunteer at AMSET for Family Arts Days and for Summer ArtVentures. Throughout the 2015-2016 school year, the OJDs performed 168 volunteer hours at AMSET. It is our hope that these students continue to be an active part of their cultural community and give freely of their time to organizations of their choice. A school-year-end exhibit of their artwork in AMSET’s Lecture Hall was highlighted in the OJD program. Through this installation, the OJDs gained first-hand knowledge of the process through which an artist presents a body of work for exhibition. The OJDs created their artwork in their classroom under the instruction of their art teacher, Mrs. Suzanne Garrett. AMSET’s Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, Sarah Beth Wilson, aided them in selecting works for a successful exhibit, and AMSET’s Registrar, Don Bullock, led them in a matting and framing workshop. To celebrate their year as junior docents, a reception was held in their honor. All OJDs were presented with a special sketchbook complete with the AMSET logo. After the reception, the OJDs gave one last tour as junior docents to parents, teachers, family members and friends. Funding for this program was generously provided by the Mamie McFaddin Ward Heritage Foundation and the Simpson Omohundro Foundation.

Treasure Auction 2016 : POP! POP! Treasure Auction 2016 was a huge success thanks to the wonderful, talented artists and the generous supporters who attended this event. Twenty-nine local artists agreed to create pop-related or pop-inspired paintings and helped the museum raise a total of $9,975. A special thanks also goes to our event chair and emcee Albert Nolen and auctioneer extraordinaire W.L. Pate. We appreciate our spotters and runners, Kim Steinhagen, Karen Fuljenz and Sandra Clark who kept the event moving at an eye popping speed. Also, of course, a super special thank you to each and every local artist that participated in the auction and created some of the most colorful and beautiful artwork around. All of the funds raised for this event will be used to support the museum’s exhibition and education programming.

SAVE THE DATE! Friday, September 9: AMSET Gala 2016

AMSET is known to organize the most creative events in town and this year’s annual anniversary gala is no exception! An Art Happening, this year’s 29th annual anniversary gala, is scheduled for Friday night, September 9th. An Art Happening will elicit audience artistic participation and become a central theme in this Happening. The absence of boundaries between the viewer and the artwork means that the artwork becomes defined by the action at this event. Chaired by the Happening couple Keely and Craig Kinsel, with assistance from performance director Albert E. Nolen and the Happening committee of Judy Black, Sandra Clark, Sandy Fertitta, and Janey Phelan this party is sure to be the signature creative event of 2016. We are kindly requesting your participation to raise money for AMSET’s exhibition and educations programming. This year’s Happening honorees are the popular and accomplished artist John Cobb and long-time arts patron, Amelie Cobb. Please call (409) 832-3432 for more information and watch for your “save the date” in the mail.

Monster Mash: an AMSET Bash! Rises From the Dead on Friday, October 21

The Monster Mash: an AMSET Bash is being resurrected and will commence on Friday, October 21 this year at the haunted museum of horrors at 500 “underground” Main. You Spooks and Spirits had better be busy preparing your costumes for the fearsome freak show contest! If it’s anything like last year, competition was fierce and faintingly frightening. A wide sampling of October Fest witches foamy brew (the kind with hops, barley and Rocky Mountain Spring water) will liven up this bash along with some seriously hootin’ and howlin’ entertainment. So plan to attend this melting pot of spirited activity, while raising money for AMSET’s exhibition and education programs.

Don’t Mess With Texas. Mess With Art. Family Arts Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, August 20, 2016

Visitors will explore a range of media including recycled materials to emulate the work in the concurrent main gallery exhibitions tête-à-tête: Folk Art and Fine Art From the Permanent Collection and TERESA BAKER: shape, line, what the eye is doing. This Family Arts Day will include fun, kid-friendly materials including sequins, glitter and paint and even common everyday found items such as sticks to give everyone the opportunity to create wonderful works of art with nontraditional materials. Face painting and refreshments round out this wonderful event. Admission is FREE!

Migrate to AMSET With Our Feathery Friends Family Arts Day Was for the Birds– and Kids!

Migrate to AMSET With Our Feathery Friends Family Arts Days was a great success. More than 700 people attended this event. AMSET would like to thank the families of the Southeast Texas communities for coming out and supporting the arts. Sonny the Birdman and the ArtMobile Parade added an exciting touch to this creative day of family fun. We would like to thank all of our volunteers from Central, Westbrook, Ozen, Kelly and Silsbee High schools. Also, special thanks to Odom Academy, the Junior Docent Class of 2016 and their instructor, Mrs. Suzanne Garrett for all their help at each Family Arts Day this past school year.

AMSET Donors 2016 This Donor list reflects contributions made to AMSET through June 14, 2016

Corporate/Individual Sponsor 10,000+ John Alexander (In Kind) SETAC – Funded in part by B.A. & E.W. Steinhagen Benevolent Trust City of Beaumont C. Homer & Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation Ms. Sandra Clark Mr. Rob Clark & Mr. Jerry Thacker (Includes In Kind) Edaren Foundation Lee Ann & Tyrrell Garth Harriet Garth (Includes In Kind) Goodyear-Beaumont Chemical (Includes In Kind) Helen Caldwell Locke and Curtis Blakey Locke Charitable Foundation Jefferson County Mamie McFaddin Ward Foundation Betty Moody (In Kind) Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Quinn Ms. Regina Rogers (in loving memory of Julie & Ben Rogers) Wesley W. Washburn, M.D. and Lulu L. Smith, M.D. Endowment Fund Wilton P. & Effie Mae Hebert Foundation

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $5,000+ City of Beaumont – Beaumont CVB Karen & Michael Fuljenz Natalie & S.L. Greenberg (Includes In Kind) Liliana & Rene Greenwald Marine Fueling Services, Inc./Mr. Christopher Bean Mamie McFaddin Ward Heritage Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Garrett Peel Mr. Stanley Price Michele & J. Mitchell Smith Texas Commission on the Arts Union Pacific Foundation Elizabeth & Russell Waddill

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $2,500+ Architectural Alliance/ Rob Clark & Ronald Jones Bill Clark Bugsperts (Includes In Kind) Burns Properties/Colleen & Bob Burns CapitalOne Bank Marcia & Mr. Seth Crone Mrs. Katherine Belle Doyle Entergy Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Mr. Gerald Farah Mrs. Martha Gideon HEB Mrs. Patricia Klein Market Basket Food Stores Mehaffy Weber, P.C. Charitable Foundation Dr. Terry & Nell Morris Mr. Albert Nolen Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Pipkin Sheila & Jerry Reese Sam’s Club Gay & William Scott Simpson Omohundro Foundation Southeast Texas Arts Council Kim & Roy Steinhagen Trans-Global Solutions, Inc. TOTAL: Port Arthur Refinery Two Magnolias (In Kind) Mr. Wallace S. Wilson

Sponsors/President’s Club $1,000+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Barenberg Judy & James Black Dr. & Mrs. Brian Bommer Ms. Lorin Bourquein The James F. Brown Family Mr. & Mrs. Martin Broussard Mr. Carlo Busceme, III Mr. Keith Carter (Includes In Kind) Mr. Rusty Chimeno Ms. Melanie Dishman Linda & Joseph Domino Mr. & Mrs. Frank Eastman Sandra & Joseph Fertitta Carolyn & Mark Fertitta Mr. Joe Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Troy Ford Mr. & Mrs. W.E. Fouts The Late Ms. Mary Jane Garth Mr. & Mrs. Ed Green Dr. & Mrs. Edward Gripon Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hendricks Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Hoffer Ms. Cecily E. Horton Mrs. Sallye Keith Mr. & Mrs. George Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Shea Kent Tamsen & Thomas Kiehnhoff Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bob Kinsel, Jr. Keely & Craig Kinsel Mr. Mark J. Kubala Gloria & Charles Locke Lori & Michael Lockwood Mr. Dean Lovejoy Ms. Anne S. Maltalbano Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Mason Nancy & Frank Newton Mr. & Mrs. J. Pat Parsons Mr. & Mrs. Mark Petkovsek Ms. Belinda Phelps Mr. Kip Price Ms. Joan Steinman Mr. Dean Terrebonne Mr. & Mrs. Carl Weisenfelder Mr. & Mrs. Jason Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Morris Windham

Corporate Sponsors $1,000+ American Valve & Hydrant Argent Trust Company Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas CapitalOne Private Client Group CASETA Foundation for Southeast Texas Humanities Texas Industrial Safety Training Council/Chris Lamson Jefferson County Medical Society JWIT Investments, LLC Kinsel Motors, Inc. KME Salas O’Brien, LLC Lamar University Foundation Magnolia Garden Club U.S. Trust Bank of America Wealth & Asset Management - Capital One, N.A.

Corporate/Patron $500+ Anonymous Mr. Greg Austin Mr. & Mrs. Ken Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barr BASF Fina Petrochemicals, L.P. J. Dennis Blessing (In Kind) Ms. Jeanne M. Broussard Ms. Barbara Brown Ms. Jessica Brown Cook Parker, PLLC Christina & Josh Crawford Mr. & Mrs. C.C. Crutchfield Mr. Christopher Davis Mr. & Mrs. Martin Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Craig Escamilla Sandy & Joseph Fertitta Dr. & Mrs. Charles Foutz Mr. & Mrs. John Fowler Mr. L. Mack Fulbright Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Giglio Mr. & Mrs. Frank Giglio Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gripon Mr. & Mrs. John Hawa Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Johnson Ms. Shayne King Drs. Vijay & Rita Kusnoor M. James Design Group – Melinda James Mr. & Mrs. Sam Parigi, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl Parker Mr. & Mrs. Michael Phelan Mr. & Mrs. J. Mark Smith Mr. & Mrs. Mike Smith Mr. Richard Stout Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Verde Ms. Regina Winegar Zummo Meat Co. Corporate/Individual Fellow $250+ Mr. Jesus Abrego Ms. Janet Allred Mr. Dexter Augier Mr. & Mrs. Bret Babineaux Mr. & Mrs. Danny Babineaux Basic Foods/Dr. Mike & Mary Ann Smith Ms. Kathleen Lamb Boudreaux Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Broussard Ms. Reba Bunt Mr. & Mrs. Paul Chargois Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Chase Dr. & Mrs. Henri Clarke Mr. David Cook Mr. & Mrs. Mike Cormier Coastal Welding Supply Mr. E.M. Curtis, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Keith Davis Mr. & Mrs. George A. Dishman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rodger R. Ellis The Honorable Jim Farris & Family Mr. & Mrs. Doug Fierce Mr. & Mrs. James V. Fitzpatrick The Honorable Donald and Mrs. Floyd Dr. & Mrs. Herman Gerhardt Mr. & Mrs. Charles Giglio Mr. & Mrs. James Gilliam Mr. Joe Gregory Ms. Mary Hager Ms. Sandra Hathaway Mr. Lum Hawthorn Mr. & Mrs. Paul Horwitz Dr. & Mrs. Young In Mr. & Mrs. Will Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kirkpatrick Mr. & Mrs. Brad Klein Mrs. Kathleen “Betty” Leaf Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Leister Ms. Summer Lydick Mr. & Mrs. Donald Maloney Mr. Chuck Mazoch Mr. & Mrs. William Maxey Dr. & Mrs. Paul W. McCormick Mr. Jeff McManus Mr. Chris Miller Mr. Pat H. Miller, Jr. Ms. Brook Morrow Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ohmstede Mr. & Mrs. John P. Parsons, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Peiler Ms. Ida McFaddin Pyle Mr. John B. Quigley Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. Sampson Mr. Don Shaver Mr. & Mrs. Roy Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Sotolongo Mr. Brian Sparkman Ms. Christine N. Stedman Mr. & Mrs. Tim Stelly Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tortorice Wathen, DeShong & Junker Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Wilkinson Upcoming Events

 June 18 - Sep. 4 tête-à-tête: Folk Art and Fine Art From the Permanent Collection and TERESA BAKER: shape, line, what the eye is doing on view in main galleries  Through June 19 This One is Pink, This One is Blue… Kailee Viator on view in Café Arts  June 23 - Aug. 21 IN A WORLD OF HORSES: Cheryl J. Cathcart on view in Café Arts  August 18 Frank Reaugh Film Screening  August 20 “Don’t Mess With Texas. Mess With Art.” Family Arts Day  September 9 An Art Happening AMSET Gala 2016  Sep. 23 - Nov. 27 ANN WOOD Curtain Call on view in main galleries  October 22 The Monster Mash: an AMSET Bash!

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