500 MAIN Winter 2016 Newsletter DAVID AYLSWORTH: Either/And December 10, 2016 to February 26, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, December 16, 6 - 8 p.m. Featured Speakers: Artist David Aylsworth with Dr. Sandra Zalman, Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Houston

Houston artist David Aylsworth is well-known within Texas art circles for his stunning abstract paintings celebrating his facility with the brush, sophisticated understanding of color, and harmonious spatial relationships between form and shape. He is inspired by images around him, in both a mental and physical sense, and paints intersecting lines and shapes with luscious strokes, giving his works a sense of energy and movement. Aylsworth’s titles often reference songs and show tunes, at times giving his highly David Aylsworth, Each Sun to Each Moon, 2015, oil on canvas, abstract, non-objective style, a 12 x 14 inches, Collection of Kathleen Packlick and Daniel Murphy sort of verbal and lyrical foundation. Born in Tiffin, Ohio, Aylsworth graduated in 1989 with his BFA from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and was an artist in residence in the Core Program at the Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from 1989-91. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Inman Gallery (2016), Morgan Lehman in New York (2014) and Holly Johnson Gallery (2013). His paintings are found in numerous private and permanent collections, including the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi. A full color catalogue was published with this exhibition and includes an artist statement by Aylsworth, a critical essay by Dr. Sandra Zalman, Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Houston, exhibition images, checklist and an artist biography. The exhibition will travel to the Galveston Arts Center (on view March 4 – April 16, 2017) following its debut at AMSET. This exhibition is generously funded, in part, by Paul Hester of Hester + Hardaway Photographers, Fayetteville, Texas, Leslie and Brad Bucher, Glen Gonzalez and Steve Summers, Linda and George Kelly, Bob Ackerley, Jim F. Avant, Bob Black and Gary Tucker, Sissy and Denny Kempner, Kevin and Avril Schofield, Emily and Dr. Alton Steiner, Anonymous, Yvette and Scott Hill, 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.

STEVE MURPHY: It’s All Come Down to This December 10, 2016 to February 26, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, December 16, 6 - 8 p.m. Featured Speaker: Artist Steve Murphy

Southeast Texas native Steve Murphy is best known for his poetically titled, minimal steel sculptures. Murphy attended in Beaumont, followed by the University of Houston, where he received his B.A. in 1975. During his early years, Murphy focused on painting, but eventually experimented with sculpture; he is fascinated by the reduction of the essential elements of art – such as line, shape, color, form, space, texture and value – to Steve Murphy, Under the Influence, 2015, oxidized steel, 47 1/2 x 71 1/2 basic, geometric forms, x 19 inches, Loan Courtesy of the Artist elegant in their simplicity and visual presence. He often works in series, allowing the design of sculptures to build on each other, exploring the creative possibilities of a form and the energy developed by a slight alteration in angle or line, allowing a piece to grow and mature in the series. This exhibition will feature recent sculptures by Murphy, created in his Houston home and studio, including a new large scale sculpture by the artist created specifically for his exhibition at AMSET entitled, Always Drink Upstream From The Herd. A gallery guide is available in conjunction with this exhibition, that includes an interview between Murphy and AMSET curator, Sarah Beth Wilson. 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 and the C. Homer and Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation.

Café Arts LANA PORTNER: Feathers, Wings and Earthbound Treasures January 19 to March 26, 2017 Opening Reception: Sunday, January 22, 2 - 4 p.m.

Lana Portner was born in Houston, Texas and moved to Beaumont in 2000. She graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. in Psychology and several years later began taking drawing classes at Lamar University in Beaumont. Portner became interested in painting and drawing in middle school, but more recently, she has focused on magazine collage. She is a member of the , where she frequently submits work for exhibition. Portner also donates her artwork to numerous charities. Lana Portner, Bird Spotting, 2015, magazine collage, 24 x 36 “I am inspired by the beauty of inches, Loan Courtesy of the Artist nature and its ability to thrive. To me, nature is spiritual. It is a salve for me. I have an incredible amount of respect for the creatures that survive in the wild. I believe that people are intrinsically connected to nature, and I literally express this idea in some of my drawings by combining people with trees. Nature is a recurring theme in my work. Inspiration often comes to me while travelling, or from an image I see in a magazine or television show. My media varies from charcoal on paper to acrylic on canvas, and most recently magazine collage. When creating a collage, I peruse dozens of magazines to find the colors that I am envisioning then tear or cut them into pieces and compile them to form the image in my mind. During this process, I imagine that I am putting something that is broken back together again. It is very satisfying upon completion.” – Lana Portner

*UPCOMING EXHIBITION* JOSE ARPA: A Spanish Impressionist in Texas March 11 - May 28, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, March 17, 6 - 8 p.m. Featured Speaker: Michael Grauer, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, Art and Western Heritage at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas

Jose Arpa y Perea (1858-1952) opened a studio in San Antonio around 1901 and became an important part of the San Antonio school. Born in Car mona, the son of a cobbler, Arpa began studying part-time at the Academia des Bellas Artes (Academy of Fine Arts) in Seville, Spain, in 1868. He became a full-time student by 1876 and from 1882 to 1886 painted in Rome. Returning to Jose Arpa, Galveston Dry Dock, c. 1924, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, Spain in 1886, Arpa sent Collection of Linda and William Reaves paintings as part of the Spanish contingent for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, where Impressionism was all the rage. He traveled to San Antonio, Texas, in 1899, and exhibited in the San Antonio International Fair in 1900. Arpa met Robert and Julian Onderdonk and divided his time between Mexico, Spain, and San Antonio until 1923, when he founded a painting school in San Antonio. Arpa continued to exhibit frequently at museums and galleries throughout Texas as well as New York and Spain. He won the “Texas Prize” at the Texas Wildflower Exhibition in 1927, and exhibited in the remaining two “Davis Competitions” in 1928 and 1929. Arpa permanently returned to Spain in 1931. This exhibition will be the first major Arpa exhibition since 1998, and is organized by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas. A full color catalogue published by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum will be available for sale in the AMSET gift shop. Michael Grauer, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs, Art and Western Heritage at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, will deliver a gallery talk at the opening reception on Friday, March 17, 2017. This exhibition is generously funded, in part, by the City of Beaumont – Beaumont CVB, 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.

Get Ready for a Mardi pARTy at AMSET! Friday, February 24, 2017

The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will be celebrating Mardi Gras this year with its first ever Mardi pARTy on Friday, February 24. Chaired by Camille and Kit Ohmstede, this “pARTy” will laissez les bon temps roulez (let the good times roll) in with the New Year and Fat Tuesday before we hunker down for Lent. The Mardi pARTy will feature the best of the best Cajun cuisine and fantastic music by the hot band J.A.G. Please watch the AMSET website for further details in the coming weeks at www.amset.org. SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS BRAND NEW FUNDRAISER!!! Friday, February 24, 2017 6:30 p.m.

Go For the Gold 2017: Olympic AMSETTA Thursday, March 30, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

Go for the Gold will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. Have you ever won an AMSETTA Olympic gold medal? This might be your chance! Chaired by Margi and Rocky Chase, Go for the Gold – Olympic AMSETTA will feature the best reverse race drawing in Beaumont on Thursday, March 30. You will have the chance to win $10,000 in gold coins if your ticket is the last ticket drawn for the night from the Olympic torch hopper. Race down to AMSET and buy your ticket now, because each $100 ticket gets two people in the door for a fabulous training dinner and power drinks during the big event. Participants are encouraged to wear their favorite “active wear” of their winning AMSETTA team sport. Contestants need not be present to win. Go for the Gold sells only 450 tickets and a number of prizes are given away throughout the evening, including a $1,500 second prize and a $1,000 third prize also in gold coins. The thrill of winning while in a crowd of supporters is unsurpassed. Call your favorite Board member today to purchase a ticket or call the art museum at (409) 832-3432 or purchase a ticket online at www.amset.org. Tickets sell in a hurry, so don't delay! All proceeds benefit the museum’s spectacular exhibition and educa- tion programs.

Tree Lighting 2016

The Annual Holiday Tree Lighting was a success, despite the cold weather this year! Kids of all ages and their parents had fun frosting cookies, making ornaments, and writing personal letters to Santa. The Post Office operated their giant mailbox to receive the letters addressed to Santa. This year’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting was made special by all of the participating museums and organizations including the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, , , , Southeast Texas Arts Council, Tyrrell Library, Beaumont Convention & Visitors Bureau, McFaddin-Ward House Museum, Clifton Steamboat Museum, the Beaumont Children’s Museum, , Beaumont Main Street, City of Beaumont Event Facilities, and Ben J. Rogers Regional

Visitor Center. Special thanks to the City of Beaumont, Mobil Federal Credit Union and Flint Hills Resources for their sponsorship.

Gingerbread Workshop 2016

Icing, gingerbread, white chocolate, candy canes, orange slices, gum drops, mints… If it sounds like AMSET has grown a sweet tooth, we have! We held our annual Gingerbread House Workshop on Saturday, December 3, 2016. Paige Neyland, baker extraordinaire led this tasty gingerbread adventure. The 28 Gingerbread House Workshop participants displayed their holiday spirit by rolling up their sleeves and creating a gingerbread masterpiece!

Market Basket presents: Protégé 2017 Competition and Exhibition

In its 31st year, the Protégé Competition and Exhibition was created specifically to encourage graduating high school seniors to begin taking the steps necessary to become part of the world of art. This year's Protégé juror is Sandra Laurette. Sandra Laurette has been involved in the arts since the moment she came to Beaumont, nearly 40 years ago. Over these years, Laurette has worked with many arts organizations in the Southeast Texas area and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Texas Arts Council. Laurette spent 11 years as AMSET’s Curator of Education, and she moved in as one of the first tenants at the Art Studio, Inc. and continues to work there today creating sculptures in clay, cast metals and foam. Laurette received a B.S. in Art Education from Western Michigan University and a B.F.A. from Lamar University. She attributes the strength of her vision to working with Meredith Jack and Phil Fitzpatrick in Lamar’s sculpture program. This competition allows students to begin learning about the evaluation processes used in the art world. Prizes for winners include scholarships to Lamar University's Art Department and gift certificates for art supplies. Requirements and materials required for entry can be found at www.amset.org. If you know a budding young artist, counsel him or her to prepare to enter this school year’s Annual Protégé Competition and Exhibition. Entries will be accepted from January 5- 19, 2017 and he or she may enter any work created after August 2016; he/she need not be part of an organized art class to enter. Join us to see what great works of art this year’s students have created at the 2017 Protégé Reception and Awards Ceremony on February 21, 2017 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. The Protégé Exhibition will be on display in the Conn Take pArt Gallery from February 21 until March 26, 2017.

AMSET’s Next FREE Family Arts Day 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2017

Join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 for Family Arts Day! This fun day will be about creating works of art inspired by the exhibitions of David Alysworth; Either/And featuring the abstract oil paintings, and Steve Murphy; It’s All Come Down to This featuring a selection of selection of non-referential sculptures. In addition, audiences will have the opportunity to create artwork inspired by Black History Month and Valentine’s Day. This popular event is FREE and open to the public. So, don’t miss it and bring your friends!

AMSET Donors 2016 This Donor list reflects contributions made to AMSET for the year preceding December 15, 2016.

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $10,000+ Susie & David Askananse (In Kind) City of Beaumont C. Homer & Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation The Crenshaw Family Foundation Edaren Foundation Lee Ann & Tyrrell Garth Harriet Garth (Includes In Kind) The Late Ms. Mary Jane Garth (Includes In Kind) Goodyear-Beaumont Chemical (Includes In Kind) Helen Caldwell Locke and Curtis Blakey Locke Charitable Foundation Karol Howard and George Morton (In Kind) Keely & Craig Kinsel (Includes In Kind) The Morgan Charitable Foundation, Inc. /Glen Morgan National Endowment for the Arts 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+ Caroline & Clayton Christopher Ms. Sandra Clark Mr. Rob Clark & Mr. Jerry Thacker (Includes In Kind) Mr. John Cobb (In Kind) Community Bank of Texas/Mr. & Mrs. J. Pat Parsons Orna Feinstein (Includes In Kind) Karen & Michael Fuljenz (includes in-kind) Ms. Alexandra Irvine (Includes In Kind) Jefferson County Mr. & Mrs. Joe Bob Kinsel, Jr. Mr. Harold Krawitz (In Kind) Dr. Mark Krawitz (In Kind) Mr. Scott Krawitz (In Kind) Mr. Stuart Krawitz (In Kind) Mr. Stanley Price (Include In Kind) Texas Commission on the Arts Union Pacific Foundation Elizabeth & Russell Waddill Clint Willour (In Kind)

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $2,500+ Architectural Alliance/ Rob Clark & Ronald Jones Bill Clark Bugsperts (Includes In Kind) Mr. Joey Blazek (In-kind) Burns Properties/Colleen & Bob Burns Cook Parker, PLLC Mr. & Mrs. Casey Crenshaw Marcia & Mr. Seth Crone Entergy Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Joe Fisher, II H-E-B Mr. & Mrs. Jim Hendricks Marine Fueling Services, Inc./Mr. Christopher Bean Market Basket Food Stores Dr. Terry & Nell McCallum Morris Mr. Albert Nolen Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Pipkin Sheila & Jerry Reese Sam’s Club Sidney & Charline Dauphine Foundation Simpson Omohundro Foundation Michele & J. Mitchell Smith Southeast Texas Arts Council – funded in part by B.A. & E.W. Steinhagen Benevolent Trust Kim & Roy Steinhagen TOTAL: Port Arthur Refinery Two Magnolias (In Kind)

Sponsors/President’s Club $1,000+ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Barenberg Judy & James Black Dr. & Mrs. Brian Bommer Mr. Brad Bucher Bessie & Stewart Chisum/Chisum Resource Management Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Daleo Ms. Melanie Dishman Linda & Joseph Domino Mr. & Mrs. Frank Eastman Sandy & Joseph Fertitta Carolyn & Mark Fertitta Charlotte Fontenot (Includes In Kind) Mr. & Mrs. Troy Ford Mr. & Mrs. W.E. Fouts Dr. & Mrs. Charles Foutz Mrs. Martha Gideon Mr. Glen Gonzales Natalie & S.L. Greenberg Dr. & Mrs. Edward Gripon Mrs. Sallye Keith Mr. & Mrs. George Kelly Mr. Michael Kennaugh Tamsen & Thomas Kiehnhoff Mrs. Patricia Klein Gloria & Charles Locke Mr. Dean Lovejoy Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Mason Ms. Betty Moody (In Kind) Nancy & Frank Newton Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ohmstede Gay & William Scott Mr. & Mrs. David Smith Mr. Mark Sparks Mr. & Mrs. Carl Weisenfelder

Corporate Sponsors $1,000+ American Valve & Hydrant Arceneaux Wilson & Cole LLC Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Beaumont Rice Mills/Joe E. Broussard IV Bob & Karen Wortham Foundation Mr. Joe E. Broussard, IV Capitial One Bank Foundation for Southeast Texas Giglio Distributing Company/Charles Giglio Paul Hester of Hester + Hardaway Photographers (In Kind) Industrial Safety Training Council/Chris Lamson Lamar University Foundation/ Derina Holtzhausen, PhD Magnolia Garden Club The Ney Foundation/Randy & Lea Ney Mr. & Mrs. Chris Portner Wealth & Asset Management - Capital One, N.A.

Corporate/Patron $500+ Anonymous Mr. Jim Avant BASF Fina Petrochemicals, L.P. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bertrand Mr. Linnis Blanton Mr. Bob Black & Gary Tucker Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Broussard CASETA Mr. & Mrs. Paul Chargois Mr. & Mrs. G.R. Chase, Jr. K. Belle Conway Christina & Josh Crawford Mr. & Mrs. C.C. Crutchfield Mr. Christopher Davis James Doyle Peter Doyle Thomas Doyle Susan Dunigan Mr. & Mrs. John Fowler Mrs. Betty Greenberg (In Kind) Liliana & Rene Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Frank Giglio Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gripon Dr. & Mrs. Young In Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Johnson Sissy & Denny Kempner Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kirkpatrick Drs. Vijay & Rita Kusnoor Mr. & Mrs. Mark Low (In-Kind) Mr. & Mrs. Donald Maloney Mr. & Mrs. Stephen McGrade Mr. & Mrs. Sam Parigi, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Phelan Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Roane Ms. Ellen Rienstra Avril & Kevin Schofield Mr. J. Mark & Denise Smith Dr. Alton Steiner Richard Stout Ms. Regina Winegar Zummo Meat Co. /Frank Zummo

Corporate/Individual Fellow $250+ Ms. Janet Allred Mr. Dexter Augier Mr. & Mrs. Bret Babineaux Basic Foods/Dr. Mike & Mary Ann Smith (In Kind) Ms. Kathleen Lamb Boudreaux Ms. Reba Bunt Mr. Carlo Busceme, III Ms. Jereann & Ms. Holland Chaney Dr. & Mrs. Henri Clarke Mr. Russell J. Coco Mr. & Mrs. Mike Cormier Coastal Welding Supply/Chuck Mazoch Mr. & Mrs. E.M. Curtis, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Rodger R. Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Doug Fierce For Heaven's Sake/Gina Crenshaw (In-kind) Mr. L. Mack Fulbright Ms. Mary Hager Ms. Sandra Hathaway Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Hoffer Mrs. Katherine Holtzclaw (In Kind) Mr. & Mrs. Paul Horwitz Mr. & Mrs. B.H. Hughes Mrs. Kathleen Leaf Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Leister Ms. Summer Lydick Mr. Paul W. McCormick McManus Fine Lighting & Interiors/Jeff McManus Mr. & Mrs. John K. Miller Mr. Pat H. Miller, Jr. Ms. Brook Morrow Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Peiler Ms. Ida McFaddin Pyle Mr. & Mrs. John B. Quigley Mrs. Ellen Reinstra Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. Sampson Mr. & Mrs. Roy Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Sotolongo Mr. Brian Sparkman Ms. Christine N. Stedman Mr. & Mrs. Tim Stelly Mr. & Mrs. Tim Sudela Temple Emanuel/Rabbi Joshua S. Taub Wathen, DeShong & Junker Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Wilkinson Mr. Horace Phelps Wood III

Upcoming Events

 Until Sunday, January 15 THE ONLY WAY ROUND IS THROUGH: Mark Nesmith on view in Café Arts  Until Sunday, February 26 DAVID AYLSWORTH: Either/And and STEVE MURPHY: It’s All Come Down to This on viewx  Thursday, January 19 LANA PORTNER: Feathers, Wings and Earthbound Treasures on view in Café Arts  Saturday, February 11 FREE Family Arts Day  Friday, February 24 AMSET Mardi pARTy fundraiser

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