500 MAIN Spring 2015 Newsletter

WILL-AMELIA STERNS PRICE: Mike’s Road to Taos (April 25, 2015 – September 6, 2015) Opening Reception: Friday, May 1

The Art Museum of Southeast Texas is honored to present, Will-Amelia Sterns Price: Mike’s Road to Taos, a retrospective exhibition of Sterns Price’s oeuvre (b. 1907 – d. 1995), giving attention, in particular, to her time in Taos and the lasting influence the “Land of Enchantment” left on the artist. Sterns Price was an artist in every sense of the word, Will-Amelia Sterns Price, The Gorge, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches, 1983, Collection of Gregg K. Price seamlessly moving throughout her career between subjects and styles, striving for a heightened sense of naturalism in her landscapes and focusing on the lyrical play of light and shadow over the arid desert moun- tains. These principles were instilled in her the summer of 1934 in Taos, when she studied under lauded artist of the Southwest, Walter Ufer. Sterns Price devoted the rest of her life to creating art, and cites her time in Taos (where she lived from 1967 – 1986) as her most formative years. This exhibition celebrates the life of Sterns Price, a truly modern woman who forged her way not only in the Taos art community, but also made a career for herself in Beaumont, founding the Beaumont Art League (1943) and co-founding the Beaumont Art Museum (1950, now AMSET). In conjunction with this exhibition, AMSET has published a full color catalogue featuring accounts of Sterns Price’s life written by her grandson, Stanley K. Price, as well as letters by Sterns Price, viv- idly capturing her life as an artist and the influence of Taos and Ufer on her career. This catalogue and exhibition serves as the most comprehensive examination to date of the artist’s life, high- lighting her importance to early Texas art and impact on the current artistic climate of Southeast Texas. ABSTRACTION: Selections from the Permanent Collection (April 25, 2015 – September 6, 2015) Opening Reception: Friday, May 1

This exhibition highlights the strength and diversity of the museum’s permanent collection with a focus on abstract works donated to and acquired by the museum over the years. From Texas modernists, such as Arthur Turner and Dorothy Hood, to abstract works by contemporary artists, such as Beili Liu and Dan Rizzie, AMSET strives to collect and exhibit significant works showcasing the breadth and originality of Texas art. The abstract works featured in this exhibition not only highlight the variety of AMSET’s collecting scope, but also laud the prowess of Lone Star artists, constantly Richard Stout, Seiche #2, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 50 inches, 1956, striving for a heightened Gift of John Millington, PC 2000.02.02 sense of originality and sophistication in their work. Through their fresh vision and exploration of ideas, the featured artists come together in their varied approaches, collectively showing the prowess and vitality of abstraction in our great state. Café Arts LEONARDO CASTILLO: Revelations (March 26 - May 31, 2015)

A native of Mexico City, Beaumont resident Leonardo Castillo began drawing at a young age and cites the work of Mexican muralist Jose Clemente Orozco as one of his earliest influences. In 2002, Castillo enrolled at the National School of Arts in Xochimilco-Mexico, where he fervently pursued his artist career, taking classes in numerous fields including painting, metal sculpture and ceramics. In this exhibition, Castillo includes recent art from the past couple of years, featuring the depth and variety of his artistic approach. While most of the works in this exhibition are made with acrylics, many include other media, such as cardboard, and show his ability to incorporate texture and collage into his work. Castillo’s abstract expressionist style is vibrant and whimsical, showing his bravura and ability to express ideas with color and line. Leonardo Castillo, The Protector, mixed media, 30 x 24 inches , 2015, Loan Courtesy of the Artist *FALL PREVIEW* ORNA FEINSTEIN: Now and Zen - Fifteen Years of Contemporary Printmaking (September 25 - November 29, 2015) Opening Reception: Friday, September 25

This fall, AMSET will launch a dynamic exhibition season featuring recent works by two contemporary artists known for their highly original and spirited abstract art. Orna Feinstein, who currently resides and works in Houston, received her BFA from the University of Houston in 2008. Feinstein specializes in monoprints, sculptures and site-specific installations, and in this exhibition, will be sharing work from the last fifteen years of her career with Southeast Texas audiences. Her artworks are vivid and dimensional, engaging the viewer’s senses as shapes and lines shift before us, integrating two and three dimensions through her amalgamation of colors, lines, shapes and textures. Orna Feinstein, Twisted, 3D monoprint on Feinstein will also work with the AMSET Plexiglas, metal frame and hardware, 84 x 48 x curatorial department to create a site-specific 26 inches, 2012, Collection of the Artist installation for her exhibition. This instillation will engage the viewer as they are surrounded by Feinstein’s work, making audience participation an integral part of the exhibition experience.

This fall 2015, we welcome Hou- *FALL PREVIEW* ston artist Michael Kennaugh for his first solo exhibition at AMSET. Ken- MICHAEL KENNAUGH: naugh currently lives and works in Recent Works Houston, but was born in Casper, Wyoming. He moved to Texas in 1965, (September 25 - November 29, 2015) and graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont with his BFA in 1986 and from the University of North Texas in Denton with his MFA in 1990. Kennaugh is known for his large, painterly abstract canvases with arabesque forms that lyrically sweep across the plane. Firmly grounded in drawing as his foundation, Kennaugh builds on these initial lines and creates shapes through an additive and sub- tractive process. He further develops his compositions with decisive and layered applications of grisaille tones and color hues as demanded by the shapes, yielding a physically invigorating and dynamic creation. This exhibition will feature many new works on canvas, as well as selected drawings and sculptures, which are Michael Kennaugh, Beneath the Waves, oil on canvas, akin to Kennaugh’s paintings in their 40 x 60 inches, 2015, Loan Courtesy of Moody Gallery focus on line, shape and form.

Permanent Collection Spotlight DAN RIZZIE - Untitled

This handsome collage by Dan Rizzie is a recent acquisition into AMSET’s permanent collection gifted by artist David Bates. Rizzie is known for his collage works featuring vibrant colors, shapes and patterns, often including ref- erences to flora and fauna. This collage, in particular, is visually stimulating in its colorful and bal- anced composition, incorporating bold type text balanced by calli- graphic scribbles, rough and smooth textures in contrast to decorative patterns, and geomet- ric shapes in conjunction with the organic, budding rose jutting out from the lower right hand corner. Although the work is small, it is powerful in its simplicity and en- gages the viewer in its intimacy. Rizzie was born in Poughkeep- sie, New York in 1951, and cur- rently lives and works in New York. He received his BFA from Hendrix College in Conway, Ar- kansas (1973) and his MFA from Southern Methodist University in DAN RIZZIE, Untitled, 1989, mixed media collage, Gift of David Dallas, Texas (1975). His work has Bates been featured in numerous solo and group shows at museums and galleries throughout the nation, including the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, the El Paso Museum of Art in El Paso and Flatbed Press in Austin. He has led a prolific career and continues to create and exhibit his work. Numerous museums and institutions throughout the nation hold his work in their permanent collections, including the Dallas Museum of Art and Southern Meth- odist University in Dallas, the Witte Museum in San Antonio, El Paso Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York. AMSET is honored to join ranks with these prestigious institutions and sends our sincerest gratitude to our museum donors for their generous contributions to our permanent collection. Part of our mission at AMSET is to support and acquire works by artists living and working in, or with a connection to, Texas. Dan Rizzie is one of many key artists that spent time in Texas, but is also well-known on a more national scale. We depend on the generous support of our museum patrons and donors to assist in building our collection, and are constantly looking to diversify and strengthen our growing permanent collection. We continue to raise funds through annual gala auctions, grants and contributions. Please contact the museum at 409-832-3432 if you would like more information on how you can help us meet our goals.

gARTage Sale 2015 Set for May 15 & 16, 2015

WANTED: YOUR ARTWORK, ARTBOOKS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, OR ANY OTHER HOME-DÉCOR RELATED ITEMS YOU WANT TO DONATE TO AMSET’s gARTage Sale! For your donation you’ll get a $5.00 discount on the gARTage Sale pre-shopping dinner, an itemized receipt, 10% on items you buy (excluding the silent auction) and a good conscious knowing you are contributing to one of your favorite non-profits. All donations support exhibition and education programs and are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

WHO: Chaired by Colleen Burns, Tam Kiehnhoff and Suzanne Garrett WHAT: BARGAINS GALORE – AMSET gARTage Sale WHEN: WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING DONATIONS - mp WHEN WHEN: 6 p.m., Friday May 15th - Pre sale dinner and Silent Auction – 7 a.m., Saturday, May 16th - Public Sale COST: Dinner is $30 or $25 if you donate to the sale 10% discount to those who donated items (excluding silent auction) *HUGE DISCOUNTS AFTER 10 a.m. WHERE: AMSET, 500 Main, clean, air conditioned, happy helpful sales staff

As an added bonus to enhance the festivities, we are giving away mystery gifts. The first three people to spend over $500 will be given one ticket to the gala, two Art of Beer tickets or one Go for the Gold ticket The first four people to spend over $250 will be given two Vintage Affair tickets or one Art of Beer ticket. The first five people to spend over $100 will be given tickets for two to the Two Magnolias Friday buffet. A Vintage Affair 2015

This year, over 200 Happy New Year people attend- ed, A Vintage Affair, our fourth annual wine tasting fundraiser held on Friday, January 30, 2015. This year, it was chaired by the charming couple, Lee Ann and Terry Garth. Tasters were able to select tastings from 20 different wines. While tasting the grape varietals, they were also able to delight in gourmet appetizers generously donated by Two Magnolias, H-E-B and Basic Foods. Luscious wine baskets adorned the tables as centerpieces and were also raffled off at the end of the evening. Each basket included four to five bottles of excellent wines donated by the museum’s Board of Trustees, H-E-B, Wine Styles (which included a wine tasting give away in the basket!), Debb’s and Spec’s. A special thanks to numerous members of the great AMSET board and advisory board who worked tire- lessly to make this event a success. A Vintage Affair continues to consistently generate more revenue than the previous year, and 2015, once again, was no exception to this positive trend.

Go for the Gold 2015 The Go for the Gold fundraiser took place on Thursday, March 5th this year. Chaired by Melanie Dishman, the event was a monumental success AGAIN. Go for the Gold took place in honor of the late Earl “Goldbricks” Brickhouse who was a huge supporter of this event year after year. He consistently was our top seller. He sold over 40 tickets for over a decade. This year, many people bought and sold tickets to make it a success. A special thanks to Brad Klein and Eric Meadows, our emcees kept the crowd entertained, the hopper turning and helped us sell a record number of “buy back in” tickets! Guests were treated to delicious food donated by AMSET’s resi- dent caterer extraordinaire, Two Mag- nolias. This year’s winners included Keely Kinsel won the big $10,000 prize, Bree Hinds who won the $1500 prize and Buddy Crutchfield who won the $1000 prize. In addition, 20 gleaming silver coins were given away. There were also 7 raffle prizes including great baskets full of goodies. Year after year, Go for the Gold has proved to be one of AMSET’s most successful ways of raising funds to offset education and exhibition program expenses. We greatly appreciate every- one who supported this event.

*First Prize, $10,000 in gold Keely Kinsel

*Second Prize, $1,500 in gold Bree Hinds

*Third Prize, $1,000 in gold Buddy Crutchfield

Protégé 2015

Teachers, friends and family joined the AMSET staff on Thursday evening, February 26th for the Opening Reception of the 29th Annual Protégé Competition & Exhibition. Twenty-six exhibitors were selected from among the 118 entries submitted by 17 high schools. Scholarships donated by Lamar’s Friends of the Arts were awarded to the first, second and third place winners.

Prizes were awarded to:

1st Place Natalie Beasley, Buna High School

2nd Place Shelby Williams, Orangefield High School

3rd Place Claire Chenault, West Brook High School

Honorable Mentions were awarded to Savannah Galloway of Buna High School, Ariana Molina of Bridge City High School, Anna Steinhagen of Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School, and Kelli Granger also of Bridge City High School. This program was sponsored by Market Basket who has been the sponsor since its inception. The exhibition will tour various schools in the area through May 2015. Call 409-832-3432 for tour details.

FIRST PLACE:

Natalie Beasley, Protége 2015 Winner, “Sissy”, Graphite on Paper, Buna High School, Keith Hoke, teacher.

Join AMSET at Summer ArtVentures 2015. This year’s line-up of week-long, half-day work- shops, from June 15 through July 17, is more exciting than ever, with comic book art, three- dimensional sculpture, clay, painting and much more, all taught by professional artists. ArtVentures is offered Monday through Friday with two workshops per day: morning classes are from 9 a.m. to noon; afternoons are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children ages 4-14 choose from many class options for a high quality, intensive art education experience. All courses are taught by profes- sional artists, and the participants work closely with these respected artists in a variety of medi- ums. Campers are divided into three age groups, with each course designed for age-appropriate art activities: · Young ArtVenturers – children ages 4-7 – will have the opportunity to sample clay, paint, com- ic book art, and colored pens and pencils through simplified projects formatted for their age group. These classes will be augmented with story times (using art-related stories) and outdoor activities. · ArtVenturers – children ages 8-11 – have many exciting courses to choose from including clay, comic book art, sculpture, and painting. · TeenVentures in Art – Keep teens active and engaged in making art, a valuable life skill. Teen- Ventures in Art is a special week, June 29 – July 3, just for 12 to 14-year-olds interested in ex- ploring new and original techniques of creating contemporary self-portraits and artwork in- spired by famous Modern artists. The courses will allow the aspiring artists to explore tech- niques from professional artists in those areas. The cost for Summer ArtVentures is $75 for members, $135 for non-members for the first child’s first class, $75 for each additional child and $70 for each additional class. The non- member fee includes a one-year family membership. Scholarships are also available.

Mark your calendars for AMSET’s next FREE Family Arts Day: “Road to the West” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2015

AMSET Donors 2014 This Donor list reflects contributions made to AMSET for the year preceding November 30, 2014.

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $10,000+

Jan & David Bates (In kind) CapitalOne Bank, N.A. / Trust & Asset Management C. Homer & Edith Fuller Chambers Charitable Foundation City of Beaumont Mamie McFaddin Ward Heritage Foundation Estate of Dorothy Anne Conn City of Beaumont Crenshaw Family Foundation The Edaren Foundation Karen & Michael R. Fuljenz (Tiffany Exhibit) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gamson (In Kind) Mary Jane Garth, Harriet Garth, and LeeAnn & Terry Garth Goodyear-Beaumont Chemical (Includes In Kind) Karol Howard/George Morton (In Kind) Helen Caldwell Locke and Curtis Blakey Locke Charitable Foundation Sylvia and Warren Lowe (In kind) Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Quinn Texas Commission of the Arts Estate of Wesley W. Washburn, M.D. and Lulu L. Smith, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Carl Weisenfelder Wilton P. & Effie Mae Hebert Foundation

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $5,000+

Mr. Rob Clark & Mr. Jerry Thacker (Includes In Kind) Entergy Jefferson County Kinsel Motors, Inc. Sheila & Jerry Reese with Susan & Jordan Reese Ms. Regina Rogers Mr. & Mrs. J. Mitchell Smith (Includes In Kind) Union Pacific Foundation

Corporate/Individual Sponsor $2,500+

B.A. & Elinor Steinhagen Benevolent Trust Bill Clark Bugsperts (Includes In Kind) Burns Properties/Mr. & Mrs. Robert Burns Chisum Resource Management/Bessie Fisher Chisum Ms. Sandra F. Clark Linda & Dr. Charles Foutz Mr. W. Seth Crone & the Honorable Marcia Crone ExxonMobil Foundation Foundation for Southeast Texas Giglio Distributing Co. Mr. & Mrs. James Gilliam Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Green Mr. & Mrs. Rene Greenwald (Includes In Kind) Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kiehnhoff (Includes In Kind) Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lockwood Market Basket Food Stores Dr. & Mrs. Terry Morris Simpson-Omohundro Foundation Southeast Texas Arts Council Two Magnolias (In Kind) TOTAL: Port Arthur Refinery UBS Financial Services Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. Waddill Walter Crawford Jr. Family Donor Advisory Fund Wathen De Shong & Juncker, L.L.P.

Sponsors/President’s Club $1,000+

Mr. Christopher L. Bean Beaumont New Car & Truck Dealers Association Mr. & Mrs. James Black Dr. Beth & Mr. Brian Bommer Carlo Busceme, III Mr. & Mrs. C.C. Crutchfield Ms. Melanie Dishman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Domino Mr. & Mrs. Frank Eastman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fertitta Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fertitta Dr. Charles & Linda Foutz Mrs. Martha Gideon Natalie & S.L. Greenberg Kathe & Jim Hendricks Humanities of Texas Sallye J. Keith Lamar University Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Locke Mr. Dean Lovejoy Becky & Chuck Mason (Includes In Kind) Mr. Pat H. Miller (In kind) Mr. & Mrs. W. Frank Newton Mr. & Mrs. Michael Phelan Mr. Stanley K. Price (Includes In Kind) Mr. & Mrs. William F. Scott Mr. & Mrs. B.A. Steinhagen Mr. & Mrs. R.N. Steinhagen Mr & Mrs. Joe B. Kinsel Edward H. Green Goodyear Beaumont Plant– Michael Lockwood (Includes In Kind) Tamsen & Tom Kiehnhoff Mandie & Dr. Garrett Peel

Corporate Sponsors $1,000+

American Valve & Hydrant Bando's Catering (In Kind) Ben E. Keith Beverage Distributors Del Papa Distributing Co., Inc. Giglio Distibuting Co. J.S. Edwards & Sherlock/Mr. & Mrs. Lum Edwards, III Mathews Jewelers (In Kind) Walmart Zachry Industrial, Inc. /Mercedes Delgado Knott U.S. Trust Bank of America Industrial Safety Training Counsel

Corporate/Patron $500+

Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Josh Allen, Sr. BASF TOTAL Petrochemicals, L.P. Paula & Joey Blazek Mr. & Mrs. Tim B. Byrom Mr. & Mrs. Rocky Chase, Jr. Cheyenne Capital Corp – Tyrrell L. Garth, owner Dr. Henri Des Clarke & Betty Clarke Coburn Supply Company, Inc. Community Bank of Texas Cook Parker, PLLC Mr. & Mrs. Bernie Daleo Mr. & Mrs. John T. Fowler Gloria & Mack Fulbright Suzanne & Lee Roy Garrett (Includes In Kind) Dr. & Mrs. Frank Giglio Mr. & Mrs. David Goodale Dr. & Mrs. Edward Gripon Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hayes Mr. Chris Henson Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Hoffer Dr. & Mrs. Young In Mrs. Pat Klein Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kirkpatrick Drs. Vijay & Rita Kusnoor Mr. Allen Lea Kelli Maness, Inc Mr. Albert Nolen Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ohmstede Lisa & Sam Parigi Mr. W.L. Pate, Jr. Heather & Mark Petkovsek (Includes In Kind) Ms. Ida McFaddin Pyle Mr. & Mrs. Jordan W. Reese IV Mr. & Mrs. J. Mark Smith Dr. & Mrs. Michael L. Smith (Includes In Kind) Ms. Christine Stedman The Clubhouse Child Care Center Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Vance Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Verde Mr. & Mrs. Wilkinson Ms. Rosine M. Wilson Paige & Morris Windham (Includes In Kind) BASF FINA Petrochemicals Regina Rogers– Harvey Johnson Will Jenkins Dottie & Kenneth Johnson Mr. Kip Price Sue Weisenfelder

Corporate/Individual Fellow $250+

Able Fastener, Inc. /Nancy & Stephen McGrade Mr. & Mrs. Mark Adkins Mrs. Jan Allred Ms. Bobbie Applegate & Mr. Joe Pizzo Mr. Dexter Augier Mike & Beverly Baker Ms. Lynn Bencowitz Munro's Uniform Services/Chad Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Martin Broussard Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bunt Mr. & Mrs. James Byerly Mr. Paul Chargois Mr. & Mrs. Tolbert Chisum Mr. & Mrs. Josh Crawford Kate & Keith Davis (In Kind) Mr. Harold M. Eisen Mr. & Mrs. Martin Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Fierce Jill Fortney Mr. & Mrs. David Fournerat Mr. & Mrs. Bill Grantham Ms. Jeanette M. Greer Mr. Krimo Hafsaoui Mrs. Matilda Hickman Mrs. Gisela Houseman Mary Ellen & Tanner Hunt Lynda & Pat Jones Ms. Martha Jones Katharine & Company Naomi Kathnelson Mr. Jasper T. Leone Mr. & Mrs. John Lovoi Mr. & Mrs. Mark Low Mr. & Mrs. David Masters Mr. & Mrs. William D. Maxey Dr. & Mrs. Paul W. McCormick Mr. Will McNeill Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Moncla Nance International Mr. & Mrs. J. Pat Parsons Suzanne & Chris Peiler Ms. Renee Pomonis Ms. Ellen Reinstra Mr. & Mrs. John J. Riedmueller Ms. Misty Riffer Mr. & Mrs. Rutman Dr. & Mrs. Russ Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Micah Shanks Texas Regional Title YMCA - Beaumont Heidi & Russel Zech Alane Banks Michael Cormier Charles Giglio Jerry Fenter Terry & Judy Grissom Tequera Hill Annette & Scott Holtymer Mr & Mrs. John H. Griffin Cindy Van Keppel Mrs. Ralph Leaf John Johnson Bridget Johnson Naomi Kathnelson Marscha Griffin Lakista Lee Megan Leger Elvy Talley Bryan

Memorials/Honoraria

In Memory of Mary L. Dean Fisher Bessie Fisher Chisum

Upcoming Events

 Until September 6 Will-Amelia Sterns Price: Mike’s Road to Taos and Abstraction:  Selections from the Permanent Collection  Saturday, May 9 FREE Family Arts Day  Until Sunday, May 31 Leonardo Castillo: Revelations on view in Café Arts  May 15, 16 gARTage Sale  June 15 Summer Art Ventures

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