Richard Sexton will be participating in the inaugural exhibition of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's new satellite facility in WaterColor Florida. The Artists' reception is Saturday, July 26th from 5 - 7 pm. Mr. Sexton will also be delivering a lecture the following Thursday, July 31 at 5 pm. If you have plans to be in Florida ths summer, do consider seeing this exhibit. It will be up through mid-September. WaterColor is in Walton County, Florida on Highway 30A, about 12 miles east of Destin. The Ogden's WaterColor site is located on the ground floor, northeast corner of the Town Center Building on Watercolor Boulevard. For more information about the exhibit and plans for a reception and talk by the artists, please visit Richard Sexton's website by clicking the following link or pasting the url in your browser's address bar:
http://www.richardsextonstudio.com
Phil Sandusky's third book, Jacksonville through a Painter's Eyes, is due for release August 15th, 2008. It will be published by Pelican Publishing Company.
In conjunction with Mr. Sandusky's new book, The Cummer Musuem in Jacksonville, FL will be holding an exhibition of his work. The exhibition opens Tuesday, September 9 and continues through Sunday, October 5. For more information, contact the Museum at (904) 356-6857 or visit their website
(http://www.cummer.org).
Diego Larguia has joined the faculty of the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. Mr. Larguia is an alumnus of the Academy, and he has also studied with artists such as Don Anderson and Jerome Weinberger. Diego will be teaching Beginning Oil Painting as of this fall semester.
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The Louisiana State Archives and the Secretary of State will be hosting 40 Days and 40 Nights, an exhibit in honor of New Orleans Painters, Sculptors, Writers, Photographers, Musicians and Thespians. The multi-faceted exhibit will feature live music, dramatic spectacle, a fine arts display, and a photography display. New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts' Creative Director, Saskia Ozols Eubanks, is the Curator of Fine Arts. Victoria Ryan and Owen Murphy are the Curators of Photography. The Fine Arts and Photography portions of the exhibit will include several members of the NOAFA faculty. The opening reception is on Saturday, August 9th from 6 - 9 at the Louisian State Archives Building in Baton Rouge (rom I-10 or I-12, exit to Essen Lane and turn at the Louisiana State Archives Building on Archives Avenue). We will send more information about this exhibit as the opening date approaches.
Jean Cassels' latest illustration project, a book entitled Two Bobbies, will be released on August 05, 2008. Learn more by clicking on the image above, visiting Jean Cassels' own website (http://www.jean-cassels.com), or visiting the authors' website (http://www.twobobbies.com).
Two Bobbies: A Dog and a Cat. . . A True Story of Hurrican Katrina, Friendship and Survival, is co-authored by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery, illustrated by Jean Cassels, and published by Walker Books. It is a Junior Library Guild Selection and has been chosen as One of the Top Ten Books of the Season by the Indie Next List.
Synopsis: Bobbie and Bob Cat are the best of friends. When their hometown of New Orleans was struck by Hurricane Katrina, many lost everything. But not Bobbie and Bob Cat--they still had each other. Only by staying together could they survive. This is the story of their remarkable friendship.
The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts' Autumn Semester Schedule has been published. It is available online by clicking here or on the image above. You can also acquire a copy of the schedule in person at the Academy. If you are on our mailing list, you will receive a copy in the mail shortly. If you are not on our mailing list, you can join by filling out the form on our mailing list page.
Registration begins Monday, July 28! You can register online by filling out the form on our registration page. Forms submitted before the registration period will not be acknowledged. |
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