"News From Diversity twelve"
October 21, 2001
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News From Diversity - October 21, 2001
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Diversity's Art Auction
Mural Project in Leesville
Diversity's Arts Library
Family Arts Day - Nov 10th
Planning the 2002 Calendar
Diversity Website Updates
ART AUCTION
A week ago, some of us met at Isabelle's home to finalize
plans for Diversity's upcoming art auction. We had a great
time and also came up with some specific ideas:
The auction will be both at Diversity AND online during
November & December. Online support will be provided
through Ebay's "Auction for America" and a new webpage on
Diversity's website. All proceeds from the auction will
go directly to The American Red Cross fund to support the
victims of the recent terrorism in the US.
In addition to Diversity's group, we'll recruit other
local & regional artists, the more the merrier.
A major newspaper advertising campaign to include Leesville,
DeRidder, Fort Polk, Alexandria and Lake Charles will be published
during the month of November (in time for the holiday spending
madness) The ads will contain all the names of those artists who
have donated work for the auction.
This is a good opportunity for you to let the area know
that you're both an active artist and someone who supports
the victims of terrorism.
We ask for only one thing -
permission to photograph whatever work you'd like to donate.
It can be work that's already here at Diversity or work that
you have at your studio. Isabelle or I will be glad to come to
your studio to take pictures of your work to put on the net.
What could be easier than that?
We currently have 8 artists who have generously volunteered
to donate work. Why not add your name to that list?
Diversity - (337) 392-8540
Tues-Fri 2-6pm, Sat 10-noon
Isabelle - (337) 238-9463
isabellemb@yahoo.com
David - (337) 789-1753
david@diversearts.com
Diversity's art auction page:
http://www.diversearts.com/auction.html
MURAL PROJECT IN LEESVILLE
During a recent photography class at NSU/Ft.Polk, I met
Joe Martinez. In addition to being a photography nut,
Joe is the manager of the Leesville State School. Some of
you may know that the State School's building was the original
Leesville High School building.
Joe has a wonderful plan to convert a huge wall in the
school's gymnasium to a public mural. We'd like to find
some kind of funding for this project so that an artist/s
can be paid to do the work. The Leesville State School
is a publicly funded institution (not a non-profit) so it
might take some creative funding, but if you can help,
please let us know.
It's a great opportunity to have your work in a permanent
public space.
DIVERSITY'S ARTS LIBRARY
Our dear friend, Alice Story, came by the gallery last week
to check out the new arts library. A description of her
visit can be found online at:
http://www.thetowntalk.com/html/D5EAAAB8-2752-4A36-9DF1-FB8D9BEEA92D.shtml
For those who haven't discovered it yet, buy yourself a Thursday
edition of the Alexandria Town Talk each week. The features
section really is the best source for local and regional arts
and cultural events in our area.
By the way, does anyone have enough free time to spend organizing
the arts library? We need someone who will be able to enter every
item into a database of some sort.
FAMILY ARTS DAY - NOVEMBER 10th
Paula Scheuneman will be the main art instructor for a new
activity for young people at the Leesville Neighborhood Center
on Saturday, November 10th. If you're interested in sharing
the visual arts with young people, please feel free to join us
that morning. I'm sure we'll need volunteers/observers for
that day. Call for details at the gallery: 392-8540 or
Paula: 392-9957
PLANNING THE CALENDAR FOR 2002
Even though it goes against my grain to plan so far ahead
for anything - it's probably a good idea - so that we can
advertise Diversity's events in some state-wide publications.
Would you like to show your work to our community? Or is there
something else that you'd like to do with Diversity's space?
It's open to anyone - poets, musicians - anyone doing original
work in any medium.
I have a couple of things in mind for next year, including
an exhibit of works in glass and a historical exhibit of
the works of H.E. Werner - but that still leaves a LOT of
open space on the schedule. Speak up and reserve your space
on the calendar.
DIVERSITY WEBSITE UPDATES
I'm thinking that the Diversity site needs a major overhaul
but in the meantime check out these new updates:
Phil Bourgeois http://www.diversearts.com/phil.html
Amy Kramer http://www.diversearts.com/amy.html
Arts Library http://www.diversearts.com/library.html
Many thanks,
David
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