Arts
Olivia Gallegos graduate art exhibition through Friday at Sul Ross
April 25th, 2013
ALPINE – “Esencia Floral,” a graduate art exhibition by Olivia Gallegos, Ojinaga, Mexico, will be on display through Friday, April 26 at the Main Gallery, Francois Fine Arts Building at Sul Ross State University.
A closing reception will be held from 5-7pm Friday, April 26 at the Gallery. There is no admission charge and the public …
Designer sets talk this evening
April 25th, 2013
MARFA – Italian architect, designer and author Franco Raggi will present a talk entitled “Ways” at 8pm this evening at Exhibitions, 407 W. San Antonio St./US 90 west in Marfa.
He graduated in Architecture from Milan Polytechnic in 1969 and in the same year started work for Nizzoli Associati.
Franco Raggi
From 1971 to 1975 …
Marfa’s Julie Speed named 2014 Texas distinguished artist
April 25th, 2013
AUSTIN, MARFA – Marfa artist Julie Speed is among the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) and Texas Legislature’s 2014 distinguished artists.
The 2014 appointees also include Poet Laureate Dean Young of Austin, musician Flaco Jimenez of San Antonio, and three-dimensional artist Ken Little of San Antonio. Speed, a painter, is the honored two-dimensional artist.
Marfa public radio series features McDonald astronomers
April 25th, 2013
Next show is Monday
MARFA – This year, KRTS Marfa Public Radio, 93.5 FM, started producing a monthly conversation series with astronomers at McDonald Observatory. Each month, host Mark Glover speaks to astronomers who live and work at the observatory, along with visiting astronomers from across the country.
The next interview in the series airs at 10am Monday, …
CineMarfa focuses on social culture in festival’s third installment
April 25th, 2013
By JOHN DANIEL GARCIA
MARFA – “We do it because we love films,” said CineMarfa founder David Hollander of the non-profit, all-volunteer film festival. “We love to watch films, make films, and screen films.”
CineMarfa’s third installment is based around the concept of experimental ethnography, in which the filmmakers’ work analyzes the social and cultural aspects of …
Chinati/Judd community day is Sunday
April 25th, 2013
MARFA – The Chinati and Judd foundations invite the public to the annual Community Day celebration on Sunday, April 28.
Festivities will take place from 1-7pm. All events are free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.
Last year's Community Day attracted more than 450 area residents to Chinati for the free barbeque …
One act plays are this evening at Sully
April 18th, 2013
ALPINE – Sul Ross State University hosting a night of one act plays beginning at 7pm this evening in the Studio Theatre of the Francois Fine Arts Building.
These plays are student-directed productions as a part of the university’s Student Laboratory Productions. This is a wonderful opportunity for our directing students to receive feedback about their …
Chinati artist’s show is today
April 18th, 2013
MARFA – Yuh-Shioh Wong, Chinati’s current artist in residence, has an opening reception at the Locker Plant from 6-8pm today.
Yuh-Shioh Wong artwork
Wong lives and works in San Francisco, Caliifornia. She was born in Taiwan, studied at Harvard University and Hunter College, and has exhibited her work across the US. She makes drawings, …
22nd Spring Writers’ Retreat in Alpine, Friday-Sunday
April 11th, 2013
ALPINE – Award winning authors in multiple writing genres: Bill O’Neal, author, researcher, Texas State Historian, Nina Amir, author, consultant, editor, blogger; Juan Perez, poet, Haiku, horror & early morning Haiku Hike will be in attendance at the 22nd Spring Writers’ Retreat.
The retreat is sponsored by the Texas Mountain Trail Writers
The public is invited to …
Gem and Mineral Show in Alpine April 19-21
April 11th, 2013
ar again to plan to attend the Annual Gem and Mineral Show in Alpine, Texas. This year’s “Alpine Agate Festival” will highlight Texas Saganites at the Alpine Civic Center, 801 E Holland Ave. (Highway 90).
The doors open a 9am on Friday, April 19, and admission is free.
The hours for the entire weekend are: Friday and …
