The AFFA What's Up - May 9-16, 2010

AFFA NEWS

LAST CALL!!! SEE IT WITH AFFA:

DAY TRIP TO SCHULENBERG & SHINERVILLE
Saturday, May 15

Enjoy a guided tour of four churches featured in the PBS Special, Painted Churches of Texas: Echoes of the Homeland.

Lunch at Shiner bar in an award-winning historic building. Also visit AFFA members Jim and Sid Mangum in Shinerville (Population 2), in their fanciful home-studio full of folk art made from cedar knees, gourds, and found objects.

Cost: $40 per person, all inclusive. Pay by check upon departure.

Carpool: departs at 8:45 AM from Randall's at Northland and Balcones.

RSVP: by May 10 to Sue Fairbanks at 346-0279. Let her know if you're willing to drive.

AFFA IN THE NEWS!

Austin Friends of Folk Art received a prominent mention in the Wednesday, April 28, feature Collector's home folk art treasures on display, published on the front page of the Austin American-Statesman's Life section, by art critic Jeanne Claire van Ryzin. The article highlights the private folk art collection of Ed Jordan, longtime AFFA member, whose pieces are currently on display in the Mexic-Arte Museum exhibition, Imagining Mexico: Expressions in Popular Culture. So when you see, Ed, remember to thank him. He's probably AFFA's biggest promoter, and he deserves our enthusiastic expressions of appreciation! (Photo credit: Deborah Cannon, American-Statesman.)

If you missed the print article, you can also read it online at http://www.austin360.com/arts/collectors-home-folk-art-treasures-on-display-638455.html

Also, Ed Jordan's neighbor, Phil Le Conte, has posted on Youtube a wonderful photo collection of Ed's house and garden in a 2-minute show called "Mr.Jordan's Magic Garden." Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqOPPCoCTo0 Enjoy!

WANT TO LIST YOUR EVENT IN THE AFFA WHAT'S UP?

Please send all listing requests to alexandra@alumni.cmu.edu and be sure to include a graphic you'd like to use (one that looks good small, as you see throughout the e-newsletter) and a brief description of the event. Note that the next What's Up will go out on Monday, May 16. To have your event listed in the next What's Up, please send your requests to Alexandra no later than Sunday, May 15. Thank you!

BUSINESS MEMBERS NEWS

SYLVIA GUYTON BOUTIQUE FOR ART JEWELRY:

18th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Thursday May 13 & Friday May 14, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday May 15, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

3604 Stoneridge Rd., Austin, TX 78746

View and purchase artistic jewelry creations of silver, gold, gemstones, and pearls. $18 off any purchase during the event with the attached card (see attachment to this e-newsletter). For more information, please contact (512) 327-9244. Map is also included in the attachment to this e-newsletter. To view more images of Sylvia Guyton's jewelry, please visit the website at www.guytonartjewelry.com.

MEXIC-ARTE MUESUM PRESENTS NEW EXHIBITIONRUBEN HERRERA: MASTER ARTIST AND TEACHER 1888-1933

Rubén Herrera was a significant artist and teacher, having founded the Painting Academy of Saltillo, which created a new generation of painters in Northern Mexico in the early 20th century. The exhibition, featuring 10 works of art, will premiere for the first time in the United States and is part of Mexic-Arte Museum’s year-long 2010 programming to commemorate the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the Bicentennial of the Mexican Independence.

The exhibition will include a special section on the Herrera Family in Austin, Texas, highlighting Rubén Herrera’s significant family lineage in this city. For more information call (512) 480-9373 or visit www.mexic-artemuseum.org.

IN THE COMMUNITY

PAINTED DRAWINGS:
ONE-MAN SHOW BY DAVID H. ELLIOTT
Sunday May 16, 1:00-6:00 PM
406 W. 35th St., Austin, TX

David presents more than 20 paintings from his new Debacle series as well as
others from the End of It All series. The imagery of this exhibit includes ruinous landscapes as well as mysterious rooms with shoes and cars of the tropics.

This exhibit takes place at the fine art studio of Terence Grieder, Professor Emeritus, Art History, University of Texas. Grieder was Elliott's first art history teacher at UT;
while an undergraduate, David also studied under artists like William Lester and Everett Spruce, both members of the Dallas Nine.

Enjoy the art, conversation, refreshments and MORE at the Sunday afternoon opening. After the opening, David's paintings can be seen by appointment. For more information, call Diana Claitor at (512) 983-3446 or David Elliott at (512) 442-1216.