Barnes selected as 2007 Art Festival poster artist
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| Nanci Barnes has been selected as the 2007 poster artist for the 38th Annual Rockport Art Festival. |
The Rockport Center for the Arts is honoring Nanci Barnes, the 2007 poster artist for the 38th Annual Rockport Art Festival, with a solo exhibit June 13 through Aug. 4.
A special reception will be held at the Art Center Saturday, June 16 from 5 until 7 p.m.
The exhibit, to be held in the main gallery, will showcase high-fired stoneware pieces, including fountains, jars, and vases, which Barnes created especially for the event.
An exhibit of paintings from past Art Festival poster artists will be presented in the Garden Gallery over the same period. Al Barnes, Herb Booth, Evelyn Atkinson, Ricardo Rivera, Kay Barnebey, Jim Offeman, Carol Koutnik and Hal McCaskill will each be represented in this show.
A 30-year Rockport resident, Barnes began dabbling in clay 35 years ago after taking a course at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Her work has been shown at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Wilhelmi Holland Gallery, Rockport Center for the Arts and the San Antonio Junior League.
For more information about the Art Festival and the Center's offerings, please call 729-5519 or visit the Center's website at www.rockportartcenter.com.
A special reception will be held at the Art Center Saturday, June 16 from 5 until 7 p.m.
The exhibit, to be held in the main gallery, will showcase high-fired stoneware pieces, including fountains, jars, and vases, which Barnes created especially for the event.
An exhibit of paintings from past Art Festival poster artists will be presented in the Garden Gallery over the same period. Al Barnes, Herb Booth, Evelyn Atkinson, Ricardo Rivera, Kay Barnebey, Jim Offeman, Carol Koutnik and Hal McCaskill will each be represented in this show.
A 30-year Rockport resident, Barnes began dabbling in clay 35 years ago after taking a course at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. Her work has been shown at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Wilhelmi Holland Gallery, Rockport Center for the Arts and the San Antonio Junior League.
For more information about the Art Festival and the Center's offerings, please call 729-5519 or visit the Center's website at www.rockportartcenter.com.
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