Art related events at Salado Winery
Uncorked!
Presented by AARTELL and Salado Wine Seller
A juried exhibition featuring the works of over 30 different artists from around the State of Texas.
Opening Reception will be from 5-9 pm.
Exhibit will continue through August 30, 2009
Come see Paintings, Prints, Photographs, and Sculpture by Talent from Texas and Beyond!
We are currently accepting entries for “Uncorked,” to be held at the Salado Wine Seller, August 14-30, 2009. For a full prospectus of the event, click here or APPLY ONLINE NOW
Aartell and Salado Wine Seller will present “Uncorked,” August 14-30, 2009 at Salado Wine Seller, 841 Main Street, Salado, Texas, with Opening Reception Friday, August 14, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m.
“Uncorked” will showcase some of the finest new and seasoned artists from around Texas set in the coolest new art venue in the historic Village of Salado. Patrons will enjoy the art of Texas artists while sipping Texas wines in the spacious interior of the Salado Wine Seller.
Aartell promotes emerging and seasoned Texas artists, as well as the visual arts in Texas through juried shows and solo shows in the Central Texas area.
Artell also selects artists from within its pool of applicants to be given Group and Solo shows at Central Texas Venues.
Join us for the opening reception, July 3, 6-9 pm
The title of these paintings is Transition: Taos
Opening Reception will be Friday, July 3, 6-9 pm, Salado Wine Seller, 841 N. Main St., Salado.
“The work continues to be about transitions. Again, transitions being a metaphor for what happens to us as we process or are processed by life. This transition happens to be about where I go to cleanse the my soul: Taos”
Dr McCarter is Professor of Art, University of Mary Hardin Baylor. His work will be on display through August 10
Hershall Seals Paintings on View at The Wine Seller, Salado, Texas
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Paintings by Belton artist Hershall Seals will be on view during June, 2009 at the Wine Seller located at 841 N. Main St. in Salado. Hours are 12 noon – 6p.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and from 12 noon-7p.m. on Friday & Saturday. A reception will be held on Friday June 5th from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Hershall grew up in South Texas and has kept his sense of belonging to the land integral to his art and remains motivated by the landscape and the original inhabitants of the land. Ancient pictographs and petroglyphs from the Southwest have inspired his directions in a variety of art forms such as jewelry, glass blowing, printmaking, assemblage art, and painting.
He says about his art, “I am borrowing some of these symbols from other culture groups as has been the extensive practice throughout art history. While not imitating or alluding solely to native American spirituality, my images use an old visual language combined with contemporary materials and methods to suggest concepts of transcendence, power, and the supernatural.”
Hershall has taught art at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor since 1987. He earned the BFA degree in Art Education from Sam Houston State in 1978 and the MFA in Painting and Drawing from Louisiana State University in 1983. He served as the Visual Arts Co-Director at the Cultural Activities Center in Temple for four years prior to teaching at UMHB.
Exhibit will be on display through May 17th
Margaret B. Williamson's Photography
MARGARET B. WILLIAMSON
A resident of Salado, Margaret grew up in Belton, attended the University of Texas and in 1962 moved to Houston with her husband Mike. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Houston and spent most of her adult years in Houston as an educator and Realtor. For her enjoyment of the arts, she became an accomplished artist of china painting and needlepoint and helped teach senior citizens needlepoint and design for 15 years.
In 1998, she and Mike retired to Salado. Resuming a long-standing love of photography, in 2002, she embarked upon studying the art of black and white photography. She has studied for several years with David Hansen, photography professor at Temple College. She has also studied with fine art photographers Alan Ross (Ansel Adam’s photographic assistant from 1974-1979), John Sexton (Ansel Adam’s photographic and technical assistant from 1979-1982), Keith Carter (internationally known fine art photographer) and obtained a personal portfolio review with renowned photographer, Paul Caponigro.
She enjoys capturing the spirit she finds in nature, simple objects, and people through traditional and classic photographic processes in the darkroom where she develops and prints her silver gelatin prints. She also enjoys recording her personal heritage with her images of family photos with a favorite saved treasure.
Her work has received several awards, been selected for various juried exhibitions and has been included in art exhibitions in Abilene, Austin, Belton, Bosque County, Killeen, Temple and solo exhibitions in Salado. Her work is held in public and private collections and can be purchased at Classics in Salado.
Artist Statement
My photographic images reflect the spirit I find in nature, simple objects and people. I see images through the camera viewfinder, and I do not manipulate them in the darkroom or on a computer. It is classic and traditional black and white photography; developing the film and printing on fiber based photo paper, sometimes using a toner to enhance the image.
I love to capture the essence of a beautiful scene, the subtleties of light on an object, and the inner character of a person. I also photograph historical places and images that reveal my own heritage. Some of my images incorporate old and new family photographs with an article that once belonged to the person in the photograph. It is a way to honor the past generations and to convey family roots to the present and future generations.
My interest in photography is to look at my surrounding environment and possibly catch a moment or a hidden composition one would not easily see, to explore the beauty of a simple onion, a white flower or the lines and form of a rock. It is exciting to reflect on all of the natural wonders that are around us and derive pleasure from the experience. My artistic expression is to present beautiful images one would like to visit with on a daily basis, to find peace, serenity and joy.
3/14/09
Mike Williamson’s photography will be on display through May 17th. The Opening Reception will be Wednesday, May 6, 2009, from 5-7 pm at Salado Wine Seller, 841 N. Main St., Salado, TX 76571
"Antelope Canyon" by Mike Williamson
Mike is a native of Belton, Texas currently residing in Salado. After graduating from The University of Texas in 1962, he moved to Houston where he spent his professional career at The Methodist Hospital System until his retirement in 1997.
Photography has been a hobby of Mike’s for over 40 years. Upon his retirement and with the advent of the digital camera, it became a serious hobby. He set-out to become the best photographer he could be. Mike has studied with David Hansen at Temple College, George Schaub and Arthur Meyerson at the Santa Fe Workshop, Jay Maisel at the Maine Media Workshops and Craig Varjabedian of the Eloquent Light Photography Workshops. Two of Mike’s photographs were published by Rangefinder Magazine in the January 2007 issue. He was one of five local photographers selected to exhibit his work in 2008 in an exhibition entitled Varied Visions at the Bell County Museum.
Mike’s approach to photography is to find the image most people would walk by unnoticed. The image must possess at least one or two of these qualities: light, color and gesture and ideally all three.
After viewing the pinhole photographs of Bill Wittliff in his book entitled La Vida Brinca, Mike began to learn the art of pinhole black & white photography. Under the guidance of David Hansen Mike did just that. Learning how to use a pinhole camera, develop the negatives, make and tone the prints.
3/14/2009
April 17, 2009.
“Lighting Up The Salado Wine Seller”
841 North Main Street, Salado, Texas
Opening reception from 6 pm to 8 pm
Art will remain on display until April 27th
Aaron Gist, www.aarongist.com, 254.718.2280, [email protected]
http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?s=32242 so far we’ve found a story in the Killen Daily Herald and a story on KWTX , http://www.kwtx.com/video/?clipId=3598037&clipFormat=flv&topVideoCatNo=101051
We’ll add pictures in a bit…
http://www.barrelsacrosstexas.com/barrels.html
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Barrels Across Texas is an inaugural fundraising event bringing together our local art and wine communities. Artists in various media were invited to donate their time and talents to transform a wine barrel into a one-of-kind artwork. The barrels are being showcased at different venues in and around Austin to promote the Festival, taking place April 16-19, 2009. The barrels will be auctioned off live at an event after the Festival, on April 30th. Proceeds will benefit the Texas Hill Country Wine and Food Festival, Dell Children’s Hospital, and the Capital Area Food Bank