CASETA MAY 2024 Newsletter

MAY 2024

CASETA NEWSLETTER

Press Release:

CASETA Annual Symposium & Texas Art Fair

set for June in Houston

(San Angelo, TX) – The Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA) is pleased to announce that its Annual Symposium & Texas Art Fair is set to take place in Houston from Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23, 2024, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Houston- Greenway Plaza. Registration for the event is now open at www.caseta.org.

“We are looking forward to an exciting weekend celebrating Texas art and artists this summer in Houston,” said Bonnie Campbell, 2024 CASETA symposium chair. “It is going to be extra special with the release of our groundbreaking book, Making the Unknown Known, that covers 100 years of women in Texas art.”

A key component of this year’s symposium programming is the recent publication of Making the Unknown Known: Women in Early Texas Art, 1860s-1960s, published by Texas A&M University Press. In addition to a special celebration with a book signing to kickstart the weekend, other presentations throughout the weekend will offer in-depth looks at some of the featured artists.

Additional Houston-focused presentations include This is Contemporary Art: The Present Moment in Houston 1948-84 by Alison de Lima Greene of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and The Art of John Biggers: A Living Legacy by Alvia J. Wardlaw, Ph.D. of Texas Southern University.

Special programs during the symposium include private tours of Early Texas Art from the John L. Nau III Collection of Texas Art, the Menil Drawing Institute, and Foltz Fine Art.

The Texas Art Fair, held in conjunction with the symposium, is the largest gathering in the state of galleries and auction houses featuring Early Texas Art. Free to the public, the fair will be open on Saturday, June 22, from 9 AM until 6 PM, and on Sunday, June 23, from 9:30 AM until 1:00 PM.

Tickets for the symposium are $150 for current CASETA members. To become a member or register for the event, visit www.caseta.org. Sponsorship opportunities and a complete list of activities are also available at that link.

Founded in 2003, the mission of the Center for the Advancement and Study of Early Texas Art (CASETA) is to promote the preservation, study and appreciation of Texas visual arts and its history. CASETA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information about CASETA, call (325) 212-4872, visit www.caseta.org or like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CASETATXART.

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SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION OPEN NOW!

REGISTRATION LINK CLICK HERE

CASETA has negotiated a preferred rate for our symposium attendees

for the weekend of June 21-23

at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Houston -Greenway Plaza

This rate is available for a limited amount of time, please make your reservations soon by clicking the link below the image.

Symposium Hotel Booking link

DoubleTree by Hilton

Houston-Greenway Plaza

6 East Greenway Plaza

Houston, Texas 77046

Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate CASETA'S just released book!

Many of the books authors will be available

for an exciting book signing event.

Friday, June 21, opening of the CASETA Symposium: 4:30-6:00 pm

Ruth Uhler, Growth, 1934

Courtesy of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas

Making the Unknown Known

Women in Early Texas Art 1860's-1960's

Making the Unknown Known: Women in Early Texas Art discusses more than one hundred female artists across Texas including the various and complex relationships that underscore their legacy. It also examines in detail twelve individual artists whose work is representative or pivotal. The volume contains 182 images from public and private collections, a number of which have not been published previously.

CASETA PRESS RELEASE- CLICK HERE: Check your downloads folder

I am proud of the work I have done at the MoBB, the staff and volunteers that I have had the pleasure of working with, the support of Sul Ross State University and the Texas State University System and all of the wonderful donors from members to foundations who recognize the good of this museum. — Mary Bones

Mary Bones retires as Director of Museum of the Big Bend

Mary Bones began working with the Museum of the Big Bend 24 years ago as the Curator of Collections. One of her first assignments was the return of o6 Cowboy baseball memorabilia that was on loan to the museum from the Lacy Family. The hunt for those items gave her the opportunity to go through the entire museum collection and enabled her to have a thorough understanding of what the museum possessed.

One of the projects she is most proud of is The Lost Colony: Texas Regionalist Paintings exhibit and catalog featuring the artists who taught at Sul Ross during the long semesters and those who came to lead the summer Art Colony, 1921-1950. In 2017 Mary became the Interim Director of the museum, and Museum Director a year later. A capital campaign was launched to build a second museum building and the new Emmett and Miriam McCoy Building was dedicated in June 2023—a huge accomplishment!

The Permian Basin Area Foundation is celebrating Mary’s remarkable legacy through the Mary Bones Endowment for the Museum of the Big Bend, established in her honor. To donate click the link:

Mary Bones Endowment