The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1996 Page: 2 of 10
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Upcoming exhibit...
Old jail Art Center Director Joeliene Magoto gets some assistance in unpacking the pieces in
a new exhibit from OJAC interns Li Ii Smith and Ellen Atkinson, who will be at the local museum
two weeks and six months respectively. The new sculpture exhibit, "The Figure in 20th
Century," is currently being readied for its opening July 14. (Staff Photo]
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Visitors to the Old Jail Art
Center are likely to notice some
new faces around the museum,
as Lili Smith and Ellen Atkinson
go about their duties as the new
local interns.
Smith, the newest of the Old
Jail's interns, arrived in Albany
on Saturday, June 29, just in
time to take in the final pro-
duction of the 1996 Fort Griffin
Fandangle. While her duties
here in Albany will end in a
couple of weeks, Smith reported
that she was greatly impressed
with both the Center's collection
and the community as a whole.
Smith just completed a three
week study with the Waco Art
Center as part of her Texas As-
sociation of Museums Intern-
ship, a highly selective program
that has given her the opportu-
nity to experience th£operation
of different museums across the
sis to
Begun in 1992, the TAM in-
ternship program is designed to
give work experience to a student
interested in a museum career,
to provide the student with a
network of contacts, and to in-
troduce the intern to the range
of possibilities in museum work.
Since her internship began
this past May, Smith has worked
at the Austin Museum of art,
studying the processes of mu-
seum finance and administra-
tion. In Waco, she was involved
in a three-week art education
program.
Her studies locally focus on
the actual exhibition of pieces,
just in time for the Center's new
exhibit, The Figure in 20th
Century Sculpture."
Smith is a graduate of Sarah
Lawrence College in Bronxville,
New York with a bachelor's de-
gree in sculpture and art history.
She is a native Texan, born and
raised in Houston.
Atkinson comes to the local
art center from Texas Tech's
museum science graduate pro-
gram in Lubbock. Her six month
internship focuses on museum
administration. She will com'
plete her degree program this
December.
Atkinson chose her internship
at the Old J ail after a day visit to
the local museum last fall. Her
graduate program offered her
the choice of an internship or a
thesis, and after visiting the lo-
cal art center, her choice seemed
obvious.
After a detailed application
process, Atkinson began her in^i
ternship on June 18. She wifiT
continue at the Old Jail through "
the month of December, wheiy;
her internship is over and she
completes her masters degree.
Atkinson is a native of
Pittsberg, Kansas. She holds a
BA from Trinity University in-
San Antonio, majoring in history
and minoring in geology. < '
While the visiting interns are
able to obtain a wealth of infor-
mation working in the local
museum, OJAC director
Joeliene Magoto stressed the •
importance of what the interns
bring to the center.
"The interns that come to our
center offer many fresh new
ideas that we can implement
into our system, improving our
exhibits and offering current
information on museum policies,
practices and theories," stated
Magoto. "We are actually able to
learn as much from the interns
as we are able to teach them."
Smith and Atkinson seem to
have arrived at just the right
time as the Old Jail prepares for
upcoming exhibits, art education
programs and the opening of~
the new wing in December.
July for Kids to start Monday
The Old Jail Art Center's
annual "July for Kids" activities
will begin with art and history
projects next week beginning
July 8.
Albany children ages six
through 14 are invited to par-
ticipate in all or part of the three-
week "Art and Local History"
program will meet at the local
museum on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon.
Classes will begin with ex-
cursions directed by Diana Nail
to area ranches and Fort Griffin
State Park. Students will learn
about local history and ranching
traditions and then will have
the opportunity to make pinhole
photographs.
Artist-instructor Don
Stevenson of Abilene will teach
students how to take photo-
graphs using "Quaker Oats"
boxes and how tc develop the
photos.
The third week will be spent
at the Old Jail where artist Emily
Jennings, also of Abilene, will
teach students how to make
jewelry such as pins, bolo ties
and earrings.
Students may incorporate
some of the pinhole photos into
their jewelry, but the pieces will
mostly be constructed of "found"
objects such as bottle caps,
stamps, etc.
There is no fee for any of the
projects, but participants are
asked to hring a round oatmeal
box if possible. The rest of the
supplies will be provided.
OJAC director Joeliene Mai
goto erfiphasized that students
aren't required to participate in
all three weeks. "Just come when
you can. We realize that vaca-
tions and camps may interfere
with portions of the program."
Parents are asked to register
,as soon as possible, but anyone
is welcome any time, as long as
a release form is signed by the
parent or guardian prior to paJ>,
ticipation in any session.
"We prefer that the registrar
tion and release forms be com-
pleted before July 8, but if yod
forget or this isn't possible, jupt
come the first morning and wejl
take care of the details." J|
New exhibit to open July 14
Slightly over one week re-
mains before the Old Jail Art
Center unveils its new exhibit of
figurative sculptures from the
collection of the Edwin A. Ulrich
Museum of Art at Wichita State
University entitled "The Figure
in 20th Century Sculpture."
The local museum reopened
the newly renovated museum
on June 18 with an exhibition of
the Old Jail's permanent collec-
tion. The current exhibit fea-
tures works from 20th Century
American and European art, the.
British contemporary collection,
Taos artists and the Fort Worth
School artists.
This exhibit will' remain on.
view through July 7.
Installations of pre-
Columbian art and Asian art
featuring 37 terra cotta tomb
figures will also be on display
and are "must see" highlights,
according to OJAC director
Joeliene Magoto.
Construction of the 6,700
square foot addition and reno-
vations to the existing facility
are substantially complete, but
the new wing will not be dedi-
cated and introduced to the
public until December.
New Exhibition
"The Figure in 20th Century
Sculpture" includes approxi-
mately 50 figurative sculptures
that explore "man's ingrained
need to mirror and interpret
himself."
The exhibit will remain in
place until August 25, and will
include the works of artists such
as Rodin, Lipchitz, Giacometti,
LachaiSe, Beckman, Arp and
others.
"Each sculptor's interpreta-
tion of the human anatomy is
varied in expression, medium
and style," commented Magoto.
To expand the exhibition, the
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Old Jail will display figurative
drawings from its permanent
collection. The local museum has.;
several drawings by various
artists represented in the
sculpture exhibit.
In addition, a luncheon lee-.
ture is planned on Wednesday,!
August 7 with feature speaker
Mark Thistlethwaite, Chair arid
Professor of Art History at Texas
Christian University.
Astronomers
to be at park
this Saturday
Anyone who has ever dreamed
of traveling deep space arid
viewing distant galaxies is in-
vited to Fort Griffin State Park
this Saturday, July 6, to join the
Fort Worth Sidewalk Astrono-
mers as they spend the evening
identifying and observing the
night skies above.
The family event will begin at
dusk. Visitors to the program
will have the opportunity to view
stunning star clusters and
nebulas, moon craters, planets
and constellations.
Everyone attending the pro-
gram will have the opportunity
to view the celestial bodies
through the Sidewalk Astrono-
mers' large aperture telescope,
and the group will be on hand to
answer any questions.
All that is required of anyone
for the evening program is cu-
riosity, but a pair of binoculajcq.
and a good insect repellant mayr
also be useful.
There will be no charge for
the astronomy program, but;
normal park fees will apply.
The Fort Worth Sidewalk
Astronomers are a non-profit
organization dedicated to edu-
cating the public about the sci-
ence and wonders of astronomy.
The evening event will be held
on Fort Griffin's campground
area, the eastern side of the park.
Fort Griffin State Park is lfrj
cated 19 miles north of Albap^
on the Throckmorton highway.
For more information about
the stargazing program, contact
Fort Griffin State Park at 76$
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 4, 1996, newspaper, July 4, 1996; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414100/m1/2/?q=wichita+falls: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.