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In partnership with First Bank and Corporate Flight Management, Murfreesboro Magazine is pleased to announce “The Art of Travel,” an event celebrating the travel art of local photographers. This fresh event held Thursday, May 17 from 5-7 pm, will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres and beverages in First Bank's serene courtyard setting.
During the event guests will enjoy a sidewalk art show featuring travel photography from the private collections of community members. Don’t miss the competition between local students’ art work from area schools including Oakland High School, Smyrna High School, and Eagleville High School. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the participating schools’ art programs.
One guest will be the lucky winner of a grand prize drawing to fly in style and comfort in a 2010 Embracer Phenom 100 to Destin, Florida and treated to an overnight stay at a four-star resort.
Only advanced ticket purchasers are eligible for this exciting opportunity. Smyrna-based Corporate Flight Management will announce the winner on the night of the event.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at murfreesboromag.com and First Bank at 615 Memorial Blvd.
Dr. George Lien will be one of our community members showcasing personal travel photography at the event and can be reached for interviews at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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In partnership with First Bank and Corporate Flight Management, Murfreesboro Magazine is pleased to announce “The Art of Travel,” an event celebrating the travel art of local photographers. This fresh event held Thursday, May 17 from 5-7 pm, will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres and beverages in First Bank's serene courtyard setting.
During the event guests will enjoy a sidewalk art show featuring travel photography from the private collections of community members. Don’t miss the competition between local students’ art work from area schools including Oakland High School, Smyrna High School, and Eagleville High School. A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the participating schools’ art programs.
One guest will be the lucky winner of a grand prize drawing to fly in style and comfort in a 2010 Embracer Phenom 100 to Destin, Florida and treated to an overnight stay at a four-star resort.
Only advanced ticket purchasers are eligible for this exciting opportunity. Smyrna-based Corporate Flight Management will announce the winner on the night of the event.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at murfreesboromag.com and First Bank at 615 Memorial Blvd.
Dr. George Lien will be one of our community members showcasing personal travel photography at the event and can be reached for interviews at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
“A Taste of Art” Event, Fri., May 11 from 7-9pm, Cannonsburgh Historic Village, Murfreesboro, $10 donation, food, music and silent auction provided, RSVP This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Mark your calendar for a fun filled evening, Friday, May 11th from 7:00-9:00pm when “A Taste of Art” will be hosted by the Murfreesboro Art League. The evening will include a silent auction and Smooth Jazz sounds from the amazing Rev. Ernest Newsom. While you sip your punch or tea and enjoy amazing munchies provided by caterer Katie Plummer, there will be over 100 pieces of original art in various mediums for your viewing enjoyment. The event will be at the Cannonsburgh Historic Village in MAL’s Art Gallery located near the back of the village. The street address is 312 Front Street.
We hope you will come out for an evening of visual entertainment and an opportunity to support our local organization. We need the community to be involved in these efforts for success in our goals. “We have scheduled this in conjunction with Murfreesboro’s Bicentennial Art Month,” stated Debbie Haggard, league vice president.
A $10 donation at the gallery door covers the cost of the event with all proceeds going to produce local art programs for children. The art programs will be offered at the MAL gallery in addition to projects coordinated with area schools to further promote art appreciation in Rutherford County. A children’s art camp is already scheduled this summer at Cannonsburgh for students entering 4th -9thgrades. This year, the camp will be held the week of July 16th-20th. An additional camp will be at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna. (Tentative date is July 9-13) Subjects taught will be perspective, composition, color theory, and abstracts through the use of sketching, watercolor and acrylics.
Founded by a local group of artists and chartered in 1966, the Murfreesboro Art League is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to develop and maintain a vibrant artistic environment in the Rutherford/ Murfreesboro community. To maintain this environment, the league strives to promote the appreciation and love of art in our area by hosting the gallery, having art exhibitions throughout the city, and teaching classes. The first three Monday nights of each month are dedicated to adult classes, which are held from 7-9pm at the Cannonsburgh gallery. We offer classes in many disciplines for artists of all levels. Courses vary from the usual oil, acrylic and watercolor to fun, “different” types of classes like scratchboard, en caustics, and batik. We attract and accept a wide range of artistic abilities, interests and skill levels- from beginner to professional. The gallery portion of the league is open on Saturdays from 10-4 and Sundays from 1-4 from the Spring until the Fall. These regular viewing days are FREE and open to the public.
For more specific information, visit our website http://murfreesboroartleague.blogspot.com/ or you may E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information.
The Murfreesboro City Hall Art Committee is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit featuring the artists of the Murfreesboro Art League (MAL). The show scheduled for March 27 - May 4, 2012 will also include an artists’ reception Thursday April 5 from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
According to MAL the presence of a vibrant artistic community within a city is the best testimony to the quality of that city's intellectual life. Founded by a local group of artists including Clarice Nelson MAL was chartered in 1966. As a non-profit, the organization’s mission is to advance art education and appreciation thus ensuring a vibrant artistic environment in the Murfreesboro and Rutherford County community.
MAL fulfills its mission by: 1. providing art education and activities for adults and children through affordable classes and other community activities, 2. providing the community with opportunities to view, enjoy, and purchase works by local artists, 3. providing professional and amateur artists a meeting place to work together and exchange ideas, 4. providing amateur artists an opportunity to learn from professional artists, and 5. assisting professional artists in promotion and sales of their works.
Quick facts about Art in the Murfreesboro City Hall Rotunda:
With the exception of holidays, the exhibit is free and open to the public Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The address is 111 West Vine Street. Further information or directions call 893-5210.
MAL Artist Comments:
Carole Carroll – Painting for me is across between dreaminess and a day at the beach. I love “smoozling” the thick rich paint into vibrant, intoxicating colors and smearing them on a blank canvas for the pure delight of it.
Mark Jackson – I worked in the graphic design industry for 36 years before hanging it up. Now, I enjoy painting.
Chelsea Williams – I thrive on the minutia of creating a realistic piece, but also enjoy expressing emotions with more abstract artwork. My subjects range from realistic nature and portraits to still life and abstracts.
Danny Jones – I dabbled in art as a youngster and in 2006 I decided to do what I had always wanted to, paint. …Selling one of my originals is like selling a child…
Suzanne LeBeau – I decided that I’ve been throwing many things away that might be seen in a new light. I plan to do much of my works in the near future using discarded materials.
Claire Smith – I’ve never felt at home on earth. I’ve been a stranger all my life. …I learned to count by counting the stars of the Milky Way as they came out at night-until there were too many stars to count. I wondered which light in the sky did I really belong on. …So, one night-I left the earth and moved out into space…I moved among the planets…Finally I came to the end of the universe and there was a wall…I decided to climb over. I saw…all the images I have been drawing floating before me. My images were real after all.
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Get Inspired! Sketching, painting, sculpting, music, and photography - all in the beauty of nature. Monday, March 19 – Friday, March 23, this week will place an emphasis on the fine arts with nature as our model. Held at the Wilderness Station this program is for ages 10-13 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Each day will focus on a topic for the students to learn techniques, practice, create, and share their work. An expert instructor will be on hand each day to facilitate that area of art. We will also utilize archived exhibits from the Frist Center to focus on one or more person(s) work in history. The week will culminate with a field trip to the Frist Center to enjoy the exhibits and see first-hand, the techniques that were taught throughout the week. Don’t miss this great opportunity to show your creativity. The fee is $75.00 + $25.00 activity fee, registration required by March 9th. Please pack a lunch.
For more information, please contact Rachel Singer at 217-3017 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Local graphic and web designer, Karen L. Burton - owner of Poodles Doodles, a Murfreesboro based creative services firm - has decided to take her art back to its roots for one year. From now until February 1st, 2013 she will produce a minimum of one piece of traditional art per day and upload each piece to her newest website, www.365drawingsbykaren.com. Karen is doing this in an effort to enhance her skill-set and get back to basics.
When asked why she was doing this, she says;
"I thought it would be really interesting to see how my skills develop over the course of a year, and by using a blog will offer me the ability to gain helpful criticism and feedback, while also giving me an element of accountability and responsibility to an expecting audience. I hope to write a book on the experience next year."
People don't realize how much traditional art is involved in the digital world, the use of line, shape, structure, composition; these all matter, even in the digital world of the Internet. Getting back to basics is just one way to focus on these time-tested techniques.
She is also looking for participation from other local artists who would like to be featured on her site in the form of interviews, art submissions and critiques. Proper credit will be give to all art submissions. If interested in being a part of this project, to include inclusion in subsequent publication, if desired, please contact her via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . All styles of work welcome.
Kickstarter has approved her project request, and you can support this ground-breaking project by visiting the following link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1531772819/365-drawings-by-karen
Karen Burton is a local business owner, mother of two and an artist. She plays an active role in the community and serves on the board of directors with Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities (YEAH!). She loves to draw, create, sing and everything digital. You can find her on Facebook and twitter at www.twitter.com/ladyblueiceyes.
Poodles doodles is a full service creative arts firm in Murfreesboro, TN. Specializing in both graphic design for print and web, as well as the creation of customized Wordpress websites. Contact Poodles Doodles for more information at 615-692-9193 or visit their website at www.poodlescreativeservices.com
Kickstarter is a crowd-source fundraising platform that aid artists, entrepreneurs and others secure the funding needed to complete project. for more information, please visit www.kickstarter.com
MTSU’s second art exhibition of 2012, “H x W x D,” will feature regional artists Kristina Arnold, Ron Lambert and Jackson Martin in the University’s Todd Gallery from Feb. 7 to March 1.
“The artists unite to create an exhibition that explores materials and spatial relationships through media such as, glass, metal, cloth and soil,” explained gallery secretary Eric Snyder. “Collectively, their work challenges perceptions of the body and its environment by creating sculptural works that move beyond object and act as environment.”
Arlington, Va., native Arnold received a degree in community health from Brown University and moved to Nashville to pursue a career in public health, working as a research associate in the pharmacoepidemiology division of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
After five years she returned to her first love and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Tennessee. She has worked in collections management for the Frank H. McClung Museum in Knoxville and the Parthenon Museum in Nashville. In 2005 she joined the faculty of Western Kentucky University’s Art Department, where she also serves as gallery director.
Arnold’s honors include the Individual Artist Fellowship in Visual Arts for the State of Tennessee in 2005 and an Individual Artist Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women in 2007. She has been an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pilchuck Glass School, a visiting artist at the Worcester Center for Crafts and an artist-in-residence at the Municipal Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Working mainly in video and sculpture, Lambert investigates the intersection between psychology and the environment. He received his MFA from the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, has taught at Cornish College of the Arts, Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle and at his alma mater, where he received an excellence in teaching award in 2008.
Lambert currently is an assistant professor at Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville, and his work has been shown at the Catherine Person Gallery in Seattle, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art in Georgia and other prestigious facilities around the country. His award-winning work is in the Joseph Vascovitz collection and in the collection of the Tacoma Art Museum.
Martin, who was born and raised on a commune in rural Tennessee, moved to Nashville at age 10 and graduated from Hume-Fogg Academic High School. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at MTSU in 2004 and an MFA from the Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2007.
Martin has exhibited his work nationally at venues such as Flashpoint in Washington, DC, Sculpture Key West and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Mich. Most recently, his work was chosen by Elisabeth Sussman of the Whitney Museum for a group exhibition at Viridian Artists in New York City. He lives in Charleston, S.C., where he teaches at the College of Charleston and works for the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.
All exhibitions at MTSU’s Todd Gallery are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; the facility is closed on state holidays.
For parking and other information, contact Snyder at 615-898-5653 or
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Rutherford County and Murfreesboro City School students honored at City Hall
Murfreesboro, Tenn. - The Business Education Partnership Foundation (BEP) held their third annual Arts for Education All County Youth Arts Contest awards reception on January 20, 2012 at 4:30pm. in the Murfreesboro City Hall rotunda. Awards were presented to students from kindergarten through 12th grade representing an assortment of Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County schools.
Two and three dimensional works were awarded plaques by Murfreesboro Mayor Tommy Bragg and Lee Rennick, Executive Director of the BEP. The plaques were designed especially for this contest by VIP Awards in Smyrna using clay sculpture from Lewis and Eric Snyder. The awards ceremony will be showing on Murfreesboro City Channel 3 at a later date.
Contest entries were divided by grade level for grades K-8, and then broken into three categories for high school students – photography, sculpture and potpourri. Plaques were given for best of show, first, second and third place and certificates for honorable mention. Awards were presented as follows:
Grades K-2nd Potpourri: Elizah Pedigo, 1st Place; Cameron Messerly, 2nd Place; Beth Nelson, 3rd Place; and Ryanne Burch, Honorable Mention.
Grades 3rd-5th Potpourri: Berenice Vazquez, 1st Place; Taylor McGee, 2nd Place; Mya Jae Eubanks, 3rd Place; Brisa Cortez Dorado, Honorable Mention; and Anna Sweeney, Honorable Mention.
Grades 6th-8th : Reana Marie Paul, Honorable Mention
Grades 9th-12th Photography: Jessica Johnson, 1st Place; Kayln Patterson, 2nd Place; Taijana Logsdon, 3rd Place; and April Burbridge, Honorable Mention
Grades 9th-12th Potpourri: Melissa Stark, 1st Place; Shelby Mindar, 2nd Place; Bethany Kinslow, 3rd Place; and Caleb Yates; Honorable Mention,
Grades 9th-12th Sculpture: Madison Mooneyham, 1st Place; Chelsey Dugger, 2nd Place; and Carleica Rogers, 3rd Place.
Best of Show: Spencer Watson
Award winning art will be sold at Arts for Education: An Elegant Evening, a fundraiser for the Business Education Partnership Foundation, on February 24th. The event will be held at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce building from 6pm-9pm. The theme of the evening is “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” and will include a concert by the Tennessee Valley Winds, a dance presentation by Cat Cru, and additional musical entertainment. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will by created by the Smyrna High School culinary arts program. There will be an auction of art and entertainment packages – including a trip for a family of four to Disney World. To make reservations contact Gabi Brockelsby at 615-556-1949, tickets are $75.00 per person and tables are available for $600.00. The reservation deadline is February 20th.
The mission of the BEP is to foster interest in and promote and support programs in the public schools of the City of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County that will prepare students for the business world. All proceeds from the event will benefit programming for teacher professional development in science, technology, engineering and technology which has been show to enhance student learning and retention of these topics. Learn more about the BEP at www.rutherfordbep.org
Murfreesboro, TN - Local musical favorites are slated to entertain at the Annual Greenway Art Festival Saturday, September 17, 2011, hosted by Friends of the Greenway. The festival will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Old Fort Park, Stones River Greenway.
Artists will be displaying and selling their works along the trail: oils, acrylics, watercolors, pottery, silversmithing, sculpture, glass and more! There will be musicians on the stage, and food vendors and activities for children will make this an artistic outing for the whole family. Free to attend; please remember most of the artists cannot take credit cards.
"It's just a cool event. You're on the banks of the historic Stones River, tucked in amongst the trees and accompanied by an array of talented artists. The Greenway Arts Festival is a unique experience and something I enjoy participating in each year."- Artisan Don Sharley.
Old Fort Park is located at 1024 Golf Lane, Murfreesboro, TN. For more information, please contact Melinda Tate at 893-2141 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
A new exhibit, “Coney Island: 40 Years,” is on display through Thursday, Oct. 20, at MTSU’s Baldwin Photographic Gallery.
Photographer Harvey Stein first turned his lens on New York’s beachfront amusement park in 1970, capturing history, nostalgia and memories in a black-and-white series that documents an iconic American place. The Baldwin Gallery exhibit features photos from Stein’s published collection, Coney Island: 40 Years.
Stein, an award-winning photographer, author, educator, curator and lecturer, is director of photography at the Umbrella Arts Gallery in New York City and has had his photos exhibited worldwide as well as included in 50 museums and private collections. He teaches at the International Center of Photography in New York City and also conducts major photo workshops across the United States.
Stein will lecture on his work on Monday, Sept. 19, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building. A reception will follow in the Baldwin Gallery; both are free and open to the public.
Baldwin Photographic Gallery is located in the McWherter Learning Resources Center, and its operating hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. All photo exhibitions are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 615-898-2085.
