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we had a great time!

7/30/2017

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Had to get back to you about the Gallery Talk yesterday.  It was fabulous.  After a morning of rain, even the weather cooperated.  Do I have a photo?  No indeed; I was having too much fun.  If one of the others who were taking pictures will send me one, I'll share it with you.  The folks at the Ohr-O'Keefe said that yesterday's event was a record turnout for an artist talk.  Standing room only.  At one point the staff had to step out of the hall in order to not go over the fire department's occupancy limit.  I was so pleased to have seen all those faces - almost every one is now a new friend.  (The rest were old friends.)  After my short talk, they asked great questions about my approach to art and I have no doubt that many of them will take my advice that it's never too late to embark and follow through on their own creative endeavors.

I want to thank Debbie Stringer at Today in Mississippi, Keith Wilson at The Biloxi-D'Iberville Press, Tammy Smith at The Sun Herald, all the people at WLOX and WXXV television stations, and Alanderia Whitlock at JZ94.5 radio station for helping us get the word out and for being so hospitable when I was with them.   I tended to worry about my public speaking abilities but they really put me at ease.  In my previous post, I mentioned some of the Ohr's staff but didn't have everybody's name.  It's important that I call them by name because each one helped to make the event and the exhibition a success.  The docents are: Effie Clark, Annette Franklin (who wrote me a lovely poem "One Stitch at a Time"), Margaret Browne, Pamela Cevallos Amores and Sharon Barnes.  They have been my eyes, ears -- and mouth too --  because they intently and continuously inform themselves about my work and daily pass it on to any visitors who have questions.  That the Visitor Services Supervisor Adriaan Simpson is sharp and efficient, I have no doubt.  The quality of the docents says it all.  Christina Broome, Admissions Representative, and Erin Herrera, Museum Store Manager, pave the way with ready but not pushy info on all the exhibitions.  I've seen them both in action greeting visitors at the front desk.  No museum these days can work full-throttle without the help of volunteers.  I've met some of them but all of them have aided my exhibition by doing their part.  They are:  Kathy Bristol, Ike Edwards, Dora Faison, Gigi Gunter, Diane Kiser, Linda Mabry, Dudley McAllister, Dale Nunnery and Susan Pollard.  I can't close this post without mentioning the Mississippi Arts Commission which has supported me since my arrival in Mississippi.  They funded and promoted this exhibition and this month awarded me a Visual Arts Fellowship with support from the National Endowment of the Arts and the Mississippi state legislature.  Each of these people and organizations has more than just done his/her job; they've been enthusiastic supporters of me and my work.  Many thanks to them all.

And you still have time.  The exhibition remains at the Ohr-O'Keefe until August 19, 2017.

Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art                                   (228) 374-5547
386 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi MS 39533
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Come talk to me!

7/28/2017

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My show at the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art has been going great.  The museum has been really supportive. First of all, Rhea Miner and and rest of the curatorial team has hung the show so nicely.   It is really pristine and easy to navigate.  All the docents are eager and able to explain the fine points of the exhibition.  Natalea Thomson in marketing is getting the word out.  Executive Director Kevin O'Brien has appeared on live TV with me... twice.  On June 13th we appeared on WXXV Fox 25 and this past Wednesday, July 26th, we were on WLOX interviewed by Dave Elliott.  And it's working!  Everywhere I go people are enthusiastic about it.  I've dropped in a couple of times in the past few weeks and some folks tell me they've come back more than once to take it all in.  Not only do they like the art itself, they love the fact that they can see the everyday decision-making that is part of the artistic process.  All that has brought the Ohr's visitor-numbers up up too, I'm proud to say.  And there are about 3 more weeks until closing, August 19th.

The museum has granted me another Artist Talk scheduled for Saturday, July 29, 2017 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.  So find out what the fun is all about.  Come talk with me, one friend to another at the:

Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art                                  (228) 374-5547
386 Beach Boulevard
Biloxi MS 39533

www.georgeohr.org/exhibitions/embroidery-paintings-ruth-miller/​


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The other good news is that one of my pieces, The Evocation and Capture of Aphrodite, is on view simultaneously at the Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama's leading arts center.  The exhibition is  called The Red Clay Survey:  2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art.

The 2017 Survey will be up from July 9 - October 1, 2017.  It's solid work shown in a grand piece of architecture.  Check out the artists of the Southeast US:

hsvmuseum.org/art/current-exhibits/

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The Huntsville Museum of Art                               (256) 535-1743
300 Church Street South
Huntsville, AL  35801

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