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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Kohl's Innovative Funding for Art Education
PRESS RELEASE
Feb. 23, 2012, 8:00 a.m. EST
Kohl's and Milwaukee Art Museum Announce the Grand Opening of the New Kohl's Education Center
Designed to spark creativity and encourage an appreciation of art, the new Kohl's Education Center opens on Saturday, February 25, 2012
MILWAUKEE, Feb 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kohl's Department Stores KSS +0.10% and Milwaukee Art Museum are pleased to announce the grand opening of the new Kohl's Education Center inside the Museum. The Center is comprised of the Kohl's Art Generation Studio, Gallery and Lab and is designed for families and kids to cultivate an appreciation and love for art, at a time when art education may not be available at schools due to budget cuts.
On Saturday, February 25, at 10 a.m., the public can get a first look at the new Kohl's Education Center. Inside the Center, children and families will be able to learn about art through fun, high-tech and interactive games and exhibits, while also being able to create art of their own. The Kohl's Art Generation program, now in its fourth year, is made possible by $3.7 million from Kohl's Cares and Kohl's Department Stores to the Milwaukee Art Museum.
"Art is about creativity. It's about fun and excitement. We want to give kids an opportunity to experience and express art on their terms," said Brigid Globensky, senior director of education and public programs at the Milwaukee Art Museum. "That's why we're thrilled to offer the Kohl's Art Generation program. Together with Kohl's Department Stores, we've developed a truly fun program that will engage children and families in the joy of art and the creative process."
The Kohl's Art Generation Gallery and Lab educate children on the fundamentals of art in fun, interactive ways, while the Studio features a variety of hands-on activities and art projects--fresh and different every month--that children and families can work on together.
"At Kohl's, part of our mission is to support children's health and education initiatives in the communities we are a part of, and this is especially true here in our hometown," said Julie Gardner, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Kohl's Department Stores. "Many school districts are facing the reality of budget cuts resulting in fewer art education programs. We're proud to partner with the Milwaukee Art Museum to bring Kohl's Art Generation to local kids and families to be sure they have access to engaging, educational art programming."
The new Kohl's Education Center will serve as the hub of the Kohl's Art Generation family programming, which includes:
-- The Kohl's Art Generation Studio: A hands-on art studio that features a variety of activities and art projects, with new projects each month. Children and families can choose to stop in for a few minutes or spend an entire day creating art together. The studio is open to public on Sundays from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
-- The Kohl's Art Generation Gallery: A kid-friendly gallery that educates children on the fundamentals of art. The first exhibit, "Animation: Art Goes to the Movies," explores how animators of today's most popular movies draw inspiration from historical works of art. The Gallery will be open during regular Museum hours.
-- The Kohl's Art Generation Lab: A place for kids and families to explore what happens behind the scenes at an art museum. Visitors will be able to X-ray a painting, change the frames on works of art, ask the Museum curators about their career, the exhibitions, and more. The Lab will be open during regular Museum hours.
Since the introduction of this programming, the Museum has seen attendance of children and families grow to the highest levels in Museum history.
The Gallery and Lab are open during regular Museum hours, which are Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. The Studio is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Access to these areas is free with Museum admission, which is $15 for adults and $12 for students over age 12. Kids 12 and under and Museum members are free. For more information, visit www.mam.org .
About Kohl's Department Stores
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl's KSS +0.10% is a family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping environment. With a commitment to environmental leadership, Kohl's operates 1,127 stores in 49 states. In support of the communities it serves, Kohl's has raised more than $180 million for children's initiatives nationwide through its Kohl's Cares(R) cause merchandise program, which operates under Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.Kohls.com .
About the Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum's far-reaching holdings include more than 25,000 works spanning antiquity to the present day. With a history dating back to 1888, the Museum houses a collection with strengths in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, contemporary art, American decorative arts, and folk and self-taught art. The Museum includes the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, named by Time magazine as "Best Design of 2001." For more information, please visit www.mam.org .
SOURCE: Kohl's Department Stores
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Wine and Palette Fundraiser
Reserve Your Spot at the Wine and Palette Fundraiser
Posted by OMA on 03/05/2012
Oklahoma Museums Association Wine and Palette Fundraiser on April 14
Do you have a creative spirit inside you yearning to come out? If so, please join the Oklahoma Museums Association on Saturday, April 14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm for Wine and Palette. Let your inner artist flourish while a talented art instructor guides you in creating your own Red Treemasterpiece to take home at the end of the event. The fun will take place at Put A Cork in It Winery in Bricktown, Oklahoma City. Everyone is encouraged to attend from those who have never done a painting before to those who create art regularly.
The following is included with your $100 registration: tons of fun, canvas, paints, art instruction, wine, snacks and use of brushes, easel and aprons while all the time supporting Oklahoma museums. Space is very limited so sign up TODAY athttps://okmuseums.ejoinme.org/MyPages/WineandPaletteFundraiser/tabid/334139/Default.aspx
Do you have a creative spirit inside you yearning to come out? If so, please join the Oklahoma Museums Association on Saturday, April 14 from 2:00pm-5:00pm for Wine and Palette. Let your inner artist flourish while a talented art instructor guides you in creating your own Red Treemasterpiece to take home at the end of the event. The fun will take place at Put A Cork in It Winery in Bricktown, Oklahoma City. Everyone is encouraged to attend from those who have never done a painting before to those who create art regularly.
The following is included with your $100 registration: tons of fun, canvas, paints, art instruction, wine, snacks and use of brushes, easel and aprons while all the time supporting Oklahoma museums. Space is very limited so sign up TODAY athttps://okmuseums.ejoinme.org/MyPages/WineandPaletteFundraiser/tabid/334139/Default.aspx
Funds raised at this event will be used to further the mission of the Oklahoma Museums Association to support Oklahoma museums in their efforts to educate, inform and entertain. For more information call the Oklahoma Museums Association at 405.424.7757.
You must be 21 years of age to attend this event.
The Oklahoma Museums Association (OMA) is celebrating 40 years! OMA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization incorporated in 1972. Programming offered by OMA is important as the primary source of information and professional development for Oklahoma's 500 museums, historical societies, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens, historic houses, living history museums, tribal cultural centers and other museum-related institutions. OMA offers programs and services that provide professional services to museums; build networks among members and partnering organizations; promote professional growth; and encourage public awareness of the value of museums. For more information on OMA visit ww.okmuseums.org.
You must be 21 years of age to attend this event.
The Oklahoma Museums Association (OMA) is celebrating 40 years! OMA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization incorporated in 1972. Programming offered by OMA is important as the primary source of information and professional development for Oklahoma's 500 museums, historical societies, historic sites, zoos and botanical gardens, historic houses, living history museums, tribal cultural centers and other museum-related institutions. OMA offers programs and services that provide professional services to museums; build networks among members and partnering organizations; promote professional growth; and encourage public awareness of the value of museums. For more information on OMA visit ww.okmuseums.org.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Mark Yearwood's New Coffee Table Book
By Mark Yearwood
"A Journey for the eyes and mind" that is how native Oklahoman Mark Yearwood hopes viewers perceive his structural acrylic paintings. Largely a self-taught artist, Yearwood has utilized almost 30 years of experience in graphic arts to develop into a recognized creator of stand-out original artwork. The unique abstract pieces combine linear design with earthy influences.
Yearwood's pieces hint at the patterns of rocks and other shapes found in nature. Vivid texture and designs are structured to convey the connection between nature and man-made items. Dimension is then created using a palette knife and other paint-application tools. His choice of color for each piece is deliberate and designed to convey a very specific reaction.
Yearwood believes abstract art requires a viewer to ask themselves, "What am I feeling?" and enjoys being a part of that interactive experience.
Yearwood creates in his studio located one hour West of Oklahoma City, OK.
You may purchase Mark Yearwood's book at: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3017622
For a visual experience with Mark's work please visit this interactive video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWypWqFviv8
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Inspiring Personal Video Thank You Notes for Non-Profit Organizations
Creative Video Production Inspires Generosity and Continued Support
Charity:Water Sends Personal Video Thank Yous to Their Supporters
Four years ago, charity:water launched its September birthday fundraiser where it asked its supporters and friends to give up their birthdays and ask for donations instead of gifts.
Every year, the fundraising campaign involved more people andsuccessfully raised more money using social fundraising tactics and channels. charity:water has helped over a million people get clean water. This September they are celebrating their 5th birthday andasking people to give up their birthdays for clean water.
charity:water uses creative techniques, beautiful visuals, and engaging storytelling to power its fundraising. Just take a glance at their September Birthday Campaign home page. I also liked how they have effectively used an infographic to explain the campaign.
Even though charity:water has over 200,000 supporters, they have not lost sight of the critical importance of saying thank you in a personal way to continue to build their network. These thank yous are not just for big donors. In conjunction with the campaign, they are sharing personal thank you videos every day to their donors through a special YouTube channel. The videos feature staff and you can just feel the love they have for people who share the organization’s passion for its mission of getting clean water to people around the world.
I love this video – it is a personal thank you for Semenesh to thank her for giving up her 2nd birthday to join their September Campaign 2011. If you look at the videos, they don’t have many views and that isn’t the point. charity:water is successful because they know it is about building relationships over time. I’m sure that Semenesh might grow up to be a life-long charity:water donor.
Happy Birthday charity:water and thank you for modeling best practices in social fundraising!
**For more great ideas on "How Networked Nonprofits Are Using Social Media to Power Change" visit Beth's Blog at http://www.bethkanter.org/say-thanks/
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Arts Are Essential to Improving the Economy
Bank On It
Ken Ferguson believes the arts are essential to Oklahoma's economy.
AS TOLD TO JAMI MATTOX
KenFergeson is chairman of National Bank of Commerce. He bought the bank from then-owner John Gover in 1985, and has since overseen the expansion of the bank to nine locations statewide. He is a past chairman of the American Bankers Association and is active with the Oklahoma Bankers Association. Fergeson is also a well-known advocate of the arts and creativity in Oklahoma.
When I was in college, I determined agriculture wasn’t getting enough money, and I was thinking about ways to steer more money toward agriculture. I decided to go to work at a bank after graduate school. Liberty Bank in Oklahoma City hired me straight out of college. Being a native of Texas, I always say I was their token Texan.
I worked at Liberty Bank for eight years, then moved to Enid to run a loan portfolio. An old customer of mine, John Gover, was looking to sell his bank, which was started by his father. He asked if anyone wanted to buy it, and I said, “I do.” I didn’t have any money, but I used to loan money to people to buy banks, so I used every trick I ever learned. I issued preferred stock, ventures, sold my house, got a loan from another bank, even borrowed all the money in my children’s college funds.
National Bank of Commerce’s original location was in Altus. We first expanded into Enid, then to Kingfisher, Oklahoma City and into Tulsa. As chairman of NBC, I review all loans that are made in the bank along with lending activity, statements, how much money we have, how much we have to loan and invest. I spend time talking to the bank presidents, to CFOs who do the investments and to accounting.
My passion for arts came after I moved to Altus and began serving on lots of local boards, like the Shortgrass Arts and Humanities Council. My involvement in statewide and national organizations was more about economic development. I used to go on recruiting trips to California with Congressmen. I would ask these companies to build facilities in southwest Oklahoma, but they would ask me, “Do you have symphony? Theater? Higher education?” They never asked about taxes or other financial factors. It was always about how their people would feel living there.
The arts and humanities really matter. Americans For the Arts now has economic data to support these theories. We can prove that the arts pay. I have gotten involved in the arts from an economic standpoint, but I learn more from them than they get from me.
When I was in college, I determined agriculture wasn’t getting enough money, and I was thinking about ways to steer more money toward agriculture. I decided to go to work at a bank after graduate school. Liberty Bank in Oklahoma City hired me straight out of college. Being a native of Texas, I always say I was their token Texan.
I worked at Liberty Bank for eight years, then moved to Enid to run a loan portfolio. An old customer of mine, John Gover, was looking to sell his bank, which was started by his father. He asked if anyone wanted to buy it, and I said, “I do.” I didn’t have any money, but I used to loan money to people to buy banks, so I used every trick I ever learned. I issued preferred stock, ventures, sold my house, got a loan from another bank, even borrowed all the money in my children’s college funds.
National Bank of Commerce’s original location was in Altus. We first expanded into Enid, then to Kingfisher, Oklahoma City and into Tulsa. As chairman of NBC, I review all loans that are made in the bank along with lending activity, statements, how much money we have, how much we have to loan and invest. I spend time talking to the bank presidents, to CFOs who do the investments and to accounting.
My passion for arts came after I moved to Altus and began serving on lots of local boards, like the Shortgrass Arts and Humanities Council. My involvement in statewide and national organizations was more about economic development. I used to go on recruiting trips to California with Congressmen. I would ask these companies to build facilities in southwest Oklahoma, but they would ask me, “Do you have symphony? Theater? Higher education?” They never asked about taxes or other financial factors. It was always about how their people would feel living there.
The arts and humanities really matter. Americans For the Arts now has economic data to support these theories. We can prove that the arts pay. I have gotten involved in the arts from an economic standpoint, but I learn more from them than they get from me.
Free Art Daily! Art Moves!
JANUARY 2012 Schedule
Click on the links to find out more about each artist!
2 New Year’s Day (Holiday) - No Art Moves today!
3 OKC MUSEUM OF ART – Chihuly “Illuminations” curator discussion
4 DOWNTOWN LIBRARY ATRIUM – Larry Pierce Combo, jazz piano & vocals
5 CHASE TOWER LOBBY – OKC Philharmonic’s Thomasz Zieba & Sam Formicola, classical violin & cello
6 ROBINSON RENAISSANCE – Local Honey, folk duo
3 OKC MUSEUM OF ART – Chihuly “Illuminations” curator discussion
4 DOWNTOWN LIBRARY ATRIUM – Larry Pierce Combo, jazz piano & vocals
5 CHASE TOWER LOBBY – OKC Philharmonic’s Thomasz Zieba & Sam Formicola, classical violin & cello
6 ROBINSON RENAISSANCE – Local Honey, folk duo
9 CHASE TOWER LOBBY – Larry Pierce Combo, jazz piano & vocals
10 LEADERSHIP SQUARE – Regina Murphy, bookbinding demonstration
11 LIBRARY ATRIUM – Collin Rosebrook, pottery wheel demonstration
12 IAO GALLERY – Eyakem Gulilat, photographer talk + exhibit preview
13 THE UNDERGROUND – David Bruster, saxophone
10 LEADERSHIP SQUARE – Regina Murphy, bookbinding demonstration
11 LIBRARY ATRIUM – Collin Rosebrook, pottery wheel demonstration
12 IAO GALLERY – Eyakem Gulilat, photographer talk + exhibit preview
13 THE UNDERGROUND – David Bruster, saxophone
16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday) - No Art Moves today!
17 OKC MUSEUM OF ART – Wayne McEvilly - Serimages, a piano improvisation with projection
18 ROBINSON RENAISSANCE – The Crescent Trio, pre-1940 jazz trio
19 LEADERSHIP SQUARE – Kristen Vails, painting demonstration
20 LEADERSHIP SQUARE – Perpetual Motion, modern dance company
17 OKC MUSEUM OF ART – Wayne McEvilly - Serimages, a piano improvisation with projection
18 ROBINSON RENAISSANCE – The Crescent Trio, pre-1940 jazz trio
19 LEADERSHIP SQUARE – Kristen Vails, painting demonstration
20 LEADERSHIP SQUARE – Perpetual Motion, modern dance company
23 ROBINSON RENAISSANCE – Aaron Newman, acoustic alternative guitar
24 CITY RESCUE MISSION – Patrick Riley, mask-making demonstration
25 LIBRARY ATRIUM – Timothy Bradford, poet
26 CHASE TOWER LOBBY – Red Earth’s Gordon Yellowman, storyteller + artist
27 THE UNDERGROUND – The Flyin’ Fiddler, traditional Celtic music
24 CITY RESCUE MISSION – Patrick Riley, mask-making demonstration
25 LIBRARY ATRIUM – Timothy Bradford, poet
26 CHASE TOWER LOBBY – Red Earth’s Gordon Yellowman, storyteller + artist
27 THE UNDERGROUND – The Flyin’ Fiddler, traditional Celtic music
30 CHASE TOWER LOBBY – Wayne McEvilly, classical piano “Mostly Shubert"
31 OKC MUSEUM OF ART – “Chihuly: Northwest” curator discussion + Native American performance
31 OKC MUSEUM OF ART – “Chihuly: Northwest” curator discussion + Native American performance
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