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Show rts & Page 9 February 17, 1999 ntertainment Editor: Jennie Squire jennie58hotmail.com Invitational Art Show Raises Money For New Museum collection. Bernice Bush from the brooksinfowest. com Retired and Senior Volunteer Services takes turns with other Currently being presented volunteers to watch over the at the Avenna Center, the Robert N. and Peggy Sears Dixie exhibit and greet the visitors. She said,' "I think they're all Invitational Art Show and sale, beautiful. This is the third year features the art of approximatelI've volunteered." Her favorite y 75 extremely talented artists. This is the 12th year Dixie piece titled, "The View From College has hosted the show Judd Burgress' Field," by Ron founded by Robert N. Sears. Rencher is an oil painting on sale for $2,900. Bush said, "I live Sears wanted the college to have in Pine Valley, so it's very familan invitational with quality art, iar to me." so he established a show that All oil, pastel, colored penhas now become one of the mostJ and cil, water color and sculpture mediums are presented in the exhibits in Utah. The show began last Friday show. Many of the pieces follow a landscape, western, or portrait and runs until March 14. On theme. Many landscape picFeb. 12, a Gala Dinner started tures are of scenery very familthe show off. Some of the benefits and funds from the art show iar to the average Southern Utahn. and the dinner will go towards Senior Volunteer, Gordon providing Dixie College with a Walker says, "It's great. They're new art museum. Chairman of the show, A. D. got some beautiful paintings." Take the opportunity to see Shaw also presented a free art these works of art presented in seminar on Friday afternoon. The show has a range of the Avenna Center. The show is free admission and open from works from all types of mediums. The piece selected as "best 10 a.jn.- - 8p.m., Monday through of show," will receive $3,000 Saturday, and from 2 p.m. to 6 and the piece will become a perp.m. on Sunday. For more informanent part of Dixie College's mation, call (435) By well-kno- Brooks Shelton well-attend- 652-790- 2. Many talented artists participate in the 12th annual Robert and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show. Del Parsons oil painting, Lost Lamb, won first place for oil paintings. Other mediums were presented in the show, including this bronze statue by LDeane Trueblood, Garden Spike 16 with Pedestal. |
