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William Henry Hamblen was a pioneer with a purpose, a trail blazer, literally. This exhibit chronicles Mr Hamblen's persistence, with no formal training in road building, to forge a usable automobile road that safely traverses the Palo Duro Canyon where none existed except Native American trails. This road connected remote communities, boosting trade and opening the way for the Texas state highway 207 to come into existence, widely known as one fo the most scenic drives in the Lone Start State.
Come see a great episode of PKL, Precision Kombat League wrestling, where we are raising awareness for hydrocephalus to one day find a cure!
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Join us May 7-9, 2024 for this virtual event, featuring live and on-demand sessions centered on ways to ignite change together using our Time, Talent, Treasure, Testimony, and Ties (also known as the 5Ts of Philanthropy)We Give Summit features 40+ incredible speakers including: Deepa Iyer, Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives at Building Movement Project; Dan Pallotta, Activist, TED Speaker & Author of Uncharitable; and Baratunde Thurston, Writer, Activist, & Host of How to Citizen PodcastAll sessions are FREE. Donate $50 or more when registering and you’ll receive swag in the mail, including a copy of Infectious Generosity by TED’s Chris Anderson and a card game to help you activate the 5Ts (while supplies last!). Register today at https://WeGiveSummit.org
Caledonia Curry, whose work appears under the name Swoon, is a Brooklyn-based artist and is widely known as the first woman to gain large-scale recognition in the male-dominated world of street art. Callie took to the streets of New York while attending the Pratt Institute of Art in 1999, pasting her paper portraits to the sides of buildings with the goal of making art and the public space of the city more accessible.
In a moment when contemporary art often holds a conflicted relationship to beauty, Callie’s work carries with it an earnestness, treating the beautiful as sublime even as she explores the darker sides of her subjects. Her work has become known for marrying the whimsical to the grounded, often weaving in slivers of fairy-tales, scraps of myth, and a recurring motif of the sacred feminine. Tendrils of her own family history—and a legacy of her parents’ struggles with addiction and substance abuse—recur throughout her work.
While much of Callie’s art plays with the fantastical, there is also a strong element of realism. This can be seen in her myriad social endeavors, including a long-term community revitalization project in Braddock, Pennsylvania and her efforts to build earthquake-resistant homes in Haiti through Konbit Shelter. Her non-profit, the Heliotrope Foundation, was created in order to further support these ventures.
Today, Callie’s work can be found on the sides of buildings worldwide and has been given both permanent and transient homes in more classical institutions, including New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, the Tate Modern, and the São Paulo Museum of Art. Most recently, she has begun using film animation to explore the boundaries of visual storytelling and currently is developing a project supported by the Sundance Institute Feature Film Program.
EXHIBITION DATES: April 27—May 10, 2024
The Texas Panhandle Student Art Show is an opportunity for students to exhibit and compete in the area of visual art. All eligible entries will be displayed and participating students will receive certificates. Senior portfolios may be hung by participating students and will be judged for eligible scholarships. Artwork will be judged for 10 Individual Best of Show Awards and a Best of Show Portfolio with each winner receiving an honorarium from the Amarillo ISD Arts Department. The Education Credit Union also sponsors 2 Georgia O’Keeffe Excellence in Art & Creativity Awards for one middle school and one high school student. The ECU will also award a scholarship to one senior portfolio student. AC and WT will award scholarships based on portfolio review and interviews conducted during Scholarship Night. The Texas Panhandle Art Education Association will also present awards. A reception on Friday, May 10th, 6:30 PM at the Amarillo Museum of Art will honor these winners and all participating students. Elementary artwork is encouraged for exhibition; however, awards are only eligible for secondary art students.
Sponsored by Amarillo ISDSEASON SPONSORS: Anonymous, Dr. and Mrs. Michael Engler, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith, Dr. Kent Roberts and Ilene Roberts Balliet Foundation, David D. and Nona S. Payne Foundation
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