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Tarble Arts Center Newsletter October 1999
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Flame in Darkness • through Oct. 10 
1999 Art Facul!Y Exhibition • Oct. 2-Nov. 14 
Art Faculty Exliibition Opening Reception 
• Friday, Oct. 1, 4-6pm 
College of Arts & Humanities Reception 
• Tuesday, Oct. 5, 4-6pm 
Summer & Smoke Pre-production Reception 
• Saturday, Oct. 9, 6pm 
Scholars' Reception • Wednesday, Oct. 13, 3-5pm 
Sacred Earth: Southwestern Native American 
Pottery • Oct. 15 - Nov. 28 
Teachers Fall Institute: Pueblo Pottery Designs 
• Oct. 8, 8:30am-noon 
Wood Firing Demonstration & Sacred Earth 
Qpening Reception • Oct. 17, 2-4pm Doudna Fine Arts Center (FAA 100) 
Docent Meeting • October 18, lOam-noon 
Fall1999 Fifth Grade Enrichment: Pueblo Pottery• October 20-November 17 
Workshop Registration Deadlines • Sryt. 29, Od. 14, Oct. 17 & Nov. 10 
Cultivating Creativi:tY: Young People's Art from Area Schools 
• Oct. 22 -~ov. 8, Charleston City Hall, 520 Jackson Avenue 
(in cooperation with the Coles CountY. Arts Council's City Art program) 
Sponsored by Illinois Consolidate'd Telephone Company 
FLAME IN DARKNESS: THEA1RICAL DESIGNS OF CLARENCE BLANCHETTE 
• through October 10, Brainard Gallery 
Set designs, drawings, models, and photographs from theatrical designs by Eastern 
Illinois University Theatre Arts Department professor Clarence Blanchette are dis-
played, included designs for the concurrent EIU Theatre Arts Department production 
of Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams. This retrospective of Professor 
Blanchette's theatrical designs is presented in anticipation of his retirement from 
Eastern at the end of the 1999-2000 academic year. Blanchette holds an MA from the 
University of Iowa and taught at the University of Tennessee-Martin prior to joining 
the EIU faculty in 1973. While at Eastern Professor Blanchette has been involved in 
approximately 150 productions as scenic designer, set director, and technical director. 
1999 ART FACULTY EXIDBillON 
• October 2-November 14, Main Galleries 
Recent art works in a wide variety of media and styles make up this annual exhibition 
by the Eastern Illinois University Art Department faculty, adjunct faculty, and emeritus 
faculty. Included are oils, watercolors, drawings, weavings, fine metals, ceramics, etch-
ings, graphic design, and stone and metal sculpture. Less traditional media include 
digitized computer-printed "paintings," mixed media sculpture and installations. 
The department faculty represented are Katherine Bartel (Foundations), Dorothy 
Bennett (Art Education), Jeff Boshart (sculpture), Suzan Braun (weaving), Garret 
DeRuiter (metals), Larry Ecker (graphic design), Carl Emmerich (Foundations), David 
Griffin (metals), Glenn Hild (painting/ drawing), William Hubschmitt (computer art), 
Christopher Kahler (painting/ drawing), Mary Leonard-Cravens (grafhic design), 
Dwain Naragon (ceramics), Charles Nivens (graphic design), Michae Stasinos (paint-
ing/ drawin~), and Jamie Willis (Art Education). From the Tarble Arts Center staff are 
works by Kit Morice (drawing) and David Pooley (Foundations). The emeritus faculty 
participating in this year's exhibition are Bill Heyduck (ceramics), Cary Knoop (sculp-
ture), June Krutza (metals), Walter Sorge (intaglio), and Carl Wilen (painting). This 
exhibition is co-sponsored by the EIU Art Department. 
SACRED EARTH: SOUTHWESTERN NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY 
• October 15-November 28, Brainard Gallery 
Sacred Earth features prehistoric, historic, and contemporary Native American pottery 
from the Southwest. Included are ancient Casas Grandes, Anasazi and Mimbres pottery 
of various types and Pueblo pottery from Acoma, Hopi, Jemez, San lldefonso, Santa 
Clara, Santo Domingo, Tewa, Zia, and Zuni, circa 1880 to contemporary creations. 
Pottery making in the American Southwest has a history dating back over 1000 years. 
Early cultures, such as the Anasazi and Mogollon, created earthenware for everyday 
and ceremonial use. Late 19th century archaeological digs inspired Pueblo potters to 
revive ancient motifs, and by the first quarter of the 20th century, Pueblo artisans were 
refining old techniques and experimenting with new innovations. As with other Native 
American peoples, the Hopi and other Pueblo dwellers recognize that there is a spiri-
tual aspect to everything; the earth provides the raw materials which are then shaped 
by the hand of the potter. The very act of mining, working, and molding the clay is a 
sacred one, and, until more recent times, the finished products served as both utilitari-
an and ceremonial wares. Today, much of the pottery produced in the Southwest is pur-
chased by tourists and collectors. 
Dr. Martha Ehrlich, Associate Professor of Art History at SlUE, and Kit Morice co-curat-
ed the exhibition with objects loaned from Milton K. and Doris T. Harrington Collection 
of The University Museum, Southern illinois University at Edwardsville and area pri-
vate collections. This exhibition serves as the basis for the Fall 1999 Fifth Grade 
Enrichment Program. Of special note, Eastern illinois University ceramics professor 
Dwain Naragon will demonstrate traditional Native American hand building, finish-
ing, and firing techniques on Sunday, October 17 at 2pm (see EVENTS). 
1999 ART FACUL1Y EXIDBffiON OPENING RECEPTION 
• October 1, 4-6pm 
Meet the artists at this celebration of the Art Faculty Exhibition. 
COLLEGE OF ARTS & HUMANITIES FACUL1Y & STAFF RECEPTION 
• Tuesday, October 5, 4-6pm 
TEACHERS FALL INSTITUTE: PUEBLO POTTERY DESIGNS 
• October 8, 8:30am-noon 
Area teachers are invited to attend this program. Information packets describing the 
Tarble's education programs will be distributed to Institute participants, followed by 
concurrent activities consisting of a guided tour of the 1999 Art Faculty Exhibition, a dis-
cussion of the pottery making traditions of the American Southwest, and a studio work-
shop, Pueblo Pottery Designs. The workshop is co-presented by EIU's Art Department 
and the Tarble. A lesson/lan swap shop will conclude the morning's activities. 
Interested teachers are aske to pre-register by calling Kit Morice at 581-2787. 
SUMMER & SMOKE PRE-PRODUCTION RECEPTION • Saturday, October 9, 6pm 
This Summer and Smoke pre-~erformance reception for Clarence Blanchette is held in 
conjunction with the exfribition Flame in Darkness and co-sponsored by the EIU 
Theatre Arts Department. The Theatre Arts Department production of Summer and 
Smoke will be presented September 30, October 1-2 & 8-9, 8pm, and October 10, 2pm, 
in the Studio Theatre, Doudna Fine Arts Center (call217 /581-3110 for tickets) . 
SCHOLAR'S RECEPTION: COLLEGES OF SCIENCES AND ARTS & HUMANITIES 
• Wednesday, October 13, 3-Spm 
An exposition of recent publications and creative activities. 
SACRED EARTH WOOD FIRING DEMONSTRATION AND OPENING RECEPTION 
• October 17, 2-4pm Doudna Fine Arts Center room FAA 100 
EIU ceramics professor Dwain Naragon will demonstrate coiling, burnishing, slip dec-
oration, and wood firing (the techniques employed by traditional Pueblo potters) in the 
ceramics studio of the Doudna Fine Arts Center. A reception will be held at the Tarble 
Arts Center immediately following the demonstration. 
DOCENT MEETING 
• October 18, lOam-noon 
The meeting will consist of a video presentation and tours of the 1999 Art Faculty 
Exhibition and Sacred Earth. Although these meetings are designed for Tarble Arts 
Center docents, interested community members are invited to attend. 
FALL 1999 FIFTH GRADE ENRICHMENT: PUEBLO POTTERY 
• October 20-November 17 
Offered annually in the fall to Jefferson Elementary School fifth grade students and their 
teachers, this year's program will focus on Native American cultures of the American 
Southwest and design techniques employed in Pueblo pottery. After a .•. .••• ···· · 
the exhibition, students will create a design on paper which will then be ... · 
surface of a pre-formed ceramic bowl. The program will be presented by EIU i ••· .,.,....,_ ...........  
cation students enrolled in Art Education in Elementary Schools under the up.••. enf.~~pri 
of Assistant Professor of Art Education Dr. Patricia Belleville and Tarble ·. 
Curator of Education Kit Morice. 
REGISTRATION BEING ACCEPTED FOR WORKSHOPS ..• .•• .•••• . .·. 
• Registration Deadlines: September 29/Drawing for Painters • October 1 ... ··· ··•· ····· / ·•· 
Enamels • October 17;Native American Pottery • November 10/The Poetry ·••• .. . ·
• November 10/Introduction to Bead Weaving 
Registratio!l is c1:1rrently being taken for !ive workshops. f?ra~ing for Painters \~ .. ~ .J!I'. •~· ""-··•··-~ 
and over) 1s an mtens1ve workshop designed to help begmrung and more ·•• ·· .... 
painters alike improve the effectiveness of their paintings. Painting With ... ·· .·. ·· .. •• . · } 
ages 15 and over, introduces wet and dry enameling techniques used to ·• ·•· . ... ·•· ... ·•·· ·••• jewel-like "paintings" on copper in the Limoges enameling tradition. Native ··· ·· ·• ·· ··· 
Pottery, designed for ages 9 and over, will introduce participants to the coiling method 
of pottery making and finishing techniques inspired by Native American ceramics. The 
Poetry oj Line focuses on late 19th century pamters, such as Mary Cassatt, who were 
influenced by Japanese block prints. The workshop includes drawing from a live model 
and creating a block print. Introduction to Bead Weaving (ages 9 and over) centers on the 
creation of earrings, pendants, bookmarks, and other smcill objects from weaving seed 
beads on a loom. For more information, please refer to the Fall 1999 Classes & 
Workshops brochure or call the Tarble at 581-ARTS (2787). 
After several months of object selection and research, Sacred Earth: Southwestern Native 
American Pottery opens October 15 in the Tarble' s Brainard Gallery. As with all of our 
exhibitions, a number of individuals have contributed to making this show a reality. 
While the majority of the objects in this exhibition are on loan from The University 
Museum, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, a number of private collectors 
made works available for the show as well. I would like to recognize the many indi-
viduals who contributed to this project. 
First, thank you to Dr. Martha Ehrlich, Associate Professor of Art History at SlUE. 
Martha and I have collaborated on a number of exhibitions over the last few years. Her 
expertise and keen eye were invaluable to me during the object selection at SlUE, and 
she has once again lent us objects from her considerable private collection for inclusion 
in the exhibition, including a very large Anasazi olla, circa A.D. 1100-1350. Thanks also 
to the staff of The University Museum at SlUE; namely, Director Eric Barnett, Curator 
Mike Mason, and Preparator Jerry Fahey, who continue to assist the Tarble by making 
available the Milton K. and Dons T. Harrington Collection, which has served as the 
basis for several exhibitions since 1994. Lastly, thank you to Bill and Phyllis Fuqua, 
Edith Hedges, Maggie Hollowell, Jon and JoAnn Laible, and Jackie Worden, for loan-
ing pottery from their private collections. 
-- Kit Morice 
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I am pleased to announce that the Tarble Arts Center has been awarded two grants 
from the illinois Arts Council, a state agency. A grant of $7,660 will go in support of 
the 1999-2000 Exhibition and Education program, and $2,670 will be used to support 
the spring 2000 Arts-In-Education Artist-In-Residence program. lAC grant funds are 
awarded on a competitive basis; as well as providing needed funding the grants show 
that Tarble programs rank favorably when compared with similar programs presented 
throughout the state. 
I am also pleased to announce that the illinois Consolidated Telephone Company is 
continuing sponsorship of the annual touring exhibit program Cultivating Creativity: 
Young Peoples Art from Area Schools. Now in its fifth year, the unique exlribition pro-
gram celebrates and showcases some of the outstanding art produced through ilie Art 
programs of 37 east-central illinois schools. This program would not be possible 
without the continued generous support of illinois Consolidated. 
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Poetry Readin~: Adam Czerniawski • Tuesday, Nov. 2,4pm 
Chamber Music Series: The Glorian Duo • Nov. 7, 3pm 
Clara Brian: Home Bureau Photographs 1918-1926 • Nov. 20- Jan. 16, Main Galleries 
Paul T. Sargent Paintings from the Collection • Nov. 19 -Jan. 16 
The Architecture of Eastern's Old Main: Aesthetics, Education, and Politics 
• Nov. 20- Jan. 16, Main Galleries 
A Centennial Symposium: Eastern's Old Main 
• Saturday, Nov. 20, 10am-3pm; Tarble Arts Center & Buzzard Auditorium 
Old Main Centennial Gala Musicale • Saturday, Nov. 20, 7--9pm 
Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday • Nov. 25-26 
Hours: 10am-5pm Tues. - Fri., 10am-4pm Sat., 1-4pm Sun.; closed Mondays and holidays 
Admission: Admission is free except as noted; free visitor parking in 9th Street lot as marked 
Location: South 9th Street at Cleveland Avenue, Eastern lllinois University campus, Charleston 
Phone: 217 /581-2787; Fax: 217 /581-7138; Website: http:/ /www.eiu.edu/-tarbfe 
The Tarble Arts Center, a division of the College of Arts & Humanities, is partially supported by 
Tarble Arts Center membership contributions and by the lllinois Arts Council, a state agency. 
Tarble Arts Center Advisory Board Officers: 
Therese Supple Kincade, President 
Ron Wohlstein, Vice President 
John Armstrong, Secretary 
Tarble Arts Center Staff: 
Michael Watts, Director 
Kit Morice, Curator of Education 
David Pooley, Registrar 
Fran Wittenberg, Secretary 
James K. Johnson, Dean, College of Arts & Humanities 
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