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PAIDPERMIT NO. 1
TUMACACORI, AZ
9 Plaza RoadPO Box 1911Tubac, AZ 85646
MISSION Tubac Center of the Arts is dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the arts through edu-cation, exhibitions, performances, and the collection and presentation of art that honors the artistic and historic heritage of Tubac and the Santa Cruz Valley.
Conceived by longtime TCA member, the indefatigable Leila Pearsall, who passed away this spring, the Series
has remained true to her original mission of bringing first rate performers from every possible genre to the Center. This anniversary year is particularly exciting with artists from the east coast to the west coast, as well as Scotland! We will honor Leila’s contributions at the opening concert October 24th featuring Scots troubadour, Jim Malcolm, widely regarded for his original renditions of classic sounds of Scotland as well as more contemporary songs – and his droll wit. January brings jazz greats Lisa Otey and Diane Van Deurzen and California’s dynamic Festival of Four, with guitars, mandolin and flutes, a group we
Won’t You Join the Celebration of the30th Season of the Performing Art Series
have wanted to bring to Tubac for 5 years. In February we’ll tap our toes to the swing music of The Big Band Express. March will be a celebration of the music of two of America’s most brilliant composers, George Gershwin and Marvin Hamlisch, played by the very talented and exciting pianist, Thomas Pandolfi. The season will conclude in April with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s recently appointed concertmaster, Lauren Roth, accompanied by pianist Paula Fan.
Season tickets are available for $110. We hope you will be a part of what we know will be another memorable year of music.
Please call the Center (398-2371) for more information. Don’t miss a note!
SEPTEMBER 2014
Everyone looks forward to seeing
their favorite artist member featured in this annual exhibition. This fall 72 artists will be represented in a variety of media. Be sure to be here for the Opening Reception on Friday, September 5th, where you can mix and mingle with friends, meet
The TCA Permanent Art Collection Committee is charged with
reviewing a lengthy list of highly qualified and talented candidates for selection as a Master Artist. This is no easy task as Tubac is where so many amazing artists have lived and worked. This year the committee has chosen Mortimer Wilson and Nicholas Wilson as new Master Artists.
Mortimer Wilson (1906-1996) came to Tubac after he retired early from a highly successful career in New York where he was ranked as one of the finest illustrators of the time by magazine
editors and the Society of Illustrators. In Tubac he launched his second career as a serious easel painter. His oil paintings of still lifes, portraits and romantic history are all highly prized and are on permanent display in the Cowboy Hall of Fame, Tucson and El Paso Museums of Art and
numerous private and corporate collections. His wife, Jean, was one of the first five artists inducted into the Master Artist Gallery.
It appears that Tubac has attracted more than one artist with the last name of Wilson. Although not related to Mortimer,
Nicholas Wilson will join Mortimer and Jean as a Master Artist. “Tubac Jack”,
the 7’ 4” tall bronze jack rabbit greeting people at the front of the Center was
created in 2008. Known for both his sculpture and paintings featuring wildlife of the desert, Nicholas served as
Curator of Exhibits at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum where he developed his artistic techniques for expressing his deep love of nature. In addition to gouache, oils, watercolors and bronze sculpture, he also creates copperplate etchings. His work can be found in homes around the world as well as in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
“Mapping Insights”Seattle artist Eric
Carson’s work will be in the Studio Gallery from Septem-ber 5–November 2. Eric uses the ancient geometric structure of the mandala to locate seemingly opposed traditions of insight around their common center, thus creating contemporary maps of insight. Eric will also be presenting on Saturday, September 6th, 1-3pm for our new “Art Starts” youth and families pro-gram as well as 5-7pm for the “Art Speaks” program.
Members’ Open Exhibition –Start of the 2014-2015 Season!
Mortimer Wilson, “Her Gentlemen Friend”
Nicholas Wilson, “Jack and the Moon”
Eric Carson, “The All Flower”
many of the artists, and enjoy appetizers from the Tubac Deli. Judging awards for entries will be Lincoln Wilson of Heirlooms of Tubac. Besides growing up in a family of artists, the son of the well-known and loved artist, Walter B. Wilson, Lincoln also has an extensive
background and education in art.
Peg Franken, “Night Time In the Desert”
Master Artist Gallery to Induct Two New Artists
TUBAC CENTERof the ARTS
Performing Art Series
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As I see it...The Tubac Center for the Arts
is truly the center and the glue that binds our community. With an interesting history that started in 1961 by a group of artists whose
mission: “to contribute to the education and development of a potentially art-conscious and art-consuming public, by showing the public that art is something they live with and enjoy, and can afford to buy. The artist has an essential skill to sell which is a cultural and aesthetic contribution to the entire Valley.”
Staying true to the founders intentions and examining the cultural and aesthetic contribution to the entire Valley is intriguing. How do we measure these contributions? As members and volunteers of TCA, we are making a contribution. The impact is not solely from the amount of sales but from the amount of ideas that abound. Exhibitions provide learning opportunities for the viewing audience. By participating in shows, we are contributing to the success of TCA as well as inspiring other artists. Some of the most creative works come from two disparate ideas that complement and harmonize each other. Our members’ diverse backgrounds, various painting styles, cultural upbringing, training and schooling, all affect the arts community. Our differences can be vital in portraying unique individual perspectives which can challenge our creative thinking processes. These may also encourage dialogue of how artists challenge other artists.
Imagine Picasso and Braque living in our Valley engaged in cubist renditions of desert scenes. Picture Cassatt and Utamaro portraying the everyday ordinary lives of our citizens. These artists influenced each other (except Utamaro preceded Cassatt by a century) thereby making major historical contributions. What if Peggy Guggenheim showed the avant garde in her gallery, Art of the Century, in Old Tubac. Perhaps Tubac’s avant garde is in the collective talent of our community.
To maintain and strengthen our presence in the Valley, should a conversation among artists and with our citizens focusing on how art impacts the community motivate and lead the public to a broader support for the arts?
BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident: Mike Jacoby
Vice President: Kim RosemanSecretary: Dennis Eshleman
Treasurer: Tom PotterDirectors: Carole Benequista Dave Bouchein Meg Flanders
Nanette Miranda Nancy Peyton Kim Roseman Jean Smith Colin Steffen
Donna Thoreson Diana WarrenEditor-in-Chief: Myrna York
Design: Chuck Myers, [email protected]
by Board President, Mike Jacoby
Greetings and Welcome to a new season at the Tubac Center of the Arts.
As you will see, “Status Quo” is not a term in the vocabulary of the staff or Board of TCA. Culminating a groundbreaking year, we now embark on a new fiscal
season that we hope will leave you breathless. When you come to the Center notice the addition of another notable
sculpture in our growing collection of fine work. This stone sculpture of a contemplative seated female figure by an unknown European artist is the gift of member Joanna Corrigan. Certainly a proud and elegant piece of sculpture gracing the exterior environment of our Center. Our profound thanks to all whose generosity made these additions possible.
To support our claim for the future here is a brief look at new exhibits for the first half of the year, Fall 2014. To build on the very successful “Best of the West” Exhibit from last season, we are bringing you a double feature, “Woven Nation” & “Under the Desert Stars”. “Woven Nation” will transport you into our own Navajo Hogan and share the beauty and intrigue of Steve Getzwiller’s noted private collection of Navajo weavings. “Under the Desert Stars” features some of the works and memorabilia of Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) from the private collection of Mark Sublette of Tucson’s Medicine Man Gallery. Dixon is one of the West’s most revered artists and this comprehensive collection will leave you with a renewed love of the western legacy. Don’t miss the Premier of these two exhibits on October 17th. Our two member exhibits round out the fall exhibit calendar. And with renewed vigor, the Performing Arts Series is back, better than ever!
Our work isn’t all about exhibits. We have a business to run and to that end have been diligent for the last 6 months in bringing our accounting “in house” to simplify its structure and accommodate a more efficient operation. We also realize that there are other opportunities and services we can provide our members and have initiated a new lecture series we call “Arts Speak”. Watch for the schedule of presentations ranging from the Art of Happiness to the Art of Appreciating Opera.
Certainly a highlight of our fall season is the introduction of two new artists into our Master Artists Gallery, Mortimer Wilson and Nicholas Wilson. We are proud to add these two accomplished artists to our Gallery as artists whose work has had significant influence on the legacy of Tubac. Be sure to attend the Tubac Center of the Arts Annual meeting, Sunday, October 26th, for the official presentation of these new additions to the Master Artists Gallery.
Editor’s Corner by Myrna York Board Bits
STAFFExecutive Director: Karin Topping
[email protected] Coordinator: Paula Kim
[email protected] Shop Manager: Bonnie Jaus
[email protected] & Exhibition Manager: Karon Leigh
[email protected] Manager: Kate McCormick
[email protected] Supervisor: Linda Patmore
TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS GALLERY HOURSMon-Sat 10-4:30 Sun Noon-4:30520-398-2371 www.tubacarts.org
Supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Gift a Brick!All visitors walking into the
Tubac Center of the Arts through the front entrance stop to read the many tributes engraved on the bricks in the new entry courtyard. You can memorialize a loved one or record your own names or those of a favorite friend or even a pet. You can still order or donate a commemorative brick and add to those permanent memories of those that support Tubac Center of the Arts. A small 8”x4” brick is $100 and a large square 8”x8” is $150. Stop by or call 398-2371 for a form to place a new order.
ANNOUNCING: The opening of Cloud 9 Custom Framing located at 3 Tubac Rd. Entrance through Cloud 9 Fine Art Gallery. Beginning September 1st Gallery hours will be: Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 to 5:00 and Sunday 12:00 to 4:00. For appointments outside business hours contact Ali Keyes at 214-906-6086 or John Schooley at 740-406-8298.
8 Otero Street Gallery is expanding its offerings to include high-end consignment, such as jewelry, pottery, glassware, novelty items, etc. If you have items you’d like to show in our gallery, call 520-468-5912 to make an appointment.
Business & Artist Members NewsAugust Sizzles with Summer
Gallery and Musical TalentTubac Center
of the Arts opened its Summer Gallery on August 1st along with the Arte de Magdalena exhibit in partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, Arizona with help from Consulate staff Nazzer Mendez.
A wonderful finale to our Summer Sizzlers on August 9th featured the Domingo DeGrazia Band with Spanish guitars and violinist Beth Daunis. Those in attendance enjoyed ice cream from Hozhoni’s and Dos! as well as great musical entertainment. This one almost didn’t happen with the monsoon storm and a power outage which had the musicians, committee and staff scrambling to bring it all inside.
Kudos go to an extremely hardworking special events committee making the
three Summer Sizzlers happen. A round of applause to Mary Ball, Diane Barker, Ann Carpenter, Meg Flanders, Jeff Horwitz, Kate McCormick, Perey Riley, Candy Stoll, Karin Topping and Pam Wedemeyer.
Also in partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales, AZ, a free Marimba concert was held on August 16th featuring musicians from IMFOCULTA. Audience members from both sides of the border enjoyed this first time musical program.
The Annual Meeting will take place at the Center starting at
5:30pm. Following the business session, a western theme dinner will be served. Business to be conducted will include the election of new Directors to the Board and a review of the financial statements. The Nominating Committee will propose a list of nominees for election to the Board. Other names may be proposed
Consulate General Jaime Perez & Artist, Lydia Leon
and eligible if a petition signed by 15 TCA members is presented to the office of the Corporation at least 35 days prior to the Annual Meeting. No nominations from the floor are permitted. Be sure to not miss this evening where you’ll be the first to see work by the two new Master Artists, and learn more about the upcoming season. It’s a time to enjoy seeing old friends and meeting new ones.
SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, October 26th
The Smith Gallery was filled with an appreciative audience for the concert sponsored by the Consulate General of Mexico in Nogales in partnership with TCA. Marimba music by three talented musicians was featured along with dancers in beautiful handmade costumes from southwestern Mexico.
