3/5/2002
Essential Space
The MAC, Dallas
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) presents The Belo Foundation Sculpture Series, a three-year series showcasing the work of Texas sculptors. Titled Essential Space, the first exhibition consists of new work by Tom Orr (Dallas), Cameron Schoepp (Fort Worth), and George Smith (Houston).
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) presents The Belo Foundation Sculpture Series, a three-year series showcasing the work of Texas
sculptors. Titled Essential Space, the first exhibition consists of new
work by Tom Orr (Dallas), Cameron Schoepp (Fort Worth), and George Smith
(Houston).
The exhibition begins Saturday, May 4 with an opening reception from 5:30-7:30 PM in the main galleries at 3120 McKinney Ave and continues through June 16. The sculptors will be in attendance at the opening.
Exhibition hours are Wednesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Call (214) 953-1212 for more information or see www.the-mac.org. Admission is free.
Please note: The three sculptors will speak as part of Arttalk on Wednesday, June 5 at 7 p.m.
The Belo Foundation Sculpture Series, curated by Judith Garrett Segura,
President of The Belo Foundation, will continue in 2003 and 2004, each
year presenting three carefully selected Texas artists. The Belo
Foundation will produce a documentary catalog of all the exhibitions at
the end of the series.
Showcasing the work of artists from the region is a long tradition for
Belo,
dating back to the 1940s, when The Dallas Morning News sponsored a
purchase prize in the Dallas Museum of Fine Art's popular Texas Annual,
a
competitive exhibition. That competition and the company's
participation in
it lasted for many years, during which Belo funded the Museum's purchase
of
work by then-emerging artists, such as Jerry Bywaters, Otis Dozier,
Perry
Nichols and Clara McDonald Williamson.
In 1985, Belo Corporation moved into its first corporate headquarters
separate from its flagship companies, The Dallas Morning News and
WFAA-TV. The 17-story Belo Building had been built across the street
from The News and WFAA, to accommodate the rapidly growing company. At
the time of the move, Belo's senior executives made an important
decision: to focus the acquisition of art for the new offices on
original work by contemporary Texas artists. Some of the first artists
included were David Bates, Billy Hassell, Dan Rizzie and Texas-born
Robert Rauschenberg. Belo's collection now includes more than 325 works
of art by more than 130 Texas artists. On its own, The Belo Foundation
owns four monumental sculptures, which are installed in public spaces
near The Belo Building. The works are by Tom Orr, Dallas; Linnea Glatt,
Dallas; George Smith, Houston; and Jesus Moroles, Rockport.
The McKinney Avenue Contemporary (The MAC) offers opportunities for
experimentation and for the presentation of art in all disciplines, and
provides a forum for critical dialogue between emerging and established
artists and their audiences.
The MAC supports the artist’s role in society, cultivates that relationship through education and innovative programming, and stands as an advocate for creative freedom. The MAC has been operated by Dallas Artist Research and Exhibition, Inc., a
non-profit arts organization, since October 1994. The MAC is a member
of Dallas Art Dealers Association.
Lisa Taylor
Taylor-Made Press
923 Salmon Dr.
Dallas, TX 75208
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