 Students participate in Rob Glover's jewelry workshop
2006 TASA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
REPORT ON THE JUNCTION CONFERENCE ON APRIL 6 - 8, 2006
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Summary
The 2006 TASA Conference was sponsored by the Department of Art at Texas Tech University at their facilities at Junction, Texas. The Conference Committee Chair for the 2006 TASA Conference at Junction was Future Akins-Tillett, and the other committee members included Rebecca Riley and Linda Fawcett (TASA's President).
The conference committee for the 2006 Junction TASA Conference presented the theme of "Return to the Center," referring to the Junction Center and to our own centers as artists. The conference allowed participants time to think/exchange ideas and hands on art time. Andy Wilkerson, Texas singer songwriter will conduct one panel on creativity from oral histories and then entertained us one night. This was especially good for anyone who includes writing into their art work or anyone drawn to music. In addition the committee planned one session lead by students/for students. One session was on healing and recovery and the role of art in the process of life. Cathie Tyler led a roundtable discussion, "Re-thinking Texas Art Foundations? Click here to read a descriptions of this conference session.
The Keynote Address was "The View from the Top" A Visionary Dialog with Andrew Vernooy, Dean of Architecture, Texas Tech University, Helen Klebesadel, Director of Women's Studies, University of Wisconsin Consortium, and Rebecca Riley, Dean of Arts and Humanities, Kingwood College. These academic leaders and artists discussed creativity, vision, and determination. Workshops included were "Oral History as Creativity Source " lead by Andy Wilkenson, "Jewelry from Non-Traditional Materials" led by Rob Glover, and "Rethinking Art Education" An Interactive Experience with Undergraduate & Graduate Students led by Ed Check and Dennis Fehr. MFA Programs in Texas gave Texas universities an open forum to present their programs to the conference. Our Work allowed members (students included) up to five minutes to share their work with the conference.
There was a session on the state of art today (museums, galleries and shows). There was lots of good food, music and even some dancing. The entire conference was more casual and at ease.
Click here to view the Juction 2006 Conference Schedule.
2006 Paul Hanna Lecturer: Elizabeth Yarosz-Ash
 
Click here to view "Celare/Revelare: Ways of Seeing" - Large Scale Paintings & Other Works by Elizabeth Yarosz-Ash, Professor or Art at Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Anchoring the exhibition is a group of 60" x 40" watercolor paintings done during a 2004 - 2005 Sabbatical leave.
"The content of these pieces are concerned with the collision, convergence and parallel paths of religious thought, secular philosophy, scientific evidence and theory. The Sacred Feminine viewpoint appears throughout."
If you are interested in receiving more information &/or booking the exhibition, please contact through email or by phone:
liz.yarosz@mwsu.edu, 940-397-4385
Additional artwork can be viewed at: http://faculty.mwsu.edu/art/liz.yarosz/index.asp
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