ORAC Elects New Officers

11 May 2012
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Arkansas Craft Guild: Exhibit at Vada Sheid

21 August 2011
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ORAC hosts reception for ACG exhibitors
Ozark Regional Arts Council Directors and Officers recently honored exhibiting Arkansas Craft Guild artists with a reception in the council’s conference room at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center, the site of a month-long exhibit.
The exhibit, the fifth in the 2011 calendar of monthly exhibits hosted by the arts council, featured original two- and three-dimensional works by 13 artists. The exhibit opened August 9, and will remain on view through September 11, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and during other activities in the Sheid Center during the weekends.
Artists participating in the Arkansas Craft Guild Exhibit are Anni Worster, functional art pottery and sculpture; Ann Snyder, painting and collage art; Deborah Mitchell, pottery and sculpture; Deborah Dreher Lively, painting and pastels; Jeanette Larson, fiber artistry; Jared Kauffman, curvilinear designs in wood; Liz Gamelin, functional and sculptural pottery; David Dahlstedt and Becki Dahlstedt, functional and decorative pottery; Sue Coon, painting- oils, acrylics, pastels, watercolors; Ramona Buss, basket artistry; Linda Armstrong, artistry of porcelain lace draping; and Daniel Adams, printmaking.
According to ORAC Director, Jean Falk, other exciting upcoming exhibits to follow the Arkansas Craft Guild Exhibit are the paintings of Phyllis Bailey, beginning September 12 through October 9, with a reception set for September 19, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the photographic artistry of Sidney Nesbit, beginning October 10 through November 13, with reception date and time to be announced; and the abstract painting of Cindy Davis, beginning November 14 and concluding December 12, with a reception scheduled for the artist on November 21, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m
The art exhibits are located in the Ozark Regional Arts Council Conference Room, on the second level of the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the Arkansas State University Mountain Home campus at 1600 South College Street.
ORAC Officers and Board of Directors Brenda Allen, Lucinda Blair, John Redding, Deborah Lively, Eileen Preston, Carol Abel, Don Blair, Judy Marshall and Jean Falk invite everyone to the Arkansas Craft Guild Artisans Exhibit and future exhibits. Admission is free. Donations for viewing the exhibits will benefit cultural arts programs in the center.
For more information about the Arkansas Craft Guild Artisan Exhibition or the Ozark Regional Arts Council, contact Jean Falk at The Corner Joint Gallery and Framing, (870) 425-8187. For further information about the featured artists or the ACG, visit its website at www.arkansascraftguild.org.
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Cruise Details

24 July 2011
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Hello everyone.  Our plans are to allow the winner of the drawing to schedule the cruise according to their own wishes.  However, we have worked the costs of the cruise around the winter rates.  The schedule and ports of call are varied according to which cruise is desired.

We are restricted from using more than one piece of Caribbean Cruise Lines promotional material.  Therefore, for additional details, please go to: www.caribeancruiseline.com or to www.Oasisoftheseas.com for extensive detailed information.  Thank you and happy sailing.

 

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Regional Artists Exhibits

2 June 2011
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Don’t forget to visit our revolving local and regional artists exhibitions at the Vada Sheid Community Center.

For August, theArtists League of  theOzarks has presented a beautiful, multi-media exhibit featuring paintings, sculptures, slab pottery, fabrics and wools, furniture, and numerous other fine works of art.   Their reception is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16th fro 3:30 to 6:00 pm.

The reception has been moved to TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th from 3:30-6:00 pm

So please encourage all your fellow employees and colleagues in business to come to the reception. If your the boss maybe it could be a “must attend”. I have to admit I feel on the “hook” for asking ACG to participate and so I want the reception to be well attended.

Some of this art is shown on our revolving gallery on the first page.  -

 

 

 

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Cruising With the Arts on Oasis.of.the.Seas

7 March 2011
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Cruising Art Gallery: Big Time!

Ozark Regional Arts Council (ORAC)

April 12,2011

Ozark Regional Arts Council (ORAC) proudly announces their Spring Fundraiser to the public.

The fundraiser is a unique opportunity to win a 7 night cruise for two aboard the world’s newest, largest and most fantastic floating art exhibit! The cruise ship is called “Oasis of the Seas”.

The cruise includes airline tickets from Branson or Springfield, Missouri, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida where the cruise ship departs and disembarks. In addition, the cruise winner may have one guest accompany them and will also receive $500 in cash to be used at their discretion during the trip.

Ticket sales begin this week and the winner will be drawn at a special event in August. Chance tickets are just $25 each and are limited to 1000 tickets. Tickets may be purchased from any ORAC Board Member or any First National Bank location, Mountain Home Travel Service or the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce.

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For more information, please contact Brenda Allen, ORAC President at 870-405-8301 or ORAC Treasurer, Don Blair at 870-421-5933.

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Sundown for Dollar Smash!

22 November 2010
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Hello everyone.  I couldn’t think of a better way to say it. And all of our thanks and gratitude to Ms Brenda Allen for the outstanding job of putting it all together and pulling it off.  A wonderfully coordinated effort and welldone by everyone.  The  ORAC Board
Wow!!! What an awesome performance from each and every one of you!!!!!!!!  You were each at your very best last night!
I cannot tell you how proud I am to have had the opportunity to work with such an incredibly talented group. You know that you are all now experienced actors and will forever be recognized in this community with your stage names.
The play was as smooth as silk and I felt that each of you acted so comfortably in the Thirsty Goat Saloon.
You were funnier last night than you had ever been!! The crowd is still talking about you today!
I heard nothing but praise for all of you from the guests and was asked by many if there would be a repeat performance! I don’t think we will do Sundown again as Danna Darty would have to rewrite the play ending. She does have a couple more comedies that she has written to offer to us. Should we do another play, we won’t have so many characters to make it easier.
I know that you all gave up time with your families and work to be a part of this great production. And from myself and the entire ORAC board, we are extremely grateful!!
We had a sellout crowd with people on a waiting list to try to get in to see all of you!!  The play was fun, exciting, intriguing, and most of all well received and enjoyed by all. That speaks volumes about this communities interests in bringing art to this area. ORAC’s mission is to bring art to Mountain Home, in various forms, whether it be music, theater, or just art in various mediums. This was our first attempt at theater…..and I believe it was a huge success!!!
The success of Sundown will allow ORAC to complete their $100,000 committment to the Vada Sheid Community Development Center as well as future interests. And we are proud to say that all of you were a big part of that contribution!
Thanks a million from our board. We are extremely grateful for your time and talents.
Happy Trails,
Lolly Popps
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Fact

30 January 2010
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pie chart

The Council commissioned a Needs Assessment for the proposed service area.  Demographic analysis, interviews, and focus groups revealed that a very high percentage of the population support the development of an arts program.

Result: 88% of the respondents indicated that the Cultural Arts were Either important or very important.

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