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Drawing Inspiration: From Idea To Reality Art Show at the DAC

Lin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:14:52 +0000

To celebrate it’s 25th Anniversary the MSCA will be heading down to Hernando, MS for a joint art show this winter with the DeStoto Arts Council.

FEBRUARY 11 – MARCH 31, 2012
“Drawing Inspiration” Art Show- Cartoons & Fantasy Art
Featuring Mid-South Cartoonists Association
with special concept art display from “Starcraft II” artists.

This will be similar our Process Revealed and Are Cartoons Art? art shows a few years back which were both a big success. This show will be held at the DAC’s new location in Hernando- which is next door to their old location, just much bigger!

NEW BANKS HOUSE GALLERY AND GIFT SHOP LOCATION
DeSoto Arts Council – 564 W. Commerce Street, Hernando, MS

The show will be in the Banks House’s two front parlors and runs concurrent with DAC’s Winter Show.

Opening Reception & Art Demonstrations
FEBRUARY 11, 2012: 5 – 7 pm

To get to the art house from Memphis head south on HWY 51 or I-55 to Hernando, MS. Turn right onto Commerce Street. The Banks House mansion is on the right at the corner of Commerce and Elm Street, just past the library- about a few blocks west of HWY51 and the Hernando Courthouse Square.

Gallery hours are Thursday – Saturday 10AM -5PM. Gallery closed for the holidays December 24, 2011 – January 05, 2012.

For more info- www.desotoarts.com

Hungry for cartoons? MSCA Dinner Meetings 1st Thursday of each month!

Lin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:12:10 +0000

The next MSCA Monthly Dinner Meeting is this Thursday, December 1st at the U of M Garibaldi’s Pizza on Walker Avenue near Highland and Southern. Dinner meetings start at 7PM and run until 9-10PM, or until Garibaldi’s employees start turning off lights on us and locking up! Guest speakers usually start around 8pm.

This month we’ll be discussing upcoming art show opportunities for MSCA members, current member projects, self-publishing comics, the cancellation of the MSCA Sat-Art-Days at Comic Cellar and more.

Dinner meetings are free and open to the public, but be sure to bring a few bucks to order off the menu- you’ll be glad you did! Great pizza, salads, sandwiches, and beverages to be had.

Spontaneous cartooning on napkins, sketchbooks and other drawing surfaces have been known to happen during dinner meetings so sure to bring something to draw with and/or on.

Don’t be shy- bring some of your work to show to others at the meetings. We’d love to see what you’ve been working on.

Next dinner meeting will be January 5th, 2012. We’ll be discussing the upcoming MSCA art show at the DeSoto Arts Council’s Art House in February 2012.

Hope to see you there.

Lin

Art Happenings In Hernando!

Lin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:41:30 +0000

Come checkout the DeSoto Arts Council’s new Art House this Saturday!

Grand Opening: Banks House Gallery

564 W. Commerce Street – Hernando, MS Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10:00am – 5:00pm.

Tour the new and much bigger art house!

Craftsmen Demonstration- Pottery, Wood Turning, Fiber Arts

MSCA member Lin Workman will be doing a sculpting demo there outside during the opening reception.

Local entertainment-
3:00 KC Johns
4:00 Lately David

Meet The Artists Reception
Sept 10, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Anna Kline and Grits & Soul Band

3-D Art Show & Craftsman Exhibit on display September 10-October 22.

Hernando Main Street Chamber of Commerce officials are inviting the public to participate in the 2011 Water Tower Festival, September 16 and 17 at the historic Courthouse Square in Hernando at the corner of HWY51 and Commerce Street. This two-day event will offer fun for people of all ages- BBQ contest, arts/crafts, car show, 5K race, poker run, music, and more!

And don’t forget that the Hernando Farmer’s Market runs every Saturday until the end of October at Courthouse Square from 8am-1pm.

Orpheum Theatre Annual Art Auction- Free Admission!

Lin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:58:12 +0000

The Orpheum Theatre is presenting its Annual Art Auction this Sunday- August 21st.

The Orpheum’s 17th Annual Art Auction celebrates and promotes local artists in Memphis’s diverse and growing art community. 75% of the proceeds go directly to the artists, while the remaining 25% is used to fund Orpheum education programs and the maintenance and preservation of The Theatre.

This year over 2oo pieces of art including original oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, sculptures, and multimedia projects by 70 artists will be featured- including the MSCA’s Lin Workman (“Sherlock Holmes” art above).

Silent auction starts at 2PM and the live auction starts at 3PM.

Admission is FREE, and a cash bar will be available.

The Orpheum is located at 203 S. Main Street in downtown Memphis.

ART for AUTISM

Lin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:52:56 +0000

DeSoto Arts Council’s ART for AUTISM Exhibit and Reception

DATE: Sunday, April 3rd TIME: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION: DeSoto Arts Gallery- 660 W. Commerce Street - Hernando, MS

(From Memphis take Hwy51 or I-55 south to Commerce St. then right/west)

FREE to the PUBLIC!

Craft Activities for the kids, Fiber to Fabric Animals,

Moon Bounce, Face Painting, Hair Wraps, FUN!

Lewisburg Middle School Choir performance at 2:15 p.m.

For more info- http://www.desotoarts.com/

And check out this article in the Commercial Appeal about the DAC’s new digs!

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/mar/31/moving-up/

November art events and meetings

Lin — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:58:24 +0000

Don’t forget that this Thursday is the MSCA Dinner Meeting at 7 pm. We’ll gather at Garibaldi’s Pizza on Walker Ave (across from Tiger Bookstore).

The second gathering is on November 20th at 9 am for Sat-art-day for those who can’t make the Thursday meeting, and to give us an opportunity to get some artwork done with the group as opposed to doing it by ourselves. I can tell you, I draw better when I’m with my artist peers. Meet us at Comic Cellar on Austin Peay Hwy (Ste. 2) north of Yale and the Raleigh Springs Mall.

MSCA Meetings are open to professionals, amateurs and cartooning enthusiasts; writers, artists, editors…if you’re in it, come join us!

Other Memphis happenings:

Fri, Sat November 5 & 6 – Memphis Comics & Fantasy Convention – Cook Convention Center www.memphiscfc.com

Sun November 7 – Davis Kidd Booksellers – David: The Graphic Novel is being signed by the artists: Martheus Wade, Andrew Chandler, Adam Shaw, Dean Zachary, and more!

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Just south of Memphis in Desto County-

DESOTO ARTS COUNCIL

WINTER SHOW Fine Arts Exhibit & Sale

Sponsored by Brian Henry, D.C. for Henry Chiropractic Clinic

EXHIBIT DATES:

Sunday, November 14, 2010 – Saturday, March 12, 2011

(end date subject to change due to anticipated gallery move in 2011)

Regular gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

OPENING RECEPTION:

Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Lin Workman will be doing an airbrush demonstration from 1-4pm Sunday.

660 West Commerce Street, Hernando, Mississippi 38632

http://www.desotoarts.com/

Anderson’s Pottery is having its first ever
“Studio Show & Sale”

November 20, from 8 till 5

Wide selection of handcrafted, functional stoneware pottery

2701 Scott Rd – Hernando, MS

Elementary: The Many Faces of the MSCA

Lin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:19:22 +0000

The artist reception for the art show “Elementary: The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes” was a big success this past Wednesday night.

Several members of the MSCA were in attendance.

And some like Ronnie and Jane Shenks came bearing gifts!

The Sherlock Candy Bouquet was awesome!

Nicki, her mom, and sister Regina got all of the refreshments together.

Tim Brown as “Isaac your bartender” did a great job with the liquid refreshments.

We had lots of friends attend as well.

The paintings looked great on the walls and were hung by David Lusk.

The paintings are located in the upper and lower lobbies and can be seen during Theatre Memphis business hours.

The art show and play run through Halloween, and MSCA member Jim Palmer is “Prof. Moriarty”.

For more info got to TheatreMemphis.org or LinWorkman.com.

Thanks to everyone that attended and helped set up and promote it.

Lin

The “Sivads of March”..?

Lin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:05:09 +0000

You’ve experienced Africa in April and Memphis in May, but are you ready for the “Sivads of March”?

The Sivads of March — a public tribute to the memory of the late Watson Davis, the Malco ad executive who, as Sivad, “the Monster of Ceremonies,” was the host of the “Fantastic Features” horror movie program on WHBQ-TV Channel 13 from 1962 to 1972 — will take place at various venues March 25-28, with movies, an art show, and a rock concert featuring the Reigning Sound.

Davis co-workers and family members are expected to attend, and rare film clips and Sivad “artifacts” will be displayed.

As the comically ghoulish Sivad, Davis — who died five years ago this March 23, at the age of 92 — was simultaneously beloved and frightening, with a community-wide popularity that transcended class and race in a way that perhaps was rivaled only by wrestler Sputnik Monroe and a few other entertainers. A 1963 appearance by Sivad at the Mid-South Fairgrounds attracted 30,000 fans, according to The Commercial Appeal.

Sivads of March highlights will include:

A “monster martini” opening ceremony and reception on March 25 at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, followed by an 8 p.m. screening of the 1958 horror masterpiece, “Night of the Demon.”

Screening of other films originally introduced by Sivad — including “The Giant Claw,” “A Bucket of Blood,” “From Hell It Came” and “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” — at the Brooks, March 26-28, along with a March 28 panel discussion featuring Sivad colleagues and experts. The famous “Fantastic Features” introduction will be shown before each film.

A “Sivad Art Show” at 7 p.m. March 26 at the Adam Shaw Studio, 2547 Broad Ave., featuring Sivad-inspired work by local artists.

“Li’l Film Fest 13” at 2 p.m. March 27 at the Brooks, featuring shorts created by local filmmakers that pay homage to Sivad and the tradition of TV horror hosts and scary movies. (Entries still are being accepted: Visit livefrommemphis.com for more information.)

A March 27 concert featuring the Reigning Sound, the acclaimed band led by former Memphian and Sivad fan Greg Cartwright, at Nocturnal, 1588 Madison. The Reigning Sound’s latest album, “Love and Curses,” is named for a Sivad catchphrase, and the CD itself is imprinted with a picture of Davis’ vampiric alter ego.

For more, visit sivadsofmarch.com.

More Sivad!

GoMemphis- Lin Workman in CA

Lin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:39:39 +0000

I was waiting for my Chick-Fil-A to-go order this morning and saw a copy of the Commercial Appeal sitting on a table next to me. I opened it up and looked for the Go Memphis section (was the Playbook) to see if my show got listed. I opened it up and viola- there I was!

It almost scared me a bit. Glad I wasn’t having my morning coffee when I saw this!

Great listing, and I couldn’t ask for a better placement- page 1!

I’m also listed on the GoMemphis.com site!

Finished the last painting for it this morning before leaving for work (Jack).

Looking forward to just hanging out and having fun tonight at my art show finally, especially after finishing up shopping for eats/drinks for the show after getting the paintings hung and front entrance decorated.

Stick a pitchfork in me- I’m done!

Hope to see you tonight-

Lin

Lin exposed again!

Lin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:04:24 +0000

Hey gang- I’m in the latest issue of the Memphis Flyer!

Don’t forget the show is tomorrow night- October 23rd!

Out this week in comic shops- DC Universe Halloween Special!

Darkness falls across the land as the DC Universe faces its greatest horror in this Halloween special filled with all-new stories!

Watch as Guy Gardner continues his quest to share Halloween with the cosmos and his fellow alien Green Lantern Corps members. In another tale, Red Robin finds the true, deadly meaning of the sinister holiday while overseas on his quest to find Bruce Wayne.

Meanwhile, Bizarro receives neither trick nor treat in his own backwards celebration of the spookiest night of the year on his home world. Plus, 10 other ghoulish tales to fill you with fright this Halloween! Scott Clark and Dave Beaty worked on one of the stories. This is Dave’s first pro credited work for DC and a dream come true. It’s on sale now- so drop by your local comic book store and pick a copy.

Hope to see you at the show this Friday!

Lin