San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts


Current Exhibits

April 18 - June 22, 2008

The 17th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
Sponsored by Trinity Ceramic Supply, Inc., Dallas, TX with support from San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council and the San Angelo Area Foundation. Also hosted by Angelo State University, the Old Chicken Farm Art Center with participation by Downtown San Angelo, Inc.

VIEW 17 NCC PRIZE WINNERS

View Journey of Pots, the newly completed presentation focusing on SAMFA's ceramic collection and technical aspects of creating with clay.

Ohr Rising: The Emergence of an American Master
A traveling exhibit of 40 original works by George E. Ohr, "the Mad Potter of Biloxi." On loan from the Ohr-O'keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi.
Sponsored by Trinity Ceramic Supply, Inc., Dallas, TX

Photograph of George Ohr, courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

 

Joe Barrington's Longhorn Bull sculpture is temporarily installed on the North side of the Museum. Visit his website at redstarstudio.com

Upcoming Exhibits

July 10 - August 31, 2008

Transitions and Continuations: ASU Art Department Faculty Exhibit
Encompassing a wide array of styles and mediums, faculty members of Angelo State University’s art department will exhibit their current work.

Selections from the Edward R. Broida Collection - A Gift of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Edward R. Broida, a California and Santa Fe based collector of late 20th -century art, bequeathed several hundred artworks to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. MFAH in turn chose to share some of these works with a consortium of Texas based institutions, including the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.

September 11- November 9, 2008

Paintings of Rene Alvarado
A Time of Remembrance: Drawing from our Mexican Religious Art and other works that deal with remembrance

 

The Museum is supported by generous contributions from both individuals and businesses. This project is partially supported by funds from the San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council, the City of San Angelo, the Texas Commission on the Arts, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

 

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Past Exhibits