Art Association Founders Featured in Summer Exhibit
Pottery and jewelry filled a showcase.
The walls of The Art Center were covered during the summer of 2022 with the story of how the art association began. The story of the dedication of the founders of the organization is told in items from the organization's scrapbooks. The gallery exhibit includes art work by the group of founders. Items from the association's permanent collection is displayed in the classroom.
The special exhibit hung until August 6 and included work by Gladys Carroll, Mil Boyd, Ineze Crabb, Nancy McClary and H. L. Entire.
The dream of having a permanent building where artists cold meet, work and learn began in the 1940s when a handful of area artists from over the Texas Panhandle began meeting.
The special exhibit hung until August 6 and included work by Gladys Carroll, Mil Boyd, Ineze Crabb, Nancy McClary and H. L. Entire.
The dream of having a permanent building where artists cold meet, work and learn began in the 1940s when a handful of area artists from over the Texas Panhandle began meeting.
Items from early art association events decorated the walls.
In 1952, Moore Count Art Association was organized with the purpose of "promoting and stimulating the creativity of Moore County residents."
The Association sponsored its first Art Bazaar in 1960. It was held in the Dumas Junior High School cafeteria and featured both arts and crafts.
The next year, the bazaar was moved to the front show windows of Southern Furniture on Dumas Ave.
The bazaar outgrew the space in the furniture store and was enlarged to a 3-day event and moved to the Moore County Community Building where it drew crowds of 2,000.
The Association sponsored its first Art Bazaar in 1960. It was held in the Dumas Junior High School cafeteria and featured both arts and crafts.
The next year, the bazaar was moved to the front show windows of Southern Furniture on Dumas Ave.
The bazaar outgrew the space in the furniture store and was enlarged to a 3-day event and moved to the Moore County Community Building where it drew crowds of 2,000.
An oil painting by Mil Boyd and a newspaper article decorate a wall in the art center gallery.
A donation of some land by Jim and Ineze Crabb at 234 West First became the beginning of a permanent location for the Association.
The first bazaar held in the new building was in November of 1987 and a formal opening was held February 6, 1988. The $75,000 building was fully paid for by the opening date.
The first exhibit was "Moore County Collects" and included 60 paintings and sculptures. Nancy McClary was the gallery director.
When Window of the Plains Museum opened its new building at 1820 S. Dumas Ave., the Association began exploring the possibility of moving to the more visible location. The Crabb Art Center was renamed The Art Center and a building was attached to Window on the Plains. Construction began in January of 2004 and the opening was September of that year.
The first room is the gallery and is named after Ineze Crabb, one of the founders. The classroom is named after Mil Boyd, another founder. The library is named after Carolyn Stallwitz who served as president of Moore County Art Association for many years.
The first bazaar held in the new building was in November of 1987 and a formal opening was held February 6, 1988. The $75,000 building was fully paid for by the opening date.
The first exhibit was "Moore County Collects" and included 60 paintings and sculptures. Nancy McClary was the gallery director.
When Window of the Plains Museum opened its new building at 1820 S. Dumas Ave., the Association began exploring the possibility of moving to the more visible location. The Crabb Art Center was renamed The Art Center and a building was attached to Window on the Plains. Construction began in January of 2004 and the opening was September of that year.
The first room is the gallery and is named after Ineze Crabb, one of the founders. The classroom is named after Mil Boyd, another founder. The library is named after Carolyn Stallwitz who served as president of Moore County Art Association for many years.