Somehow, its already almost DECEMBER??  Hard to believe!  But that means its time for our annual BLUE YULE Celebration!

SAVE THE DATE!  START MAKING YOUR ORNAMENTS!

Last night I had the opportunity to help artist Eric Mcgehearty unload and begin to set up his very creative masterpiece. At first, I was caught off guard because all I saw were large square white boards with mouths randomly protruding out of them.  I had no idea where he was going with this, but soon discovered the concept once he started to explain.  All the boards were going to be laying flat with the mouths sticking up so that the visitors will feel as if they are stepping all over someones face.  The goal is that each person will feel uncomfortable when they first enter the room because no one should be at ease walking on a face. He also has several pieces with mouths on the wall, some of them being brightly colored which adds to the almost completely white room. It will be very interesting to see the overall reaction of those who visit.

posted by The MAC's newest intern/volunteer Neeley Miller

We are pleased to see the revival of a monthly magazine here in D/FW devoted solely to the arts community.  ARTS+CULTURE  (aka A+C). Many of the same names associated with the wonderful, but short-lived monthly, THE Magazine DFW, and Scot Craig Hart and Kent Villalovos are at the top of the masthead. We are confident that the financial problems of the previous endeavor will not return now that the Dallas magazine is divorced from its previous management/publisher in New Mexico .

Their new A+C website is http://www.artsandculturedfw.com/ and they are also on facebook at "A+C DFW".

The inaugural issue is out on stands now, at many of the same distribution locations as the previous publication, and its great.  Its nice to have a monthly art rag return.

We wish Scot and Kent GREAT SUCCESS.

The old website of the now defunct THE Magazine DFW, http://themagdfw.com/ , seems to still be functioning as an online only concern named ArtDFW, and still posting event information.

(We hear, regrettably, that many writers never received their creative fees from the old mag before it closed.)

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The lecture on Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel presented by Céline Glon was captivating.

Her ability to express their passion for one another was truly moving.

Honestly, I was not too familiar with either of them before Thursday night, but after leaving the lecture felt that I had a wonderful understanding of both of their lives.

I couldn’t help but feel compassionate towards and sorry for Camille because of her constant struggle to prove herself as a sculptor. Always in the shadow of Rodin, I understand why her frustration led to her being emotionally unstable. Not only was she an unappreciated artist, she was constantly reminded that she was “the other woman” because Rodin never intended to leave his wife. She was never given the credit she deserved and her struggle ultimately led to her being institutionalized in an asylum which I find extremely tragic.

I was very impressed by Ms.Glon's knowledge of the topic. She was a wonderful presenter and I will definitely be interested in following more of her lectures. 

posted by The MAC's newest intern/volunteer Neeley Miller

The lecture,  "Auguste Rodin & Camille Claudel: The stormy encounter of two geniuses", was recently presented in conjunction with Alliance Francaise, here at The MAC, last Thursday, October 29 at 7 pm.

This weekend, November 1st in New York a special auction at Sotheby’s, The LIVESTRONG Foundation auctioned 7 Trek model, one of a kind bikes designed by different important contemporary artists.

LIVESTRONG foundation raised 1.3 million dollars, with the Damien Hirst "Madone" bicycle, descorated with butterfly wings (to the horror of PETA) going for $500,000 alone. Another bicycle was designed by Yoshitomo Nara. The entire ation results are here and here.