Art of West Texas Women book launch and artists’ galley at 2010 Lubbock Arts Festival, April 15-18,
08-Apr-2010Attendees at the 32nd annual Lubbock Arts Festival, Apr. 15-18 in Lubbock, Tex., will be the first to enjoy Art of West Texas Women: A Celebration, a book published by Texas Tech University Press and featuring 20 living artists from the Panhandle to the Big Bend.
In addition, a special gallery will exhibit selections of the artists’ works throughout the Festival, and guests attending the Premiere Night festivities on Thurs., Apr. 15, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., at the Lubbock Civic Center, will have the opportunity to meet with the authors and artists. Copies of the first edition will be on sale and available for autographing at selected times.
Art of West Texas Women, by Tech professor Kippra D. Hopper and NMSU administrator Laurie J. Churchill, the first survey of practicing women artists in this region, features 150 lavish color images of the artists and their works. The book was produced with the generous support of the Helen Jones Foundation.
According to the Lubbock Arts Alliance website at www.lubbockarts.org, the Lubbock Arts Festival is the largest fine art and fine craft show in West Texas, drawing more than 23,000 visitors and participants each year. Admission price for all adult festival goers will be $2.00 and all children age twelve and under, accompanied by an adult, will be admitted for $1.00. The 32nd Annual Lubbock Arts Festival is made possible in part through a grant from the City of Lubbock, as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.
Featured artists
Future Akins
Doris Alexander
Toni Arnett
Linda Cullum
Tina Fuentes
Robin Dru Germany
Marilyn Grisham
Lahib Jaddo
Anna Jaquez
Dale Jenssen
Patricia Kisor
Abby Levine
Tracy Lynch
Pat Maines
Deborah Milosevich
Maria Almeida Natividad
Collie Ryan
Mary Solomon
Sara Waters
Amy Winton
About the authors
Kippra D. Hopper holds degrees from Texas Tech University, where she is the Hutcheson Professor of Journalism. As author, editor, and photographer, Hopper focuses her work on the American Southwest. She is the author of A Meditation of Fire: The Art of James C. Watkins (TTUP, 1999).
Laurie J. Churchill, a former professor of literature and women’s studies program coordinator, holds degrees from Boston University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of articles on classical literature and feminist pedagogy and is the lead editor of Women Writing Latin: From Roman Antiquity to Early Modern Europe. Currently she is director of assessment in the College of Education at New Mexico State University.
Pamela Brink holds degrees from the University of Kansas and the University of Washington and is the owner of Associated Authors & Editors, Inc., a writing, editing, and graphic design studio. She is an associate fellow of the Center for Great Plains Studies, a collector of West Texas art, and an avid student of West Texas music.
For more information on Art of West Texas Women and the book launch, contact Barbara Brannon, marketing manager, Texas Tech University Press, (806) 742-2982 or via email at barbara.brannon@ttu.edu.
