Grace Museum

www.thegracemuseum.org
The Grace Museum hours of operation:
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. FREE to the public
102 Cypress, Abilene, Texas 79601 | 325.673.4587

Alexandre Hogue: An American Visionary, Paintings and Works on Paper

Organized by the Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi
Curated by Susie Kalil
Part of Lessons From the Land
May 5 - Aug. 20, 2011 
Main Gallery & Second Floor
Opening Reception May 5, 5:30 p.m.

The Crucified Land, 1939, oil on canvas, collection of the Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NCCIL

www.nccil.org
NCCIL hours of operation:
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission is free
102 Cedar - Abilene, Texas 79601 | 325.673.4586

Anita Lobel: All the World’s a Stage

“I usually plan a book as a play. The pictures become 'scenes' with 'principals' and 'chorus' grouped and regrouped according to what is then happening in the story. Writing and illustrating books for children is a form of drama for me. I approach the construction of a picture book as if it were a theatre piece to be performed, assigning dialogue, dressing the characters, and putting them into an appropriate setting.” 
~ Anita Lobel
 
Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of three books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), Nini Here and There, and Nini Lost and Found. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City.

The Cockerell Art Gallery UPSTAIRS

www.cockerellgalleries.com
Cockerell Gallery hours of operation:
Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; and by appointment
Admission is free
1133 N. 2nd - Abilene, Texas 79601 | 325.829.7975

Willow Art School

Willow Art School, led by Art Educator and Artist, Nancy Capra, will be exhibiting their first art show, “Let’s Join the Circus!” The show will open with a reception Friday evening, May 6th, from 4-5:30 p.m. at The Cockerell Art Gallery UPSTAIRS, 1133 North 2nd, Downtown Abilene, in Studio 210. For more information, please visit: www.cockerellgalleries.com. Gallery hours are M-F, 10-5, with additional hours available by contacting Gallery Director, Carolyn Cockerell at 325-829-7975.


The public is also welcome to come visit with the artists of The Cockerell Art Gallery UPSTAIRS, in their studios, as many will be there to visit with guests as they roam the gallery enjoying the various shows on exhibit that day!