Press Release - 3/6/2014 - RockN the Arts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Candice Ensign
Tel: 936-291-5424
Email: cdintern@huntsvilletx.gov
Huntsville to Host Rock ’N The Arts Celebration
Featuring Texas Artist Jesús Moroles
(Week-long event takes place March 24-29, 2014)
HUNTSVILLE, TX (March 6, 2014) – Initiated by a grant from the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Huntsville community will celebrate the arts with a variety of community activities and
an exclusive week-long visit by Texas sculptor and artist Jesús Moroles.
The new initiative titled Rock ’N The Arts will feature a variety of activities for all ages that are
free and open to the public including art workshops, an outdoor sculpture reception at the Wynne
Home Arts Center, a special performance art piece by Moroles at Old Town Theatre and an Arts
After-Party at Sam Houston State University’s new off-campus Student Satellite Gallery.
The NEA award was secured by the Huntsville Arts Commission, City of Huntsville for Arts
Engagement in America. This is the third year the NEA has awarded a grant to the city. The
NEA is a government agency that has given grants that have exceeded $4 billion to support
artistic excellence for the benefit of both individuals and communities. Rock ’N The Arts is also
made possible by matching support from the Huntsville Arts Commission and the Friends of the
Wynne.
Guest artist Moroles was born in Corpus Christi, TX in 1950 and graduated with a BFA from
North Texas State University. He now resides and works in Rockport, TX. Moroles has had
critical recognition of his name for his body of work for which he is widely known. He has
received prestigious awards including the National Medal of Arts 2008, given by President
George W. Bush. His sculptures and installations have been displayed in China, Egypt, France,
Italy, Japan, Switzerland, the United States and other places around the world.
The Wynne Home Arts Center activities taking place throughout the week will include renowned
artist Moroles building a granite wall with community artists, workshops for adults and children
and an outdoor sculpture reception at the Wynne Home Arts Center featuring live entertainment
and food. In addition to granite workshops with Moroles, additional Rock ‘N The Arts workshops
will include Raku pottery with Lynda McCreary, Stained Glass with Robert Ekis, and Fused
Glass with Melanie Prouse and for children, Studio Arts with Tamara Chasteen, visits with
Moroles, and dance workshops at Old Town Theatre.
For the final night, Moroles will demonstrate what he describes as “tearing the granite” with a
special performance art piece on stage at Old Town Theatre. The piece will merge the craft of
sculpture and dance performance as Leslie Dockery, a graduate of SHSU’s Department of Dance
leads local children in a dance piece as part of the performance.
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Following the performance, audience members are invited to join SHSU’s College of Fine Arts
and Mass Communication for art and refreshments as they host the Arts After-Party in the new
off-campus Student Satellite Gallery. Located right around the corner from Old Town Theatre
the 1,450-square-foot gallery officially opens this month with student art of display.
Several groups and local organizations have joined forces to make this community initiative
possible including The City of Huntsville, The Wynne Home Arts Center, Friends of Old Town
Theater, Huntsville Main Street, SHSU College of Fine Arts and Mass Communication and
SHSU Department of Art. Additional information on Rock ’N The Arts can be found at:
www.oldtowntheatre-huntsville.org/rock-n-the-arts.html
www.thewynnehome.com
www.friendsofthewynne.com
Schedule of Events:
Rock ’N The Arts
Adult Workshop 1: Granite Wall with Jesús Moroles (Ages 18-adults)
March 24-28 from 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Adult Workshop 2: Raku Pottery with Lynda McCreary (Ages 18-adults)
March 26-28from 8:00-12:00
Adults Workshop 3: Stained Glass with Robert Ekis (Ages 16-adults)
March 27-28 from 8:00-12:00
Adult Workshop 4: Fused Glass with Melanie Prause (Ages 16-adults)
March 24- 25from 8:00-12:00
Child Workshop 1: Studio Arts and visits with Jesús Moroles (Ages 6-12)
March 24from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Child Workshop 2: Studio Arts and visits with Jesús Moroles (Ages 13-16)
March 24, from 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Child Workshop 3: Old Town Theatre Dance (Ages 5-9)
March 24–28from 4 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Child Workshop 4: Old Town Theatre Dance (Ages 5-9)
March 24- 28from 5 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Outdoor Sculpture Reception at Wynne Home Arts Center
March 29 from 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
Arts Performance with Jesús Moroles & Dancers at Old Town Theatre
March 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Arts After-Party at SHSU Student Satellite Gallery
March 29 following performance
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