Art & Design, JCMitte Building, Second Floor entrance foyer

Visual Resources Association, Texas Chapter

The School of Art & Design, Texas State University

welcomes the

Texas Chapter, Visual Resources Association

for their

Fall 2009 meeting

Saturday, October 24th
10 am - 2:45 pm

Directions on campus:

The School of Art & Design is located at the west end of campus, in the Joan Cole Mitte (JCMitte) Building.  If you are walking from central campus, you will first see the Roy F Mitte Building (Engineering) on the south side of Mitte Complex.  Walk further north along the west side of the building and enter the glass doors on the second floor of JCMitte.

You may park at the lot just north of JCMitte building for free on Saturday.
Click on the building labelled Joan Cole Mitte in the West Campus Map, in order to view the Art Building from the ground level. From this parking lot, you will enter JCMitte on the first floor.

Due to construction next to the lot (Family & Consumer Sciences Building), you must enter & exit the parking lot at Sessom Street through a small driveway located at the NE corner of the lot.

The Visual Resources Center is located just to the right of the elevator exit on third floor (room 3102a).

Directions link for driving from out of town to campus (located on the library web site)

Tentative agenda:

9:30 a.m.      You are welcome to arrive early for coffee and pastries and a chance to socialize.

10:00            Our chapter business meeting begins in the Texas State School of Art and Design (JCMitte Building), Visual Resources Center (room 3102).

11:45            Lunch off-campus at The Cool Mint Cafe  (dutch treat)
 
1:30 p.m.      Meet at the Wittliff Collection for a presentation by archivist Joel Minor.
 
The Ashes of Waco Digital Collection: Providing Online Access to a Tragedy
In 1995, Texan investigative reporter Dick J. Reavis published The Ashes of Waco, which remains in print to this day and continues to be one of the most comprehensive books on the subject of the 1993 Branch Davidian/federal government standoff near Waco, Texas. After Mr. Reavis donated his personal papers to the Southwestern Writers Collection (SWWC), which included 66 boxes of government documents, correspondence, audio and video tapes, religious publications and other research materials related to the incident, the SWWC has received a steady stream of researchers wishing to access these items, many of which are unavailable elsewhere.

In 2008, in an effort to provide better access to the materials, the SWWC applied for and was awarded a TexTreasures grant to create a website and a digital collection out of the Waco materials. Archivist Joel Minor, who processed Mr. Reavis’ papers and provides reference services to them, managed the project during the grant period, from September 2008 to August 2009. Joel will give an overview of the project and a behind-the-scenes tour of the website and the CONTENTdm digital collection, leaving plenty of time for discussion with the group.
 
2:15             Closing remarks.  Introduction to the Wittliff Collection of Southwestern and Mexican photography by curator Carla Ellard with time to visit the current art installation.
 

There will be no charge for this meeting/program.  Please contact Katherine Moloney with any questions.

Katherine Moloney
Teaching Resources Coordinator
Amon Carter Museum
3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Ft. Worth, TX 76107
t. 817.989.5035  f. 817.989.5039
www.cartermuseum.org

Site host:

Julia Deal
Visual Resources Coordinator
School of Art & Design
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos Texas  78666
t. 512-245-2611 (Main office)
t. 512-245-1787 (Julia's office)

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Other activities on the weekend of October 23-24 (Friday-Sunday) in the San Marcos area:

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Friday
 

1) Wittliff Collections, Alkek Libary, Texas State University

CELEBRATE ARCHIVES MONTH!
The Wittliff Collections and Texas State's Alkek Library are once again co-hosting an Archives Month event.  Open to the public.

2:00-4:00 pm Archives Building and Renovation Projects

Representatives from area archives who have undergone recent building projects, as well as a shelving/space planning expert and an architect, will participate in a panel on building and renovating archives and library spaces. Each panelist will give a short presentation about a recent project, followed by a moderated discussion. There will also be time for questions and/or comments from audience members. Confirmed panelists include:

• Mark Boone, Architect, Bailey Architects Inc.
• Representatives from Southwest Solutions Group
• Laura Saegert, Archivist, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
• Eric Shoaf, Assistant Dean for Administration, UT-San Antonio Library
  

4:00-4:30 pm Archives & Gallery Renovation at Alkek Tour

Archivists and curators will lead tours of the recently renovated Wittliff Collection and the newly constructed University Archives in the Alkek Library.

4:30-6:30 pm Catered Reception

Join fellow archivists, curators, librarians, students and others for a catered reception in the new Wittliff Collections gallery spaces. For more information or to RSVP, call 512.245.2313 or email southwesternwriters@txstate.edu. (RSVP is not required by would be appreciated.)

2) Aquarena Center, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

    TOUR THE NATURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT THE MOUTH OF THE SAN MARCOS RIVER. 
    Aquarena Center hours vary according to the season and weather.  Glass Bottom Boat Tours run continuously unless there is severe weather.
    Park Hours:   September 7 -October 31  9:30 am - 5:00 pm

3) OPERA DINNER THEATRE event, Texas State University School of Music, San Marcos, Texas

    The comedy A Game of Chance and the mysterious Face on the Barroom Floor will be the featured performances at the Wine Cellar at 202 LBJ Drive in San Marcos. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. with the performance beginning at 7:30. Cost is $40 for the three-course dinner and show, while admission to the show only is $10.

4) MUSIC RECITAL (Senior Lecturer Richard D. Hall, Electronic Music) Texas State University School of Music

    8 p.m., Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)
    Admission: $5 general / $3 students & seniors

5) THEATER: Steel Magnolias, Texas State University Department of Theater & Dance, San Marcos, Texas

    7:00pm, Theatre Building, room 209.
    Performed by the members of Alpha Psi Omega Honor Club. Concessions will be sold
        before the show and during intermission.
    Admission free; donation appreciated

6) LIVE MUSIC at Riley's Tavern, Hunter, Texas

    "The oldest continuously operating tavern (since prohibition) in Texas. The main part of the building has been dated to around the mid-1800s."
    (This facility constitutes most of what is known as Hunter, Texas. Located between Gruene and San Marcos.)

    On stage: Mark Allan Atwood 

7) LIVE MUSIC at Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas

    "Cheatham Street Warehouse is located at 119 Cheatham Street. The building originally functioned as Reed Grocery Warehouse, a distribution center that received goods by train and sold supplies to local grocers. Kent Finlay purchased the structure and in June 1974 opened a music hall to serve as a venue for a variety of genres, including country, blues, rock, and folk. The honky-tonk soon provided an outlet for area talent, and many musicians, both famous and lesser known, began their performing careers on the stage at Cheatham Street. Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University-San Marcos) student George Strait and the Ace in the Hole band played their first shows at the club in 1975. A young Stevie Ray Vaughan performed there every Tuesday night." Handbook of Texas Online

    On stage: Paul Eason Band

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Saturday & Sunday

1) TEXAS CLAY FESTIVAL, Gruene, Texas

    "Featuring the work of over 60 Texas potters and clay artists, the festival offers the opportunity to view and purchase a wide variety of pottery, from traditional to sculptural by the top clay artist in the state. Take this unique opportunity to watch and learn as demonstrations are held in four tents throughout both days. From forming on the potters wheel to hand-building to raku firing, there is something for everyone." 

2) Aquarena Center, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

    TOUR THE NATURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AT THE MOUTH OF THE SAN MARCOS RIVER. 
    Aquarena Center hours vary according to the season and weather.  Glass Bottom Boat Tours run continuously unless there is severe weather.
    Park Hours:   September 7 -October 31  9:30 am - 5:00 pm

3) THEATER: Steel Magnolias, Texas State University Department of Theater & Dance, San Marcos, Texas

    2:00pm and 7:00pm, Theatre Building, room 209.
    Performed by the members of Alpha Psi Omega Honor Club. Concessions will be sold
        before the show and during intermission.
    Admission free; donation appreciated

4) LIVE MUSIC at Riley's Tavern, Hunter, Texas

    "The oldest continuously operating tavern (since prohibition) in Texas. The main part of the building has been dated to around the mid-1800s."
    (This facility constitutes most of what is known as Hunter, Texas. Located between Gruene and San Marcos.)

    On stage 9:00 pm: Jeremy Steding

5) LIVE MUSIC at Cheatham Street Warehouse, San Marcos, Texas

    "Cheatham Street Warehouse is located at 119 Cheatham Street. The building originally functioned as Reed Grocery Warehouse, a distribution center that received goods by train and sold supplies to local grocers. Kent Finlay purchased the structure and in June 1974 opened a music hall to serve as a venue for a variety of genres, including country, blues, rock, and folk. The honky-tonk soon provided an outlet for area talent, and many musicians, both famous and lesser known, began their performing careers on the stage at Cheatham Street. Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University-San Marcos) student George Strait and the Ace in the Hole band played their first shows at the club in 1975. A young Stevie Ray Vaughan performed there every Tuesday night." Handbook of Texas Online

    On stage 9:00 pm: John Arthur Martinez and Jorge Rodriguez
    Cover: $10