Florida State University’s Lilian Garcia-Roig, an internationally recognized visual artist specializing in painting from the College of Fine Arts, has been awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
Garcia-Roig, chair and professor in the Department of Art, is one of 184 Guggenheim Fellows selected to the class of 2021. They were among a group of about 3,000 artists, writers, scholars and scientists who participated in the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s 97th competition. Her fellowship is in the Creative Arts: Fine Arts category.
“Professor Garcia-Roig receiving this fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation is wonderful news,” said James Frazier, dean of the College of Fine Arts. “It is an acknowledgment of the caliber of her work and her exceptional achievements as an artist. Anyone who knows her knows of her passionate commitment to the arts and to the arts at FSU. Personally, I am extremely happy for her. As dean of the College of Fine Arts, I couldn’
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Humane Society in need of volunteers
Have you been thinking about volunteering and never got around to it? Maybe you need some community service hours? The Erath County Humane Society would love to have your help!
The facility has been short handed in the mornings and needs all the time you can spare. The kennels are over capacity and every one needs cleaning/sanitizing in addition to the other morning chores.
Volunteers are needed to help with dishes, laundry, cleaning outside yards, feeding dogs/cats, replacing bedding, and just some good old-fashioned TLC.
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Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum
9 East Broadway
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Apron Strings: Ties to the Past
April 6 through May 25, 2021
Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum invites you to the Apron Strings: Ties to the Past exhibit, from April 6 through May 25, 2021. The exhibit features aprons dating from the 1900s through the present, chronicling the changing attitudes toward women and domestic work. It also surveys the wide range of design and craft techniques apron-makers have used to express themselves, while still working within creative venues traditionally available to women.
Apron Strings is organized into several thematic groups that address design, historical context, use, and cultural message. Text panels and labels provide general background for each theme.
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