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About the San
Angelo Art Club and KENDALL ART GALLERY.....
ORGANIZED:
The San Angelo Art Club, a
non-profit incorporated organization, was organized in 1928.
It is the 2nd oldest continuous art organization
in the state of Texas.The club has been in existence 77 years and
custodian of the Helen King Kendall Art Gallery for 56 years.
PURPOSE:
To promote fine art and
foster art and art education in San Angelo, Texas
GALLERY OPERATION:
The Kendall Art Gallery is
open each Wednesday from 9am to 1pm and Saturdays / Sundays from 1pm
to 4pm (except in August when the gallery is closed). Each member
usually has gallery duty two or three times a year. Gallery keepers
are available for hire, for those members who are unable to keep the
gallery on their scheduled days.
CLUB MEETINGS:
Members of The San Angelo
Art Club meet at 7pm on the first Monday of each month (unless a
Monday falls on a holiday, then the meeting will be held on the second
Monday of the month). Each meeting has a program about art presented
by local area artists and art educators.
EXHIBITS:
The San Angelo Art Club
has scheduled exhibits at the Kendall Art Gallery through the year.
These exhibits are open to the public free of charge. The San Angelo
Art Club sponsors two C. Russell Myers membership shows and one C.
Russell Myers open to area wide artists show each year. The "Anything
Goes - Almost" show that is also open to all artists takes place
during September. Cash prizes and/or ribbons are awarded in all
competitions.
Use of the gallery is donated for one month for the
Santa Rita Young Scholars Exhibit.
MEMBERSHIP:
Anyone interested
in becoming a member of The San Angelo Art Club must attend a
club meeting and review the club bylaws. After meeting the requirements
for membership, the person may apply for membership, $30 a year.
A club officer must approve and sign the application for membership.
For more information, call the membership chairperson, Sally Keifer
949-8615, Mary Kollmyer, exhibit chairperson, 949-7129 or the
gallery during open hours, 653-4405
KENDALL ART GALLERY:
The land for the gallery
was donated to The San Angelo Art Club by Riley Kendall in 1946 in
memory of his wife, Helen King Kendall. Mr.Kendall and Helen King
Kendall's mother also donated funds for the gallery. The San Angelo
Art Club borrowed money and raised funds to build the first unit for
the gallery in 1949. In 1950-51, funds to build the "In Our Image"
wing that housed the Houston Harte collection were donated by
Houston Harte and sixty of his friends. The Benge Studio was built in
1951-52 with funds donated by Arch Benge and funds raised by The San
Angelo Art Club members. The entire gallery was remodeled in 1968 with
the help of the Downtown Lions Club. John Bates paid for all the
remodeling supplies and other San Angelo merchants provided lighting
and draperies. The storage room was built in 1969 with help from funds
donated by John Bates.The most recent renovation was started in 2002
with help from members giving their time and labor to bring the
gallery into the 21st century. This included overall painting of the
building, a new sign on the front, a mural on the back wall and
cleaning / painting of the Benge Studio for new workshops and classes.
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