When you think of a museum, you will likely envision artwork hanging on gallery walls or artifacts displayed in cases. Or perhaps carefully curated spaces that give visitors a close look into times past, or even a gaze into the future. But what about all of the other paintings, sculptures, objects, and oddities a museum collects? Where are they when they aren’t on view? The … [Read more...]
Movie Production Designer From Abilene Visiting After “Wacky” Pandemic Year
One day after the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020, filming ceased on the Apple TV+ drama “The Morning Show” out of an abundance of caution, recalls Nelson Coates, the show’s production designer who hails from Abilene. They were only three weeks into production of the show’s second season. More Apple TV+ shows shut down … [Read more...]
Exhibit Highlights Life of Pioneering Female Preacher
This May, a new permanent exhibition will be installed in the chapel at the Taylor County History Center in Buffalo Gap. It will detail the remarkable life and work of its founder, a woman named Rev. Mary Lee Cagle. Cagle organized and formed this congregation under the denomination of the Holiness New Testament Church of Christ in 1898. The chapel was built in 1902 to … [Read more...]
316 Years of Art at The Center
Russell Ellison said he was done. After his 2017, two-person exhibition with fellow artist Julia Six at The Center for Contemporary Arts, Ellison convinced himself that he wouldn’t have another art exhibition. The 84-year old artist says he’s lost track of how many exhibits he has participated in over the years, but 2021 marks his 20th year in Studio No. 1 upstairs at 220 … [Read more...]
Children’s Art & Literacy Festival Back on Track
Postponing last year’s Children’s Art & Literacy Festival was one of the hardest decisions the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council has had to make, said Lynn Barnett, the council’s executive director. She said it was the right thing to do given that most major events across the state and U.S. were canceled due to safety concerns with the pandemic. “We missed seeing all the … [Read more...]