Links between art and language can be traced all the way back to the earliest prehistoric pictures and symbols drawn onto cave walls by our ancestors. Over time, these symbols evolved into our known alphabets and later into complex languages. In the old world, cuneiform pictographs were pressed into clay and parchment scrolls were used to document trade, events, and … [Read more...]
Youth Art Exhibit Features More Than 1,000 Pieces
Few people can say that they have had artwork displayed in an accredited museum, but that isn’t true for the students in and around Abilene. For years now, The Grace Museum has set aside four weeks every year to celebrate students and their great accomplishments. The Youth Art Month Exhibition is the largest exhibit of works that The Grace holds each year. Over 1,000 pieces … [Read more...]
Kate Breakey Takes a Journey
Artist Kate Breakey obsessively takes pictures of the natural world. Growing up in rural coastal Australia in the 1960s, Kate developed at an early age an interest in biology, natural history, and a profound respect for all living things. The vast wilderness, the ocean, the big skies, the plants, and the wildlife have all had an indelible effect on her aesthetic as an … [Read more...]
Handmade for the Holidays
Do you have that one special little decoration that just makes your home feel like the holidays every year when you set it out or hang it up? Maybe it’s something you made as a child for your mom and dad, or something that your child made for you. Or perhaps it’s some tchotchke your best friend painted, or a great memorable piece your grandmother passed down from her own … [Read more...]
An Ode to Reading: Kaye Price-Hawkins Celebrated as a Champion of Literacy
To know Kaye Price-Hawkins is to know kindness and joy. Many people in our community have benefited from her big heart, generosity, and commitment to the arts and literacy. For these reasons, The Grace Museum selected her as the 2021 Grace Gala Honoree. Kaye never planned on becoming a teacher because she loved the performance art of music and theatre from the age of 5 … [Read more...]