FOUR DIRECTIONS

A select group of local artisans will exhibit their work in Allen this Fall.

 Aurora Images Art Studio, in a continuing effort to promote the visual arts 

in the Allen Community, is sponsoring the art exhibit 

which will be hosted by the Heritage Guild at the 

Heritage Center,100 East Main Street, 

SE Corner of Main and Railroad Track.

This month long exhibit will be entitled "Four Directions". 

Each artist who will be participating in this exhibit 

is quite unique. While the artists are as different as night 

and day, they are as connected as the apex of the 

"Four Directions". 

Who are they? 

What type of art will you experience at this exhibit? 

Stay tuned to the Aurora Images website 

for more details as more information about this event unfolds.

Watch for additional information on this exciting event!

DATE OF EXHIBIT: TBA 

RECEPTION DATE AND TIME: TBA

ANNOUNCEMENT – FALL STUDENT ART COMPETITION

AURORA IMAGES ART STUDIO

VISUAL ARTS JURIED EXHIBIT EVENT

“THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION”

Where we have been, where we are, where we are going.

Fact: With rising gasoline prices, people are

1.      Taking vacations closer to home

2.      Changing jobs, relocating closer to home

3.      Trading in the gas guzzler vehicles for  compact, fuel efficient vehicles

4.      Seeking transportation alternatives

Fact: Society is becoming more acutely aware of the effects transportation has on our environment.

The People movers and shakers – Cities, Counties, States and the auto industry, are seeking ways to…

1.      Make automobiles more fuel efficient, cost effective and further reduce emissions.

2.      Improve highways and roadways to Improve traffic flow reducing the effects of exhaust emissions on the environment.

3.      Develop an alternative mode of transportation

4.      Develop educational programs

Fact: Communities thrive when the arts are present.

1. Creativity leads to Invention.  Our Children are our future. Sometimes the answers that we need lie within a child’s imagination and creativity.

2. Aurora Images Art Studio is dedicated to nurturing the imaginations and artistic creativity of our youth in the field of visual arts. Aurora Images Art Studio provides a place “Where Creativity Comes to Play”. Our student range in ages from 6 through adult.

3. Aurora Images is dedicated to this community’s youth, the visual arts, art education and art appreciation.

4. Aurora Images is dedicated to the development of creative visual arts programs and community events which bring Visual Arts to Allen. 

Aurora Images Art Studio will hold an art competition during the month of November, 2008.

1. The competition will be open to all Allen ISD, Lovejoy ISD, McKinney ISD, and Plano ISD High School students .

2. PROSPECTUS WITH COMPLETE RULES AND FULL DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1^st 2008

3. Entries will be accepted in Oils, Acrylics, Water media, Mixed media, Collage and Colored Pencils. (NO Graphic art, Graphite, Colored Markers, Block Printing, Pen and Ink or Photography will be accepted)

4. Entry must include a 250 word minimum which will describe the artists thoughts and ideas regarding the effects of transportation on our environment and the economy and their creative solutions to today’s issues.

5. Students are limited to one entry.

6. Entries will be judged on Artistic Creativity in both the visual art work and the written statement.

7. Entries will be on exhibit for 1 month for public viewing. (Location TBD) Sponsors for this event will be clearly identified at the event.

8. A public Awards Reception will be held to recognize all of the entries, the award recipients, and the Sponsors. An Invitation will also be extended to dignitaries from all cities represented. (Location TBD)   

  Our Goal:   

1. To Promote visual arts, art appreciation and art education

2. To increase public awareness regarding…….

   1. The need for a solution to our transportation issues

   2. The need for a solution to our environmental issues affected by transportation

   3. The need to educate and inspire our youth to strive for a better tomorrow.

Planning for this event is already underway.  Solicitation of sponsors began 4/15/08.

EVENT DATE: TBA

EVENT LOCATION: TBA

Current sponsors:

Keep Allen Beautiful Board

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Synne Magar Ferguson, Aurora Images Art Studio, 105 W. Boyd, Su. B, Allen, TX  75013. 972-390-1010.

Left to right: Jacob, Sarah, Meagan, and Vivian.

The Allen Public Library hosted the 2008 Aurora Images Art Studio Student Art Expo in April. This year’s exhibit showcased the artwork of 6 talented students ranging in age from 6 to 15 years of age.

Raina, age 15, attends school at the Lowery Freshman Center. Not only does she have a passion for art, she also has a passion for reptiles and writing. One day, she hopes to take her menagerie of reptiles to local schools on a teaching tour. She would also like to one day be a published author.  However, her greatest ambition at this time is to attend art school in Europe. Raina attended her first formal art lesson in June of 2007 at Aurora Images Art Studio. She completed her first oil painting in September and then tackled a self portrait in oils which she completed in November. Both paintings are included in this year’s exhibit.

Meagan, age 12 attends public school in McKinney. Meagan loves animals and wildlife. She prefers traditional art and realism over abstract and contemporary art styles. She will not hesitate to tell you that the palette knife technique is her least favorite. She plays guitar, loves to read and enjoys horseback riding for pleasure. She recently painted a mural of her quarter horse, “Pepso’s Little Nicker”, on her bedroom wall. Meagan was elected by her peers to serve as the Vice President of the Art Club at her school. She has had the honor of receiving the “Panther Pathway to Success Award” three times this school year and has recently been asked by her teacher to participate in the upcoming UIL Art Competition.

Sarah, age 11 attends public school in Allen. After participating in a city wide audition for 5^th and 6^th graders, Sarah was selected to be a member of the 2007 Allen Honors Choir. As a member of the Allen Honors Choir, Sarah was thrilled to have the opportunity to perform with the Allen Philharmonic Symphony last December. She loves art, singing and reading and she is a member of the Environmental Club at school.

Vivian, age 7 also attends public school in Allen. Vivian is very shy to speak about her own accomplishments. She understands and can speak Mandarin. Her active schedule includes Ballet, Chinese Dance, Piano and Art classes. She was also a member of the Chess Club at her school last year. Vivian’s favorite subjects to paint are kitty cats.

Jacob, age 7 ½ is home schooled. He is a budding naturalist who can tell you just about anything you want to know about butterflies and snakes, but Jacob has a passion for airplanes. All types of airplanes. He started taking private art classes so he could learn how to draw airplanes from different angles. He has selected some of his earlier works of art to exhibit next to his most recent renditions. His other enjoyments include flying his remote controlled airplane and playing recreational soccer. He is developing an interest in birds of prey and plans to start taking birding field trips with his parents.

Rohith, age 6 attends public school in Plano and is the youngest student at the Aurora Images Art Studio. His Mom Gayathri proudly tells everyone that at age 3, Rohith was able to color within the lines. He excels at Math and is interested in dance, music and vocals, but he is especially interested in art.

This year’s exhibit offered this amazing group of young artists the opportunity to share a part of themselves with the Allen community. Allen Artist Ken Byler selected each student’s “Best of Show” and provided each student with a critique of their work.

Mr. Byler has developed his own mixed media technique by combining acrylic, watercolors, pen and ink, highlighters and marking pens in each of his paintings. Sometimes he will even add oils. Some of his work is “Plein Aire”, but most of his paintings are painted from pencil sketches, Polaroid’s or his own memory. His paintings have been described as having an Americana look with a “Grandpa Moses” style to them. “I was flattered to be mentioned in the same sentence as Charlton Heston”, says Ken, and “I wasn’t embarrassed when I was told that the comparison wasn’t with Charlton, but with an elderly lady dubbed “Grandma Moses”. I am told that she didn’t even start painting until just before the paramedics arrived.” Kens work has won several awards and has sold well in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Arkansas.  He is a member of the Boulder City Art Guild. His paintings are on exhibit at the Reclamation Shop and Gallery in the historic Boulder Dam Hotel and Orison’s Art Gallery in McKinney, Texas.

Also on exhibit at the Library was the most recent works of art by artist/instructor, Synne Magar Ferguson. For more information on upcoming exhibits, contact Synne at the Aurora Images Art Studio 972-390-1010