Artist’s Sculpture Given To Tutu
Tim Holmes, an artist from Helena, sculpted “Olympic Africa,” which was presented to Archbishop-Emeritus Desmond Tutu in a ceremony at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Holmes’ sculpture was given as a gesture from the United States in support of Cape Town’s bid to host the 2004 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee recently announced Cape Town has made the short list of finalist cities. The decision will be made in September.
Area residents might better recognize Holmes as a member The Montana Logging and Ballet Co., a comedy and satire group which raised more than $1 million in funding and scholarships for Tutu in the ‘80s in support of the struggle against apartheid.
Holmes is the only Western artist to have a one-person exhibition at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Art deadline looms
Applications for the 15th annual Inland Craft Warnings sale and exhibition is April 1.
The event will be Oct. 24-26 at the Crescent Court.
To enter, send five quality slides of your work, a completed application form, a one-page resume and a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. There is no fee for jurying.
For an application, send a business-sized SASE to G. Freuen, Inland Craft Warnings, 15205 Shady Slope Road, Spokane, WA 99208.
‘Summertime’ is in Texas
Two paintings by local artist JoAnne Nixon were selected for the 20th International Exhibition of the Watercolor Art Society in Houston. The paintings, “Summertime” and “Shimmering Heat,” will be exhibited from April 12 to June 20 at the Nations Bank.
Nixon will also have a solo show at the Colburn’s Art Gallery, 203 W. Riverside, through March 29. The gallery is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
Auditions
Auditions for Spokane Civic Theatre’s production of “The Fantasticks” will be at 7 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park.
The cast calls for seven men and two women who sing well. Auditioners must prepare a song no longer than 1-1/2 minutes. The production will be staged May 18 through June 14 on Civic’s main stage.