Beginning in October 2010 SELCO’s first ever traveling art exhibit, easel Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries has toured the region.  The Kasson Public Library will host the last of the public displays of this select collection depicting the artist’s interpretation of books, letters, reading, authors, or the library.  The easel exhibit will be available in Kasson for viewing from November 27 through December 22.

Select pieces are still available for sale and holiday giving. Check your holiday giving list and give a unique gift.  For more information on prices and how to purchase, contact the SELCO office.

For more photos of easel at the Kasson Public Library, check SELCO’s Flickr collection.

Planning continues as SELCO and SEMVA prepare for our second easel exhibit.  Another round of site visits occurred on November 22 to the public libraries in LaCrescent, Hokah, and Preston.  For a complete look at on location photos, check SELCO’s Flick collection.

Artists interested in having a piece considered for the second traveling art exhibit should check the Call to Artist details and submit work to the SELCO office between December 5-9.

Photo credits left to right:

1. Richard Hutton, SEMVA Past President, taking notes on the space available in the children’s area of the LaCrescent Public Library
2. Mari Flemming, Artist, and Barb Bissen, Library Director, discussing space for easel at the Hokah Public Library
3. Richard Hutton, SEMVA Past President, measuring wall space available at the Preston Public Library

With the Call to Artists out for original pieces of art, SELCO and SEMVA are exploring spaces for the second easel traveling art exhibit.  Armed with tape measure, clipboard, and camera, SEMVA artists, Richard Hutton and Betty Devine visited four of the 13 tour locations.  The group traveled to the Blooming Prairie Public Library, the Owatonna Arts Center, the Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault, and ended the day at the Kasson Mantorville High School on Wednesday, November 16.  This work is in preparation for the second easel exhibit that will kick-off in Rochester in late January 2012 and continue traveling through the region until the end of June 2013.  For more pix from the day, check SELCO’s Flickr collection.

The artwork submitted for the upcoming easel exhibit must depict the artist’s interpretation of books, letters, reading, authors, or the library.

Twelve locations will host the second easel Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries traveling art exhibit.  The exhibit will launch in late January 2012 and tour the region through June 2013.  Specific dates of when the exhibit will be on display will be worked out with each site.  The locations include:

Blooming Prairie Public Library
Crossroads College – Rochester
Buckham Memorial Library – Faribault
Goodhue Community School
Hokah Public Library
Kasson-Mantorville Schools
LaCrescent Public Library
Owatonna Art Center
Preston Public Library
Red Wing Public Library
Rochester Community and Technical College – URC Gallery
Winona Public Library

For a look at where easel has been during 2010-2011, check SELCO’s Flickr photo collection.

The call to artists interested in submitted works for a second juried exhibition is currently underway.  Works will be accepted for consideration from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm, December 5-9.  For more information on the call to artists, click here.

As the schedule for the first traveling art tour winds down, there is excitement in St. Charles with the easel installation in that community.  The St. Charles Public Library will host the exhibit from November 1 – 23, 2011.  SEMVA artists installed the show on November 1 and Library Director, Sharon Grossardt, reported positive responses from library patrons that very first day.  Click here for more easel photos from St. Charles, check SELCO’s Flickr photo collection.

The exhibit includes 31 original works of art created by artists living in the 11 southeastern counties.  SELCO and SEMVA have collaborated on the joint that launched over a year ago in October 2010 during the Minnesota Library Association annual conference in Rochester.  The call to artists interested in submitted works for a second juried exhibition is currently underway.  Works will be accepted for consideration from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 pm, December 5-9.  For more information on the call to artists, click here.