Chuchito

Chuchito is Friday. Treehouse's first art exhibition in years. How many years? I am not sure. I stopped counting. I am happy that we are producing a new one. This exhibit is curated by Christine Humphrey, the Gallery Director at Tamarack: the best of WV, and myself. I am excited. I hope we have a good crowd and people are also excited to art in Beckley. We need more.

Don't get me wrong, there are many artists making art in Beckley. That is not the problem. There are plenty of them showing art in Beckley. But does anybody look at it? Does anybody care? I hope they do about Chuchito. We are artists who want to make more than paintings of flowers, chickens, fruit and mountains. Not that chickens are not a worthy subject. But if I want to see flowers I will walk in my backyard, and if I want to see mountains I will drive down the street. I want to see imagination and vision. Make my own judgements about the meaning. Other than its level of pretty or complacency. We will have plenty of art to ponder, of subjects you will only see at Chuchito.

I'll step off of my high horse soapbox and get back to the subject of this post, Chuchito. I am working on new art for the exhibit, promoting as best my schedule allows and organizing the other artists. I hope that it will be a success. There is a list of the artists on our Facebook page. "Like" it. Love it if you want.

You should come. And bring 50 of your closest friends.

Robby

New Shit

I have decided to work on another issue of The Clamorous Transmission. I needed time. I quit my job and have devoted my life to Art. The Clam is included in that. I have been thinking. I have been planning. The usual. I don't know when you will hold it in your grubby little paws. I am just saying that it is coming. I want to write about what I been experiencing since the last time I addressed the Clams observers. Patience is a virtue. And the best comes to those who wait. So, just wait. And thanks. It would be futile without you and your learned skill of reading and art.

Robby

Artnouncements

• Diana Pittis is hosting an Art Open House at her home and studio in Daniels with four Tamarack compatriots, Doug Coleman, Elaine Bliss, Robby Moore and Nancy O'Farrell on Saturday, November 7 from 10 am to 6 pm. Flyer below

• West Virginia Dance Company's founder and Artistic Director, Toneta Akers-Toler, is polishing her newest modern dance work, Apocalypse: Bach/Revealed, for WVDC's Beckley Fall Concert on November 8, 3 pm at Woodrow Wilson Auditorium. Set to contemporary variations of Bach, classical meets jazz, spoken word and a few of their friends, the choreography is thoughtful and timely. Visit their YouTube channel for some moments during rehearsal, come to the Fall concert to see the finished piece.

Oh, Those Hills. . . .

The first Feacher in The Clamorous Transmission is all about artist Jamie Powers from McDowell County. Jamie's work is found at Gary Bowling's House of Art in Bluefield, WV.

Jamie in his studio, the building.

The Building.

Oh, those hills. . . .

Coming November 2009

Preview of Issue 1, "How about them fears?"

Cover Art by Jamie Powers, Squire, WV

The periodical

The wheels have been set in motion for the long dreamed of periodical bearing the name "The Clamorous Transmission." If you are an artist in southern West Virginia and want to contribute please email, Robby Moore.

Here is our mission statement:

The Clamorous Transmission is a periodical that creates dialogue about the Arts by presenting artwork by contemporary artists who live in Southern West Virginia, reporting regional art news and offering commentary.

How to build a treehouse.

Step One: Plant a Seed

In 2004, three young artists planted a seed. Josh Martin-Taylor, Chris McLaughlin and Robert Moore III shared a vision for an arts organization that benefited artists from all disciplines of art. Treehouse Arts, an organization with an interest in theatre, dance, music and visual art, wanted to become a home for the arts. They built a foundation by producing original performing and visual arts, educating young artists and strengthening the arts community. With patience and hard work that tiny seed is thriving, and yielding fruit.

For four years, Treehouse Arts Ensemble has nurtured their sapling organization. Their first year, the group presented a new show each month. The ensemble of artists and loyal volunteers produced three one-act play festivals, a modern dance concert, a visual arts exhibition and an event called the Artistic Blender, a mixture of music, dance and art installations all sharing one venue. The vision for Treehouse Arts Ensemble began to take root.

The following year, The Tamarack Foundation sponsored Treehouse Arts to develop and direct a youth theatre camp. The camp curriculum encompassed the entire theatrical process. Thirty students ages 8 to 17, designed, built and performed in an original production. This ambitious undertaking provided an invaluable experience for its students, and teachers. Three summers later, the theatre camp continues to evolve and prosper. Currently, Treehouse artists are developing new programs for additional camps and workshops focusing on visual art and dance.

The common denominator in all of Treehouse Arts’ successes is the dedication of its ensemble. The ensemble welcomes everyone with an appreciation for the arts, whatever their experience. The group has grown from three artists with a vision, to a network of over sixty artists working together, advocating the arts.

Treehouse Arts Ensemble is now an emerging voice for the arts in southern West Virginia. As for the future, Treehouse Arts Ensemble is seeking its own place to call home. Their design is for a transformable performance/gallery space in Beckley, where thespians, musicians, dancers and fine artists can share inspiration in a studio setting, as well as the spotlight. Until then, the Treehouse will only be a metaphoric home for the arts; with a welcome mat that reads, Home is where the ‘art’ is.

Visit www.treehousewv.com

Plain facts about Our Hero & His fool.

The Fool observes.

The Hero decides.