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Progress Report 2009
Cat Ranch Art Guild
The officers for the 2009 Cat Ranch Art Guild, is as follows:
President
Jeanie Eddleman
Vice President
....Michael O'Gara
Secretary
.Marcia Williamson
Treasurer
....................Sharon Hopkins
Legal Council
..Bill Hopkins
Advertising Director
..Elane Moonier
Program Director
...Louise Callahan
Guild Photographer
Ronda O'Gara
Historian/Librarian
Pat Rhodes
Refreshment Director
.Rose Wiesler
Website Director
.Carol Poole
Art Merchandising for WESTRAY Studio
..Paul White Eagle
The Cat Ranch Art Guild members are a very active group of artists. They sponsor two events at the Cat Ranch in Marble Hill, each year. The first is the Annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive that falls on the fourth weekend in April and the Cat Ranch Round-Up, which is always the last weekend in September. During the Round-Up event at the Cat Ranch, the guild sponsors a community art show.
The Guild participated in showing and selling their art work at WESTRAY Studio in Cape Girardeau and participated in many area art shows, exhibits, and community sponsored activities. The Perryville Power House Gallery sponsored a show of the Cat Ranch Art Guild Artists. The Guild has been great contributors to the Humane Society, auctions, benefits, and other worth-while community sponsored activities in the area. The Guild has judged several art contests such as the State Jr. BETA Club art exhibits, Farm Bureau Art Events, and Juried Art Shows in other communities.
Some special attributes of some of our members:
Cristy Crites painted an 8'x 12' Baptistery Mural for a Church in Tallapoosa , MO. She also conducted a painting class for a Women's Group of 22 at Stanfield Church in Gideon , MO. Crites also created a drawing for a former Mr. Olympia who is planning a comeback in 2010.
Aaron Horrell had an exciting year. Beginning January 11th, The Southeast Missourian newspaper featured one of his nature photos along with his commentary. This was a regular feature titled "Through the Woods" that appeared weekly in the Sunday edition of the "Good Times" section of the newspaper. The Southeast Missourian also posted his nature photos, as they appear in the paper, on their website. Prints of these photos were offered for sale in various sizes through their website.
Jeanie Eddleman drawing of the Grace Fellowship Center Church was used by the church, for the inside cover of their cookbook and also printed in their church history book. Eddleman gave a talk on "Art as a Business" to the Woodland High School Career Day on April 27th to the middle school children. She published the first, in a series of calendars, of the southeast Missouri area.
Another accomplishment for Jeanie Eddleman was the self publishing her first book entitled "Images of Bollinger County : Graphite Drawings and Narratives". Eddleman's book consisted of 118 illustrations, in which 75 were buildings, soft cover and had a total of 173 pages. Some drawings were shown as architectural structures with descriptions. Sharon Hopkins was the editor of the book. Eddleman had her first book signing, along with being the Featured Artist for the month for September, at WESTRAY Studio in Cape Girardeau . Her other book signings were at the Cat Ranch Roundup the last weekend in September. This book is in the Library of Congress.
Several artists participated in the Artist at the Library on April 17th in Marble Hill. Those artists participating were: Louise & Russell Callahan, Wilma Stratton, Paul White Eagle, Jeanie Eddleman and Kathy Brietenstein.
The Cat Ranch Art Guild had a group show at the Bill Emerson Visitor Center in Wappapello.
Bill Hopkins' ten-minute play "The Almond Checkmate" was one of First Run Theatre's Spectrum Short Play Festival 2009 competitions. It was produced at De Smet Jesuit High School, 233 North New Ballas Road , Saint Louis , Missouri in June.
Ronda O'Gara had an art show entitled "Hands at Work and Play" at the Power House Art Gallery in Perryville , Missouri .
Cat Ranch Artist Lyndie Kempfer, who specializes in graphite pencil using a soft technique, received her first commissioned drawing this year.
The wild life art of Jim Andrews was on display at the Conservation Commission Education/Wildlife Center located in Cape Girardeau during the month of June. Jim conducted a program entitled "Meet the Artist" from 10 am to 12 noon on Saturday June 13.
Carol Poole was the instructor for a Polymer Clay class giving the students the opportunity to explore the colorful world of polymer clay making pieces of jewelry. She held this class at the extended and Continuing Education at SEMO University in October. Carol was chosen as one of the runner ups in a national jewelry contest.
Five of the Cat Ranch Art Guild Members, Dr. Joel Ray, Carla Jordan, Bob Schmidt, Michael O'Gara, and Jeanie Eddleman were involved with a multi-cultural exchange project between Altenburg , Missouri and Altenburg , Germany . Dr. Joel Ray traveled to Altenburg , Germany to give a photography class to the art students of the Lindeneau Museum Art School , finishing up his part of the project of Altenburg , MO to Altenburg , Germany . Carla Jordan and Jeanie Eddleman (the Missouri team) arranged and instrumented the conference--telecommunications call through Skype between the team (Joel Ray, Patty Ray, Bob and Diane Schmidt, and Pastor and Linda Dressler) and students in Germany with the students in Altenburg at Perryville , MO at the vocational school. Cameras were set up so the students from both countries could see each other and communicate with one another and it was televised on the Perry County Television Station. The project accumulated with an art show exchange between the students of each country.
Dr. Ray was chosen to have three of his photographs used for eight bill-boards located on interstate 55 from Festus to Arkansas advertising Cape Girardeau being chosen as one of the top 25 cities in the United States to be the best place to retire, by Money Magazine. Ray also had a photography show of his Tri-State Mining Photographs at Baxter Springs , Kansas .
Wilma Stratton received a commission to create 9 stained glass windows in a church at Sedgewickville.
Tori Bailey won a blue ribbon for her painting at the Cat Ranch Round-Up Community Art Show this past September.
Tom Neumeyer had photographs accepted in several juried shows, including Art for the Health of it and Regional Juried Exhibit. He won the Graphic Award in the Regional Juried Exhibit for a photograph of calla lily and won two awards- alternate best of show and first place in professional photography in the Mingo Flora and Fauna Photography Contest. Neumeyer also had a one man photo exhibition, the Art of Photography at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri. Presented programs on his photo-documentary " Cape Girardeau Then and Now."
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